Former SC federal corrections officer sentenced for smuggling drugs into prison
A Midlands woman was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison after she smuggled in contraband into a federal prison while working as a corrections officer.
Angela Crosland, 51, of Elgin, was convicted in February of bribery, money laundering, distribution of methamphetamine and suboxone. She was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph Dawson, III to 136 months in prison followed by three years of supervision. Crosland also was ordered to pay more than $18,000 to the Internal Revenue Service for filing false tax returns.
When Crosland worked at the Federal Correctional Institution Williamsburg, she smuggled in suboxone, methamphetamine, K-2-soaked paper, marijuana, food and other items in exchange for money. A cash app showed she had more than $56,000 in payments from family and associates of inmates housed at FCI Williamsburg, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
Crosland also failed to report the income on her federal tax returns.
“The integrity of our federal correctional system hinges on the ethical conduct of those sworn to uphold it,” said U.S. Attorney in South Carolina Bryan Stirling, who previously served as the director of the S.C. Department of Corrections. “When a correctional officer like Crosland chooses to betray that trust by smuggling contraband, it threatens the safety of both inmates and staff.”
