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Former Wisconsin prison employee pleads guilty to bribery

Indiana Schilz
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A 47-year-old Wisconsin man pleaded guilty to bribery as a maximum-security prison employee.

According to a release, William Lee Homan, 47, of Fox Lake, pleaded guilty to smuggling contraband into the Waupun Correctional Institution.

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Court documents show that Homan, a former facilities repair worker, received around 125 bribe payments, totaling around $53,579 from July 17, 2022, to Sept. 30, 2023, from inmates, former inmates, and their associates in exchange for smuggling contraband into the Waupun Correctional Institution.

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Homan pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit federal program bribery and is now scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 12, 2024. He faces a maximum of five years behind bars. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has investigated this case.

No additional details were provided.

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