A former guard at San Quentin State Prison was sentenced Friday to federal prison after he was convicted for smuggling phones onto death row, prosecutors said.
According to Northern California U.S. Attorney Stephanie Hinds' office, 38-year-old Keith Christopher of Pittsburg received a 20-month sentence for his role in the conspiracy. In September, Christopher pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery and two counts of accepting bribes.
In court documents, Christopher admitted that starting in 2019, he orchestrated a conspiracy involving the inmate and several co-conspirators outside the prison. Prosecutors said Christopher admitted to texting the associate that he would smuggle the phones into San Quentin for $5,000 and that the money should be sent through Venmo and Walmart money transfers.
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