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Former BOP Correctional Officer Sentenced for Introduction of Contraband

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On November 15, 2023, a former BOP Correctional Officer assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution Memphis (FCI Memphis) in Tennessee, was sentenced to 6-months probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, following a November 13, 2023 guilty plea to introduction of contraband. William Smith IV was sentenced in the Western District of Tennessee. According to the guilty plea, Smith pleaded guilty to the Criminal Information, which stated that on or about July 16, 2021, Smith provided an inmate housed at FCI Memphis with a prohibited object, that is tobacco, in exchange for payment. The investigation was conducted by the OIG’s Jackson Locale.

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