On July 18, 2024, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg (FCC Petersburg) in Hopewell, Virginia, was sentenced to 24 months of incarceration, 3 years of supervised release, and a $100 assessment fee for one count of conspiracy to commit bribery. Daniel Thomas was sentenced in the Eastern District of Virginia. According to the factual statement in support of the guilty plea, from on or about October 4, 2022 through on or about December 16, 2022, Thomas conspired with a BOP inmate and a non-DOJ individual to receive bribes in exchange for providing prohibited objects, including tobacco and anabolic steroids, to the inmate, who further distributed the prohibited objects to other inmates at FCC Petersburg. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Washington Office; forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office.
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