DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF TIIE INSPECTOR GENERAL
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF TIIE INSPECTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION Case Number: 2019-010614 Reporting Office: Boston Area Office Interview of On June 14, 2021, Senior Special Agent and Special Agent U.S. De artment of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), conducted a voluntary interview of Lieutenant Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Danbury, Connecticut, within the FCI Danbury Training Center. 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 Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) located in New York, New York. was an Acting Activities 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 audio file, interview transcript
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90A-NY-3151227 Serial 64
90A-NY-3151227 Serial 64 FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) •1 of 1. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry 08/28/2019 On August 16, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) III , New York, NY, Special Agent (SA) , SA , TFO , OIG Investigator and MCC Lt. interviewed LEONARDO FERNANDEZ, MCC Inmate #86824-054. After being advised of the identities of the agents and the purpose of the interview, FERNANDEZ provided the following information: On Friday (August 09, 2019), FERNANDEZ was housed in Cell 218 on L-TIER of the Special Housing Unit within MCC. He received a visit from his girlfriend, TYRELYSHANTI CRIAG, that day. He was suspected of receiving contraband at the visit and was placed in the dry room for approximately 25 hours. FERNANDEZ was then moved to K tier Cell 111. FERNANDEZ last day being housed in L Tier was Friday (August 9, 2019) prior to his visit. FERNANDEZ remembers that JEFFREY EPSTEIN would be in legal from approximately 9am to 9pm and he was
DIGITALLY RECORDED
1 DIGITALLY RECORDED SWORN STATEMENT OF OIG CASE #: 2019-010614 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL AUGUST 4, 2021 RESOLUTE DOCUMENTATION SERVICES 28632 Roadside Drive, Suite 285 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Phone: EFTA00061061 2 APPEARANCES: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL BY: BY: WITNESS: OTHER APPEARANCES: NONE EFTA00061062 3 1 MR. : The recorder is on. My 2 name is , and I'm a Senior 3 Special Agent with the U.S. Department of 4 Justice, Office of the Inspector General, New 5 York Field Office, and these are my 6 credentials. This interview with Federal 7 Bureau of Prisons employee is 8 being conducted as part of an official U.S. 9 Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector 10 General investigation. Today's date is August 11 4, 2021, and the time is 9:24 a.m. This 12 interview is being conducted at the 13 Metropolitan Correctional Center, known as the 14 MCC, located in New York, New York. Also 15 present is DOJ/OIG Special
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Form 583 Report of Incident
Form 583 Report of Incident Incident 8: NYM-19- Submitted By: N' Diaye, L 0082 DateITIme Of Incident: 8/10/2019 6:33 AM Section 1: General Information Staff Aware Date: 8/10/2019 6:33 AM FBI Notified: Yes USMS Notified: Yes Indicate Whore Incident Occurred: Location Level 1: SHU Level 2: Housing Unit, Special (SHU) V A&OfIrtefilaht:L_ O Assault On Inmate O Assault On Staff O Assault, Attempted On Inmate O Assault, Attempted On Staff O Disruptive Behavior O Escape From Non-secure Facility O Escape From Secure Facility K Escape, Attempted From Non-secure Facility O Escape, Attempted From Secure Facility O Fight O Inmate Death O institution Disturbance O Introduction Of Contraband O Lethal Weapons Discharge O Self Mutilation O Setting A Fire O Sexual Act. Non-consensual On inmate K Sexual Assault On Staff O Sexual Contact, Abusive On Inmate O Sexual Harassment, Repetitive K Staff Homicide K Strike, Food K Strike, Work a Suicide Attempt O Use Of Force
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DIGITALLY RECORDED
1 DIGITALLY RECORDED SWORN STATEMENT OF OIG CASE #: 2019-010614 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OCTOBER 13, 2021 RESOLUTE DOCUMENTATION SERVICES 28632 Roadside Drive, Suite 285 Agoura Hills, CA 91301 Phone: EFTA00115642 2 APPEARANCES: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL BY: BY: WITNESS: III OTHER APPEARANCES: NONE EFTA00115643 3 1 MR. : How are you? 2 MR. : Good. 3 MR. : Hey. Thanks for taking tiiim 4 time. I also have Senior Special Agent 5 on the line also. 6 MR. illlIblitay. 7 MR. Hi, sir. Howie you 8 doing? 9 MR. : Good. Good. 10 MR. : Okay. Mr. thank you 11 very much for taking the time out of your day 12 - 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. : Yeah. MR. : -- to speak with me. MR. : Right. MR. : As I mentioned to you yesterday, my name is . And I am a Special Agent with the Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. MR. : All right. MR. : Also on the hone is DOJ/OIG
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