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Agent : This is BOP employee, MR. : All right. Thank you, everyone. And this is an official DO] investigation surrounding the circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being asked to voluntarily provide answers to our questions. Will you agree to a voluntary interview with the DOJ OIG? MR. ..e
August 10th. 19 MR. That is correct. 20 MR. : And then, I'm assuming 21 there was another Administrative Lieutenant at 22 the, you know, when Epstein was discovered, and 23 I think that was a little after 6:00 a.m. 24 Correct? 25 MR. : That is - yeah - that was the And is it ME? And what tim
16 that means that out count from the SHU was 17 Jeffrey E stein. 18 MR. : If you look at it, is the 19
who that is? MR. . That sounds -- MR. : I think it's -- MR. • -- I think Ms. - hold on - she works in Psychology. MR. : Yeah. And it says, "Inmate Epstein, number 76318-054, is being 266 1 taken off psych observation, and needs to be 2 housed with an appropriate cell mate. Do you 3 recall geiiiiiith
time, I, you know, I said, hello, how you doing, Mr. Epstein? And he was, like, okay. So, he had asked me, an
e's not 19 Correctional Services anymore. However, did 20 the have a background - no, I'm sorry. 21 went to R and D. So, he was Receiving 22 and Discharge. So, these staff members worked 23 as Correctional Officers, came up as 24 Correctional Officers. But their daily 25 assignment, their job descrip
This is BOP employee, 7 8 : All right. Thank you, 9 everyone. And this is an official DOJ 10 investigation surrounding the circumstances of 11 Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being 12 asked to voluntarily provide answers to our 13 questions. Will you agree to a voluntary 14 interview with the DOJ OIG?
0600 on August 10th. 19 : That is correct. 20 : And then, I'm assuming 21 there was another Administrative Lieutenant at 22 the, you know, when Epstein was discovered, and 23 I think that was a little after 6:00 a.m. 24 Correct? 25 : That is - yeah - that was the EFTA00126668 23 1 - actually
time that the Attorney visitation would open, 6 inmate Epstein was in that area, primarily, 7 until it closed.
nvestigation surrounding the circumstances of 11 Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being 12 asked to v
me, I, you know, I 7 said, hello, how you doing, Mr. Epstein? And he 8 was, like, okay. So, he had asked me,
's not 19 Correctional Services anymore. However, did 20 they have a background - no, I'm sorry. 21 went to R and D. So, he was Receiving 22 and Discharge. So, these staff members worked 23 as Correctional Officers, came up as 24 Correctional Officers. But their daily 25 assignment, their job descrip
This is BOP employee, 7 8 : All right. Thank you, 9 everyone. And this is an official DOJ 10 investigation surrounding the circumstances of 11 Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being 12 asked to voluntarily provide answers to our 13 questions. Will you agree to a voluntary 14 interview with the DOJ OIG?
0600 on August 10th. 19 : That is correct. 20 : And then, I'm assuming 21 there was another Administrative Lieutenant at 22 the, you know, when Epstein was discovered, and 23 I think that was a little after 6:00 a.m. 24 Correct? 25 : That is - yeah - that was the EFTA00059994 23 1 - actually
time that the Attorney visitation would open, 6 inmate Epstein was in that area, primarily, 7 until it closed.
nvestigation surrounding the circumstances of 11 Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being 12 asked to v
me, I, you know, I 7 said, hello, how you doing, Mr. Epstein? And he 8 was, like, okay. So, he had asked me,
's not 19 Correctional Services anymore. However, did 20 they have a background - no, I'm sorry. 21 went to R and D. So, he was Receiving 22 and Discharge. So, these staff members worked 23 as Correctional Officers, came up as 24 Correctional Officers. But their daily 25 assignment, their job descrip
BOP employee, 7 8 MR. : All right. Thank you, 9 everyone. And this is an official DOJ 10 investigation surrounding the circumstances of 11 Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being 12 asked to voluntarily provide answers to our 13 questions. Will you agree to a voluntary 14 interview with the DOJ O
st 10th. 19 MR. : That is correct. 20 MR. : And then, Ill assuming 21 there was another Administrative Lieutenant at 22 the, you know, when Epstein was discovered, and 23 I think that was a little after 6:00 III 24 Correct? 25 MR. : That is - yeah - that was the EFTA00126383 LIMITED OFF
time that the Attorney visitation would open, 6 inmate Epstein was in that area, primarily, 7 until it closed.
