FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10)

FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) -1 of 3- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OFFICIAL Moony ti ff n .j n — ..... Date of entry 08/29/2019 , date of birt , home address borne telephone numbe cellular telephone number was interviewed at 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. Also present during the interview was DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL (DOJ-OIG) Special Agent- -. After being advised of the identities of the interviewing Agents, that the interview was voluntary, and that lying to a federal agent is a crime, provided the following information: has worked for the BUREAU OF PRISONS (BOP) since 1994 with one break in service. plans on retiring in approximately 7 months. by him. account. confirmed that the email sent from as composed was not aware of anyone else having access to his email obtained the name of DOJ-OIG employee from another BOP employee, works in the Community Corrections Department at the METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER (MDC) in Brooklyn, New York. sent an email asking for the name of a DOJ-OIG employee he could contact to make the complaint. met while working at the FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE, DANBURY in Danbury, Connecticut around 2000. ' current post at the METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (MCC) is at the rear gate. has worked there for several months. Some of primary responsibilities at the rear gate are to check vehicles making deliveries for any contraband, scan in packages, and to check the gate passes of inmates who have them. has an office at his post but spends most of his time moving around. BOP inmate has a gate pass, meaning can enter and exit Investigation on 08/28/2019 m New York, New York, United States (In Person) Ric, 72-NY-3157147 Date drafted 08/29/2019 by This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the moµ" ty of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents arc nor to be distributed outside your agency. EFTA00086907 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 72-NY-3157147 Comthwthon of FD-302 of (U) Interview of a 08/28/2019 ,page 2 of 3 MCC to complete whatever task is assigned. also helps other inmates with their jobs. Typically leaves through the lobby to the Warden's complex and performs janitorial duties there. started this job approximately three weeks ago. has frequent interactions with because or exits the gate. these interactions. has to check gate pass every time would usually make small talk with enters during On or about August 15, 2019, at approximately 10:30am, approached ' post at the rear gate with approximately three large bags of shredded paper. told that "They are shredding everything back there." said there was a white man with a Southern accent who was involved in the document shredding. was unfamiliar with anyone at MCC that fit that description. surmised that since he did not know who the white man with the Southern accent was, he must have been part of the BOP After Action team related to the JEFFREY EPSTEIN suicide. told he heard someone say, "Make sure you get that box over there too." thought he remembered telling him that someone asked to help shred documents as well. did not know for certain where the shredded documents originated from. Shredded documents are thrown out on a fairly regular basis through ' post at the rear gate, but thought that there were more shredded documents than usual during this incident. also told that thought this was more than the usual amount. saw a few days later with additional shredded paper to throw out. never witnessed anyone physically shredding documents. never looked through the shredded documents that threw out. No one told that the shredded documents were related to EPSTEIN. No one told that the BOP After Action Team looking into the EPSTEIN suicide was shredding documents. is still posted at the rear gate as his primary job. called someone at the FBI on or about August 23, 2019 to file a report about this incident. He spoke with a female, but could not remember what office or number he called. heard third-hand that an "Officer " told former MCC Warden EFTA00086908 FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 72 —NY-3157147 Continuation of FD-302 of ( 13 ) Interview of .on 08/28/2019 ,Page 3 of 3 that EPSTEIN should be confined in the 10 South wing of MCC. EFTA00086909