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NJ Attorney, PA Mom Smuggled Contraband To Inmate In Federal Prison: DOJ
A New Jersey defense attorney and a Philadelphia woman are accused of sneaking contraband—including a cell phone, drugs, and cigarettes—into the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Philadelphia, federal authorities announced on Friday, March 7. Paul DiMaio, 56, of Turnersville, New Jersey, and Tanya Culver, 55, of Philadelphia, were arrested and charged with providing contraband to an inmate and aiding and abetting, Acting U.S. Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer Jr. said. On Feb. 4 at 10:53 a.m., DiMaio—who is a practicing criminal defense attorney—was recorded on FDC surveillance video entering t…
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Unabomber Ted Kaczynski Dies By Suicide, Sources Say, NJ Businessman Was Among Victims
The serial-killing domestic terrorist who infamously became known as the Unabomber took his own life in his cell at a federal medical prison, according to a report. U.S. Bureau of Prisons records confirm that Theodore John “Ted” Kaczynski, 81, died on Saturday, June 10. His body was found in the cell around 8 a.m., a bureau spokesperson said. Dubbed the Unabomber by the FBI, Kaczynski was serving four life terms for killing three people – among them, a New Jersey advertising executive – and injured dozens more with homemade bombs in various parts of the country between 1978 and 1995. Kacz…
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Philly Teen's NJ Kidnappers Learn Their Fate
Two men convicted of kidnapping a Philadelphia teenager and holding him for ransom in New Jersey will spend 40 years each in federal prison, authorities announced. Eduardo Castelan-Pardo, 39, of Leonia, New Jersey, and Jose Ochoa, 32, of Moreno Valley, California were sentenced to four decades behind bars, said US Attorney Jacqueline Romero on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Castelan-Pardo and Ochoa were found guilty of kidnapping an unnamed 17-year-old Philadelphia boy in June 2021. Prosecutors said the pair and one other man abducted the teen as he was leaving work at a Philly rest…
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Four Inmates Escape From Federal Prison In Virginia
A search was under way for four inmates who escaped from a federal prison in Virginia Saturday, June 18, officials said. Corey Branch, Tavares Lajuane Graham, Lamonte Rashawn Willis and Kareem Allen Shaw went missing from the Federal Correctional Complex Petersburg’s satellite camp in Hopewell around 1:45 a.m., the FBI of Prisons said in a news release. Four federal inmates escaped this morning from FCC Petersburg’s camp in Virginia. The Bureau of Prisons says it notified the US Marshals, FBI and other law enforcement agencies. BOP has faced scrutiny in recent years for allowing inmates…
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Stroke Victim 'Dumped' By Prison Guards At Bus Stop, Massive Search Launched: Attorney
A recent stroke victim with limited ability to speak has been missing since he was released from prison and was expected to arrive in Washington DC, according to his attorney. Kevin Flythe, 52, was released from the FCI Gilmer prison in Glennville, WV on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, according to his family's attorney, Claire Madill. Flythe was resentenced to time-served on Jan. 25, because government officials conceded he was non-dangerous. Over the course of the next three days, Madill sent multiple emails and placed multiple phone calls to FCI Gilmer to coordinate Flythe's release, she said.…
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