DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION Case Number: 2019-010614 Reporting Office: Boston Area Office Interview of On August 4, 2021, Senior Special Agent and Special Agent S U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), conducted a voluntary interview of Lieutenant Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York, New York, within the MCC New York. The interview was conducted in reference to an official OIG investigation surrounding the death of BOP inmate Jeffrey Epstein, Register Number 76318-054, who was previously housed at the MCC New York. was an Operations Lieutenant at the MCC New York on August 9, 2019, the day before Epstein was found unresponsive within his cell at the MCC New York. The interview was recorded, and the recording has been transcribed. The interview transcript and documents discussed with during the interview are attached to this report. The audio recorded interview has been saved separately to the case file due to its large file size. Attachments: 1. Transcription of the recorded interview of conducted on Au S21 2. OIG Warnings and Assurances Form dated August 4, 2021, signed by 3. MCC New York Daily Assignment Roster for August 9, 2019 4. MCC New York Daily Assignment Roster for August 10, 2019 5. MCC New York Daily Lieutenant's Log for August 9, 2019 6. MCC New York Daily Activity Report for August 10, 2019 7. MCC New York Daily Lieutenant's Log for August 10, 2019 8. MCC New York Inmate Quarters History for Inmate Leonardo Fernandez 9. MCC New York PP38 Daily Log dated August 9, 2019 10. MCC New York Count documentation from August 9, 2019, at 5 a.m. 11. MCC New York Count documentation from August 9, 2019, at 4 p.m. 12. MCC New York Count documentation from August 9, 2019, at 10 p.m. 13. MCC New York Count documentation from August 10, 2019, at 12 a.m. 14. MCC New York Count documentation from August 10, 2019, at 3 a.m. 15. MCC New York Count documentation from August 10, 2019, at 5 a.m. 16. MCC New York Special Housing Unit (SHU) 30 Minute Round Check Sheets dated August 9, 2019 17. MCC New York SHU 30 Minute Round Check Sheets dated August 10, 2019 18. MCC New York SHU Map Prepared By: Preparer Tide: Senior Special Agent Signature: Reviewed By: Reviewer Title: Assistant Special Agent in Charge Signature: OIG Form III-210/4 (09/06/2018) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the IG. It is the property of the IG and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside of your agency EFTA00060820 19. Screenshot from an MCC New York SHU video recording from August 10, 2019 20. Memorandum dated August 12, 2019, from 21. Email dated July 30, 2019, from 22. Email dated August 6, 2019, from 23. Email dated August 10, 2019, from 24. Email dated August 7, 2019, from 25. Email dated August 8, 2019, from United States Marshals Service 26. Email dated August 9, 2019, from 27. Email dated August 11, 2019, from 28. Email dated August 14, 2019, from the BOP Office of the General Counsel 29. Email dated August 16, 2019, from Memorandum of Investigation Case Number: 2019-010614 Page 2 EFTA00060821