vestigation surrounding the circumstances of 11 Jeffrey Epstein's death, and you are being 12 asked to
e, I, you know, I 7 said, hello, how you doing, Mr. Epstein? And he 8 was, like, okay. So, he had asked me,
not 19 Correctional Services anymore. However, did 20 they have a background - no, III sorry. 21 went to R and D. So, he was Receiving 22 and Discharge. So, these staff members worked 23 as Correctional Officers, came up as 24 Correctional Officers. But their daily 25 assignment, their job desc
lusions and Recommendations I. Conclusions Our investigation and review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein identified numerous and serious failures by employees of the Metropolitan Correctional Center located in New York, New York (MCC New York), includin
sifying BOP records relating to inmate counts and rounds and multiple violations of MCC New York and BOP policies and procedures, which compromised Epstein’s safety, the safety of other inmates, and the security of the institution. Specifically, we found that MCC New York staff failed to undertake requ
Prisons’ (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein identified numerous and serious failures
safety and security concerns. In the years since Mr. Epstein's death, the BOP has updated its process related
ew of and approved the false count. The OIG found that Senior Officer Specialist 6 modified the count slips received from the SHU and Receiving and Discharge, failed to request a recount of the SHU inmates, and cleared the 10 p.m. institutional count knowing that it was inaccurate in violation of BOP poli
lusions and Recommendations I. Conclusions Our investigation and review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein identified numerous and serious failures by employees of the Metropolitan Correctional Center located in New York, New York (MCC New York), includin
sifying BOP records relating to inmate counts and rounds and multiple violations of MCC New York and BOP policies and procedures, which compromised Epstein's safety, the safety of other inmates, and the security of the institution. Specifically, we found that MCC New York staff failed to undertake requi
Prisons' (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein identified numerous and serious failures
safety and security concerns. In the years since Mr. Epstein's death, the BOP has updated its process related
ew of and approved the false count. The OIG found that Senior Officer Specialist 6 modified the count slips received from the SHU and Receiving and Discharge, failed to request a recount of the SHU inmates, and cleared the 10 p.m. institutional count knowing that it was inaccurate in violation of BOP poli
lusions and Recommendations I. Conclusions Our investigation and review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein identified numerous and serious failures by employees of the Metropolitan Correctional Center located in New York, New York (MCC New York), includin
sifying BOP records relating to inmate counts and rounds and multiple violations of MCC New York and BOP policies and procedures, which compromised Epstein's safety, the safety of other inmates, and the security of the institution. Specifically, we found that MCC New York staff failed to undertake requi
Prisons' (BOP) custody, care, and supervision of Jeffrey Epstein identified numerous and serious failures
safety and security concerns. In the years since Mr. Epstein's death, the BOP has updated its process related
ew of and approved the false count. The OIG found that Senior Officer Specialist 6 modified the count slips received from the SHU and Receiving and Discharge, failed to request a recount of the SHU inmates, and cleared the 10 p.m. institutional count knowing that it was inaccurate in violation of BOP poli
name is spelled 18 19 MR. : Great. Thank you very 20 much. This is an official DOJ/OIG 21 investigation into the death of inmate Jeffrey 22 Epstein and the surrounding circumstances, and 23 you are being asked to voluntarily provide 24 answers to our questions. Will you agree to 25 the inte
: No. I was not. 10 MR. : Okay. So, this is the 11 first time? 12 MS. : Yes. 13 MR. : Okay. Great. And are 14 you familiar with inmate Jeffrey Epstein, who 15 was housed within the MCC in July and August 16 2019, until his death on August 10th, 2019? 17 MS. : Yes. 18 MR. : And what was you
attachment to your email saying what it 22 was that you collected. 23 MS. : Mm-hmm. 24 MR. : It starts with, 25 "Documentation re: Epstein, Jeffrey -- EFTA00110061 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 1 MS. : Mm-hmm. 2 MR. Jeffrey Edward, 3 Deceased." And then, it talks about Sentry 4 reports. Like,
associate warden, but, and I never 13 specifically worked in Receiving and Discharge. 14 But from my understanding of being in Receiving 15 and Discharge, and from our early, my early 16 years of being a correctional officer, I am 17 aware of, like, if a receipt is being 18 maintained, because so
elled E-D-G- 18 E. 19 MR. : Great. Thank you very 20 much. This is an official DOJ/OIG 21 investigation into the death of inmate Jeffrey 22 Epstein and the surrounding circumstances, and 23 you are being asked to voluntarily provide 24 answers to our questions. Will you agree to 25 the inte
: No. I was not. 10 MR. : Okay. So, this is the 11 first time? 12 MS. : Yes. 13 MR. : Okay. Great. And are 14 you familiar with inmate Jeffrey Epstein, who 15 was housed within the MCC in July and August 16 2019, until his death on August 10th, 2019? 17 MS. : Yes. 18 MR. : And what was you
attachment to your email saying what it 21 was that you collected. 22 MS. : Mm-hmm. 23 MR. : It starts with, 24 "Documentation re: Epstein, Jeffrey -- 25 MS. : Mm-hmm. EFTA00127264 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 1 MR. : -- Jeffrey Edward, 2 Deceased." And then, it talks about Sentry 3 reports.
associate warden, but, and I never 12 specifically worked in Receiving and Discharge. 13 But from my understanding of being in Receiving 14 and Discharge, and from our early, my early 15 years of being a correctional officer, I am 16 aware of, like, if a receipt is being 17 maintained, because so
during his shift. The OIG's analysis of the SHU security camera video revealed that after approximately 10:40 p.m., no Correctional Officer entered Epstein's tier in the SHU until just before 6:30 a.m. when Noel and Thomas began to serve breakfast to the inmates. The OIG investigation and review conclu
ial Use Only—Not for Public Release The OIG found that Senior Officer Specialist 6 modified the count slips received from the SHU and Receiving and Discharge, failed to request a recount of the SHU inmates, and cleared the 10:00 p.m. institutional count knowing that it was inaccurate in violation of BOP p
Entities connected to both Jeffrey Epstein and Discharge

United States
LOCATION
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATIONJermaine Ruan
PERSONthe Southern District
LOCATIONFBI
ORGANIZATIONFederal Bureau of Prisons
ORGANIZATION
Metropolitan Correctional Center
ORGANIZATION
Colorado
LOCATION
South
LOCATION
Southern District of New York
ORGANIZATIONSpecial Housing Unit
ORGANIZATIONNicholas Tartaglione
PERSONNew York Field Office
LOCATION
Florence
LOCATION
United States Department of Justice
ORGANIZATIONReyes
PERSON
Louisiana
LOCATION
Kansas
LOCATIONTova Noel
PERSONGuzman
PERSON