Dario Quirumbay, Bribery, New York 2023
A federal correctional officer has been arrested and charged with bribery for allegedly accepting a bribe to smuggle cellphones into the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.
Dario Quirumbay, 29, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was arrested on and is expected to appear in federal court today. Quirumbay has been employed as a correctional officer at the MCC since 2016.
According to the allegations, Quirumbay agreed to smuggle two cellphones into the MCC in exchange for approximately $1,000. He met with a relative of one of the inmates in his custody to retrieve his cash bribe and two Apple iPhones, which he then delivered to an inmate inside the MCC. Quirumbay also allegedly provided an inmate with alcohol.
Quirumbay is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bribery and to provide contraband in a prison, which carries a maximum prison term of five years; one count of bribery, which carries a maximum prison term of 15 years; one count of providing contraband in a prison, which carries a maximum prison term of one year; and one count of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, which carries a maximum prison term of 20 years.
The charges against Quirumbay are merely accusations, and he is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The investigation was led by the DOJ Office of the Inspector General, and the case is being handled by the Office's General Crimes Unit.
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, praised the outstanding investigative work of the DOJ Office of the Inspector General in this investigation.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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