MIAMI — A Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation officer is facing federal charges after FBI agents accused him of participating “in a criminal enterprise” that smuggled drugs into jail and facilitated inmate gambling.
Authorities said the case against Renel Troutman, 24, came amid an investigation into a “criminal organization” operating within the MDCR system.
“The organization relied upon incarcerated participants, outside organizers, narcotics suppliers, couriers, financial intermediaries, bettors and compromised correctional employees to acquire, transport, introduce, distribute, and finance narcotics and contraband within MDCR facilities,” a federal criminal complaint states…