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Former BOP Food Services Cook Supervisor Arrested and Pleaded Guilty to Receiving Bribes in Exchange for Providing Contraband

On June 23, 2025, a Former Food Services Cook Supervisor, Katelyn Gomez (a/k/a Katelyn Chavez), previously assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution El Reno (FCI El Reno) in Oklahoma, was arrested and pled guilty to an Information charging her with one count of bribery of a public official in the Western District of Oklahoma. According to the Information, from in or about September 2023 to in or about March 2024, Chavez corruptly received money in the form of CashApp payments in return for providing contraband, including methamphetamine, tetrahydrocannabinol, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and a cellular telephone to inmates at FCI El Reno. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Dallas Office. 

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