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Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton

Low-security prison in Ohio, US

Summary

Low-security prison in Ohio, US

FieldValue
prison_nameFederal Correctional Institution, Elkton
imageFCI Elkton.jpg
image_size275
locationElkrun Township, Ohio
statusOperational
classificationLow-security (with minimum-security prison camp)
population2,088 (483 in prison camp)
opened1997
managed_byFederal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton (FCI Elkton) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates near Elkton, Ohio. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses low and minimum-security male inmates. FCI Elkton opened in 1997 and is located in Elkrun Township, Ohio, in central Columbiana County 45 mi northwest of Pittsburgh.

Notable incidents

In 2010, a federal grand jury in Cleveland, Ohio, charged FCI Elkton inmate William J. Platz, age 61, with drawing and distributing visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct to another inmate between August 2007 and April 2008. Platz was already serving an 11-year sentence for a child pornography conviction in 2000 and was a co-conspirator with Eric Rosser. Rosser was an FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive until his capture in 2001. Platz subsequently pleaded guilty and was sentenced to additional prison time, which he served at the Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville, a low-security facility in Texas. He was released in 2016.

Notable inmates (current and former)

NamesRegister NumberPhotoStatusDetails
Fetty Wap71943-509[[File:Fetty Wap.jpg80px]]Serving a 72 month sentenceAmerican rapper and singer; Charged with Conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances
Larry Householder79002-061Serving a 20 year sentence. Scheduled for release in 2040.Convicted on racketeering charges for his involvement in the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal.
J. Alexander Kueng43977-509Sentenced to 3 years. Released in January, 2025.Former police officer convicted in the Murder of George Floyd.
Zachariah Fredrickson06328-122Sentenced to 10 years. Scheduled for release in 2027.Sentenced to 10 years for attempting to entice a 13 year-old minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity.
Peter Gotti99109-012[[File:Peter Gotti FBI mugshot 1990.jpg80px]]Served 17 years of a 25-year sentence; died on February 25, 2021.Boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City after his brother John Gotti's death in 2002; convicted in 2004 of extorting money from contractors and conspiring to murder Sammy Gravano, who testified against John Gotti during his 1992 trial.
Floyd Lee Corkins32193-016Serving a 25-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2033.Pleaded guilty in 2013 to a terrorism charge for shooting a security guard at the Washington, DC headquarters of the conservative lobbying group Family Research Council in August 2012 in retaliation for the group's opposition to gay marriage.
Quando Rondo90880-510Serving a 2 years and 9 months sentenceViolating Federal drug laws.
George Nader17310-083Serving a 10-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2025.Lebanese-born political adviser who worked as an unofficial diplomat between American and Middle-Eastern countries. Convicted on child pornography and human trafficking charges.
44634-039[[File:Glenn Duffie Shriver filmed by FBI.jpg80px]]Released from custody in 2013; served 4 years.American citizen; pleaded guilty in 2010 to attempting to obtain a position with the Central Intelligence Agency in order to access classified national defense information and transmit it to intelligence officers of the People’s Republic of China.
Samuel Mullet Sr.57560-060Served an 11-year sentence; released on January 15, 2021.Leader of an ultraconservative Amish sect; convicted in 2012 of hate crime conspiracy for masterminding home invasions and forcible beard cuttings in an attempt to shame mainstream members of the Amish community.
Joseph Vas30003-050Served a 6-year sentence; released on February 24, 2017.Boss and political powerhouse in Perth Amboy, NJ for over 20 years. Indicted on corruption and a variety of other charges.
Jimmy Dimora56275-060Serving 28 year sentence. Now located at RRM Cincinnati; scheduled for release in 2030.Cuyahoga County commissioner, convicted of racketeering, tax fraud, bribery, extortion, and conspiracy.
Billy McFarland91186-054[[File:Billy McFarland Entrepreneur 2014 (cropped).jpg80px]]Served 6 year sentence, released on August 30, 2022.Sentenced to 6 years in October 2018 after pleading guilty to two counts of wire fraud amounting to more than $26 million that occurred during his promotion of the fraudulent Fyre Festival music festival.
Scott Tyree45380-083Released from custody on September 22, 2021; served a 19 year and 7 month sentence.Kidnapper of Alicia Kozakiewicz.
Alan Li07507-506Serving a 10-year sentence with a scheduled release in 2030, followed by 10 years of supervised release.Li was a resident emergency medicine physician at Mount Sinai Medical Center when he was arrested and charged by the FBI in May 2022 for attempted child sex trafficking.
John Musbachhttps://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/73783-050Serving a 6.5 year sentence with 3 years supervised release, scheduled release 9/29/25.John was working from home when he was arrested and charged by the FBI in 2020 for attempting to use bitcoin on the dark web to place a hit on a teenager.

References

References

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  13. (14 January 2025). "Former police officer convicted in George Floyd's murder set to be released from prison".
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  22. Sheeran, Thomas J.. (September 20, 2012). "Amish guilty of hate crimes in Ohio hair attacks". The Washington Times.
  23. Gabriel, Trip. (February 8, 2013). "Amish Sect Leader Sentenced to 15 Years in Hair-Cutting Attacks". The New York Times.
  24. (February 8, 2013). "Sixteen People Sentenced To Prison For Federal Hate Crimes". US Department of Justice.
  25. Epstein, Sue. (2011-06-29). "Former Perth Amboy mayor Joseph Vas begins prison sentence". [[NJ.com]].
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  27. "Sex offender who targeted Pittsburgh girl online returned to prison for violating probation".
  28. (2020-07-20). "Inmates claim over officials delayed response to Coronavirus".
  29. (12 April 2023). "Former Mount Sinai EM resident Alan Li, MD sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for attempted child sex trafficking".
  30. (24 May 2022). "Ex-Resident at Miami Beach's Mount Sinai Arrested for Attempted Sex Trafficking: FBI".
  31. (17 April 2025). "Camden County Man Sentenced to 78 Months in Prison for Hiring Hitman Via Internet".
  32. (17 April 2025). "Ex-Atlantic County man put out hit on child pornography victim, charges claim".
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