A federal detainee has admitted to possessing contraband while being held at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center. Anthony Whyte, aged 50, pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and providing and possessing contraband in prison, as announced by Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
The incident occurred on May 21, 2023, when Whyte received an envelope containing documents from a visitor. Officials at the detention center found that eight pages appeared to be contaminated with a substance. An analysis by the FBI confirmed that one page was treated with synthetic cannabinoids.
Court documents revealed that Whyte had orchestrated the delivery of these contaminated pages through recorded phone calls made from within the detention center. The documents and envelope were confiscated shortly after Whyte took possession of them. At that time, he was detained for an unrelated criminal case in the District of Connecticut.
Whyte's sentencing is scheduled for August 26, 2025. A federal district judge will determine his sentence after reviewing the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other legal factors.
Assistant United States Attorney Paul F. Daly, Jr., is prosecuting the case. The investigation was conducted by the FBI with support from the Wyatt Detention Center Professional Standards Unit.