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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION Case Number: 2019-010614 Reporting Office: New York Field Office Interview of Reid Weingarten, Attorney, Steptoe and Johnson LLP Senior Counsel to the Inspector General , U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of General Counsel, spoke with Reid Weingarten, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington D.C. regarding deceased Federal Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center New York inmate Jeffrey Epstein. Attorney Weingarten stated that Epstein's estate has invoked attorney client privilege and they are not willing to be interviewed by the OIG at this time. Prepared By: Preparer Title: Reviewed By: Reviewer Title: Special Agent Assistant Special Agent in Charge Signature: Signature: 4ija Digitally signed by M22.12.08 11:51:50 -05'00' OIG Form III-210/4 (04/15/2022) This document contains neither recommendations no
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION Case Number: 2019-010614 Reporting Office: New York Field Office Interview of Reid Weingarten, Attorney, Steptoe and Johnson LLP Senior Counsel to the Inspector General , U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Office of General Counsel, spoke with Reid Weingarten, Attorney, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington D.C. regarding deceased Federal Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center New York inmate Jeffrey Epstein. Attorney Weingarten stated that Epstein's estate has invoked attorney client privilege and they are not willing to be interviewed by the OIG at this time. Prepared By: Preparer Title: Reviewed By: Reviewer Title: Special Agent Assistant Special Agent in Charge Signature: Signature: 4ija Digitally signed by M22.12.08 11:51:50 -05'00' OIG Form III-210/4 (04/15/2022) This document contains neither recommendations no
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