90A-NY-3151227 Serial 1 FD-1057 (Rcv. 5-8-I0) UNCLASSIFIED FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Electronic Communication Title: (U) Opening EC Date: 08/12/2019 CC: From: NEW YORK NY-C19 Contact: Approved By: Drafted By: Case ID #: 90A-NY-3151227 (U) UNSUB(S); JEFFREY EPSTEIN - VICTIM; DEATH INVESTIGATION Synopsis: (U) To open assign full investigation. Details: On Saturday, 8/10/2019, JEFFREY EPSTEIN was discovered unresponsive in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Facility (MCC), . EPSTEIN was discovered with a fabricated noose around his neck in what was an apparent suicide. Preliminary investigation revealed a series of protocol failures by MCC personnel, as well as technical failures/deficiencies within the MCC at the time EPSTEIN was discovered. .• As a result, a death investigation was initiated. UNCLASSIFIED EFTA00023973