EFTA00119019.txt

"selecting Tartaglione as Epstein's cellmate"

"the decision to have Efrain Reyes placed as Epstein's cellmate"

"Edward Hayes. I'm his lawyer."

"Federal Bureau of Prisons employee... 30 years and three months."

"I'm the Warden at FCI Fort Dix."

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

"present is DOJ/OIG Special Agent"

"his cellmate, Tartaglione, Nicholas"

"was he placed back in the SHU? Yes."

"Reyes is Epstein's cellmate."

"inmate Jeffrey Epstein, who was housed within the MCC in July and August of 2019"

"Where were you a warden? In New York. MCC... May of '18 until... 2020"

"I visited inmate Epstein in SHU on Thursday. Thursday, meaning August 8th -- 2019."

"if Reyes was removed as Epstein's cellmate?"

"In the Special Housing Unit, anybody working in there would know that he was supposed to have a cellmate."

"Attorney Mariel Colon... asked, as an aside, whether we would consider housing him in the cadre"

"attorney Michael Miller... asked whether we could house Mr. Epstein alone in the SHU"

"he was placed in Nine South"

"I spoke to two of his attorneys yesterday, August 9th, 2019... Attorney Mariel Colon, with whom I spoke in person"

"I spoke to attorney Michael Miller on the phone"

"where is his cellmate? ... you didn't know that he didn't have a cellmate on August 9th?"

"Documentation re: Reyes, Efrain reg number 85993-054. Cellmate."

"the Marshals came and removed him from the institution... Transfer of prisoners from NYM -- to GEO... Please schedule the transfer for Friday, 8/09/20"

"it shows Reyes, from ZO6-22. And that means the SHU."

"who can we get a cellmate for, for Epstein?"

"Mandatory 30-minute rounds on Epstein... orange signs that are posted up there [in the SHU]"

"they knew he was Epstein's cellmate"

"they logged him into the cell that he was placed in, coming out of psychological observation"

"where is his cellmate? That wouldn't be - No. I mean -- No. -- you're just saying, okay, Epstein is downstairs, his, you know, or maybe his cellmate w"

"Inmate Epstein was found within cell 220... He was placed into the cell on July 30th, 2019. He's found August 10th, 2019."

"inmate Epstein was housed with two other inmates during his assignment in the SHU"

"Inmate Reyes, the cellmate, departs for court"

"prevent Epstein's death"

"allowing inmate Epstein to be placed in the cell alone"

"6:33 a.m. A body alarm is activated in the Special Housing Unit. SHU staff report inmate Epstein was unresponsive in cell 206-220LAD"

"Michael Thomas immediately went into the cell"

"Potential leak in hospital regarding Epstein's death."

"Prison guards skip mandatory checks before Epstein's death."

"Reyes left... Epstein was found on the 10th. Didn't have a cellmate for 24 hours"

"As the MCC warden?"

"He had an attorney visit, starting at 8:20 a.m."

"Michael Thomas is the one that actually found him on August 10th"

"Inmate companion Estebaen... Assumed responsibility for inmate Epstein on... 7/23 until 7/24"

"ultimately decided that he go into Nine South, or the Special Housing Unit"

"This is an official DOJ/OIG investigation into the death of inmate Jeffrey Epstein... and you are being asked to voluntarily provide answers"

"I spoke with Officer who stated that Inmate Epstein was alert and had indicated that his cellmate, Tartaglione, Nicholas... had attempted to kill him,"

"saw him with a string around his neck"

"Tartaglione was, you know, the best -- ... we're going to put him in"

"based on the SIS investigation, it was inconclusive whether he committed, you know, tried to -- attempted to commit suicide"

"coming back to the MCC"