In a shocking case of corruption within the correctional system, former Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility correctional officer Kaii Almeida-Falcones, 30, of Smithfield, has been sentenced to federal prison for smuggling controlled substances into the facility, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha.
According to charging documents and information presented to the court, in mid-February 2021, two inmates housed at the Wyatt Detention Center communicated with a former detainee and another person outside of the facility to arrange to provide a controlled substance to Almeida-Falcones, who smuggled the substances into the facility.
A strip search of a detainee on February 15, 2021, revealed a package containing the drugs smuggled by Almeida-Falcones, which were confirmed to be controlled substances by subsequent lab testing. Additional controlled substances smuggled into the facility were found in the cell of another detainee, concealed inside a pillowcase. Almeida-Falcones is seen on Wyatt Detention security video entering each of the detainees’ cells the evening before.
Almeida-Falcones was sentenced on November 14, 2024, by U.S. District Court Judge William E. Smith to six months of incarceration in federal prison to be followed by twenty-four months of federal supervised release – the first six months to be served on home confinement. He pleaded guilty on June 10, 2024, to the charge of providing contraband to an inmate.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Ly T. Chin. The matter was investigated by the FBI, the United States Marshals Service, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General, and the Professional Standards Unit at the Wyatt Detention Center.
The investigation and subsequent sentencing serve as a reminder of the importance of maintaining the integrity of our correctional facilities. Corruption within the system can have devastating consequences, and it is the duty of law enforcement to hold those responsible accountable.
Kaii Almeida-Falcones, a former correctional officer, was sentenced to six months in federal prison followed by 24 months of supervised release, with the first six months to be served on home confinement, for his role in smuggling controlled substances into the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island. He pleaded guilty to providing contraband to an inmate on June 10, 2024.
In mandatory facts, the defendant is Kaii Almeida-Falcones, who was convicted of Providing Contraband to an Inmate in Providence, Rhode Island in 2024, and was sentenced to 6 months in federal prison followed by 24 months of supervised release.
Key Facts
- State: Rhode Island
- Category: Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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