Internal DOJ email from November 19, 2019, transmitting the federal indictment of two MCC correctional officers charged with falsifying records on the night Jeffrey Epstein died.

This email from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York transmits the indictment of correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, who were charged with falsifying prison records on the night of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The email, sent by the Co-Chief of the Public Corruption Unit to Stephen Boyd at the Office of Legislative Affairs, confirms the indictment was filed with the court and became a public document. This represents a significant moment in the investigation into the failures that allowed Epstein to die while in federal custody.

Key Highlights

• •Documents the formal transmission of the MCC guards indictment within DOJ on November 19, 2019
• •Sent by the Co-Chief of the Public Corruption Unit, indicating the case's corruption-related nature
• •Shows coordination between SDNY prosecutors and DOJ's Office of Legislative Affairs regarding the high-profile prosecution
• •Guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were charged with falsifying records after failing to check on Epstein for nearly 8 hours

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