A former correctional officer has been charged with smuggling contraband into a federal jail in Brooklyn, New York.
Jeremy Monk, 31, of Brooklyn, was arrested on April 18, 2022, and charged with attempting to provide contraband to prison inmates at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn.
According to the criminal complaint, Monk was employed by the United States Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and worked as a correctional officer at the MDC from May 2020 until his resignation on April 18, 2022.
As alleged in the complaint, Monk had also smuggled contraband into the MDC on prior occasions, including on December 5, 2020, when he allegedly accepted payment for smuggling a cellular telephone into the facility.
Monk faces a maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment if convicted.
The charges in the complaint are allegations, and Monk is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Public Integrity Section, with Assistant United States Attorneys Olatokunbo Olaniyan and Philip Pilmar in charge of the prosecution.
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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