Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton Explained

Prison Name:Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton
Location:Elkrun Township, Ohio
Status:Operational
Classification:Low-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
Population:1,398 (298 in prison camp)
Managed By:Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton (FCI Elkton) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates near Elkton, Ohio. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses low and minimum-security male inmates.

It is located in Elkrun Township, Columbiana County.[1]

FCI Elkton is located in central Columbiana County, Ohio and is 45 miles northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]

Notable incidents

In 2010, a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, charged FCI Elkton inmate William J. Platz, age 61, with drawing and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to another inmate between August 2007 and April 2008.[3] Platz was already serving an 11-year sentence for a child pornography conviction in 2000 and was a co-conspirator with Eric Rosser. Rosser was an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive until his capture in 2001.[4] Platz subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to additional prison time, which he served at the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, a low-security facility in Texas. He was released in 2016.[5]

Notable inmates (current and former)

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Fetty Wap71943-509Serving a 72 month sentenceAmerican rapper and singer; Charged with Conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances[6] [7]
Larry Householder79002-061Serving a 20 year sentence. Scheduled for release in 2040.Convicted on Racketeering charges for his involvement in the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal.[8] [9]
J. Alexander Kueng43977-509Sentenced to 3 years. Scheduled for release in 2025.Former police officer convicted in the Murder of George Floyd.[10] [11]
Zachariah Fredrickson06328-122Sentenced to 10 years. Scheduled for release in 2027.Sentenced to 10 years for attempting to entice a 13 year-old minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.[12]
Peter Gotti99109-012Served 17 years of a 25-year sentence; died on February 25, 2021.[13] Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City after his brother John Gotti's death in 2002; convicted in 2004 of extorting money from contractors and conspiring to murder Sammy Gravano, who testified against John Gotti during his 1992 trial.[14]
Floyd Lee Corkins32193-016Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2033.Pleaded guilty in 2013 to a terrorism charge for shooting a security guard at the Washington, DC headquarters of the conservative lobbying group Family Research Council in August 2012 in retaliation for the group's opposition to gay marriage.
George Nader17310-083Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2025.Lebanese-born political adviser who worked as an unofficial diplomat between American and Middle-Eastern countries. Convicted on child pornography and human trafficking charges.[15] [16]
44634-039Released from custody in 2013; served 4 years.[17] American citizen; pleaded guilty in 2010 to attempting to obtain a position with the Central Intelligence Agency in order to access classified national defense information and transmit it to intelligence officers of the People’s Republic of China.[18]
Samuel Mullet Sr.57560-060Served an 11-year sentence; released on January 15, 2021.[19] Leader of an ultraconservative Amish sect; convicted in 2012 of hate crime conspiracy for masterminding home invasions and forcible beard cuttings in an attempt to shame mainstream members of the Amish community.[20] [21] [22]
Joseph Vas30003-050Served a 6-year sentence; release on February 24, 2017.Boss and political powerhouse in Perth Amboy, NJ for over 20 years. Indicted on corruption and a variety of other charges.[23]
Jimmy Dimora56275-060Serving 28 year sentence. Now located at RRM Cincinnati; scheduled for release in 2030.Cuyahoga County commissioner, convicted of racketeering, tax fraud, bribery, extortion, and conspiracy.
Billy McFarland91186-054Served 6 year sentence, released on August 30, 2022.Sentenced to 6 years in October 2018 after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud amounting to more than $26 million that occurred during his promotion of the fraudulent Fyre Festival music festival.
