Thursday, September 09, 2021

DEATH ROW GUARD JACKED UP FOR UNAUTHRORIZED SMALL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE

by Bob Walsh

Keith Christopher, 37, of Pittsburg, CA is facing federal charges for his small business of bringing unauthorized cell phones into the prisoners on death row in San Quentin prison.  The actual charge is conspiracy to commit honest services fraud using interstate wires.

Two others are facing charges in the same situation.  One of them was a woman who had a relationship with a death row inmate.  That woman, Tanisa Smith-Symes, is said  to have obtained the phones for Officer Christopher to smuggle.  The cells sold for up to $900 in the death row housing unit.  The federal beef is actually a better one to prosecute than simply smuggling the contraband into the prison.

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