Former BOP Correctional Officer Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Honest Services Wire Fraud

On July 27, 2023, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Metropolitan Correctional Center New York (MCC New York) in New York pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud.  Mario Feliciano pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York.  According to court records, Feliciano pleaded guilty to Count 2 of the Indictment, which provided that from in or about October 2019 through in or about April 2020, Feliciano participated in a conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud by agreeing to accept bribe payments from prisoners at the MCC New York in exchange for prison contraband.  The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s New York Field Office and the FBI.