Materials returned from 4Chan | SDNY_00006978-SDNY_00006979 | Protected Materials

Apple, Inc. subscriber records | SDNY_00006980-SDNY_00006984 | Protected Materials

AT&T telephone records | SDNY_00006985-SDNY_00007079 | Protected Materials

Comcast telephone records | SDNY_00007080-SDNY_00007084 | Protected Materials

Sprint telephone records | SDNY_00007085-SDNY_00007103 | Protected Materials

Verizon telephone records | SDNY_00007104-SDNY_00007108 | Protected Materials

Same table listing "Materials returned from 4Chan" at SDNY_00006978-SDNY_00006979.

D. The Defense Attorney's Demand for the 4chan Author

The letter makes 31 specific discovery requests. Request No. 30 is the critical one:

"30. Who is the author of the 4Chan message produced as bates number SDNY_00006978?"

This demand is buried among requests for surveillance camera records (#23), suicide reconstruction reports (#28), After Action Internal Reports (#27), and investigation records related to other deaths at BOP facilities (#31). The positioning suggests the defense viewed the 4chan leak as potentially relevant to their case -- possibly because it could demonstrate that others besides the guards had knowledge of events that night.

The full letter also requested:

• Request #5: Internal memorandums addressing the death of Jeffrey Epstein

• Request #23: All surveillance camera records, logs, and orders since June 26, 2019, including records of broken or malfunctioning surveillance cameras

• Request #27: After Action Internal Report and Board of Inquiry Report

• Request #28: Suicide Reconstruction Report

• Request #31: Investigation records related to the suicide of Kenneth Houck at MDC, death of inmate Jamel Floyd at MDC, and smuggling of a firearm into MCC

E. The Government's Response -- The Dead End

The SDNY responded to Request No. 30 with this critical admission:

"Request No. 30. Who is the author of the 4Chan message produced as bates number SDNY_00006978?"

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"The Government has produced all records we have obtained regarding the 4Chan post. The poster used a dynamic IP, and therefore the records obtained did not disclose the author of the post."

This reveals:

The government's response to other requests was notably obstructive -- claiming they were "not in possession" of the After Action Report (#27), that the Suicide Reconstruction Report was not in "final version" (#28), and that surveillance camera records were outside their obligation (#23).

PART II: THE DEATH NIGHT TIMELINE

A. Official Suicide Timeline

Multiple EFTA documents reconstruct the minute-by-minute timeline. EFTA00033799 provides the most detailed version:

• 8:00 AM: Cellmate Reyes Efrain (Reg. No. 85993-054) departs for court

• 8:30 AM: Epstein arrives at Attorney Conference, visited by several attorneys throughout the day

• 6:45 PM: Epstein departs attorney conference, returns to SHU

• 7:00 PM: IDO provides social call; reports Epstein "in good spirits, nothing unusual"

• Inmate Reyes released from court and does NOT return to institution -- Epstein is now ALONE in his cell

• 6:33 AM: Body alarm activated in SHU

• 6:35 AM: Medical staff on site, CPR in progress, AED applied

• 6:40 AM: Captain notified

• 6:45 AM: EMS arrives, paramedics continue CPR, intubation, three rounds of Epinephrine, IV access, IO initiated -- no pulse, no shock advised

• 7:10 AM: EMS departs for Beekman Hospital

• 7:19 AM: USMS notified

• 7:20 AM: SIS Lt notified

• 7:30 AM: Warden arrives

• 7:32 AM: PIO notified by Warden

• 7:36 AM: OFFICIAL TIME OF DEATH reported by ER physician

• 8:10 AM: SIS Lt arrives

• 8:34 AM: FBI notified

• 9:00 AM: AUSA notified; SIS Lt. reports to SHU for inmate interviews

• 10:00 AM: Judge Berman notified

• 11:00 AM: Next of kin (brother) notified

• 11:12 AM: Press Release released to media

• 12:15 PM: Body released to Medical Examiner

• 12:19 PM: FBI arrives

• 1:35 PM: FBI arrives in SHU

• 1:40 PM: OIG notified by Warden

• 2:45 PM: OIG arrives in SHU

• 5:05 PM: OIG/FBI depart MCC

• 10:15 PM: Computer Services Manager arrives to REMOVE HARD DRIVES from SHU computers and REPLACE with new ones

• 12:15 AM: Computer Services Manager departs

• 11:15 AM: OIG agent departs with two computers (FPS 021407270 and FPS 0214207268)

B. The 4chan Timeline Problem

The official press release went out at 11:12 AM on August 10. ABC News is referenced by Lytvynenko as the first major outlet to report. If the 4chan post appeared 45 minutes before ABC's report, this places the 4chan post approximately in the mid-morning window -- after the 7:36 AM time of death but potentially before the 11:12 AM press release. The poster knew details before the media did.

C. Medical Records -- The Paramedic Response

Emergency Code - Resuscitation Event performed at Special Housing Unit.

