Who is Ray Ormond in the Epstein files?

He is a Federal Bureau of Prisons official, identified in an investigation file as "Regional Director (RD) Ray Ormond". He appears in 115 documents, mostly BOP emails from July and August 2019. In those emails he is part of the chain of command overseeing MCC New York, where Epstein was held, and is kept informed about Epstein's custody, his death and the public statements that followed.

Did Ray Ormond have any personal connection to Jeffrey Epstein?

The files show no sign of one. The connection is institutional: Ormond is named because he supervised and received information about Epstein as a BOP inmate. Many of his 110 shared documents with Epstein are internal emails whose subject lines carry Epstein's name or register number.

What was his role after Epstein died?

The emails show him receiving the BOP Director's notes and news alerts on August 10, 2019, getting a timeline of Epstein's time at MCC, and being copied on draft statements prepared with the Justice Department. He also told colleagues he would go to MCC and its Special Housing Unit to meet staff. The files do not show him personally making the decisions on the statements or on staff reassignments.

Why does his name appear in so many documents?

The archive holds 81 emails that mention him, 23 of them with him in the From, To or Cc line. Many of the rest are repeated copies of the same threads, plus recurring news-clip digests and Google Alerts sent to a BOP distribution list that included him. The count reflects duplication more than 115 separate episodes.

Who is Ray Ormond in the Epstein files?

He is a Federal Bureau of Prisons official, identified in an investigation file as "Regional Director (RD) Ray Ormond". He appears in 115 documents, mostly BOP emails from July and August 2019. In those emails he is part of the chain of command overseeing MCC New York, where Epstein was held, and is kept informed about Epstein's custody, his death and the public statements that followed.

Did Ray Ormond have any personal connection to Jeffrey Epstein?

The files show no sign of one. The connection is institutional: Ormond is named because he supervised and received information about Epstein as a BOP inmate. Many of his 110 shared documents with Epstein are internal emails whose subject lines carry Epstein's name or register number.

What was his role after Epstein died?

The emails show him receiving the BOP Director's notes and news alerts on August 10, 2019, getting a timeline of Epstein's time at MCC, and being copied on draft statements prepared with the Justice Department. He also told colleagues he would go to MCC and its Special Housing Unit to meet staff. The files do not show him personally making the decisions on the statements or on staff reassignments.

Why does his name appear in so many documents?

The archive holds 81 emails that mention him, 23 of them with him in the From, To or Cc line. Many of the rest are repeated copies of the same threads, plus recurring news-clip digests and Google Alerts sent to a BOP distribution list that included him. The count reflects duplication more than 115 separate episodes.

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Ray Ormond

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Ray Ormond appears in the files as a Regional Director at the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). He was a senior official in the BOP's internal handling of Jeffrey Epstein's July 2019 suicide-watch period at MCC New York and of the fallout after Epstein's death on August 10, 2019. The files show him taking part in the official response, not as a personal associate of Epstein.

An investigation file refers to him as "Regional Director (RD) Ray Ormond". He is in the headers of 23 emails, including exchanges with BOP Director Hugh Hurwitz, MCC social worker Lamine N'Diaye and BOP staff. In the files he asks for status write-ups on Epstein, receives timelines of Epstein's arrival and stay at MCC, is copied on draft public statements prepared with the Justice Department, and tells staff he plans to visit MCC and its Special Housing Unit. Most of the 115 documents are emails, and many are repeated copies of the same few threads. Another group are mass "Noteworthy News Clips" digests and Google Alerts that list him as a recipient, and these carry little weight on their own.

Key Highlights

•On July 23, 2019, Ormond wrote to Lamine N'Diaye: "The memo is very confusing. Please draft an email of his actions and current status." This shows him asking for clarity on Epstein's condition and handling after the earlier incident at MCC.
•On August 10, 2019, the day Epstein died, Hugh Hurwitz forwarded a news report to Ormond and others with the note "Ray just saw this...". An investigation file also lists an email to RD Ormond that day and a reply from him about a timeline.
•On August 11, 2019, Hurwitz sent "Draft language" with several options for a statement to Justice Department officials and copied Ormond. Hurwitz also copied him on a reply to a DOJ official about a Reuters story, "Prison Guards Skipped Mandatory Checks Before Epstein Death".
•On August 12, 2019, Hurwitz sent Ormond a day-by-day account titled "Epstein arrival at MCC", starting with Epstein's arrival on July 6, 2019. N'Diaye sent Ormond the social work chronological log for July 23-24, and Ormond was involved in emails about a psychology observation period from July 8-10.
•On August 12, 2019, Ormond wrote that he planned to be at MCC at 9am to meet staff and visit the SHU, in a thread titled "Reassignment and Admin Leave". On August 21, 2019, he told James Petrucci to "discuss first" before responding to a court order in USA v. Jeffrey Epstein.
•Top connections in the files are BOP colleagues and the facility: Hugh Hurwitz (36 shared documents), Lamine N'Diaye (46), the Federal Bureau of Prisons (38) and Park Row (51), which is MCC New York's street address. Nothing in the files points to any social or business relationship with Epstein.

