Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low

{{Short description|Low-security United States prison in Pennsylvania}}

{{Infobox prison

| prison_name = Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low

| image = FCI_Allenwood_Low.jpg

| image_size = 250

| location = Gregg Township, Union County, near Allenwood, Pennsylvania

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| status = Operational

| classification = Low-security

| population = 1,450

| opened =1992

| closed =

| managed_by = Federal Bureau of Prisons

| warden =

| website = {{URL|www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/alf/}}

}}

The Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low (FCI Allenwood Low) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Gregg Township, Union County, Pennsylvania.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st42_pa/cousub/cs4211931480_gregg/DC20BLK_CS4211931480.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gregg township, PA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2022-08-14|quote=Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex}} It is part of the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Allenwood) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.{{cite web|title=FCI Allenwood Low|url=http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/alf/index.jsp|publisher=Federal Bureau of Prisons}}

FCC Allenwood is located 75 miles north of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the state capital, just west of US Route 15.

Notable incidents

In February 2013, Fred Hagenbuch, 52, a former correction officer at the United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg, a high-security prison also located in Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty to a charge of theft of government property for stealing items from FCC Allenwood. The stolen property included electrical conduit, fence post, and mesh fencing valued at approximately $1,545.{{cite web|title=FORMER U.S. CORRECTIONS OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY|url=https://www.justice.gov/oig/press/2013/2013_02_21.pdf|publisher=US Department of Justice|access-date=21 October 2013|date=February 21, 2013}}

Notable inmates (current and former)

