EFTA00015428.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:
Legal declaration (court filing)
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1.1 MB
Summary
This document is a legal declaration by Nicole McFarland, a Staff Attorney at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), filed on August 5, 2020, in the case of The New York Times v. Federal Bureau of Prisons. It details the steps taken by MCC staff to search for records requested under FOIA regarding Jeffrey Epstein, including SHU logs, video footage, suicide watch records, and phone logs. McFarland testifies that critical evidence, such as SHU logs and video footage, was transferred to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the FBI in August 2019, and that no recordings of Epstein's phone calls exist.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Nicole McFarland | Staff Attorney, Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) |
Declarant; conducted/coordinated the search for records at MCC.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Inmate |
Subject of the FOIA requests and the records search.
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| Kara Christenson | Government Information Specialist, BOP |
Coordinated with McFarland regarding the FOIA request.
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| MCC Warden | Warden |
Mentioned as a role; Executive Assistant to Warden was searched.
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| MCC Chief Psychologist | Chief Psychologist |
Searched for records regarding suicide watch removal.
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| MCC Associate Warden | Associate Warden |
Identified as likely to have responsive documents.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| The New York Times Company |
Plaintiff in the lawsuit.
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| Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) |
Defendant; employer of declarant.
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| Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York |
Facility where Epstein was held and where the search for records occurred.
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| United States District Court, Southern District of New York |
Court where the case was filed.
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| Office of the Inspector General (OIG) |
Received SHU log books and visitor logs on August 22, 2019.
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Received all responsive video camera footage on August 10, 2019.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office |
Subject of correspondence search.
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Timeline (5 events)
2019-07-22
2019-08-10
All responsive video camera footage pertinent to Epstein's suicide and attempt handed over to the FBI.
MCC New York
MCC Staff
FBI
2019-08-22
SHU log books and visitor logs handed over to the Office of the Inspector General (OIG).
MCC New York
MCC Staff
OIG
2020-07-30
Visitor log book entry located for Jeffrey Epstein (Note: The text explicitly says 2020, but context implies 2019 as Epstein was deceased in 2020).
MCC New York
Jeffrey Epstein
Visitor (Unnamed)
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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New York, NY; primary location of events.
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9 South; specific unit where Epstein was housed.
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Previous workplace of Nicole McFarland.
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Previous workplace of Nicole McFarland.
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Relationships (2)
Communicated regarding Plaintiff's FOIA requests.
Epstein was housed at MCC; staff generated records regarding him.
Key Quotes (4)
"MCC staff determined that the SHU log books in question were handed over to the Office of the Inspector General ('OIG') on or about August 22, 2019."Source
EFTA00015428.pdf
Quote #1
"MCC staff determined that all responsive video footage had been handed over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on or about August 10, 2019."Source
EFTA00015428.pdf
Quote #2
"BOP has determined that no recording was made of Epstein's calls on any legal or non-legal line."Source
EFTA00015428.pdf
Quote #3
"I double-checked with the Executive Assistant to the MCC Warden and the MCC's chief psychologist and confirmed that they did not have any meeting minutes or any record of a meeting held to determine that Epstein would be removed from suicide watch."Source
EFTA00015428.pdf
Quote #4
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