Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low
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| Location | Gregg Township, Union County, near Allenwood, Pennsylvania |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Low-security |
| Population | 1,450 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Website | www |
The Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low (FCI Allenwood Low) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.[1] 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.[2]
FCC Allenwood is located 75 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital, just west of US Route 15.
Notable incidents
[edit]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.[3]
Notable inmates (current and former)
[edit]| Inmate Name | Register Number | Photo | Status | Details |
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| Jeb Stuart Magruder | 
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Released in January 1975 after serving seven months | A White House staffer and Nixon election campaign executive, Magruder was sentenced to ten months to four years for his role in the Watergate Scandal. | |
| Ng Lap Seng | 92441-054 | Served a 4 year sentence released in 2021 | Chinese businessman convicted in 2017 for bribery. | |
| John P. McGonigle | 20050-038 | Released in 1999 | A former Middlesex County Sheriff, McGonigle was convicted of tax evasion and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering for demanding kickbacks from two of his deputies.[4][5][6] | |
| Kifah Jayyousi | 39551-039 | Released in 2017; served 12 years.[7] | Co-defendant of Jose Padilla; convicted in 2007 of murder conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism for sending money, equipment, and recruits to support jihad overseas.[8][9] | |
| Alex van der Zwaan | 35255-016 | Released June 4, 2018, after serving 30 days, then deported[10] to England. | Making false statements in relation to the Special Counsel investigation on foreign interference in the 2016 US elections. | |
| Nicholas Corozzo | 19241-053 | 
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Released November 29, 2019 after serving 11 years. | High-ranking member of the Gambino crime family and top lieutenant of John Gotti. In 2009, Corozzo was sentenced to 13½ years for corruption charges and involvement in two 1996 murders.[11] |
| Kevin Seefried | 25549-509 | Serving a 3 year sentence, scheduled for release December 18, 2025 | Participant in the Capitol Attack[12] | |
| Martin Shkreli | 87850-053 | .jpg)
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Released May 18, 2022 after serving four years, two months[13] | Nicknamed the "pharma bro." Convicted of securities fraud. Was originally at Fort Dix, until it was discovered he was still running his company via a contraband cellphone, which led to his transfer to Allenwood. |
| Virgil Griffith | 79038-112 | 
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Sentenced to 63 months, scheduled for release January 19, 2026. | Convicted of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, after speaking at a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang, North Korea. |
See also
[edit]- Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium
- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Incarceration in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gregg township, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex
- ^ "FCI Allenwood Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
- ^ "FORMER U.S. CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY" (PDF). US Department of Justice. February 21, 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ Radowsky, Judy (October 13, 1994). "McGonigle convicted on tax only; retrial due Mistrial for sheriff on charges of extortion and racketeering". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Beals, Jeff (October 14, 1994). "Sheriff Guilty of Tax Evasion". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Rakowsky, Judy (December 6, 1994). "Sheriff admits to racketeering conspiracy McGonigle deal drops some charges". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "CIVIL ACTION NO.10-cv-539" (PDF). ccrjustice.org. Center for Constitutional Rights. September 5, 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "#07-624: 08-16-07 Jose Padilla and Co-Defendants Convicted of Conspire to Murder Individuals Overseas, Providing Material Support to Terrorists". Justice.gov. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "Kifah Wael Jayyousi". Historycommons.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-10. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ Polantz, Katelyn (5 June 2018). "Alex van der Zwaan, only person to serve time in Mueller investigation, deported". Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ News, New York Daily (2009-04-18). "Gambino capo Nicholas (Little Nick) Corozzo's 13 1/2 year jail sentence ends hopes of becoming boss". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Legare, Robert; MacFarlane, Scott (2023-02-09). "Kevin Seefried, Jan. 6 rioter who carried Confederate flag through Capitol, sentenced to 3 years in prison - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
- ^ "Martin Shkreli 'Pharma bro' released early from prison". BBC News. 18 May 2022.
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