EFTA00014902.pdf
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Extraction Summary
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People
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Document Information
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Email / urgent matter report (umr)
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132 KB
Summary
This document is an Urgent Matter Report (UMR) from the USAO-SDNY dated June 29, 2021, detailing the imminent release of approximately 2,700 pages of Bureau of Prisons records to The New York Times following FOIA litigation. The release includes internal memos, psychological records showing Epstein received special treatment and manipulated staff, an autopsy report, and details regarding institutional failures at MCC. The documents were previously withheld due to the criminal prosecution of guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, which concluded with deferred prosecution agreements.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Audrey Strauss | U.S. Attorney |
District POC for SDNY, recipient of the email
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Inmate / Deceased |
Subject of the files being released; committed suicide Aug 10, 2019
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| Tova Noel | Guard / Defendant |
Guard on duty night of suicide; entered deferred prosecution agreement
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| Michael Thomas | Guard / Defendant |
Guard on duty night of suicide; entered deferred prosecution agreement
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| USAO-SDNY |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; author of the report
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| BOP |
Bureau of Prisons; agency being defended in FOIA litigation
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| The New York Times |
Plaintiff in FOIA litigation seeking Epstein documents
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| MCC |
Metropolitan Correctional Center; location of Epstein's incarceration and suicide
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| OCME |
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (NYC); prepared the autopsy report
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| DOJ-OIG |
Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General
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| Main Justice |
DOJ Headquarters; took interest following suicide and sent individuals to tour MCC
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Timeline (3 events)
2021-05-01
Deferred prosecution agreements entered with guards Noel and Thomas.
New York
2021-07-02
Planned release of ~2,700 pages of BOP documents to The New York Times.
New York
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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New York; facility where Epstein died
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Specific unit within MCC where Epstein was housed
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Jurisdiction of the U.S. Attorney's Office
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Relationships (2)
Noel was one of the two guards on duty the night of Epstein's suicide.
Thomas was one of the two guards on duty the night of Epstein's suicide.
Key Quotes (4)
"Epstein's psychological records at MCC, which generally show that he claimed not to be suicidal, attempted to manipulate staff, and received some special treatment at MCC"Source
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"a photograph of a sign that was hung in the Special Housing Unit that stated that rounds on Epstein were mandatory, signed 'God,' which had been defaced to include a question mark after 'mandatory'"Source
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"internal emails within BOP and between BOP and USAO-SDNY from the day of Epstein's suicide reflecting generally a lack of understanding of what had happened"Source
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Quote #3
"Main Justice took an interest following Epstein's suicide, and sent individuals to tour MCC"Source
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