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Recent security lapses with high-profile MCC inmates:

1) Reza Zarrab: The man behind the biggest money laundering scheme to Iran in U.S. history testified that another inmate pulled a knife on him in MCC because he was cooperating.

Story from 2017: courthousenews.com/turkish-gold-t…
2) Victor Casado: Zarrab, who implicated Turkish President Erdogan in the scheme, bribed MCC guard Casado for contraband. Casado ultimately pleaded guilty to corruption.

Story from last year: courthousenews.com/us-prison-guar…

DOJ release: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/c…
3) Joshua Schulte: Accused of the WikiLeaks "Vault 7" leaks of CIA files, Schulte somehow managed to allegedly spill new information from his MCC cell via multiple contraband cellphones – including at least one heavily encrypted device.

From last year:

courthousenews.com/feds-say-suspe…
4) Jeffrey Epstein: Accused of sex trafficking, Epstein was found dead in his cell in an apparent suicide. The DOJ, FBI and NYC Medical Examiner continue to probe the circumstances surrounding his death.
Put together, there are serious and longstanding questions about security at MCC, even in high-profile cases.

More to come, as I continue to research.
More on the MCC security breach in the Schulte case by @emptywheel, who has been following it closely.
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