United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced the sentencing of CURTIS BRENT CARICO, 46, to an additional three months in prison for attempting to obtain a controlled substance in prison. CARICO, who pleaded guilty on September 9, 2020, was sentenced earlier today by Judge Eric C. Tostrud in U.S. District Court.
According to the defendant’s guilty plea and documents filed with the court, CARICO was an inmate at the Sandstone Federal Correctional Institution (Sandstone) on Jan. 24, 2020, when he attempted to obtain synthetic cannabinoid, a prohibited Schedule 1 controlled substance. In order to bypass security protocols, CARICO conspired with a co-defendant to have a magazine mailed to him at Sandstone that contained a page that had been soaked with liquid synthetic cannabinoid.
This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the United States Postal Inspection Service.
This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Chelsea A. Walcker.
Defendant Information:
CURTIS BRENT CARICO, 46
Inmate at Sandstone FCI
Convicted:
* Attempting to obtain contraband in prison, 1 count
Sentenced:
* Three months in prison
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
