Renel Troutman, 24, a Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation (MDCR) officer, was arrested by the FBI after agents searched his home on Wednesday, September 30, executing a search warrant related to several suspected criminal activities.
MDCR Officer in Hot Water with the FBI
Troutman is alleged to have participated in a criminal enterprise that helped facilitate gambling among inmates as well as smuggling drugs into MDCR facilities. The official charges against the officer are conspiracy to possess controlled substances with intent to distribute, Hobbs Act extortion under color of official right, conspiracy, and racketeering promotion.
If convicted, Troutman could be looking at decades behind bars. The case is assigned to a Miami federal court, with a court appearance not yet set. The federal criminal complaint describes the network as a “criminal organization” operating within the MDCR system.
It involved incarcerated individuals but also relied on outside organizers, suppliers, couriers, financial intermediaries, bettors, and compromised correctional employees…