Former DOC case manager pleads guilty to bribery in smuggling scheme at treatment facility
WASHINGTON () — A former D.C. Department of Corrections (DOC) case manager pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs and cigarettes into the jail as part of a scheme, officials announced Monday.
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for D.C., Herbert Baylor, 68, pleaded guilty to bribery. His guilty plea comes days after his co-defendant, Pamela Porter, 56, pleaded guilty to bribery in connection with the scheme.
Baylor was a DOC case manager who assisted and managed inmates at the Correctional Treatment Facility, a specialized medium security facility that houses inmates receiving specialized medical treatment or monitoring related to substance dependencies.
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Court documents revealed that from December 2022 to September 2024, Baylor was in charge of helping with the administrative pre-trial and trial needs for inmates. This includes coordinating the communication with inmates for attorneys or social workers.
Starting in October 2023, Baylor agreed with an inmate and others to smuggle contraband into the facility in exchange for money. According to the attorney's office, the inmate directed his associates, who were not in jail, including Porter, to transfer Baylor money through CashApp.
He then snuck in cigarettes and controlled substances from the inmates' associates. After he met with the inmate in his office, the inmate distributed the items throughout the facility.
As part of the scheme, Porter sent Baylor $1,200.
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In September of 2024, Baylor met a person in the parking lot of the treatment facility, where they exchanged a carton of cigarettes, believed to be filled with Suboxone strips, for $1,000. Suboxone strips contain Buprenorphine — a Schedule III narcotic drug. Baylor then put the carton inside his underwear. As Baylor walked through security, he was taken into custody.
USADC noted that between October 2023 and June 2024, Baylor received $6,245.
His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 11, 2025.
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