A Cleveland man has been sentenced to prison for trying to bring contraband into the prison where he was employed.
James P. Jackson, 40, was sentenced to 30 months by U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster after pleading guilty in July to Hobbs Act extortion under color of official power for receiving money to smuggle two items into a jail while working there.
According to an announcement from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio, Jackson was also sentenced to three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. Judge Polster imposed the punishment on December 4th…