Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low

Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low
Location Brady Township, Lycoming County,
near Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Status Operational
Security class Low-security
Population 1,450
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Allenwood Low is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Pennsylvania. It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Allenwood) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.[1]

FCC Allenwood is located 75 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital.

Notable incidents

In February 2013, Fred Hagenbuch, 52, a former correction officer at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, a high-security prison also located in Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of government property for stealing items from FCC Allenwood. The stolen property included electrical conduit, fence post, and mesh fencing valued at approximately $1,545.[2]


Notable inmates (current and former)

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Luis Pena-Soltren 70745-054 Serving a 15-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2021. Surrendered to the FBI in 2009 and pleaded guilty in 2010 to conspiracy to commit air piracy for his role in the 1968 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 281; two co-conspirators served sentences of 4 and 7 years in the 1970s.[3][4]
John Rigas

Timothy Rigas

 53983-054

53982-054

 Serving sentences of 15 years and 20 years; scheduled for release in 2018 and 2022. Father and son executives at Adelphia Communications Corporation; convicted in 2004 of bank fraud and other charges for stealing millions of dollars from the company and concealing its debt from investors to keep its stock price high.[5]
Andrew Auernheimer 10378-010 Serving a 41-month sentence; initially scheduled for release in 2016, however conviction was vacated in April 2014; released April 11, 2014. Computer hacker known by the pseudonym weev; convicted in 2012 of illegally gaining access to AT&T's servers and stealing more than 120,000 e-mail addresses of iPad users, including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and film mogul Harvey Weinstein.[6][7]
Roberto Pulido 76285-004 Serving a 26-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2029. Former Boston Police Officer he was also a Former Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police Officer; pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and conspiracy charges in 2007 for running a cocaine distribution ring; two other Boston Police Officers were also sentenced to prison.[8][9]
Joseph DiCarlo Served 10-month sentence; released in 1981. Former Massachusetts State Senator. Convicted of extortion, conspiracy, and other related offenses for requesting $40,000 from a construction company in exchange for a favorable report from the legislative committee investigating its contract.[10][11]
Ronald MacKenzie Served 10-month sentence; released in 1981. Former Massachusetts State Senator. Convicted of extortion, conspiracy, and other related offenses for requesting $40,000 from a construction company in exchange for a favorable report from the legislative committee investigating its contract.[10][12]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "FCI Allenwood Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ "FORMER U.S. CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY". US Department of Justice. February 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Moynihan, Colin (January 4, 2011). "15-Year Sentence for 1968 Plane Hijacking". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  4. ↑ Neumeister, Larry (January 4, 2011). "US citizen gets prison for 1968 air hijacking". Reuters. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Roben Farzad (June 21, 2005). "Jail Terms for 2 at Top of Adelphia". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  6. ↑ Associated Press (November 20, 2012). "Andrew Auernheimer, iPad Hacker, Convicted Of Stealing 120,000 Email Addresses". Huffington Post. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "New york man sentenced to 41 months in prison For hacking AT&T’s servers". US Department of Justice. March 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ McPhee, Michele (April 2008). "Busted". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Saltzman, Jonathan (May 17, 2008). "Officer gets 26 years in trafficking scheme". Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Doherty, William F. (February 26, 1977). "DiCarlo, MacKenzie convicted on all 8 counts of corruption". The Boston Globe.
  11. ↑ Karugianis, Maria (April 8, 1980). "A painful fall from power". The Boston Globe.
  12. ↑ Bauer, Nancy (August 20, 1981). "MacKenzie is appointed to town post". The Boston Globe.

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