ERIE, Pa. - A resident of Warren, Ohio, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court to 18 months probation on her conviction of providing contraband in prison, United States Attorney Scott W. Brady announced today.
United States District Judge David S. Cercone imposed the sentence on Malinda Penezich, 48.
According to information presented to the court, on or about Nov. 27, 2016, Penezich provided a quantity of marijuana to an inmate at the McKean Federal Correctional Institution in Bradford, Pennsylvania.
Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Brady commended the Officers of the McKean Federal Correctional Institutions and the Pennsylvania State Police for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Penezich.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
