(La Porte County, IN) - A Westville prison worker is accused of accepting money from inmates to bring marijuana into the facility.

 

Jessica Chalupa is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Level 5 felony bribery and Class A misdemeanor trafficking with an inmate.

 

According to authorities, she was a supervisor in the kitchen at Westville Correctional Facility and working with an inmate to bring marijuana inside.

 

The evidence includes 35 cash app transactions with three inmates totaling more than $10,000, authorities said.

 

Pictures of her allegedly holding a wad of cash are among the other pieces of evidence obtained during the investigation that began in response to a tip.

 

The Sauk Village, Illinois woman could face as much as six years on the most serious count.