A detainee at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center has confessed to a federal judge that he was involved in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the facility. This announcement came from Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
Shawn D. Hart, 46, admitted guilt to charges of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and obtaining or attempting to obtain prohibited objects as an inmate. He acknowledged that, in late 2023, he collaborated with others both inside and outside the detention center to acquire and smuggle papers soaked with K2, a synthetic marijuana, into the center.
Court information revealed that on December 1, 2023, sheets of paper treated with Schedule I controlled substances were handed over to Hart's associate for smuggling purposes. The associate, Theresa Marie DiJoseph, 51, who had a personal relationship with Hart and was an attorney by profession, used her status to arrange "contact" visits with him without plexiglass barriers. Correctional officers seized the tainted papers from DiJoseph as she attempted entry into the facility.
Hart is set for sentencing on November 18, 2025.
DiJoseph had previously pleaded guilty on March 12, 2025, to charges including possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance analogue and providing a prohibited object to an inmate. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 12, 2025.
The sentences will be determined by a federal district judge based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Assistant United States Attorneys Julianne Klein and Peter I. Roklan are prosecuting these cases. The investigation was conducted by the FBI along with the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center Professional Standards Unit.
