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| Former corrections officer sentenced to prison for illegal activity at Anamosa State Penitentiary |
| By wqad.com- Katrina Lamansky |
| Published: 02/04/2016 |
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An Anamosa, Iowa man who used to work as a corrections officer has been sentenced to serve more than four years in prison. Garrett Barton, now 29-years-old, admitted to accepting bribes and illegally using drugs during a time when he was issued assault rifles to use at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. In October of 2015, Barton pleaded guilty to accusations against him, including one count of accepting bribes to smuggle contraband into a prison, known as “Hobbs Act Extortion,” the statement said. He also pleaded guilty to one count of being an unlawful drug user in possession of firearms. Read More. |
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