Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman

Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman

Location	Sumter County, Florida
Status	Operational
Security class	Low-security
Population	1,860
Managed by	Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI), Coleman Low is a low-security United States federal prison in Florida. It is part of the Coleman Federal Correctional Complex (FCC Coleman) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

The complex consists of three facilities:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low (FCI Coleman Low): a low-security facility.
• Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium (FCI Coleman Medium): a medium-security facility.

FCC Coleman is located in central Florida approximately 50 miles northwest of Orlando, 60 miles northeast of Tampa, and 35 miles south of Ocala.^[1]

Notable incidents

In early 2000, federal investigators discovered that inmate Roy Ageloff was directing fraudulent activities from FCI Coleman. Ageloff, a former stockbroker, was convicted of money laundering in 1998 for masterminding a securities manipulation scheme in the 1990s which swindled thousands of investors out of millions of dollars. An investigation uncovered that Ageloff was continuing to give his co-conspirators, including his brother, instructions regarding the management, transfer, concealment and investment of proceeds from the scheme. Ageloff gave these instructions during prison visits, recorded telephone conversations, and through prison e-mail. Ageloff’s co-conspirators continued to receive criminal proceeds in the form of cash payments and checks. In August 2000, Ageloff pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges and was subsequently sentenced to 96 months in federal prison. Ageloff’s brother, Michael Ageloff, pleaded guilty to money laundering and received a 48-month sentence in 2009.^[2][3]

Notable inmates

Current

Inmate Name	Register Number	Status	Details
Ghassan Elashi	29687-177	Serving a 65-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2069.	Former Chairman of the Holy Land Foundation; convicted in 2008 of providing material support for terrorism charges for funneling money to the terrorist organization Hamas. Four co-conspirators were also convicted.[4][5]
Justin Volpe	49477-053	Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2025.[6]	Former New York City Police officer; convicted in 1999 of torturing prisoner Abner Louima in the bathroom of the 70th Precinct stationhouse in Brooklyn, New York in 1997 in one of the most high-profile cases of police brutality in US history.[7]
Michael Conahan	15009-067	Serving a 17-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2026.[8]	Former juvenile court judge involved in the Kids for Cash scandal; convicted of racketeering in 2011 of taking money from the developer of two for-profit prisons in return for sentencing juveniles to serve time in those prisons.[9]
Terry Flenory	32454-044	Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2032.	Co-founder of the Black Mafia Family criminal organization; pleaded guilty in 2007 to leading a national drug trafficking operation based in Detroit, Michigan with his brother, Demetrius Flenory, who was also sentenced to 30 years.[10]
Matthew Bevan Cox	40171-018	Serving a 26-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2029.[11]	Former mortgage broker and US Secret Service Most Wanted fugitive; pleaded guilty in 2007 to masterminding a mortgage fraud scheme, stealing $15 million from 100 victims in eight states; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.
Clayton Roueche	36994-177	Serving a 30-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2034.[12]	Leader of the United Nations gang, a violent Canadian-based criminal organization; pleaded guilty to drug trafficking and money laundering in 2009.[13][14]
James Nichols	24268-112	Serving a 24-year sentence; scheduled for release in 2024.	Convicted in 2003 of orchestrating the Miracle cars scam, one of the largest advance fee frauds in US history, during which 4,000 people bought cars that did not exist, losing over $21 million; the story was featured on the CNBC television show American Greed.[15][16]

Former

Inmate Name	Register Number	Status	Details
Mark Weinberger	10609-027	Released from custody in 2015; served 5 years.[17]	Former surgeon and international fugitive; pleaded guilty to health care fraud in 2010 for making $30 million by billing insurers for unnecessary and nonexistent surgeries; the story was featured on the CNBC television program American Greed.[18][19][20][21]
Ruben Zuno-Arce	43203-080	Died in custody in 2012 while serving a life sentence.[22]	Drug cartel figures convicted in connection with the 1985 kidnapping and murder of US Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Enrique Camarena.[23]
Linda Schrenko	56443-019	Released from custody in August 2013; served 6 years.[24]	Georgia Superintendent of Schools from 1994 to 2004; pleaded guilty in 2006 to fraud and money laundering for embezzling over $600,000 in federal education funds.[25]

See also

• List of U.S. federal prisons
• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Incarceration in the United States

References

1. "FCI Coleman Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
2. Edwards, Amy L. (July 23, 2009). "Money scheme adds to prison term". Orlando Sentinel.
3. "Former Stockbroker Sentenced for Money Laundering". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
4. Kovach, Gretel C. (November 25, 2008). "Five Convicted in Terrorism Financing Trial". The New York Times.
5. "USDOJ: Federal Judge Hands Downs Sentences in Holy Land Foundation Case". Justice.gov. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
6. Parascandola, Rocco; Burke, Kerry; Paddock, Barry; McShane, Larry (December 5, 2012). "Justin Volpe, cop who sodomized Abner Louima with broomstick inside Brooklyn police station, marries Staten Island woman in Florida prison". New York Daily News. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
7. Joseph P. Fried (December 14, 1999). "VOLPE SENTENCED TO A 30-YEAR TERM IN LOUIMA TORTURE - New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
8. Janoski, Dave (November 17, 2011). "Conahan Sent to Florida Prison". citizensvoice.com. The Citizens' Voice. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
9. Staff Report (September 9, 2011). "Former Luzerne judge Conahan sentenced to 17.5 years - News". The Times-Tribune. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
10. "News from DEA, Domestic Field Divisions, Detroit News Releases, 09/12/08". Justice.gov. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
11. Testerman, Jeff (March 19, 2008). "Sentence cut for accomplice to $11M fraud". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
12. "Clay Roueche in recent photo at Coleman Prison, Florida. Special to the Vancouver Sun.". Vancouver Sun. July 14, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
13. "Vancouver gang leader pleads guilty, U.S. prosecutor to seek 30-year sentence - British Columbia - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2009-04-29. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
14. Carter, Mike (2011-02-15). "Local News | Canadian drug kingpin resentenced to 30 years in pen | Seattle Times Newspaper". O.seattletimes.nwsource.com. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
15. Phillips, John (October 2003). "The Miracle Cars". Car and Driver. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
16. "American Greed: Driven By Greed". CNBC. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
17. "Convicted nose doc getting closer to release date". North West Indiana Times. nwitimes.com. July 25, 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
18. Falconi, Marta (18 December 2009). "Mark Weinberger Found: American Doctor Accused Of Fraud Located In Italy On Mountain". Huffington Post. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
19. "GUILTY PLEA IN HEALTH CARE BILLING FRAUD CASE". US Department of Justice. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
20. Grimm, Andy (October 13, 2012). "Sinus surgeon gets 7 years for insurance fraud". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
21. "Mark Weinberger: Nose No Bounds". CNBC. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
22. Yardley, William (September 19, 2012). "Rubén Zuno Arce, Guilty in Drug Killing, Dies at 82". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
23. Rosenzweig, David (August 20, 1998). "Accomplice in Drug Agent's Killing Loses Bid for New Trial". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
24. "Schrenko Released from Federal Prison". WRDW-TV Augusta, Georgia. March 7, 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
25. "Schrenko Released From Federal Prison". WRDW-TV Augusta. March 7, 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.

Coordinates: 28°45′35″N 82°0′49″W / 28.75972°N 82.01361°W