Former Corrections Officer Brought Contraband Into Local Prison

BROOKLYN, NY — A former officer employed by the United States Bureau of Prisons pleaded guilty to smuggling cell phone chargers into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn today.

Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said that former officer Fabienne Osias faces up to one year in prison.

“The defendant abused her position of trust to smuggle cell phone chargers into the Metropolitan Detention Center,” Peace said.

According to court documents, Osias, 40, attempted to bring five USB charging cubes and nine cables into the prison on February 28, 2023. She resigned from her position last Friday.

“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,” Peace said.