class="wikitable sortable"
width=13%\|Inmate Name !width=9%\|Register Number !width=5%\|Photo !width=24%\|Status !width=54%\|Details
align="center" \| Jeb Stuart Magruder \| align="center" \| \| style="text-align:center;"\| 80px \| Released in January 1975 after serving seven months \| A White House staffer and Nixon election campaign executive, Magruder was sentenced to ten months to four years for his role in the Watergate Scandal.
align="center" \| Ng Lap Seng \| align="center" \| 92441-054 \| \|Served a 4 year sentence released in 2021 \|Chinese businessman convicted in 2017 for bribery.
align="center" \| John P. McGonigle \| align="center" \| 20050-038 \| style="text-align:center;" \| \| Released in 1999 \| A former Middlesex County Sheriff, McGonigle was convicted of tax evasion and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering for demanding kickbacks from two of his deputies.{{cite news \|last1=Radowsky \|first1=Judy \|title=McGonigle convicted on tax only; retrial due Mistrial for sheriff on charges of extortion and racketeering \|work=The Boston Globe \|date=October 13, 1994}}{{cite news \|last1=Beals \|first1=Jeff \|title=Sheriff Guilty of Tax Evasion \|url=http://thecrimson.com/article/1994/10/14/sheriff-guilty-of-tax-evasion-pmiddlesex/ \|access-date=30 May 2021 \|work=Harvard Crimson \|date=October 14, 1994}}{{cite news \|last1=Rakowsky \|first1=Judy \|title=Sheriff admits to racketeering conspiracy McGonigle deal drops some charges \|work=The Boston Globe \|date=December 6, 1994}}
style="text-align:center;"\| Kifah Jayyousi \| style="text-align:center;"\| [http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=39551-039&x=99&y=23 39551-039] \| style="text-align:center;"\| \| Released in 2017; served 12 years.{{cite web\|title=CIVIL ACTION NO.10-cv-539\|url=https://ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/assets/files/First%20Amended%20Complaint%20with%20Exhibits%20-%20Redacted.pdf\|website=ccrjustice.org\|publisher=Center for Constitutional Rights\|access-date=4 October 2015\|date=September 5, 2012}} \| Co-defendant of Jose Padilla; convicted in 2007 of murder conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism for sending money, equipment, and recruits to support jihad overseas.{{cite web\|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2007/August/07_nsd_624.html \|title=#07-624: 08-16-07 Jose Padilla and Co-Defendants Convicted of Conspire to Murder Individuals Overseas, Providing Material Support to Terrorists \|publisher=Justice.gov \|access-date=2014-03-15}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=kifah_wael_jayyousi__1 \|title=Kifah Wael Jayyousi \|publisher=Historycommons.org \|access-date=2014-03-15 \|archive-date=2014-04-10 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410034735/http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=kifah_wael_jayyousi__1 \|url-status=dead }}
align="center" \| Alex van der Zwaan \| align="center" \| [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 35255-016] \| \| Released June 4, 2018, after serving 30 days, then deported{{cite news\|last=Polantz\|first=Katelyn\|title=Alex van der Zwaan, only person to serve time in Mueller investigation, deported\|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/05/politics/alex-van-der-zwaan-deported/index.html\|access-date=9 June 2018\|date=5 June 2018}} to England. \| Making false statements in relation to the Special Counsel investigation on foreign interference in the 2016 US elections.
align="center" \| Nicholas Corozzo \|align="center" \| 19241-053 \|80px \|Released November 29, 2019 after serving 11 years. \|High-ranking member of the Gambino crime family and top lieutenant of John Gotti. In 2009, Corozzo was sentenced to 13½ years for corruption charges and involvement in two 1996 murders.{{Cite web \|last=News \|first=New York Daily \|date=2009-04-18 \|title=Gambino capo Nicholas (Little Nick) Corozzo’s 13 1/2 year jail sentence ends hopes of becoming boss \|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/04/18/gambino-capo-nicholas-little-nick-corozzos-13-12-year-jail-sentence-ends-hopes-of-becoming-boss/ \|access-date=2024-04-25 \|website=New York Daily News \|language=en-US}}
align="center" \| Kevin Seefried \| align="center" \| 25549-509 \| \|Serving a 3 year sentence, scheduled for release December 18, 2025 \|Participant in the Capitol Attack{{Cite web \|last=Legare \|first=Robert \|last2=MacFarlane \|first2=Scott \|date=2023-02-09 \|title=Kevin Seefried, Jan. 6 rioter who carried Confederate flag through Capitol, sentenced to 3 years in prison - CBS News \|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-seefried-confederate-flag-january-6-capitol-sentenced-3-years/ \|access-date=2024-06-12 \|website=www.cbsnews.com \|language=en-US}}
align="center" \| Martin Shkreli \| align="center" \| [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 87850-053] \| 80px \| Released May 18, 2022 after serving four years, two months{{cite news \| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61497816 \| title=Martin Shkreli 'Pharma bro' released early from prison \| work=BBC News \| date=18 May 2022 }} \| Nicknamed the "pharma bro." Convicted of securities fraud. Was originally at Fort Dix, until it was discovered he was still running his company via a contraband cellphone, which led to his transfer to Allenwood.
align="center" \| Tal Prihar \| align="center" \| 12911-509 \| \|Serving an eight year sentence, scheduled for release in 2026 \|Israeli man pleaded guilty of conspiracy for money laundering.{{Cite web \|date=2022-01-26 \|title=DeepDotWeb administrator sentenced for money laundering scheme \|url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/deepdotweb-administrator-sentenced-money-laundering-scheme/ZEWXXTY3RVAI7FXUPYINMO4VYA/ \|access-date=2024-11-30 \|website=WPXI \|language=en}}
align="center" \| Virgil Griffith \| align="center" \| [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 79038-112] \| 80px \| Sentenced to 63 months, scheduled for release January 19, 2026. \| Convicted of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, after speaking at a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang, North Korea.
align="center" \| Ippei Mizuhara \| align="center" \| [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 09459-511] \| 80px \| Sentenced to 57 months, scheduled for release July 1, 2029. \| Former interpreter for MLB's Shohei Ohtani. Pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion for impersonating his former boss in order to obtain millions of dollars to cover illegal gambling debts.{{cite web \|last1=Almasy \|first1=Steve \|last2=Mossburg \|first2=Cheri \|date=9 May 2024 \|title=Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara reaches plea agreement on 2 federal charges \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/sport/shohei-ohtanis-ippei-mizuhara-plea-agreement-spt-intl \|publisher=CNN \|access-date=20 June 2025 }}
style="text-align:center;"\| Bob Menendez \| style="text-align:center;"\| [http://www.bop.gov/Locate/ 67277-050] \| style="text-align:center;"\| 80px \| Serving an 11-year sentence. \| Former United States Senator; convicted in 2024 of various bribery and corruption charges.{{cite news\|url = https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-sen-bob-menendez-sentenced-gold-bar-bribery-case-rcna189044\|title = Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case\|date = January 29, 2025\|accessdate = June 17, 2025\|work = NBCNews.com}} Was originally from FCI Schuylkill before being transfered to the prison as of July 2025.