Scott Tyree45380-083Released from custody on September 22, 2021; served a 19 year and 7 month sentence.[24] Kidnapper of Alicia Kozakiewicz.[25] [26]
Alan Li07507-506Serving a 10-year sentence with a scheduled release in 2030, followed by 10 years of supervised release.[27] Li was a resident emergency medicine physician at Mount Sinai Medical Center when he was arrested and charged by the FBI in May 2022 for attempted child sex trafficking.[28]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Elkrun township, OH. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-01. Federal Correctional Institution Elkton.
  2. Web site: FCI Elkton. Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  3. Web site: Federal Inmate Indicted on Child Pornography Charges. Federal Bureau of Investigation.
  4. Web site: Overview and History: Online Child Pornography/Child Sexual Exploitation Investigations. Federal Bureau of Investigation. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130401105133/http://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/innocent-images-1. 2013-04-01.
  5. Web site: Inmate Locator - William J. Platz. Federal Bureau of Prisons.
  6. Web site: 2023-05-24 . Eastern District of New York Willie Junior Maxwell II, also known as "Fetty Wap" Sentenced to 6 Years' Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy United States Department of Justice . 2024-02-13 . www.justice.gov . en.
  7. Web site: Breen . Kerry . 2023-05-24 . Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for drug trafficking charges - CBS News . 2024-02-13 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  8. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/21/893493224/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-in-connection-to-60-million-bribery-scheme
  9. Web site: Robertson . Nick . 2023-06-29 . Ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder sentenced to maximum 20 years for corruption . 2024-02-13 . The Hill . en-US.
  10. Web site: Federal prison locations for Kueng, Thao revealed . 4 October 2022 .
  11. Web site: Kueng pleads guilty to state charges in George Floyd killing; Thao to let judge decide his case . .
  12. Web site: Man sentenced to ten years in prison for attempted sexual enticement of a 13-year-old girl. November 7, 2021. November 7, 2021.
  13. Web site: Gambine crime family's elder Gotti, Peter, dies in prison. Michael Balsamo. Associated Press. 25 February 2021. 15 March 2021.
  14. News: Peter Gotti Is Found Guilty In Murder and Racket Case. 18 March 2013. The New York Times. December 23, 2004. Robert D. McFadden. Thomas J. Lueck.
  15. Web site: Ali . Amber . 2020-01-13 . Mueller probe witness George Nader pleads guilty to child pornography and sex trafficking - CBS News . 2024-02-13 . www.cbsnews.com . en-US.
  16. Web site: Axelrod . Tal . 2020-06-27 . Mueller investigation witness George Nader sentenced to a decade in prison in child sex case . 2024-02-13 . The Hill . en-US.
  17. Web site: Wise. David. Mole-in-Training: How China Tried to Infiltrate the CIA. Washingtonian. Washingtonian Magazine, Inc.. 29 August 2015. June 7, 2012.
  18. Web site: Michigan Man Sentenced 48 Months for Attempting to Spy for the People's Republic of China . . 2011-01-21 . 2013-05-08.
  19. Web site: Furlong. Saloma. Sam Mullet's continued imprisonment is a victory for justice: Saloma Miller Furlong (Opinion). cleveland.com. Northeast Ohio Media Group LLC. 7 October 2015. March 15, 2015.
  20. News: Sheeran. Thomas J.. Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio hair attacks. 6 April 2013. The Washington Times. September 20, 2012.
  21. News: Gabriel. Trip. Amish Sect Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Hair-Cutting Attacks. 6 April 2013. The New York Times. February 8, 2013.
  22. Web site: Sixteen People Sentenced To Prison For Federal Hate Crimes. US Department of Justice. 6 April 2013. February 8, 2013.
  23. Web site: Epstein, Sue. Former Perth Amboy mayor Joseph Vas begins prison sentence. NJ.com. 2011-06-29. 2016-08-22.
  24. Web site: Inmate Locator.
  25. Web site: Scott Tyree sent back to prison.
  26. Web site: [valawyersweekly.com/2020/07/20/inmates-claim-over-officials-delayed-response-revived/ Inmates claim over officials delayed response to Coronavirus]. 2020-07-20.
  27. Web site: Former Mount Sinai EM resident Alan Li, MD sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted child sex trafficking . maroonmed.com.
  28. News: 24 May 2022 . Ex-Resident at Miami Beach's Mount Sinai Arrested for Attempted Sex Trafficking: FBI . NBC 6 South Florida . 12 April 2023.