Scavo begins serving sentence at FCI Fort Dix

WILKES-BARRE — Frank Scavo is now Inmate No. 36458-509.

Scavo, 59 of Old Forge, reported to the Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution on Monday, Feb. 21, to serve his sentence for his role in the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C.

Scavo was sentenced to 60 days in prison, but the U.S. Bureau of Prisons did not confirm a release date.

In January, Scavo was granted a delay in reporting due to health issues, according to his attorney Ernie Preate Jr.

The Bureau of Prisons confirmed Scavo entered into custody on Feb. 21, at the FCI Fort Dix in New Jersey. The Bureau said Scavo’s projected release date will be calculated in accordance with federal statutes and BOP policy.

Scavo was sentenced on Nov. 22, to serve 60 days in prison and Preate said Scavo was to report to Fort Dix on Tuesday, Jan. 25, but was granted a delay due to recent surgery.

The Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix is a low security federal correctional institution with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp.

In January, Preate said Scavo had underwent surgery at a Sloan Kettering facility and was scheduled for another procedure within the following two weeks.

Scavo was also fined $5,000 and he must pay $500 in restitution. Senior U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, Washington D.C., presided in the case.

At the time of sentencing, Preate said Scavo accepted responsibility for his actions on Jan. 6, when he and hundreds of others entered the Capitol Building.

“He’s glad it’s over,” Preate said of Scavo. “He said he will do his time and that he feels the process was fair.”

Scavo organized 200 local residents to journey to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, to take part in protest against the election certification in Congress.

In September, Scavo, a former Old Forge school director, pleaded guilty to one charge, a low level misdemeanor, that carries a maximum prison sentence of six months.