Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Prison guard accused in tobacco smuggling, bribery scheme

August 6, 2015 by admin News 0 comments

A prison guard was indicted on bribery charges Wednesday for allegedly smuggling tobacco to inmates at a federal prison in Leavenworth. Michael Harston, 52, was charged in U.S. District Court in Kansas City with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and four counts of accepting bribes. According to federal prosecutors, Harston took bribes between October 2013 and August 2014 in exchange for carrying contraband tobacco into United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth.

http://www.ottawaherald.com/news/state_news/prison-guard-accused-in-tobacco-smuggling-bribery-scheme/article_bc4a6d00-36af-536e-9032-5d99cb8eca0f.html

Prev
Next

Related Posts

Amazon Give Power to Brands to Eliminate Fake Goods from Website
June 8, 2019

In order to eliminate fake and counterfeit listing, Amazon will hand over direct...

BIS seizes fake ISI-marked polyethylene pipes worth ₹3 lakh in Hyderabad
September 25, 2025

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has cracked down on a polyethylene pipe...

Ireland seen as ‘easy target’ for international smugglers
March 14, 2015

International gangs consider Ireland an easy target for smuggling, and will...

Man smuggled cigarettes inside lorry load of frozen onions
July 13, 2016

A man who smuggled cigarettes into Britain inside a cargo of frozen onions has...