In the Western District of Pennsylvania, an investigation by the New York Field Office, FBI, and BOP led to the arrest of a correctional officer on charges of smuggling contraband into a prison and possession of a controlled substance. The OIG received information that the correctional officer was bringing heroin, cocaine, and marijuana into the institution for resale by inmates in exchange for cash and other items. The correctional officer was arrested after meeting an undercover agent to accept marijuana for smuggling into the prison. His trial is pending. In the Eastern District of California, an INS adjudications officer was indicted on charges of bribery and extortion.
Prosecution is pending.
The I-94s allowed unidentified Middle Eastern nationals to enter and leave the United States without proper examination. Our September 1996 Semiannual Report to Congress reported an investigation by the McAllen Field Office and INS Anti-smuggling Unit, which established that a Mexican national and an accomplice conspired to distribute over 50 kilograms of marijuana and to sell counterfeit Border Crosser Cards. The accomplice pled guilty and was sentenced to four months in prison and three years' probation. Our last Semiannual Report to Congress reported a case in the District of Puerto Rico in which a BOP psychiatrist was arrested for engaging in sexual acts with inmates. The psychiatrist pled guilty to charges of sexual abuse and absconding while on bail.