By David Wilcox
The Citizen, Auburn, N.Y.
AUBURN, N.Y. — As a former correction officer, Gregory Gorman got an earful from Judge Steven Buschman before his sentencing on Friday.
The judge first insisted that Gorman, 30, of Moravia, agree under oath that the weight of the cocaine and heroin he smuggled into Cayuga Correctional Facility in March was measured accurately by police.
Gorman disputed the weight in his presentence investigation report, the judge said.
“Your continuing deflection of the criminality of the conduct you engaged in is simply stupefying to this court,” Buschman told Gorman.
The judge then sentenced Gorman, who pleaded guilty Sept. 8 to third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, first-degree promoting contraband in prison and official misconduct. He will receive three years in prison and two years of post-release supervision for the possession charge, to run concurrently with 1 1/3 to four years in prison for the contraband charge and 364 days in jail for the misconduct charge. He has also been required to resign from the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
According to court records, Gorman smuggled 28.2 grams of cocaine, 10.3 grams of heroin, cannabis in a vacuum-sealed Doritos bag, and tools that included a toothbrush “with a flat metal piece melted into it” into the Moravia prison. He smuggled contraband three times after being approached in December by a man incarcerated there, Jeremy Jackson, and received $5,000 to $6,000 per delivery.
During the sentencing, both Buschman and Cayuga County District Attorney Brittany Grome Antonacci stressed what she described as the “serious violation of public trust” that Gorman committed.
“People in these positions need to be held to a high standard,” Buschman told the defendant, “and you fell short of that standard.”
Antonacci also noted that Gorman has a substance use disorder that requires treatment, and the judge recommended he seek it out.
“If you don’t figure it out, you’re going to end up dead with the stuff you’re messing around with,” Buschman said. “This is a sad case.”
The judge then gave Gorman the opportunity to speak.
“I just want to say I’m sorry, and that’s it,” he said.
Gorman was arrested following a joint investigation by the Department of Corrections’ Office of Special Investigations and New York State Police . He was screened with a narcotics detection dog when he reported for his shift at the Moravia prison at 6:54 a.m. Friday, March 27 . After the dog signaled the presence of drugs, investigators searched Gorman and found the cocaine and heroin.
In a statement after Gorman’s arrest, the department said that contraband like drugs and weapons contributes to violence in prisons.
“The department has zero tolerance for any staff member who violates the law or undermines the safety and security of its facilities,” it said.
“Conduct such as this tarnishes the hard work and professionalism of the men and women who work tirelessly to keep our prisons and communities safe.”
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