An internal DOJ Office of Inspector General email from March 2020 documenting the completion of forensic analysis on a Bureau of Prisons device, revealing one text exchange mentioning Jeffrey Epstein.

This document is an internal communication from the DOJ Office of Inspector General's Cyber team to colleagues, dated March 4, 2020. It confirms the completion of forensic analysis on a BOP (Bureau of Prisons) device as part of the broader OIG investigation into Epstein's death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The email notes that the analysis found one discussion of Epstein in a text exchange on the device. This document provides a glimpse into the scope of the OIG's investigation, which included examining digital communications on prison staff devices.

Key Highlights

• •Forensic analysis of a Bureau of Prisons device was completed by the OIG Cyber team
• •One text exchange mentioning Epstein was found on the device
• •Email originated from the OIG's New York Field Office at One Battery Park Plaza
• •Part of the broader DOJ investigation that found serious failures and misconduct by MCC New York staff

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