Seattle – An employee at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Detention Center (FDC) at SeaTac, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle for two federal felonies related to his conduct outside of his employment, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Joshua Adam Shuemake, 37, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for illegal firearm possession, and obstruction of justice. Shuemake was convicted in September 2022 following a four-day jury trial. At today’s sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Richard A. Jones said the victim of Shumake’s conduct was the justice system. “It’s not just the illegal possession of a firearm, it’s that you chose to ignore a judge’s order and you encouraged people lie… You can’t have a firearm and can’t come to court and lie,” Judge Jones said.
“Mr. Shuemake made relentless and deliberate efforts to undermine the administration of justice,” said U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. “He lied in King County court, to federal investigators, and to his employer. Mr. Shuemake encouraged witnesses to lie under oath in federal proceedings. Such conduct by a federal law enforcement officer is particularly egregious.”
According to records filed in the case and testimony at trial, following a domestic violence incident in April 2021, a King County judge barred Shuemake from possessing dangerous weapons, including firearms, and ordered him to surrender all firearms. Shuemake signed a statement under oath saying he had no firearms....
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