Former correction officer pleads guilty to smuggling cell phone chargers for bribes into Brooklyn federal jail

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A former federal correction officer pleaded guilty on Monday to smuggling cell phone chargers into a federal jail in Brooklyn, according to prosecutors.

Fabienne Osias, 40, attempted to provide an inmate at the MDC with five USB charging cubes and nine USB charging cables, which are used for commercial mobile phone services on Feb. 28, 2023, according to court documents.

Osias resigned from her position last week. If convicted, she faces up to one year in prison.

“The defendant abused her position of trust to smuggle cell phone chargers into the Metropolitan Detention Center,” said Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Contraband cell phones enable federal inmates to continue committing crimes even while they are in custody at the MDC, which endangers both the jail population and the community at large. This office will vigorously investigate and prosecute acts of public corruption at the MDC at every level.”

The Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010 prohibits the possession of cell phones in federal prisons by unauthorized persons, including inmates.