BERLIN — The former chaplain at the federal prison in Berlin was sentenced to serve 40 months for accepting bribes and providing contraband to inmates in the prison.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Buenviaje began working as a chaplain at the federal correctional institution in 2015.
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