TWO HUDSON COUNTY MEN ADMIT ROLES IN SCHEME TO USE DRONES TO SMUGGLE CONTRABAND INTO FORT DIX PRISON
Newark, N.J. – Nicolo Denichilo, 40, and Adrian Goolcharran, 37, both of Jersey City, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix.
According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, Denichilo and Goolcharran participated in multiple drone deliveries of contraband into Fort Dix between November 2018 and March 2020. The packages included cell phones, cell phone accessories, tobacco, weight loss supplements, eyeglasses, and various other items.
Arteaga-Loayza, with Moronta’s assistance inside the prison, took inmate requests for specific items of contraband and oversaw the collection of payments. Denichilo, Goolcharran, and their conspirators took various steps to prevent BOP officials from detecting and intercepting the contraband.
Denichilo and Goolcharran each face a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. Sentencing for Denichilo is scheduled for June 6, 2022, and for Goolcharran, June 9, 2022.
U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger credited agents of the U.S. Office of the Inspector General, Cyber Investigations Office, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Keith A. Bonanno, the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 307, under the direction of Superintendent Jonathan Jackson, and the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Northeast Region, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Joseph Harris, with the investigation leading to today’s guilty pleas.
Denichilo’s real full name is Nicolo Denichilo, and he is a resident of Jersey City, New Jersey. The exact criminal charges against Denichilo are conspiracy to defraud the United States Bureau of Prisons. The city and state of the crime are Jersey City, New Jersey. The exact date of the crime is between November 2018 and March 2020. The sentence or outcome for Denichilo is pending sentencing, with a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000.
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Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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