Federal prison officials said Elliot Wilson, the Shelton building official convicted of lying to a grand jury probing corruption allegations in City Hall, reported Wednesday morning to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, where he’ll serve five months.
Wilson pleaded guilty in February.
The Brooklyn jail is usually reserved for defendants waiting to go to trial or for convicts who have short sentences, such as Wilson.
Prosecutors said that Wilson often accepted cash payments from developer Robert Scinto, who was scheduled to be sentenced today (Wednesday, April 6).
Wilson did not submit a letter of resignation to Shelton City Hall, officials there said. He may have discussed his employment with Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, they said.
However, Lauretti wouldn’t comment on Wilson’s status.
Wilson has been on unpaid administrative leave. The city was weighing whether to allow him to retire. Click here for a previous story.
The Brooklyn federal jail gained some infamy as the place where alleged illegal immigrants were held in sweeps conducted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The federal Department of Justice, in a report issued in 2003, criticized the FBI for detaining the immigrants, who were held on 23-hour-a-day “lock down.”
According to a document given to each inmate at the jail, Wilson will live in a housing unit with other inmates and must have his bed made by 7:30 each morning.
Outgoing mail must be dropped at a location in his housing unit by 8 a.m. each morning. Magazines, newspapers and books may be delivered directly from the publisher, the regulations state.
Visiting hours are from 12 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and on holidays. Visiting hours Saturday and Sunday are from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“A short embrace and kiss are permitted at the beginning and conclusion of the visit. Beyond this point, physical contact will not be permitted and will be grounds for termination of the visit,” the rules of the Brooklyn prison state.
