United States v. Cardona

ORDER

LUDLUM, District Judge.

BACKGROUND

The defendant, Jose Cristobal Cardona, has been indicted for possession of a prohibited object as an inmate in a federal prison, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(2) (count one). Defendant, while serving a federal sentence at the Val Verde Correctional Facility, was found in possession of the narcotic drug heroin. The defendant was further indicted for providing or attempting to provide a fellow inmate at the Val Verde Correctional Facility with a prohibited object, the controlled substance heroin, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. § 1791(a)(1)…