Windsor, CT – In a stunning revelation from the District of Connecticut, Samantha Ellis, 34, has pleaded guilty to providing contraband Suboxone to an inmate at the U.S. Penitentiary in Allenwood, Pennsylvania (USP Allenwood).
Ellis, a resident of Windsor, was caught on video smuggling a small blue balloon containing around 20 strips of the Schedule III controlled substance into USP Allenwood’s visiting room, where she met with Tyshawn McDade. The 34-year-old inmate swallowed the balloon before being intercepted by a corrections officer.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, announced the charges against Ellis and McDade on September 28, 2023. Ellis’s case was transferred from the Middle District of Pennsylvania to Connecticut for further prosecution.
Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford has set sentencing for September 3, where Ellis faces up to 20 years in prison. Currently released on a $10,000 bond, she awaits her fate.
McDade remains under investigation and is presumed innocent until proven guilty. The case against him is ongoing.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Bureau of Prisons are leading the investigation into this smuggling operation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sean P. Mahard and Geoffrey W. MacArthur are prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.
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Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Organized Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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