Washington, D.C. - A former District of Columbia Correctional Officer, Dana E. Marshall, was sentenced today by the Honorable Reggie B. Walton to a term of twelve (12) months in prison, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey A. Taylor, Joseph Persichini, Jr., Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, and District of Columbia Department of Corrections Director Devon Brown announced. Marshall was also fined $3,000 and, upon his release from prison, Marshall will serve a three (3) year term on supervised release.

Marshall, 52, entered his guilty plea on Friday, November 9, 2007, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

According to the government's evidence, from October 2006 through August 28, 2007, Marshall, who was assigned to the Central Detention Facility ("CDF"), sometimes referred to as the D.C. Jail, located at 1901 D Street, SE, Washington, D.C., conspired with Sheri F. Adams and others to corruptly demand, seek, receive and accept money and other things of value in return for Marshall bringing contraband to inmates in the D.C. Jail in violation of his official duty as a correctional officer. Adams, who has also pled guilty, met with individuals associated with inmates, would accept cash and contraband from them and, in turn, would deliver those items to Marshall, who brought the contraband into the Jail and delivered it to the inmates. Marshall and Adams split the bribery payments received in the scheme.

"The sentence handed down today by Judge Walton - 12 months in prison - should send a clear message to correctional officers and other public officials who may face temptation to accept cash to compromise their position," stated U.S. Attorney Taylor. "This conduct will not be tolerated and will be aggressively prosecuted."

"Today's sentencing illustrates that the FBI will continue to investigate all reports of civil or public servants abusing their position of trust," stated FBI Assistant Director in Charge Persichini. "The FBI is committed to bringing those individuals who engage in such illegal actions to justice."

In announcing the sentence, U.S. Attorney Taylor, FBI Assistant Director in Charge Persichini, and Department of Corrections Director Brown commended FBI Special Agents Andrew Sekela and Amanda Romek, as well as Investigator Ben Collins and Chief Wanda Patten of the Department of Corrections Office of Internal Affairs for their work on the investigation of this case. In addition, they praised Assistant U.S. Attorneys G. Bradley Weinsheimer and Thomas J. Hibarger, who investigated and prosecuted this matter, and Legal Assistant Lisa Robinson, who assisted in the investigation and prosecution.

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