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| Avenel Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Smuggling Cell Phones & Drugs Into Prison |
| By njtoday.net |
| Published: 08/10/2012 |
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TRENTON, NJ – A former correction officer at Northern State Prison in Newark was sentenced to prison today for smuggling pre-paid cell phones and drugs into the prison as part of a smuggling network, Attorney General Jeffrey S. Chiesa announced. Luis S. Roman, 48, of Avenel, was sentenced to five years in state prison without possibility of parole by Superior Court Judge Bradley J. Ferencz in Middlesex County. He pleaded guilty to official misconduct, admitting that he smuggled cell phones and drugs into the prison for a network of inmates who solicited customers and distributed the contraband. He smuggled contraband into the prison several times a week, including pre-paid cell phones, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana, hiding the items in his protective vest and boots. A former inmate who served as an organizer and middleman for the smuggling network, Willie Wade, 48, was sentenced on May 21, to 10 years in prison by Ferencz. He pleaded guilty on Jan. 23 to second-degree racketeering, admitting that between July and November 2009, he would distribute five to six cell phones per week and large quantities of heroin and marijuana that Roman smuggled into Northern State Prison. Wade had completed his previous term before pleading guilty. “By conspiring in this smuggling network, Roman put the public and the security of others in the prison at risk, giving inmates the ability to communicate surreptitiously by cell phone with criminal associates on the outside, including fellow gang members, and adding narcotics to the already volatile environment of the prison,” said Chiesa. “This was an outrageous betrayal of his oath and duties as a correction officer.” “We’ve now secured convictions in the form of guilty pleas and, in most instances, substantial prison time for all of the defendants we charged with running this smuggling ring at Northern State Prison,” said Stephen J. Taylor, director of the Division of Criminal Justice. “We’ll continue to work closely with the Department of Corrections and State Police to uncover and aggressively prosecute those who seek to smuggle cell phones and drugs into our state prisons.” Read More. |
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