CPR Compressions 08/10/2019 06:35

EKG/Monitor Lifepak 08/10/2019 06:39 - No shock advised

CPR Compressions 08/10/2019 06:40

Oxygen 15L 08/10/2019 06:47

IV Access Peripheral IV 08/10/2019 06:48 (18g Left AC)

Airway Endotracheal Tube 08/10/2019 07:08

ET Tube 7.5 24CM to L Lip line Placed by Paramedics

Medications Epinephrine 1mg IV 08/10/2019 07:10

Epinephrine 3 doses and Sodium bicarb 2 doses administered by paramedics

The clinical encounter notes:

"Responded to a body alarm at 0635 for medical emergency on 9S, Upon arrival inmate was received on the floor of his cell unresponsive with CPR in progress by correctional officers, Inmate was Cold, with circumferential Bruising around the neck and posterior mottling, Pupils Fixed and dilated, No Palpable pulses, Call placed for EMS, CPR Continued, AED Placed No shock advised... EMS and Paramedics arrived 0656, Placed on cardiac monitor asystole Resumed CPR, Inmate was intubated by Medics, 3 Rounds of Epinephrine administered, Pulse Check asystole, Inmate was transported to Local ER with CPR in progress."

"On Saturday, Aug 10, 2019, at approximately 0633 a.m., I responded to a medical emergency 9S, upon arrival Inmate (EPSTEIN, J. Reg #: 76318-054) was received on the floor of his cell unresponsive with CPR in progress by correctional officers, Inmate was Cold, with circumferential Bruising around the neck and posterior mottling, Pupils Fixed and dilated, No Palpable pulses were felt... EMS and Paramedics arrived 0656... Inmate was transported to Local ER with CPR in progress at approximately 0710."

"On August 10, 2019 Saturday morning approximately at 6:33am body alarm was activated from unit 9.South. I S.O.S respond to the body alarm on 9.South tier #11 cell # 220, medical staff on the unit performing CPR on inmate Epstein, Jeffrey Edward # 76318-054. With additional staff inmate Epstein was removed from 9.South unit to medical room on the second floor, performing CPR on inmate Epstein until the paramedics took over. We transported inmate Epstein down to the rear gate placed him into the EMS vehicles and I followed in a secure government vehicle to the hospital where I stayed on post until I was relieved."

This confirms paramedics were present at the scene from approximately 6:56 AM, handling the body and accompanying it to Beekman Hospital. Any of these paramedics had firsthand knowledge of the scene conditions.

D. Inmate Witness Accounts

"Inmate 7, who was two cells down from Epstein's cell and on the other side of the tier, told the OIG that he could not see into Epstein's cell but he could see the cell door. Inmate 7 said that after dinner was brought to Epstein's cell on the evening of August 9, 2019, Inmate 7 did not recall seeing anyone going in or out of Epstein's cell until the following morning at around 6 a.m. He further stated that he did not hear any door 'pop open' that evening. Inmate 7 said he remembered waking up around 6 a.m. on August 10, 2019, and hearing a voice, possibly male, saying 'Breathe.' Inmate 7 said he saw Epstein removed from his cell..."

"Inmate 6 did not see marks on Epstein's neck but did see bruising on his face and observed earphones that were still in place on Epstein's ears."

PART III: THE GUARDS' TRIAL AND RESOLUTION

A. Indictment -- US v. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas (19 Cr. 830)

The 20-page indictment charged both guards with conspiracy and falsification of records. Key facts from the indictment:

• Noel had been employed at MCC since approximately 2016

• Thomas was a materials handler supervisor who regularly worked overtime as a correctional officer

• From 12 AM to 8 AM on August 10, Noel and Thomas were the ONLY two officers on duty in the SHU

• Video surveillance confirmed they did not perform the 10 PM, 12 AM, 3 AM, or 5 AM counts

• They "sat at their desk, browsed the internet, and moved around the common area of the SHU"

• Noel browsed the internet periodically throughout the night; Thomas searched furniture sales and motorcycle websites

• "No correctional officer conducted any count or round... for approximately eight hours"

• "As confirmed by video surveillance, no one else entered the SHU, no one conducted any counts or rounds throughout the night, and no one entered the tier in which Epstein was housed"

• At approximately 6:30 AM, Noel and Thomas entered the tier to serve breakfast and discovered Epstein's body at 6:33 AM

B. Deferred Prosecution Agreements

Thomas admitted he "willfully and knowingly completed materially false count and round slips regarding required counts and rounds in the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 9, 2019 and August 10, 2019."

Same admission from Noel.

"The USAO-SDNY plans to offer deferred prosecution agreements to two correctional officers, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas... The USAO-SDNY has determined that deferring the defendants' prosecution is an outcome consistent with the interests of justice, the mitigating personal circumstances of the defendants, and the Department's practice in the overwhelming majority of other cases in which correctional officers have been investigated or charged with falsifying count or round forms."

Conditions included: admitting guilt, cooperating with OIG, 100 hours community service.

C. Nolle Prosequi -- Case Dismissed

All charges dropped. Filed by AUSA Nicolas Roos. Approved by Judge Analisa Torres.

After the DPAs, SDNY released approximately 2,700 pages of BOP documents to the New York Times pursuant to FOIA litigation. These had been withheld during the criminal prosecution.

