A former California correctional officer is facing federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme where he planted contraband that he pretended to discover, in order to obtain a promotion, prosecutors said.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced Friday that 52-year-old Avelino Ramirez of Vallejo admitted to one count of wire fraud.
Ramirez worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation as a Investigave Services Unit K-9 officer at San Quentin State Prison from 2013 to 2022 and was later promoted to K-9 sergeant at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville. He was indicted by a federal grand jury in Oct. 2024…