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Guard at San Quentin admits smuggling meth, tobacco for $100K in bribes
A guard at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, has admitted taking over $100,000 in bribes in exchange for smuggling methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco to inmates. Keith Reindeer Randle, 56, of Vallejo pleaded guilty in federal court ...
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A guard at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, has admitted taking over $100,000 in bribes in exchange for smuggling methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco to inmates. Keith Reindeer Randle, 56, of Vallejo pleaded guilty in federal court ...
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Guard at San Quentin admits smuggling meth, tobacco for $100K in bribes, A guard at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, formerly known as San Quentin State Prison, has admitted taking over $100,000 in bribes in exchange for smuggling methamphetamine, marijuana and tobacco to inmates. Keith Reindeer Randle, 56, of Vallejo pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to possession with intent to distribute over 300 grams of methamphetamine, prosecutors […] The post Guard at San Quentin admits smuggling meth, tobacco for $100K in bribes appeared first on Local News Matters .
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