Prison guards on payoff charges

Philadelphia - Two federal corrections officers were indicted yesterday for allegedly helping imprisoned felons smuggle frozen…

Philadelphia - Two federal corrections officers were indicted yesterday for allegedly helping imprisoned felons smuggle frozen sperm to their wives and girlfriends in exchange for thousands of dollars. The officers essentially provided sperm bank services by hustling cryogenic sperm kits through security to inmates at the Allenwood minimum-security prison, north of Harrisburg, officials said. The clientele included a convicted mafia hit man.

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