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Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Eight Months
in Federal Prison for Aiding and Assisting Escape
LEV L. DASSIN, the Acting United States Attorney for the
Southern District of New York, announced that HOPE SPINATO, 42, of
Pinebush, New York, was sentenced yesterday to eight months in
prison by United States District Judge KENNETH M. KARAS in White
Plains federal court.
SPINATO, a former correctional officer at Federal
Correctional Institute Otisville (“FCI Otisville”), pleaded guilty
on April 21, 2009, to one count of aiding and assisting an inmate
escape from FCI Otisville. According to the Information filed in
White Plains federal court and a previously filed Complaint:
On or about July 15, 2007, SPINATO, who was then working
as a correctional officer at FCI Otisville, drove an inmate, who
had previously been convicted of federal narcotics charges and was
serving a 203-month sentence, from FCI Otisville to her home.
SPINATO returned the inmate to FCI Otisville later that day.
SPINATO subsequently admitted that she had had an intimate
relationship with the inmate and had brought the inmate out of FCI
Otisville on numerous occasions, including on July 15, 2007.
In imposing sentence, Judge KARAS noted that SPINATO had
assisted in the inmate’s escape on numerous occasions. Judge KARAS
further noted that SPINATO had initially denied any involvement in
the inmate’s escape.
Mr. DASSIN praised the efforts of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the United States Department of Justice, Office of
the Inspector General, and the Special Investigations Section of
FCI Otisville for their assistance in the investigation of this
case.
Assistant United States Attorney KATHRYN M. MARTIN is in
charge of the prosecution.
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