“I wore gym tights and put the package in my groin area and wore my work uniform over it.”
Despite mounting scrutiny, correction officials have insisted guards are not a significant source of drugs in city jails. The head of the correction officers’ union, Benny Boscio, previously pointed to body scanners that prevent guards from bringing in contraband.Since jail officials are only required to walk through a metal detector, he said it was easy enough to bring in drugs by tucking them between his legs, then securing the package with spandex.
Though Legerme and Albert only worked on one sale, prosecutors said Albert was the leader of a group that distributed narcotics, including marijuana and K2, to some 200 detainees. Albert’s brother, Shanduke McPhatter, also told Gothamist he was concerned that his sibling was being set up as a ringleader, questioning why federal prosecutors would cut a deal with a corrupt guard.
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