On April 10, 2026, a BOP Safety Specialist assigned to the Federal Correction Complex (FCC) Yazoo City in Mississippi was arrested based on an indictment by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Mississippi charging him with Falsification of Records in Federal Investigation, Title 18 U.S.C. §1519. According to the Indictment, Sherard Newton, did knowingly falsify and make a false entry in a record and cover up a tangible object with the intent to impede, obstruct, and influence the investigation and proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of any department or agency of the United States. This investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Jackson Locale.
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