Wyatt Detention Facility Inmate Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Prison Contraband Charges

PROVIDENCE - An inmate housed at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls pleaded guilty today in federal court in Rhode Island to possession of prison contraband and possession with intent to distribute multiple controlled substances, including fentanyl.

Brian Slutzkin, "aka" Lello Brian Bongiorno, age 41, admitted that he possessed controlled substances that he concealed on his person while incarcerated at the Wyatt Detention Facility, with the intent to distribute them to others.

Slutzkin is scheduled to be sentenced on September 24, 2026. The sentence imposed will be determined by a federal district court judge after consideration of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

According to court documents, a search of Slutzkin revealed a sock hidden on his person containing seven balloons crafted from latex gloves. Examination determined the balloons contained distributable quantities of a powder containing fentanyl, pills containing oxycodone hydrochloride and acetaminophen, strips containing buprenorphine and naloxone, and marijuana.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Ronald R. Gendron.

The matter was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and investigators at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility.