Avelino Ramirez sought to get credit for appearing to discover illegal items such as drugs and cellphones, authorities said.

SAN FRANCISCO – A former state correctional officer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of wire fraud in connection with a ...

Former California correctional officer Avelino Ramirez pleaded guilty to wire fraud after admitting he smuggled contraband ...

The former correctional officer hid weapons and drugs including cocaine and methamphetamine, federal prosecutors say.

A former California prison K-9 sergeant pleaded guilty to a federal wire fraud charge for orchestrating a years-long scheme ...

A former California correctional officer is facing federal prison after pleading guilty to a scheme where he planted ...

A former prison guard with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation pleaded guilty to wire fraud after he ...

From 2013 to 2022, Ramirez worked as an Investigative Services Unit K-9 Officer at California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation at San Quentin State Prison.

Avelino Ramirez, a 52-year-old Vallejo resident, confessed to planting drugs, weapons, and other illicit items in San Quentin ...

A Bay Area corrections officer who worked at two of the state’s most infamous prisons is likely headed to jail himself after ...