EFTA00126647.txt

"when I reached the elevator on the third floor, inmate Epstein was being escorted out of Attorney visit... I said, hello, how you doing, Mr. Epstein?"

"inmate Epstein was being escorted out of Attorney visit by his Unit Manager"

"began his career with the BOP in Florence, Colorado in 2005"

"you were interviewed by Agents of the FBI... back when this instance occurred in August of 2019"

"you were interviewed by Agents of the FBI and the DOJ OIG back when this instance occurred in August of 2019"

"Epstein's cell mate had flagged the attention of a staff member... who his cell mate was? Tartaglione."

"BOP employee... Enter on Duty date with the Bureau of Prisons? 11/27/2005"

"I am a Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General"

"This is DOJ Special Agent"

"Also present is DOJ OIG Special Agent"

"This interview with Federal Bureau of Prisons employee... is being conducted as part of an official U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector"

"MCC, I was the Captain... from September of, I believe it was third, 2018, all the way until June 25 of 2020"

"Epstein would be housed at MCC in advance of Epstein's arrival"

"was ultimately placed in the Special Housing Unit"

"we had the notorious Joaquin Guzman up there"

"Efrain Reyes -", E-F-R-A-I-N, R-E-Y-E-S, "- was selected and housed in a cell with Epstein"

"Epstein was housed in the two-man occupancy [of the Special Housing Unit]... at MCC"

"Reyes, Epstein's cell mate, hey, he went out to court"

"where Epstein was, in the SHU"

"where Epstein was, in regular SHU"

"found inmate Epstein deceased in the cell"

"that out count from the SHU was Jeffrey Epstein"

"Epstein's cell mate, Reyes, had court"

"if your count cleared here, at 10:00, you only had one out of the unit, which was Epstein"

"he was on L-tier, right?"

"his inmate file... his SHU file is not up there"

"had concerns about the whereabouts of Epstein's cell mate. Some of his staff were under the impression that Reyes was released"

"the cell that Epstein was found in... especially in the Special Housing Unit"

"Inmate Epstein, number 76318-054, is being taken off psych observation, and needs to be housed with an appropriate cell mate"

"Inmate Epstein, number 76318-054, is being taken off psych observation"

"the only person that I spoke to, that I pulled in my office, was the SHU OIC... Make sure he's got a cell mate at all times."

"explaining his position at the jail... Captain, is it okay if I get a telephone call?"

"escorted out of Attorney visit by his Unit Manager"

"especially while him being housed in the Special Housing Unit"

"she assumed her position as the AW over Custody"

"he was returned to the SHU"

"Epstein's cell mate had flagged the attention of a staff member"

"official DOJ investigation surrounding the circumstances of Jeffrey Epstein's death... you used to work at the MCC in New York City?"

"Warden had appointed - or instructed - that would then take over the responsibilities"

"When you met with Epstein on that night... Everything is fine, Cap"

"Epstein claimed that he tried to murder him"

"the Regional Director vetted those three names... the Regional Director said, no, I want this guy"

"I did have conversations directly with the Warden, as far as for security situations"

"when he called the Regional Director, on the phone, and he and the Regional Director vetted those three names"

"The Warden told me to do it. So, if the Warden told me to do it, why wouldn't I go do it?"

"I put out an e-mail... To all Correctional Services staff"

"I got an e-mail about that, too - about the high visibility inmates inside the unit"

"court line, inmate Reyes - using him as an example... at MCC"

"the Warden and I was having a lengthy conversations... in the Bureau of Prisons"

"me, as the Captain... in the Bureau of Prisons"