Former Corrective Captain Brod -River pleads guilty in collusion in bribery

Columbia, SC (WIS) – a Former captain in River Correctional Institution He was convicted after recognizing guilt in the bribery scheme from prison.

Christine Mary Livingston, 47 years old, from Gaston, has pleaded guilty of falsification of the fraud.

According to the US Department of Justice, from 2016 to 2021, Livingston managed security operations and applied smuggling policy and law.

Livingston was a correctional officer and a head who worked in the South Carolina Corrections from 2005 to 2021. In 2016, it was increased to the captain of the institution.

In his position, Livingston accepted bribes at least 45 prisoners and three prisoners in exchange for smuggling smuggling from July 2018 to November 2021, according to the press release.

“Livingston used his position and rank for personal, criminal benefit, which threatens other employees and those who were located at the Brod -River Correctional Rivers,” said US prosecutor Adair Ford Boor for South Karolina. “We will continue to cooperate with the SCDC to criminalize those who commit crimes in the walls of prisons.”

Officials said Livingston managed at least 14 payment accounts related to her bank accounts using counterfeit names on platforms such as App Cash. She allegedly received at least $ 279,000 on a bribe and transferred more than $ 225,000 to her personal bank accounts.

Livingston allegedly used money for personal expenses, including purchases, withdrawal and cryptocurrency.

In the indictment, submitted on April 2, he stated that Livingston smuggled about 173 smuggled cell phones, headphones, protective screens, SIM cards and chargers.

Livingston resigned from her role in 2021.

Officials said that the sources of Rivz, the co -answering and the prisoner, responsible for more than $ 42,000 Livingston bribes, have recently been sentenced to 60 months of imprisonment, after which three years of supervision of the US testing.

Livingston is planned to be condemned by the Judge of the United States of Sherry A. Lidon on June 30 at 10:00 am

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