DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF TIIE INSPECTOR GENERAL

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF TIIE INSPECTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION Case Number: 2019-010614 Reporting Office: New York Field Office Interview of , Lieutenant, Federal Bureau of Prisons On September 1, 2021, Special Agent and Senior Special Agen 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, at 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 MCC New York when Epstein was housed within MCC New York in July and August 2019. 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. Transcribed interview of the recorded interview of conducted on September 1, 2021. 2. OIG Warnings and Assurances Form signed by on September 1, 2021. 3. Lieutenant Log emailed by on August 10, 2019. 4. Lieutenant Log emailed by on August 6, 2019. 5. MCC Lieutenant Activity Report and Daily Log for August 9, 2019. 6. MCC Lieutenant Activity Report and Daily Log for August 10, 2019. 7. MCC Daily Assignment Roster for August 9, 2019. 8. MCC Daily Assignment Roster for August 10, 2019. 9. Email dated August 8, 2019, from USM 10. Email dated August 9, 2019, from USM 11. Email dated August 8, 2019, from CO 12. Inmate Leonardo Fernandez Inmate Quarters His 13. MCC Daily Log for August 9, 2019. 14. Email dated August 9, 2019, from to 15. Memo written by dated August 12, 2019. 16. MCC 10 p.m. Count Documents for August 9, 2019. 17. MCC 12 a.m. Count Documents for August 19, 2019. 18. MCC SHU 30 Minutes Round Sheets for August 10, 2019. to MCC R&D. to MCC staff. to MCC staff. ory Report. Prepared By: Preparer Title: Reviewed By: Reviewer Title: Lyeson Special Agent Assistant Special Agent in Charge Signature: Signature: OIG Form III-210/4 (09/06/2018) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the 16 It is the property of the IS and is loaned to your agency:. it and its contents are not to be distributed outside of your agency EFTA00117028 19. MCC Supervisor Rounds for August 9 & 10, 2019. 20. Email dated August 12, 2019, from to Captain Memorandum of Investigation Case Number: 2019-010614 Page 2 EFTA00117029