加州前惩教中尉认罪：收受逾9.5万美元贿赂、向 Salinas Valley 州立监狱走私违禁品
美国司法部加州北区联邦检察官办公室宣布，曾在位于加州蒙特雷县 Soledad 的 Salinas Valley 州立监狱任职的前惩教中尉 Matthew L. Madsen 已在 San Jose 的联邦法院认罪，承认共谋向州立监狱走私违禁品以换取贿赂。现年40岁的 Madsen 住在加州 Greenfield，他于2026年2月24日被以检控书起诉，并已就检控书中的唯一一项罪名认罪。
根据认罪协议与法庭文件，Madsen 于2017年至2025年在加州惩教部（CDCR）任职，派驻 Salinas Valley 州立监狱，历任多个职级，包括惩教中尉；任中尉时，他常主管一整个监区，涵盖约1,000名在押人员与200名工作人员。加州惩教部禁止员工将无线通信设备、烟草制品等违禁品带入州立监狱。检方在认罪文件中指出，无线通信设备在狱中尤为危险，在押人员可借此协调暴力袭击以及违禁品的走私与贩运。
Madsen 承认，2023年1月至2025年2月间，他与多人合谋将违禁品走私进监狱以换取钱财，同谋者包括至少一名在押人员和一名监狱外人员；他参与该计划共收取超过95,000美元，包括现金付款与电汇。该消息由联邦检察官 Craig H. Missakian 与联邦调查局（FBI）特别探员主管 Scott Schelbe 宣布；案件由 FBI 与加州惩教部调查，助理联邦检察官 Michael G. Pitman 负责起诉。
Madsen 的量刑听证定于2027年2月9日下午1时30分举行，由联邦地区法官 Noël Wise 主持。他所认罪名为诚信服务欺诈，最高可判20年监禁并处罚款250,000美元；实际刑期将由法院在考虑联邦量刑指南及相关法定因素后裁定。
Former California Correctional Lieutenant Pleads Guilty: Took More Than $95,000 in Bribes to Smuggle Contraband Into Salinas Valley State Prison
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced that Matthew L. Madsen, a former correctional lieutenant at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, in California's Monterey County, has pleaded guilty in federal court in San Jose to conspiring to smuggle contraband into the state prison in exchange for bribes. Madsen, 40, of Greenfield, California, was charged by information on February 24, 2026, and pleaded guilty to the sole count in the information.
According to the plea agreement and court documents, Madsen was employed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) from 2017 to 2025 and was assigned to Salinas Valley State Prison, where he held several ranks including Correctional Lieutenant. As a lieutenant, he often served as supervisor for an entire prison yard covering approximately 1,000 inmates and 200 staff. CDCR employees are prohibited from bringing contraband such as wireless communication devices and tobacco products into state prisons. Prosecutors noted in the plea filing that wireless communication devices are particularly dangerous in prison because inmates can use them to coordinate violent attacks and the smuggling and trafficking of contraband.
Madsen admitted that from January 2023 through February 2025, he worked with others — including at least one inmate and one individual outside the prison — to smuggle contraband into the prison in exchange for money, receiving more than $95,000 in total, including cash payments and wire transfers. U.S. Attorney Craig H. Missakian and FBI Special Agent in Charge Scott Schelbe made the announcement. The FBI and CDCR investigated the case, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael G. Pitman is prosecuting it.
Madsen's sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 9, 2027, at 1:30 p.m. before U.S. District Judge Noël Wise. The count to which he pleaded guilty, honest services fraud, carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. Any sentence will be imposed by the court after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
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图片来源：位于加州蒙特雷县 Soledad 的 Salinas Valley 州立监狱航拍（资料图）。照片：加州惩教部（CDCR）官方发布。 / Aerial view of Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, Monterey County, California (file photo). Photo: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), official release.
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