On December 17, 2025, Michael Jefferson, a BOP Correctional Officer assigned to the Federal Detention Center (FDC Philadelphia) in Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania to three counts of sexual abuse of an inmate under his supervision and one count of deprivation of rights under the color of law. According to the Indictment, on or about July 6, 2024, Jefferson engaged in a sexual act with an inmate in FDC Philadelphia. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Trenton Office with assistance from the FBI Laboratory.
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