Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown

Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown
Location Monongalia County,
near Morgantown, West Virginia
Status Operational
Security class Minimum-security
Population 1,140
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown (FCI Morgantown) is a minimum-security United States federal prison for male inmates in West Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

FCI Morgantown is located in the city of Morgantown in northern West Virginia and approximately 160 miles northeast of Charleston, the state capital.[1]

Notable incidents

In August 2008, 50-year-old Randall Michael pleaded guilty to committing mail fraud while he was an inmate at FCI Morgantown. Michael masterminded a scheme to obtain money by falsely representing himself to potential investors as a wealthy executive who was attempting to obtain a grant requiring a refundable $50,000 bond with which he would purchase approximately 13 acres for $3.9 million for coal exploration. One individual subsequently mailed Michael a check for $26,250 addressed to the false bonding company, which Michael cashed and distributed to members of his own family. Michael was sentenced to an additional 24 months in prison on July 9, 2009.[2]

Notable Inmates

Current

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Patrick Cannon 29396-058 Serving a 44-month sentence; scheduled for release in 2018. Mayor of Charlotte, NC from December 2013 to March 2014; pleaded guilty in 2014 to honest services fraud for accepting $50,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as investors in exchange for using his official position to benefit them.[3][4]
Matthew Kluger 78142-083 Serving a 12-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2023. Disbarred attorney; pleaded guilty to insider trading in 2011 for stealing corporate merger tips from four law firms over a 17-year period, making $37 million in illegal profits; Kluger received the longest sentence for insider trading in US history.[5]

Former

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Gary May 10901-088 Released in September 2014 after serving 19 months. Former mine superintendent for Massey Energy Company in West Virginia; pleaded guilty in 2012 to conspiring to impede the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration's attempts to enforce safety regulations prior to an explosion in 2010 that killed 29 miners.[6][7]
Bob Ney 28882-016 Released in 2008 after serving 11 months. Ohio Congressman from 1995 to 2006; pleaded guilty in 2006 to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud and making false statements related to the Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal.[8][9][10]
Thomas Bromwell 43186-037 Released from custody in August 2013 after serving 6 years. Maryland State Senator from 1983 to 2002; pleaded guilty to racketeering and filing a false tax return for using his influence to benefit a construction executive in exchange for payments and favors totaling over $2 million.[11][12][13]
Richard Hatch 05559-070 Released from custody in 2009 after serving 3 years. Contestant on the CBS television program Survivor in 2000; convicted of tax evasion in 2006 for failing to report income, including $1 million he won on the show and $321,000 he was paid by a Boston radio station.[14][15][16]
Kevin Dunn 75487-053 Released from custody in 2012 after serving 3 years. Former MetLife Insurance broker and perpetrator of a high-profile case of fraud related to the September 11th attacks; pleaded guilty in 2008 to stealing $250,000 from a settlement received by the widow of Port Authority Police Officer Christopher Amoroso.[17][18][19]

See also


References

  1. ↑ "FCI Morgantown". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  2. ↑ "Morgantown Resident Sentenced on Mail Fraud Charge". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick D. Cannon Sentenced to 44 Months in Prison". Federal Bureau of Investigation. October 14, 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Gordon, Michael (November 18, 2014). "Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon enters West Virginia prison". The McClatchy Company. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Lawyer Kluger Gets 12 Years, Bauer 9 for Insider Trades". Bloomberg.
  6. ↑ "FORMER UPPER BIG BRANCH MINE SUPERINTENDENT PLEADS GUILTY TO FELONY CONSPIRACY". US Department of Justice. March 29, 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Berkes, Howard (January 17, 2013). "Massey Mine Boss Sentenced; Feds Toughen Mine Safety Rule". National Public Radio. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Congressman Robert W. Ney Pleads Guilty to Charges". US Department of Justice. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  9. ↑ Associated Press (1 March 2007). "Former Rep. Bob Ney Reports to West Virginia Prison". Fox News. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Pergram, Chad (20 February 2008). "Former Rep. Bob Ney Released From Prison". Fox News. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Bromwell pleads guilty to taking bribes in office". The Washington Times. July 25, 2007. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  12. ↑ Morse, Dan (November 17, 2007). "Contrite Bromwell Sentenced To 7 Years". The Washington Post. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  13. ↑ Sears, Bryan (November 2, 2012). "Tommy Bromwell's Prison Sentence Could End Early 2013". Perry Hall Patch. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  14. ↑ "'Survivor' Winner To Plead Guilty". CBS News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  15. ↑ Associated Press. "‘Survivor’ Hatch gets 51 months in prison". NBC News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  16. ↑ Associated Press (August 2, 2006). "'Survivor' Winner Richard Hatch Now in West Virginia Prison". Fox News. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Associated Press (4 June 2008). "Man Pleads Guilty to Swindling Sept. 11 Widow, New York Prosecutors Say". Fox News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  18. ↑ Rosenblatt, Joel (3 June 2008). "Former MetLife Broker Pleads Guilty in 9-11 Theft". Bloomberg. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  19. ↑ Marzulli, John (January 13, 2009). "Judge sentences 'heartless' ex-MetLife broker to 51 months in prison for 9/11 widow swindle". New York Daily News. Retrieved 16 March 2013.

Coordinates: 39°36′06″N 79°56′58″W / 39.60167°N 79.94944°W