Federal inmates caught escaping prison and returning with whiskey

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Four federal prison inmates have been charged after law enforcement say they repeatedly escaped prison only to return each time with contraband.

The men, 34-year-old Julian Lemus, Robert Young, 45, Leo Martinez, 25, and 35-year-old Silvstre Rico were nabbed by U.S. Marshals last week as they escaped from the Beaumont Federal Correctional Institute complex in Texas, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

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