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In response to the charges filed today by the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington against a former King County corrections officer and five others on a bribery scheme that brought fentanyl and meth into the King County Correctional Facility in Seattle, Executive Constantine issued the following statement:
"We are grateful for the partnership between the FBI, the United States Attorney’s Office, the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention, which allowed us to swiftly expand our internal investigation and ultimately led to today’s indictments.
"The charges alleged in this indictment represent not just a breach of public safety, but a disdain for the trust placed in those we count on to serve and protect. I want to make clear – the charges against this former employee and his co-conspirators tarnish the work that our corrections officers do every day to serve their community with professionalism and the highest standards of care.
"The public can count on King County to continue doing everything we can to stop fentanyl and other contraband from entering our correctional facilities."
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For more information on the criminal case, the press contact for the U.S. Attorney’s Office is Communications Director Emily Langlie at (206) 553-4110 or Emily.Langlie@usdoj.gov.
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