Nasher Algahim is charged in federal court in Youngstown with accepting bribes and five counts of bringing drugs and other contraband into Elkton Federal Correctional Institution and the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — A former federal corrections officer is accused of smuggling drugs and alcohol into prisons where he worked.
The case was assigned to U.S. District Judge Donald Nugent. An arraignment date has not yet been set. “We work as one team with local, state and federal law enforcement on investigative and intervention efforts to remove, detect and prevent the introduction of contraband at any of our facilities,” Todd’s statement said.
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