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EFTA00018132.pdf
This document is a 'Hammad Memo' dated August 14, 2019, from the US Attorney's Office (SDNY) requesting permission to interview three inmates housed in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) at the MCC. The investigation concerns the death of Jeffrey Epstein and potential criminal negligence/falsification of records by MCC staff on the night of August 9-10, 2019. The memo argues that interviewing these represented inmates is legally permissible because they are witnesses to the Epstein event, which is separate from the criminal cases for which they have counsel.
EFTA00017953.pdf
This document is a letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office to Judge Kenneth Karas regarding the case of Nicholas Tartaglione. It reveals that video footage from outside the cell Tartaglione shared with Jeffrey Epstein during the night of July 22-23, 2019 (the date of Epstein's first reported suicide attempt/incident), no longer exists. The MCC inadvertently preserved video of the wrong cell due to a clerical error in their system, and the backup system for the Special Housing Unit failed to retain the footage due to technical errors.
EFTA00017915.pdf
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.
EFTA00017912.pdf
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced charges against federal correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas for falsifying records and conspiracy related to the night of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide. The indictment alleges that the officers failed to perform mandatory checks on inmates in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) between 10:30 p.m. on August 9 and 6:30 a.m. on August 10, 2019, instead browsing the internet and sitting at their desks while falsifying count slips. Epstein committed suicide by hanging during this unmonitored period.
EFTA00017109.pdf
This document is a transcript of a court hearing in the case of United States v. Nicholas Tartaglione. The proceedings focus on a motion by media organizations (NY Post, Daily News, NY Times) to unseal letters regarding Tartaglione's housing conditions at the MCC and MDC. The Judge rules against the Bureau of Prisons and orders the letters unsealed, citing the public interest in BOP conditions and the fact that Tartaglione's background (and connection to the Epstein incident) is already public knowledge. The hearing also touches on trial scheduling and the government's decision not to seek a warrant for a specific telephone.
EFTA00017095.pdf
A formal letter from David McCraw, General Counsel for The New York Times, to Judge Kenneth Karas arguing for the unsealing of judicial records in United States v. Tartaglione. The records concern Nicholas Tartaglione's request to be transferred from the MCC due to threats from guards, allegedly stemming from his witnessing of his former cellmate Jeffrey Epstein's attempted suicide. The NYT argues that public interest and First Amendment rights outweigh the Government's desire to keep the Bureau of Prisons' internal deliberations secret.
EFTA00016763.pdf
This document is an email dated July 28, 2019, circulating a Wall Street Journal article titled 'What Jail Is Like for Jeffrey Epstein.' The text details the grim conditions at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Manhattan, where Epstein was held in 'the box' with former police officer Nicholas Tartaglione. It mentions Epstein's recent denial of bail, his move to suicide watch after being found unconscious, and complaints from other inmates and lawyers about vermin, cold temperatures, and sanitation issues at the facility.
EFTA00016736.pdf
This document is a letter from defense attorney Bruce Barket to Judge Kenneth Karas requesting an evidentiary hearing regarding the destruction of surveillance video from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC). The missing video allegedly depicted the outside of the cell shared by Nicholas Tartaglione and Jeffrey Epstein during Epstein's suicide attempt on July 23, 2019. The defense argues this video is exculpatory for Tartaglione's sentencing mitigation, while the Government has admitted that the MCC inadvertently preserved the wrong video and that the backup system failed due to technical errors.
EFTA00016118.pdf
Attorney Anthony Cecutti writes to Judge Engelmayer regarding his client, Justin Rivera, detailing ongoing issues with accessing discovery materials (via laptop) and legal counsel (via video calls) at the MCC. The letter alleges harassment by MCC staff, who referred to Rivera as 'enemy #1', and criticizes the facility's rigid scheduling. The document concludes by contrasting Rivera's harsh treatment with the extensive accommodations provided to Ghislaine Maxwell at the MDC (access to computers, showers, TV, and 13 hours of discovery review daily), arguing that the disparity is based on race, gender, and class.
EFTA00015646.pdf
This document is an internal 'News Brief' email dated August 27, 2021, from the U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) Terrorism & International Narcotics Unit. It summarizes various current events, starting with the closure of the MCC jail where Jeffrey Epstein died, followed by reports on TikTok hate speech, the T-Mobile hack, lawsuits against Donald Trump regarding the Capitol Riot, and extensive coverage of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the ISIS-K bombing at Kabul airport. It concludes with a 'Significant Dates in History' section recounting the 1979 IRA assassination of Lord Mountbatten.
