Federal Correctional Institution, Butner

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Federal Correctional Institution, Butner
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Location Granville County, North Carolina
Status Operational
Security class Low-security
Population 1,325
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution, Butner (FCI Butner) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in North Carolina. Part of the Butner Federal Correctional Complex, it is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

The complex consists of three facilities:

  • Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Low (FCI Butner Low): a low-security facility
  • Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium I (FCI Butner Medium I): a medium-security facility
  • Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium II (FCI Butner Medium II): a medium-security facility

The complex lies directly on the county line between Durham County to the west and Granville County to the east.[1]

Notable incidents

Madoff assault

On March 18, 2010, the The Wall Street Journal reported that Bernard Madoff, the New York financier serving a life sentence at FCI Butner for running a Ponzi scheme that cost investors billions of dollars, was assaulted by another inmate in December 2009. Citing three sources, a current inmate, a former inmate, and a prison employee, the Journal reported that the assailant was an inmate serving time for a drug conviction who believed that Madoff owed him money. The current inmate reported that Madoff suffered a broken nose, fractured ribs and cuts to his head and face. In response to the report, Federal Bureau of Prisons spokeswoman Denise Simmons said, "We have no knowledge or information to confirm he was assaulted."[2]

Murder plot

On November 16, 2011, James Lukinoff, an inmate at FCI Butner, was indicted for planning to assault and kill an FBI Agent involved in investigating the crime for which he was sent to prison. The indictment alleged that from February 2009 to April 2011, Lukinoff developed and pursued a plan to purchase a silencer and have a friend or family member store it until his release from prison. Once released, Lukinoff planned to retrieve the silencer and his firearm and kill the agent. Lukinoff pleaded guilty to retaliating against a federal official by threat on June 20, 2012. He is currently being held at the Federal Medical Center, Butner and is scheduled for release in 2024.

Notable inmates

High-profile crimes

Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Bernard Madoff 61727-054 BernardMadoff.jpg Serving a life sentence.[3] Former financier; pleaded guilty in 2009 to fraud, money laundering, perjury and theft for perpetrating the largest Ponzi scheme in US history, robbing thousands of investors of over $65 billion over 20 years; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[4][5]
Mel Reynolds 07476-424 Mel Reynolds.jpg Sentence commuted by President Bill Clinton in 2001; served his sentence at the minimum-security prison camp.[6] Illinois Congressman from 1993 to 1995; convicted in 1995 of sexual assault, obstruction of justice and solicitation of child pornography in connection with his relationship with a 16-year-old campaign worker; convicted in 1997 of bank fraud.[7][8]
Jon Burge 50504-018 Released from custody in 2015; served 4 years.[9] Former Chicago Police Department commander; convicted in 2010 of obstruction of justice and perjury for torturing more than 200 criminal suspects between 1972 and 1991, eliciting dozens of false confessions.[10][11]

Organized crime

Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Carmine Persico 74666-158 Carminepersico1.0.jpg Serving a combined sentence of 139 years; eligible for release in 2050.†[12] Mafia figure; former Colombo crime family Boss; convicted in 1986 of murder, loansharking, bribery and extortion, all in aid of racketeering, in order to control and profit from the concrete industry in New York City.[13][14]
Nicodemo Scarfo 09813-050 Serving a 45-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2033. Boss of the Philadelphia crime family from 1981 to 1988; convicted in 1988 of racketeering conspiracy for ordering eight murders and directing Mafia activities including drug trafficking, loansharking, extortion and illegal gambling.[15]
Gilberto Rodriguez Orejuela 14023-059 Traqueticogilberticorodriguez.png Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2030. Co-founder of the now-defunct Cali Cartel, which was responsible for as much as 80% of the cocaine brought into the US in the 1970s and 1980s; co-founder Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela is also serving a 30-year sentence.[16]
John Connolly 22928-038 Transferred to state prison in 2011; served 10 years.[17] Former FBI Agent; convicted in 2002 of racketeering conspiracy for aiding Mafia figure Whitey Bulger; currently serving a 40-year sentence in a Massachusetts state prison for the murder of a witness.[18]

Financial crimes

Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
Troy Titus 58299-083 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2035.[19] Former real estate investor; convicted in 2009 of fraud, money laundering and other charges for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme in which 30 victims lost over $5 million; Titus's story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[20][21]
Lee Farkas 43560-018 Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2037.[22] Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corporation; convicted in 2011 of fraud for masterminding a $2.9 billion scheme that led to the 2009 collapse of Colonial Bank; the story was featured on the CNBC program American Greed.[23][24]
Samuel Israel 84430-054 Samuel Israel III.jpg Serving a 22-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2027.[25] Founder of the now defunct Bayou Hedge Fund Group; pleaded guilty in 2008 to defrauding investors of $400 million; attempted to fake his own suicide to avoid prison; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[26][27]

Espionage

Inmate Name Register Number Photo Status Details
John Walker 22449-037 John Anthony Walker.jpg Died in custody in 2014 while serving a 30-year sentence.[28] Former Chief Warrant Officer for the US Navy; pleaded guilty to espionage in 1986 for selling classified documents to the Soviet Union. Co-conspirator Jerry Whitworth is also serving a life sentence.[29]

See also

References

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