WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for XXXXXX (insert district) issued the following press release:

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced that TODD FAUSTIN, a former correction officer at Rikers Island, was sentenced today to 15 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman for making false statements relating to healthcare matters in connection with use-of-force incidents that took place within Rikers Island. As part of his sentence, FAUSTIN was ordered to pay $370,336.79 in restitution and $370,336.79 in forfeiture.

"Todd Faustin lined his own pockets by exploiting one of the most sensitive interactions in our justice system: the use of p...