Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth

Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Worth
Location Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas
Status Operational
Security class Low-security
Population 1,900
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons
Warden Rebecca Tamez

The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Fort Worth) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates located in the city of Fort Worth, Texas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

FCI Fort Worth is located approximately 40 miles west of Dallas, Texas.[1]

Notable incidents

In February 2012, Michele O'Neal, a correction officer at the facility, resigned after being charged with sexual abuse of a ward for engaging in a consensual sexual relationship with an inmate at the facility, whom the Federal Bureau of Prisons did not identify. O'Neal pleaded guilty in July and faces two to three years in federal prison when she is sentenced in October.[2]

In October 2012, inmate Phillip Monroe Ballard, 71, was charged with soliciting the murder-for-hire of U.S. District Judge John McBryde from FCI Fort Worth. The indictment alleges that Ballard, who was scheduled to go on trial for tax charges before Judge McBryde, approached another inmate about killing Judge McBryde because Ballard believed that McBryde would sentence him to 20 years in prison. The inmate reported Ballard's statement to prison officials and began working as a confidential source for the FBI. The inmate told Ballard that he knew a man on the outside who would do it, upon which Ballard offered to pay the inmate $100,000 in cash and provided him with detailed instructions, such as how it could be done with a high-powered rifle and scope, and even provided a contingency plan of planting a bomb in the judge’s vehicle to the inmate. The inmate gave Ballard a handwritten letter from an undercover agent posing as the “killer,” which included contact information and notice that the “work” would be completed upon receipt of $5,000. Ballard called the undercover agent four times on September 26, 2012, and the following day, Ballard directed that the $5,000 payment be sent to the address provided by the undercover agent. Ballard's case is pending.[3][4][5]

Notable inmates (current and former)

Activists

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Barrett Brown 45047-177 Currently serving a 63-month sentence; scheduled for release in 2017. Journalist and founder of Project PM who publicized defence and intelligence contractor leaks by Jeremy Hammond; previously faced as much as 105 years; finally sentenced to 5 years for accessory after the fact, transmitting a threat through interstate commerce against an FBI agent, and obstruction of justice.[6][7]

Terrorists

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Michael Fortier Unlisted† Released into the Federal Witness Protection Program in 2006. Accomplice in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing; testified against co-conspirators Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols; held at FCI Fort Worth during court proceedings.[8]
Stanley Phanor 64959-004 Currently serving an 8-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2016. Member of the Universal Divine Saviors religious cult; convicted of providing material support for terrorism in 2009 for his role in a foiled plot to bomb the Sears Tower in Chicago. Four co-conspirators were also convicted.[9][10]

Organized crime figures

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Paul Vario 16522-053 Deceased; died in 1988 while serving a 10-year sentence. Consigliere of the Lucchese crime family in New York City; convicted of extortion in 1984. Vario was portrayed by actor Paul Sorvino in the 1990 movie Goodfellas.[11]
Vincent Gigante 26071-037 Deceased; died in 2005 while serving a 12-year sentence. Boss of the Genovese crime family from 1981 to 2005; feigned mental illness for decades to camouflage his position; convicted in 1997 of conspiracy to commit murder and racketeering.[12][13]
Salvatore Merlino 04172-016 Deceased; died in 2012 while serving a 45-year sentence. Underboss for Philadelphia crime family leader Nicodemo Scarfo during the 1980s; convicted of racketeering in 1988.[14][15]

Corrupt public officials

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Gil Dozier 01326-095 [16] 18-year sentence began in June 1982; released on April 25, 1986 after presidential commutation Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry from 1976 to 1980; he was convicted in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana of a five-count indictment of extortion and racketeering with violations of both the Hobbs and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations acts.[17][18][19]
Gaston Gerald 01446-095 [20] Served half of a five-year sentence from 1980 to July 30, 1982 for extortion A former Baton Rouge city council member, Gerald was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1972 and reelected in 1975 and 1979. He was convicted of having attempted to extort $25,000 from a contractor who faced forthcoming late charges for his failure to complete construction of the Baton Rouge Civic Center before the contract deadline. Gerald continued to receive his Senate salary while in prison until he was expelled on a 33-3 vote in 1981.[21]
James McDougal 18525-009 Deceased; died in 1998 while serving a 3-year sentence. Financial partner with Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton in land dealings which were the subject of the Whitewater political scandal; convicted in 1997 of fraud and conspiracy.[22]
Peter MacDonald 08986-055 Released from federal custody in 1997 after serving 5 years. Chairman of the Navajo Nation from 1970 to 1989; convicted in 1992 of conspiracy and burglary for inciting his supporters to riot after he was suspended for corruption, leading to the deaths of two protesters.[23]
Larry Nevers

Walter Budzyn

 27792-037

27793-037

 Released from federal custody in 1997. Detroit police officers convicted of involuntary manslaughter for using excessive force while arresting Malice Green in 1992, who died as a result.[24][25]
Jason R. Smith 59089-019 Currently serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2016. Former Atlanta Police officer; pleaded guilty in 2007 to civil rights violations in connection with the death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston, who was shot by officers enforcing a search warrant which they obtained based on false information.[26][27]
Andrew Spengler 08587-089 Currently serving a 15-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2021. Former Milwaukee police officer; convicted in 2007 of civil rights violations in connection with the knife point beating of Frank Jude, Jr. in 2004; known as the worst incident of police brutality in the city's history; two other officers were also sentenced to prison.[28]
Norman Wielsch 16105-111 Currently serving a 14-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2025. Former Former Narcotics Police Commander ; convicted in 2013 of selling drugs, running a massage parlor, and theft [28]

Others

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Rubin Gottesman 88085-012 Released from custody in 1997 after serving 1 year. Owner of X-Citement Video, a company which produces pornographic films; convicted in 1994 of trafficking in child pornography in connection with an explicit film featuring an underage Traci Lords.[29]

See also


References

  1. ↑ Federal Bureau of Prisons. "FCI Fort Worth". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ Gordon, Scott (2012-10-01). "FBI: Inmate Tried to Kill Federal Judge | NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth". Nbcdfw.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  4. ↑ "FBI — FCI Fort Worth Inmate Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Federal Judge". Fbi.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  5. ↑ "Inmate Locator". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  6. ↑ Lucas, Douglas (2015-01-22). "Barrett Brown Sentenced to 5 Years, After Facing More Than a Century". www.whowhatwhy.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  7. ↑ Zetter, Kim (2015-01-22). "Barrett Brown Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison in Connection to Stratfor Hack". www.wired.com. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
  8. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ft0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B2sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1358%2C13472
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  10. ↑ Loney, Jim (2009-05-12). "Miami jury finds five guilty in Sears Tower plot | Reuters". Uk.reuters.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  11. ↑ MARK A. UHLIGPublished: May 05, 1988 (1988-05-05). "Paul Vario, 73; Called a Leader Of Crime Group - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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  13. ↑ Raab, Selwyn (2005-12-19). "Vincent Gigante, Mafia Leader Who Feigned Insanity, Dies at 77". The New York Times.
  14. ↑ "Philadelphia mobster Salvatore 'Chuckie' Merlino dies in prison - Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  15. ↑ "Federal Racketeering Charges". Mafia Today. 2013-03-02. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  16. ↑ "Inmate Locator". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  17. ↑ "707 F.2d 862: United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Gilbert L. Dozier, Defendant-appellant". law.justia.com. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Persistence paid off for jailed Dozier", Minden Press-Herald, July 23, 1984, p. 1
  19. ↑ "Bill Sherman, "Louisiana ag chiefs: past and present", July 3, 2008" (PDF). ldaf.state.la.us. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Inmate Locator". Bop.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  21. ↑ "Pol in the Pen". Time, June 8, 1981. June 8, 1981. Retrieved November 18, 2009.
  22. ↑ "James McDougal, Central Figure in Whitewater Inquiry, Dies at 57". Partners.nytimes.com. 1998-03-09. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  23. ↑ Published: November 15, 1992 (1992-11-15). "Former Navajo Leader Convicted - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  24. ↑ www.hrw.org/reports98/police/uspo60.htm
  25. ↑ November 14, 1993 (2008-06-22). "Officers in Fatal Beating Moved to Federal Prison - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  26. ↑ "Ex-Atlanta officers get prison time for cover-up in deadly raid - CNN.com". Articles.cnn.com. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  27. ↑ "USDOJ: Three Former Atlanta Police Officers Sentenced to Prison in Fatal Shooting of Elderly Atlanta Woman". Justice.gov. 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 "#07-956: 11-29-07 Three Former Milwaukee Police Officers Sentenced on Civil Rights-related Charges". Justice.gov. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
  29. ↑ October 24, 1989 (1989-10-24). "Video Porn Distributor Gets 1-Year Sentence - Los Angeles Times". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2014-01-11.

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