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Prison Guards Indicted for Aiding Baltimore Gang

HeadlineApr 25, 2013

Twenty-five people, including 13 prison guards, have been indicted for assisting a prison gang in Baltimore. The defendants are accused of helping smuggle drugs and goods into several Baltimore facilities to help the “Black Guerilla Family” and its alleged ringleader, Tavon White. Prosecutors said four prison guards became pregnant by White, one of them twice.

Baltimore State’s Attorney Gregg Bernstein: “This case is insidious. This case is extremely serious.”

U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein: “[White] corrupted a number of correctional officers by developing personal relationships with them, by developing sexual relationships with them and by paying them in order to facilitate gang activity behind bars.”

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