Epstein Secrets

and Michael Thomas On August 9-10, 2019, the night of Epstein's death, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were correctional officers on duty at the MCC's Special Housing Unit, where Epstein was then housed. Capone DecL ¶ 9. As alleged in the November 19, 2019, indictment against Noel and Thomas, they repeatedly failed to

the Central Office, individual staff at the MCC conducted searches for records responsive to the Times's request. As detailed in the Declaration of Nicole McFarland, BOP staff conferred to determine which MCC staff members would be likely to have records responsive to the Times's request and identified eight suc

6, 2019, he was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors and thereafter incarcerated at the MCC. (Id.) On July 10, 2019, Epstein was assigned to the Special Housing Unit ("SHU'), at least in part because of the risk of suicidal ideation. (Id. 1 5.) Nonetheless, on July 23, 2019, Epstein was found on the floor of his

l (`OIG') on or about August 22, 2019," and therefore "the BOP is no longer in possession of the log books" (Christenson Decl. 1 13; Declaration of Nicole McFarland, ECF No. 23 [hereinafter "McFarland Decl."], at ¶ 8). But, as BOP concedes, BOP received a FOIA request from The Times on August 13, 2019, seeking

and Michael Thomas On August 9-10, 2019, the night of Epstein's death, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were correctional officers on duty at the MCC's Special Housing Unit, where Epstein was then housed. Capone DecL ¶ 9. As alleged in the November 19, 2019, indictment against Noel and Thomas, they repeatedly failed to

the Central Office, individual staff at the MCC conducted searches for records responsive to the Times's request. As detailed in the Declaration of Nicole McFarland, BOP staff conferred to determine which MCC staff members would be likely to have records responsive to the Times's request and identified eight suc

6, 2019, he was arrested and charged by federal prosecutors and thereafter incarcerated at the MCC. (Id.) On July 10, 2019, Epstein was assigned to the Special Housing Unit ("SHU'), at least in part because of the risk of suicidal ideation. (Id. 1 5.) Nonetheless, on July 23, 2019, Epstein was found on the floor of his

l (`OIG') on or about August 22, 2019," and therefore "the BOP is no longer in possession of the log books" (Christenson Decl. 1 13; Declaration of Nicole McFarland, ECF No. 23 [hereinafter "McFarland Decl."], at ¶ 8). But, as BOP concedes, BOP received a FOIA request from The Times on August 13, 2019, seeking

and Michael Thomas On August 9-10, 2019, the night of Epstein's death, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were correctional officers on duty at the MCC's Special Housing Unit, where Epstein was then housed. Capone DecL ¶ 9. As alleged in the November 19, 2019, indictment against Noel and Thomas, they repeatedly failed to

the Central Office, individual staff at the MCC conducted searches for records responsive to the Times's request. As detailed in the Declaration of Nicole McFarland, BOP staff conferred to determine which MCC staff members would be likely to have records responsive to the Times's request and identified eight suc

19." See Attachment 1, Plaintiff's FOIA request dated August 13, 2019. Specifically, Plaintiff sought the following records: (1) The signed log in the Special Housing Unit at MCC that shows when prison staff did rounds on July 22 and 23, and Aug. 9 and 10; (2) All quarter entries (showing which cells he was housed in

r Scott; (8) Associate Warden Charisma Edge; (9) Associate Warden Brian Best; (10) Executive Assistant Lee Plourde; (11) Supervisory Attorney Nicole McFarland; 12) Captain Jermaine Darden; and (13) Chief of Psychology Elissa Miller. 45. Based on the scope of the FOIA request, the search terms used for