Prosecutors: South Carolina Prison Supervisor Took $219,000 in Bribes; Got 173 Cellphones to Inmates

FILE - South Carolina Corrections Director Bryan Stirling and Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott talk after a news conference outside Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, S.C., Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. Federal prosecutors in April charged a former prison supervisor with brining in 173 contraband cellphones and taking $219,000 in bribes over three years. AP Photo/Meg Kinnard

COLUMBIA, S.C.—A supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates, according to federal prosecutors.

Christine Mary Livingston, 46, was indicted earlier this month on 15 charges including bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering.