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In today's newsletter:
- How did investigators uncover the alleged misconduct inside FCI Fort Dix?
- Could a Fort Dix brawl derail Diddy’s early-release hopes?
- Hip Hop Cop remembered as Diddy commentator with ties to Fort Dix
Also on today's calendar: Ribbon Cutting - Spark Car Wash (Burlington).
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📰 News we're reading
• N.J. corrections officer had sex with inmate who paid lookouts to hide it, feds say (corrections1.com subscription) — A federal corrections officer is accused of having an improper sexual relationship with an inmate at FCI Fort Dix on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, with other inmates allegedly paid to act as lookouts. Investigators say seized phones and social media messages documented the encounters and efforts to hide them. The officer has been summoned to federal court in Camden as the probe continues. 
• Diddy Reportedly Facing Prison Transfer After ‘Violent' Brawl (urbanhollywood411.com) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ future at the Federal Correctional Institution in Fort Dix is reportedly in doubt after a recent fight led to solitary confinement and talk of a transfer to a higher-security prison. Conflicting reports describe what sparked the brawl, but both agree it could cost him privileges and hopes for early release. Officials have not yet confirmed any move or sentence change.
• NYPD ‘Hip Hop Cop' Derrick Parker Dies at 61 (ntd.com) — Fort Dix is briefly highlighted as the federal facility where Sean “Diddy” Combs is serving a 50‑month sentence, a case the late NYPD detective Derrick Parker often commented on. The obituary focuses on Parker’s career investigating hip‑hop‑related crimes, his role in high‑profile arrests, and his later media work. His death at 61 was announced by family on his Instagram page.
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