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Ex-prosecutor says prison officer divulged plan to frame gang members FacebookTwitterEmail FILE The James T. Foley United States Courthouse in Albany, N.Y.Times Union ALBANY A former prosecutor testified Wednesday that a state correction officer told him he planted a weapon on an inmate in Auburn Correctional Facility in 2015 as part of a larger effort among prison officers to rid the jailhouse of gang members. Brian Leeds, a former assistant district attorney in Cayuga County, told a civil jury in U.S. District Court in Albany he was preparing for an inmate s trial when Officer Matthew Cornell divulged the startling admission on Dec. 9, 2016. Leeds said Cornell told him officers in the maximum-security prison had “boated” a lot of the gang members from the prison by planting weapons on them. ....
Jury rules in favor of former correction officer in evidence-planting case timesunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.