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Document Mentions (20 of 115)

EFTA00140521.pdf

EFTA00140521

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slow. Sent from my Vcrizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Ori inal messa e From: Date: 7/23/19 11:46 AM GMT-05:00 To: Subject: Re: Epstein >>> "Ray Ormond" 07/23/2019 11:46 >>> Lamine - The memo is very confusing. Please draft an email of his actions and current status. Also include what plans were in

EFTA00143039.pdf

EFTA00143039

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From: "Lamine N'Diaye" < To: "Ray Ormond" < Subject Media Date: Sat 10 Aug 2019 23:30:57 +0000 Importance: Normal Attachments: TEXT.htm All media have departed the institution EFTA00143

EFTA00143053.pdf

EFTA00143053

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do. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone From: Date: 8112119 7:58 )t,4 GMT-05:00 To: ' Subject: Re: Reassignment and Admin Leave >>> "Ray Ormond" 08/12/2019 19:58 >>> Thanks. I'm planning to be at MCC at 9am to visit with staff a go to SHU. I'll have my cell phone with me. Sent from my Veriz

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_011

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67-257-rb)(6): l Facebook, Twitter, lnstagram: @,b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead From Hugh Hurwitz To Kevin Pistro, Ray Ormond, Sonya Thompson Date 2019/08/10 09:03 Subject: Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead Attachments: TEXT.htm Ray just saw this ... https:/ /

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_014

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NY 10036 [image: Dow Jones] <http://www.dowjones.com/> Page 375 Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead From Hugh Hurwitz To Kevin Pistro, Ray Ormond, Sonya Thompson Date 2019/08/10 09:03 Subject: Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead Attachments: TEXT.htm Ray just saw this ... https:/ /

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_016

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P or MCC? Are you able to say what other cameras might have captured that ni Thank you, Page 850 Epstein, Jeffrey, Register No. 76318-054 From Ray Ormond To Hugh HurwitzK.evin Pistrofb)(6); (b)(7)(C) jSonya Thompson Date Subject: Attachments: 2019/07/23 13 :52 Epstein, Jeffrey, Rei;,,ister No.

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_018

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l system? Please confirm. Thank you. b)(6); (b)(7)(C) Page 1010 Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead From Hugh Hurwitz To Kevin Pistro, Ray Ormond, Sonya Thompson Date 2019/08/10 09:03 Subject: Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead Attachments: TEXT.htm Ray just saw this ... https:/ /

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_019

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2019/08/06 15:25 Fwd: Client Jeffrey Epstein TEXT.htm Page 1307 Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead From Hugh Hurwitz To Kevin Pistro, Ray Ormond, Sonya Thompson Date 2019/08/10 09:03 Subject: Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein dead Attachments: TEXT.htm Ray just saw this ... https:/ /

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_022

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erizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Sonya ThompsonKb){6); [email protected]> Date: 7/23/19 1:55 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Ray Ormond fh)(R\· [email protected]> Subject: Re: Epstein, Jeffrey, Register No. 76318-054 > » "Sonya Thompson" 07/23/2019 13:55 » > b)(7)(A); (b)(7)(B) From: Ra

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_024

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SA v. Jeffrey Epstein 19 er 490 Attachments: TEXT.htm Ok Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Ray Ormond re~~~;,_, [email protected]> Date: 8/21/19 12:04 (GMT-05:00) To: James Petrucci ~~~~r., ~bop.gov> Subject: Re: Order in USA v. Jeffrey Epstein 19 er 490

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_026

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Re: Order in USA v. Jeffrey Epstein 19 er 490 From Ray Ormond To James Petrucci Date 2019/08/21 12:04 Subject: Re: Order in USA v. Jeffrey Epstein 19 er 490 Attachments: TEXT.htm Let's discuss first. We

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_042

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7XC)@bop.gov> Date: 8/21/19 12:04 (GMT-05:00) To: James Petrucci t~~~~~m lg)bop.gov> Subject: Re: Order in USA v. Jeffrey Epstein 19 er 490 >>> "Ray Ormond" 08/21/201912:04 >>> Let's discuss first. We can talk later tonight. Thanks. Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original mes

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_044

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None (email 45, pages 245-296)

BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_045

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nd to all media who contacted MCC NY on Epstein last night and this morning From To Date Subject: Attachments: X6); (b)(7)(C) X5); (b)(7)(C) Ray Ormond 2019/07/25 11: 16 Fwd: Here is the final statement that (b~~~;a, I can send to all media who contacted MCC NY on Epstein last night and this morni

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_047

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_048

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o all media who contacted MCC NY on Epstein last night and this morning From To Date Subject: Attachments: )(6); (b)(7)(C) b)(5>; (b)(7XC) , Ray Ormond 2019/07/25 11: 16 Fwd: Here is the final statement that~g?w~('\ lean send to all media who contacted MCC NY on Epstein last night and this morning

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_052

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that ~~~Cl lean send to all media who contacted MCC NY on Epstein last night and this morning From fb)(6); (b)(7)(C) I To f b><6>: (b)(7)(C) I Ray Ormond Date 2019/07/25 11:16 Subject: Fwd: Here is the final statement that ~?~t-, can send to all media who contacted MCC NY on Epstein last night and

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_053

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eral Bureau of Prisons can be found at www.bop.gov. ### Fwd: news article pm MCC release From Kevin Pistro To Hugh Hurwitz, Michael Carvajal, Ray Ormond Date 2019/08/15 13:55 Subject: Fwd: news article pm MCC release Attachments: TEXT.htm FYSA. Apparently came out early this morning. > > f b)(6

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BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4_email_054

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-suicide-20190815- h2r76qnxnJcodp225goyte6y7a-story.html Fwd: news article pm MCC release From Kevin Pistro To Hugh Hurwitz, Michael Carvajal, Ray Ormond Date 2019/08/15 13:55 Subject: Fwd: news article pm MCC release Attachments: TEXT.htm FYSA. Apparently came out early this morning. > > f b>(6

EFTA00058469.pdf

EFTA00058469

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Logbook. 8. Email dated August 12, 2019, from to regarding Inmate Companion Log. 9. Email dated August 10, 2019, from to Regional Director (RD) Ray Ormond. 10. Email dated August 10, 2019, from RD Ormond to , regarding timeline. 11. Email dated August 1, 2019, from Psychologist Elissa Miller to Execu

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