Three People Indicted for Conspiring to Smuggle Phones, Drugs, and Weapons Into Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center

PHILADELPHIA - United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Breyanna Cornish, 29, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jawayne Brown, 40, also of Philadelphia, and Ahmad Nasir, 43, currently residing at State Correctional Institution - Greene, Franklin Township, Pa., have been charged by indictment with federal program bribery for engaging in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband - including cellphones, narcotics/controlled substances and weapons - into the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center. Brown and Nasir also face additional charges related to a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute Suboxone.

If convicted, Cornish faces a maximum possible sentence of 15 years' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $500,000. Brown faces up to 25 years' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. Nasir faces a maximum of 35 years' imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1.5 million.

The case was investigated by the FBI, with significant assistance from the Philadelphia Department of Prisons, and is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Meghan E. Claiborne.

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