Jersey City felon admits smuggling phones, tobacco into federal prison
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A Jersey City felon faces 20 years in prison and more than $1.2 million in fines after he pleaded guilty Tuesday to using drones to smuggle contraband into a federal prison, authorities said.
Jason Arteaga-Loayza, aka “Juice,” 30, a former inmate at the Fort Dix federal prison, admitted by videoconference before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. Bureau of Prisons and one count of possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
Arteaga-Loayza faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the conspiracy count, and 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the narcotics count. Arteaga-Loayza also faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison for violating the terms of his supervised release.
Jersey City man pleads guilty to role in using drones to try and smuggle contraband into jail
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Conspiracy theories started to emerge immediately following his death.
Epstein, 66, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and conspiracy charges last month and was being held without bail.
His death came a day after hundreds of pages of court documents were released that revealed new allegations against him and some of his high-profile associates.
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Epstein died shortly after being found unconscious early on Saturday at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, considered one of the most secure in the country.
Last month, shortly after he was denied bail, Epstein was found in his cell with injuries to his neck and taken to hospital, in what prison officials had been investigating as a possible suicide attempt.
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