On November 19, 2025, Lawrence Gacad, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution Dublin (FCI Dublin) in California, pleaded guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact and was sentenced in the Northern District of California to five years’ probation, 365 days home detention, a $100 special assessment fee, ordered to pay a $5000 fine to the United States of America, and ordered to register as a sex offender with the state. According to the Plea Agreement, from approximately March 1, 2022, to June 14, 2022, Gacad knowingly engaged in sexual contact with an inmate while she was in official detention and under his custodial, supervisory, and disciplinary authority. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Santa Rosa Locale and the FBI; forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office.
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