Two Philadelphia corrections officers arrested for jailhouse contraband smuggling operation
PHILADELPHIA – Two corrections officers at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility (CFCF) were arrested on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in separate contraband smuggling operations that generated thousands of dollars in illegal proceeds.…
TSA’s “Dangerous” Contraband Now Going to Charity as Deadly Shampoos Donated
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ah, the good ol’ TSA – the bane of every traveler’s existence. You know the drill: you’ve meticulously packed your toiletries, only to have your full-size shampoo bottle ruthlessly…
Massachusetts Man Smuggled Contraband into Philadelphia Prison
PHILADELPHIA, PA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero has announced that Wanderis De La Cruz, a 24-year-old from Worcester, Massachusetts, faces federal charges for attempting to provide contraband in a prison.…
Attorney Among Four Charged in Scheme to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison
Providence, RI – A Massachusetts attorney, two detainees from the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility, and a Connecticut woman have been charged with involvement in a contraband smuggling operation, as disclosed in…
Westchester County Jail Officers and Employees Charged with Accepting Bribes and Smuggling Contraband
White Plains, NY – Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah and Westchester County Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph K. Spano announced the arraignment of several correction officers and civilian employees on…
Correctional Officer Among Three Charged in Contraband Smuggling Scheme
MAYS LANDING, NJ—A correctional officer and two others face charges following a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the Atlantic County Justice Facility. Christopher Piccioni, 33, of Swedesboro, NJ, a correctional officer, was…
Indiana Corrections Officer Sentenced for Bribery and Smuggling Contraband to Inmates
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — Jordan Kelsheimer, a 25-year-old former corrections officer from Blanford, Indiana, has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison after pleading guilty to accepting bribes as a public…
FCI Schuylkill inmate Charged With Assault Of A Corrections Officer And Possession Of Contraband In Prison
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Carlos Rodriguez-Cruz, age 32, formerly of Puerto Rico, and an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, in…
Inmate At The Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, Pleads Guilty To Possession Of Contraband In Prison
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Thadusse Hartridge, age 22, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill, in Minersville, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty…
Correction Officer Sentenced for Smuggling Contraband into Rikers Island
BROOKLYN, NY – Krystle Burrell, a former New York City correction officer, received a 29-month imprisonment sentence today in Brooklyn federal court for smuggling contraband into Rikers Island and accepting bribes. United…
New Jersey Prison Guard Charged for Inmate Contraband Smuggling Operation
TRENTON, NJ — A Northern State Prison corrections officer faces criminal charges for allegedly smuggling contraband into the facility, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability…
For Third Straight Year, Animal Product Contraband Hit Record Levels at LA/LB Seaport
A large portion of contraband animal products, beef, pork, and poultry arrive in vacuum sealed bags, the rest in brand name wrappers. LOS ANGELES—Fiscal Year 2022 marked the busiest year ever for…
Laredo Sector Border Patrol disrupts a human smuggling operation at a stash house find illegal contraband
LAREDO, Texas – Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents working together with Webb County Constable Officers from Precinct 1 disrupted a human smuggling operation at a stash house in Laredo, Texas. On Jan.12, Border Patrol…
Ex-Correction Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Rikers Island Jail
An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, charging Karin Robinson, a former correction officer employed by the New York City Department of Correction (DOC), with conspiracy to…
Federal Inmate Receives 9-Month Consecutive Prison Term for Possession of Contraband
MADISON, WIS. – Timothy M. O’Shea, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Matthew S. Kirst, an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, Wisconsin was sentenced…
Attorney Found Guilty of Attempting to Provide Contraband in Prison and for Making False Statements on Federal Agency Forms
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – U.S. Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow of the District of Puerto Rico announced that after a five-day jury trial, a federal jury convicted Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni on Friday,…
Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes and Smuggling Contraband into NEOCC
CLEVELAND – A Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NEOCC) correctional officer was charged on Nov. 14, 2022, in a four-count Information for his role in a scheme to smuggle contraband into the NEOCC…
Former Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into Federal Prison
OKLAHOMA CITY – KACIE DEYO, 30, formerly of Yukon, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty today to accepting bribes while serving as a Correctional Officer at a federal prison in El Reno, Oklahoma, announced U.S. Attorney…
Correctional Officer Charged with Accepting Bribes to Smuggle Contraband into William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A former corrections officer at the William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility has been charged for his role in a conspiracy to smuggle cell phones, controlled substances, and other contraband…
Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Delivering Contraband to Prison via Drone
A Smithville man plead guilty Wednesday to flying a drone loaded with drugs and other contraband into prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham. Bryant LeRay…
Former San Quentin Prison Guard And Three Others Plead Guilty To Bribery And Smuggling Contraband Into Death Row
SAN FRANCISCO – Keith Christopher, Isaiah Wells, and Dustin Albini pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to charges of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and bribery of a public official,…