On December 19, 2023, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution in Florence, Colorado (FCI Florence) pleaded guilty to one count of bribery. Gage Zupancic pleaded guilty in the District of Colorado. According to the factual statement in support of the guilty plea, from on or about July 9, 2021, through on or about April 28, 2022, Zupancic received electronic payments from multiple individuals directed by certain inmates at the FCI Florence, in exchange for the smuggling of contraband tobacco into the facility for the inmates. The plea agreement includes a forfeiture provision that requires Zupancic, upon conviction, to forfeit $35,000, which is the sum equal to the amount of bribery payments received. This investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Denver Office.
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