On December 17, 2024, a former BOP Correctional Officer assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution Edgefield (FCI Edgefield) in South Carolina was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to forfeit $30,156 for one count of bribery of a public official. James Lindley was sentenced in the District of South Carolina. According to court documents, Lindley pleaded guilty to the Indictment, which stated that, from on or about January 2023 through November 2023, Lindley sought bribes from inmates at FCI Edgefield to smuggle contraband into the facility. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Southeast Region.
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