EFTA00017915.pdf
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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
Type:
Indictment (united states district court southern district of new york)
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1.64 MB
Summary
This document is a federal indictment (19 Cr. 830) charging correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas with conspiracy and falsifying records related to the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein. The indictment alleges that on the night of August 9-10, 2019, the defendants failed to perform mandatory institutional counts and 30-minute rounds in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) of the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), instead sleeping and browsing the internet while Epstein committed suicide. The document details the specific falsified count slips submitted by the defendants and their verbal admissions of failure to a supervisor upon the discovery of Epstein's body.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Tova Noel | Defendant / Correctional Officer |
Employed at MCC since 2016. Assigned to SHU during Epstein's suicide. Charged with conspiracy and making false records.
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| Michael Thomas | Defendant / Correctional Officer |
Employed at MCC since 2007. Assigned to SHU during Epstein's suicide. Charged with conspiracy and making false records.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Inmate / Victim |
Inmate at MCC facing sex trafficking charges. Committed suicide while unobserved by defendants.
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| Geoffrey S. Berman | United States Attorney |
Signed the indictment.
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| Officer-1 | Correctional Officer |
Worked 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on August 9. Failed to perform 4 p.m. count with Noel.
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| Officer-2 | Correctional Officer |
Worked 4 p.m. to 12 a.m. on August 9. Failed to perform 10 p.m. count with Noel.
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| Supervisor-1 | Supervisor |
Responded to the alarm on August 10. Received confessions from Noel and Thomas regarding missed rounds.
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Timeline (8 events)
2019-07-06
Jeffrey Epstein arrested and detained at MCC on sex trafficking charges.
MCC, New York
2019-07-23
Epstein found on floor of cell with bedsheet around neck (suicide attempt). Michael Thomas responded to this incident.
MCC SHU
2019-08-09
Epstein's cellmate transferred out; no replacement assigned despite psychological staff direction.
MCC SHU
2019-08-10
Noel and Thomas fail to perform 12 a.m., 3 a.m., and 5 a.m. counts but sign false slips. They also fail to perform 30-minute rounds.
MCC SHU
2019-08-10
Noel and Thomas sit at desk, browse internet (furniture sales, benefit websites, motorcycle sales, sports news), and appear to sleep for approx 2 hours.
MCC SHU Common Area
2019-08-10
Epstein found unresponsive with noose around neck at approx 6:33 a.m.
MCC SHU Cell
Relationships (3)
Worked the overnight shift together in the SHU on August 9-10, 2019.
Noel was assigned to guard the unit where Epstein was housed.
Thomas was assigned to guard the unit where Epstein was housed; Thomas also responded to Epstein's July 23 incident.
Key Quotes (7)
"Epstein hung himself."Source
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"we did not complete the 3 a.m. nor 5 a.m. rounds."Source
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Quote #2
"we messed up"Source
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Quote #3
"I messed up, she's not to blame, we didn't do any rounds."Source
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"Instead, for substantial portions of their shifts, NOEL and THOMAS sat at their desk, browsed the internet, and moved around the common area of the SHU."Source
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Quote #5
"NOEL used the computer periodically throughout the night, including to search the internet for furniture sales and benefit websites."Source
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Quote #6
"THOMAS used the computer briefly around 1 a.m., 4 a.m., and 6 a.m. to search for motorcycle sales and sports news."Source
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Quote #7
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