OIG_Report_23-085_Epstein_Death_MCC.pdf

"Epstein while detained at the facility from his arrest on federal sex trafficking charges on July 6, 2019, until his death on August 10"

"his arrest on federal sex trafficking charges on July 6, 2019"

"the two SHU staff on duty, CO Tova Noel and Material Handler Michael Thomas"

"the two SHU staff on duty, CO Tova Noel and Material Handler Michael Thomas"

"Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Custody, Care, and Supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center"

"That inmate remained Epstein’s cellmate until August 9"

"he called someone with whom he allegedly had a personal relationship"

"On August 8, the U.S. Marshals Service sent two emails notifying numerous MCC New York staff"

"Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York, determined that Epstein had died by suicide"

"Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted in December 2021 of conspiring with Epstein to sexually abuse minors over the course of a decade."

"Also on August 8, Epstein met with his attorneys at the prison... and signed a new Last Will and Testament."

"Thomas unlocked the cell door and saw Epstein hanged. Thomas immediately yelled for Noel to get help"

"the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner performed an autopsy and determined the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide."

"the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unsealed approximately 2,000 pages of documents in civil litigation involving Ghislaine Maxwell"

"Epstein Signs a New Last Will and Testament on August 8"

"Epstein had been placed in the SHU on July 7, 2019, the day after his arrest, due to the significant media coverage of his case and awareness of his n"

"The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ) that operates 122 institutions across the United States."

"The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ) that operates 122 institutions across the United States."

"Epstein had been placed in the SHU on July 7, 2019, the day after his arrest, due to the significant media coverage of his case."

"MCC New York Staff Failed to Ensure that Epstein Had a Cellmate on August 9 as Instructed by the Psychology Department on July 30"

"Transfer of Epstein’s Cellmate on August 9 to Another Institution and Failure to Replace Him with Another Inmate"

"SHU staff unlocked the cell door and found Epstein hanged in his cell, with one end of a piece of orange cloth around his neck."

"identified by the OIG during the course of this investigation and review into the custody, care, and supervision of one of the BOP’s most notorious in"

"detention at the facility from his arrest on July 6, 2019, until his death on August 10, 2019"

"performed an autopsy on Epstein and determined that the cause of death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide"

"make an unrecorded, unmonitored telephone call the evening before his death to an individual with whom he allegedly had a personal relationship"

"2 days before his death... Epstein signed a new Last Will and Testament"

"direction that the MCC New York Psychology Department issued on July 30 after Epstein was removed from suicide watch"

"MCC New York staff assigned to the SHU"

"The OIG investigation and review identified numerous and serious failures by MCC New York staff"

"On July 2, 2019, a federal grand jury of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York returned an indictment that charged Epstein wit"

"On July 6, 2019, Epstein was arrested... and was transported to the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (BOP) Metropolitan Correctional Center"

"Correctional Officer (CO) Tova Noel... began working together in MCC New York SHU"

"Material Handler Michael Thomas began working together in MCC New York SHU"

"returned an indictment that charged Noel and Thomas with one count each of conspiracy and multiple counts each of falsification of records"

"returned an indictment that charged Noel and Thomas with one count each of conspiracy and multiple counts each of falsification of records"

"Noel and Thomas created, certified, and submitted false documentation indicating that the counts and rounds had been done as required to conceal their"

"Noel and Thomas created, certified, and submitted false documentation indicating that the counts and rounds had been done as required to conceal their"

"inmates who had been housed at MCC New York during time periods relevant to our investigation, including three who were housed in the L Tier of the SH"

"The OIG also reached out to one of Epstein’s attorneys to discuss the possibility of providing information, but ultimately the attorney declined to be"

"The OIG also reached out to one of Epstein’s attorneys to discuss the possibility of providing information"

"interviewed the Medical Examiner who performed the autopsy on Epstein"

"the relative contacted the OIG to say that the relative had photographic proof that the door to Epstein’s cell was left open"

"three who were housed in the L Tier of the SHU on the day Epstein died. Those three L-Tier inmates were housed in cells opposite Epstein’s cell"

"The OIG also reviewed Epstein’s autopsy report and interviewed the Medical Examiner who performed the autopsy on Epstein."

"the OIG reviewed FBI investigative records, including interview reports (FD-302), notes from witness interviews"

"federal grand jury of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York returns an indictment charging Epstein with sex trafficking"

"federal grand jury of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York returns an indictment charging Epstein with ... conspiracy to comm"

"Epstein ... is transported for detention pending his initial court appearance to the MCC New York as a pretrial detainee."

"Epstein is assigned to the MCC New York’s Special Housing Unit (SHU) because of significant media attention and his notoriety among other MCC New York"