On June 1, 2025, a BOP Correctional Officer assigned to the Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles (MDC LA), in California was arrested based on probable cause and a subsequent criminal complaint charging him with one count of attempt to provide contraband to federal inmate. Samuel Morales was charged in the Central District of California. According to the criminal complaint, on June 1, 2025, Morales was searched during enhanced security screening at MDC LA and found with a vial of cocaine on his person. Subsequent to arrest, Morales was also found to have a bag of an unidentified rock-like substance, a bag of unidentified green pills, and multiple SIM cards hidden in his underwear. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Los Angeles Office and the U.S. Attorney’s Office Criminal Investigative Division.
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