Federal agents arrest Karnes County officer on bribery, smuggling charges

Federal agents from the U.S. Marshals Service and FBI arrested a former Karnes County Detention Facility correctional officer June 6 on federal charges related to his alleged involvement in a contraband smuggling scheme. Jose Derlis Munos, 26, who was employed at the GEO-operated Karnes County Detention Facility, which contracts with the U.S. Marshals Service to house federal detainees, is accused of corruptly accepting U.S. currency in exchange for attempting to smuggle contraband into the facility. According to the indictment, Munos allegedly accepted U.S. currency in exchange for attempting to smuggle and deliver contraband, including marijuana, cigarettes, and narcotics-laced sheets of...

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