(KAIR)--A former federal prison guard has pleaded guilty to taking bribes to smuggle tobacco to inmates.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Tom Beall, 47-year-old Kansas City, Kansas resident Marc Buckner entered the plea Monday.
In his plea, he admitted the crimes occurred while he worked as a guard at Leavenworth Penitentiary. Buckner said he was paid each time he smuggled tobacco into the prison. He hid tobacco and rolling papers in two handmade insoles in his shoes.
Inmates paid Buckner $750 for each can of Bugler brand tobacco and rolling papers he smuggled. He said he smuggled tobacco once or twice a month for years.
Sentencing will be set for a later date. He faces a penalty of up to 15 years in federal prison.
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