PART IV: THE FBI'S DIGITAL EVIDENCE COLLECTION

EFTA02730741)">A. FBI Case Serial -- Evidence Items (EFTA02730741)

The FBI case serial (EFTA02730741, page 34) lists the following digital evidence items collected, revealing a much broader investigation into online activity:

- The FBI captured a screenshot of the notorious Reddit account long speculated to belong to Ghislaine Maxwell. The account was one of the most prolific Reddit power users and mysteriously stopped posting on July 2, 2020 -- the day Maxwell was arrested.

- A SEPARATE evidence item from the paramedic leak. This refers to someone claiming to be an Epstein employee who posted a "confession" on both YouTube and 4chan.

- The FBI captured the kidsquest.com website and took screenshots. The name is suggestive but the connection to the Epstein case is not specified in available records.

- An unspecified viral video was captured as evidence.

- The FBI screenshotted a specific Quora user's page as part of the investigation.

- An Imgur-hosted screenshot of a comment by an unidentified person was collected.

- A specific Massachusetts address was investigated via aerial surveillance.

B. The Employee Confession -- YouTube Video

An FBI tip submitted through the online portal on August 24, 2020 from North Port, Florida:

"This was on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD_3415Iatc&feature=share And the person talking is supposedly an employee of Jeff Epstein."

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Violation: Human Trafficking

Submitted via: fbi.gov/wanted/operation-legend

Tipster location: North Port, FL 34287

This is the tip that led to the FBI evidence item "Screenshots of Epstein's alleged employee's confession on YouTube and 4chan." The tipster used an iPhone running iOS 12.4.8.

C. Jean Francois Gariepy -- Funded Associate

"(U) NTOC2019-MC3 189dec01 Possible Connection between YouTuber, Jean Francois Gariepy,"

This NTOC tip, timestamped 07/08/2019, reports a "possible connection" between YouTuber Jean Francois Gariepy and the Epstein case.

• EFTA00675528: Initial outreach for NEURO.tv webseries seeking $25,000 funding

• EFTA00685143: Payment chain -- Richard Kahn (Epstein accountant) forwarded to Epstein "please advise." Epstein replied: "Let's start at 25k." Check payable to "NEURO.tv Inc." at Durham, NC

• EFTA00675880: Gariepy noted "Mr. Kahn has expressed some worries about NEURO.tv not being a 501(c)3"

• EFTA00684739: "NEURO.tv Season 1 begins" (February 2014)

• EFTA00642599: Gariepy pitched Season 2 and a book company "The Moral Signal," listing 2 Nobel laureates as guests (October 2014)

Gariepy was a Duke University postdoctoral researcher soliciting science patronage -- consistent with Epstein's broader science network (Brockman, Church, Lloyd). His later far-right media career postdates the Epstein funding relationship.

D. FBI Case File Index -- "4chan8 PNG" and "Kid Q PNG"

The index lists specific evidence files stored by the FBI:

(U) Kid Q PNG

(U) Kid Q PNG

(U) 4chan8 PNG

(U) quora david mcphee.PNG

(U) CAUTION- GRAPHIC Photo-- magnifying_glas[s]

The file naming convention is significant:

• "4chan8 PNG" -- suggests this is the 8th screenshot from 4chan, indicating the FBI captured at least 8 separate 4chan images

• "Kid Q PNG" -- possibly related to kidsquest.com screenshots or to QAnon-related "Kid Q" content

• "quora david mcphee.PNG" -- matches the Quora screenshot reference in the case serial

PART V: THE DEATH INVESTIGATION SUB-FILE

A. FBI Death Investigation Case

"(U) UNSUB(S); JEFFREY EPSTEIN - VICTIM; DEATH INVESTIGATION"

This confirms the FBI opened a formal death investigation with Epstein classified as the VICTIM and the subject(s) listed as UNSUB (Unknown Subject). Additional items in this sub-file include:

• "(U) Submission of CART Derivative Evidence NYC033797" (Computer Analysis Response Team)

• "(U) Evidence Chain of Custody for Items 1837 and 1838"

• "(U) Release of Evidence to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG)"

• "(U) Closing Communication" -- the investigation was formally closed

• "(U) Deferred Prosecution Agreement"

• "(U) Email threat to TOVA NOEL" (2 separate entries)

• "(U) Open source and database information on SHAWN CHRISTOPHER CONE"

• "(U) Email threat to TOVA NOEL from [email protected]"

• "(U) Interview of Hughwon Daniel"

• "(U) Interview of Miguel Monge"

• "(U) Interview of Darrius Dupree"

• "(U) 2020-01577-1 Questioned Documents"

• "(U) Response from FBI Laboratory Forensic Document Examiner"

• "(U) Psychology report and interview notes"

B. Threats Against Guard Tova Noel

The case serial reveals that guard Tova Noel received email threats from Shawn Christopher Cone ([email protected]). The FBI ran open source and database searches on Cone and logged at least two separate threatening emails as evidence items.

C. FBI Search Warrant Execution Team

Computer Forensics FBI

Paramedic THRU Team FBI

Paramedic Paramedic THRU Team FBI