On December 8, 2025, Hector Lopez, a former BOP Correctional Officer previously assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer (FCI Gilmer), was sentenced in the Northern District of West Virginia to five years of probation, a forfeiture of $40,000, and a $100 special assessment fee for bribery of a public official. According to the plea agreement and Information, Lopez received approximately $40,000 in exchange for smuggling tobacco and other contraband items into FCI Gilmer between July 2023 and January 2024. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Washington Office.
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