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- Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez faces another federal prison transfer after the drug treatment program at FCI McKean was deactivated.
- Rodriguez entered the Residential Drug Abuse Program to pursue a potential sentence reduction of up to 12 months for eligible nonviolent prisoners.
- The Federal Bureau of Prisons has not publicly confirmed the reported program shutdown, Rodriguez’s destination or when the transfer will occur.
Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez says he faces another federal prison transfer after the drug treatment program at FCI McKean was deactivated.
Rodriguez said the facility’s warden told program participants that he and roughly 70 other prisoners would be moved to institutions where treatment remains available. The Federal Bureau of Prisons has not publicly confirmed the reported program shutdown, Rodriguez’s destination or when the transfer will occur.
RDAP Could Reduce Rodriguez’s Sentence by Up to 12 Months
Rodriguez entered the Residential Drug Abuse Program after being transferred to McKean in Pennsylvania earlier this year.
Federal rules allow eligible nonviolent prisoners who successfully complete RDAP to receive a sentence reduction of up to 12 months. The reduction is not automatic and depends on eligibility and successful completion of the program. Rodriguez said the potential early-release benefit was why he transferred to participate in RDAP.
He is serving a five-year sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy to operate a money-transmitting business that knowingly transmitted criminal proceeds. Co-founder William Lonergan Hill received four years. The Justice Department said Samourai transmitted more than $237 million in traceable criminal proceeds.
Four-Hour Morgantown Transfer Took About 30 Days
The planned move follows a previous transfer from FPC Morgantown in West Virginia to FCI McKean that Rodriguez said took about a month despite the facilities being roughly four hours apart by road.
In a Sept. 24 account published by The Rage, Rodriguez said he left Morgantown on June 10 after his request to make the transfer through a furlough was denied. He was instead moved through the federal prisoner transport system and spent part of the journey at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City.
Rodriguez described two flights, three long bus journeys and extended periods in holding cells before arriving at McKean. Those details are his personal account and have not been independently confirmed by the BOP.
BOP Has Not Confirmed RDAP Shutdown or Rodriguez’s Next Prison
An earlier BOP program guide listed McKean among facilities offering RDAP, but the agency has not publicly confirmed the September 2026 deactivation Rodriguez described. Rodriguez has not said which institution will receive him or when the transfer will begin.
His immediate next step is reassignment to another federal facility if the BOP proceeds with the transfer. Continuing and successfully completing RDAP could preserve his eligibility for a sentence reduction of up to 12 months.