class="wikitable sortable"

width=13%|Inmate Name

!width=9%|Register Number

!width=5%|Photo

!width=24%|Status

!width=54%|Details

align="center" | Jeb Stuart Magruder

| align="center" |

| style="text-align:center;"| 80px

| Released in January 1975 after serving seven months

| A White House staffer and Nixon election campaign executive, Magruder was sentenced to ten months to four years for his role in the Watergate Scandal.

align="center" | Ng Lap Seng

| align="center" | 92441-054

|Served a 4 year sentence released in 2021

|Chinese businessman convicted in 2017 for bribery.

align="center" | John P. McGonigle

| align="center" | 20050-038

| style="text-align:center;" |

| Released in 1999

| A former Middlesex County Sheriff, McGonigle was convicted of tax evasion and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering for demanding kickbacks from two of his deputies.{{cite news |last1=Radowsky |first1=Judy |title=McGonigle convicted on tax only; retrial due Mistrial for sheriff on charges of extortion and racketeering |work=The Boston Globe |date=October 13, 1994}}{{cite news |last1=Beals |first1=Jeff |title=Sheriff Guilty of Tax Evasion |url=http://thecrimson.com/article/1994/10/14/sheriff-guilty-of-tax-evasion-pmiddlesex/ |access-date=30 May 2021 |work=Harvard Crimson |date=October 14, 1994}}{{cite news |last1=Rakowsky |first1=Judy |title=Sheriff admits to racketeering conspiracy McGonigle deal drops some charges |work=The Boston Globe |date=December 6, 1994}}

style="text-align:center;"| Kifah Jayyousi

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=IDSearch&needingMoreList=false&IDType=IRN&IDNumber=39551-039&x=99&y=23 39551-039]

| style="text-align:center;"|

| Released in 2017; served 12 years.{{cite web|title=CIVIL ACTION NO.10-cv-539|url=https://ccrjustice.org/sites/default/files/assets/files/First%20Amended%20Complaint%20with%20Exhibits%20-%20Redacted.pdf|website=ccrjustice.org|publisher=Center for Constitutional Rights|access-date=4 October 2015|date=September 5, 2012}}

| Co-defendant of Jose Padilla; convicted in 2007 of murder conspiracy and providing material support for terrorism for sending money, equipment, and recruits to support jihad overseas.{{cite web|url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2007/August/07_nsd_624.html |title=#07-624: 08-16-07 Jose Padilla and Co-Defendants Convicted of Conspire to Murder Individuals Overseas, Providing Material Support to Terrorists |publisher=Justice.gov |access-date=2014-03-15}}{{cite web |url=http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=kifah_wael_jayyousi__1 |title=Kifah Wael Jayyousi |publisher=Historycommons.org |access-date=2014-03-15 |archive-date=2014-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410034735/http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=kifah_wael_jayyousi__1 |url-status=dead }}

align="center" | Alex van der Zwaan

| align="center" | [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 35255-016]

| Released June 4, 2018, after serving 30 days, then deported{{cite news|last=Polantz|first=Katelyn|title=Alex van der Zwaan, only person to serve time in Mueller investigation, deported|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/05/politics/alex-van-der-zwaan-deported/index.html|access-date=9 June 2018|date=5 June 2018}} to England.

| Making false statements in relation to the Special Counsel investigation on foreign interference in the 2016 US elections.

align="center" | Nicholas Corozzo

|align="center" | 19241-053

|80px

|Released November 29, 2019 after serving 11 years.

|High-ranking member of the Gambino crime family and top lieutenant of John Gotti. In 2009, Corozzo was sentenced to 13½ years for corruption charges and involvement in two 1996 murders.{{Cite web |last=News |first=New York Daily |date=2009-04-18 |title=Gambino capo Nicholas (Little Nick) Corozzo’s 13 1/2 year jail sentence ends hopes of becoming boss |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2009/04/18/gambino-capo-nicholas-little-nick-corozzos-13-12-year-jail-sentence-ends-hopes-of-becoming-boss/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}}

align="center" | Kevin Seefried

| align="center" | 25549-509

|Serving a 3 year sentence, scheduled for release December 18, 2025

|Participant in the Capitol Attack{{Cite web |last=Legare |first=Robert |last2=MacFarlane |first2=Scott |date=2023-02-09 |title=Kevin Seefried, Jan. 6 rioter who carried Confederate flag through Capitol, sentenced to 3 years in prison - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kevin-seefried-confederate-flag-january-6-capitol-sentenced-3-years/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}

align="center" | Martin Shkreli

| align="center" | [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 87850-053]

| 80px

| Released May 18, 2022 after serving four years, two months{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-61497816 | title=Martin Shkreli 'Pharma bro' released early from prison | work=BBC News | date=18 May 2022 }}

| Nicknamed the "pharma bro." Convicted of securities fraud. Was originally at Fort Dix, until it was discovered he was still running his company via a contraband cellphone, which led to his transfer to Allenwood.

align="center" | Tal Prihar

| align="center" | 12911-509

|Serving an eight year sentence, scheduled for release in 2026

|Israeli man pleaded guilty of conspiracy for money laundering.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-26 |title=DeepDotWeb administrator sentenced for money laundering scheme |url=https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/deepdotweb-administrator-sentenced-money-laundering-scheme/ZEWXXTY3RVAI7FXUPYINMO4VYA/ |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=WPXI |language=en}}

align="center" | Virgil Griffith

| align="center" | [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 79038-112]

| 80px

| Sentenced to 63 months, scheduled for release January 19, 2026.

| Convicted of conspiracy to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, after speaking at a cryptocurrency conference in Pyongyang, North Korea.

align="center" | Ippei Mizuhara

| align="center" | [https://www.bop.gov/inmatelo 09459-511]

| 80px

| Sentenced to 57 months, scheduled for release July 1, 2029.

| Former interpreter for MLB's Shohei Ohtani. Pleaded guilty to bank fraud and tax evasion for impersonating his former boss in order to obtain millions of dollars to cover illegal gambling debts.{{cite web |last1=Almasy |first1=Steve |last2=Mossburg |first2=Cheri |date=9 May 2024 |title=Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara reaches plea agreement on 2 federal charges |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/sport/shohei-ohtanis-ippei-mizuhara-plea-agreement-spt-intl |publisher=CNN |access-date=20 June 2025

}}

style="text-align:center;"| Bob Menendez

| style="text-align:center;"| [http://www.bop.gov/Locate/ 67277-050]

| style="text-align:center;"| 80px

| Serving an 11-year sentence.

| Former United States Senator; convicted in 2024 of various bribery and corruption charges.{{cite news|url = https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/former-sen-bob-menendez-sentenced-gold-bar-bribery-case-rcna189044|title = Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison in gold bar bribery case|date = January 29, 2025|accessdate = June 17, 2025|work = NBCNews.com}} Was originally from FCI Schuylkill before being transfered to the prison as of July 2025.

References

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Allenwood Low

Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low

Notable incidents

Notable inmates (current and former)

See also

References