EFTA00015493.pdf
This document is a Supplemental Declaration filed by BOP official Kara Christenson in a FOIA lawsuit brought by The New York Times. It details the BOP's processing of records related to Jeffrey Epstein's incarceration and death, correcting previous statements about visitor logs (clarifying one was a phone log) and justifying the withholding of information such as third-party names, security techniques, and internal investigation details under various FOIA exemptions. It specifically notes that Epstein did not send or receive emails via the prison system and that records of funds transferred to him exist but identifying information of the transferors is withheld.
EFTA00015438.pdf
This document is a legal declaration by Russell Capone filed in the SDNY regarding a FOIA lawsuit by the New York Times against the Bureau of Prisons. It argues for withholding records related to Jeffrey Epstein's detention and death to avoid interfering with the pending criminal prosecutions of correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas (for falsifying records) and inmate Nicholas Tartaglione (for multiple murders). Attached as exhibits are the indictments for Noel/Thomas, detailing the night of Epstein's death, and Tartaglione, detailing the 'Likquid Lounge' quadruple homicide.
EFTA00015428.pdf
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.
EFTA00015300.pdf
An internal email containing an official statement from the U.S. Marshals Service confirming the death of Jeffrey Epstein on August 10, 2019. The statement notes he was a USMS inmate held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York and that the FBI is handling the investigation.
EFTA00014263.pdf
This document is a compilation of SDNY news clips from March 9, 2020. Key topics include U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman's statement that Prince Andrew has refused to cooperate with the Epstein investigation, the massive indictment of 27 individuals (including trainers Jorge Navarro and Jason Servis) in a horse racing doping scandal, and the mistrial in the Joshua Schulte CIA leak case. It also covers the transfer of MCC staff following Epstein's suicide, the sex trafficking case of Lawrence Ray, and tensions between SDNY Attorney Berman and Attorney General William Barr regarding DOJ independence.
EFTA00014243.pdf
This document is a compilation of 'SDNY News Clips' from March 9, 2020, summarizing major legal news relevant to the Southern District of New York. Key stories include Prince Andrew's refusal to cooperate in the Epstein investigation, the transfer of the MCC jail captain following Epstein's suicide, a massive horse racing doping indictment involving high-profile trainers, the hung jury in the Joshua Schulte CIA leak trial, and internal DOJ conflicts between U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and Attorney General William Barr. It also touches on Harvey Weinstein's injury in jail and new court restrictions due to the emerging Coronavirus outbreak. No flight logs were present in the document.
EFTA00010968.pdf
This document is a federal indictment against correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas for conspiracy and falsifying records related to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The indictment alleges that on the night of August 9-10, 2019, the officers failed to perform mandatory counts and rounds in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) where Epstein was held, instead sleeping and browsing the internet. They subsequently falsified official count slips to make it appear that checks had been performed, leaving Epstein unobserved from approximately 10:30 p.m. until 6:30 a.m., when he was found dead by suicide.
EFTA00009966.pdf
This document is an internal email chain from the US Attorney's Office (USANYS) circulating a NY Daily News article dated September 12, 2019. The article details a letter written by Nick Tartaglione, Jeffrey Epstein's former cellmate, in which Tartaglione denies harming Epstein and claims he was chosen as a cellmate because he would not extort him. The document discusses Epstein's suicide, the investigation into jail conditions at MCC, and Tartaglione's own legal troubles involving quadruple murder charges.
EFTA00009958.pdf
This document is an FBI FD-302 report detailing the interview of a BOP Senior Officer Specialist (SOS) who worked at MCC New York. The interview took place on August 20, 2019, and focused on the events of August 9, 2019, the day before Jeffrey Epstein's death. The interviewee reported seeing Epstein with attorneys (2 females, 1 male) around 9am on August 9th and provided details regarding MCC procedures, including count logs, rounds, and document retention policies (noting count paperwork is shredded after 30 days).
EFTA00009800.pdf
This document is an email circulating an Associated Press article from March 5, 2020. The article details a criminal investigation by the Justice Department into the flow of contraband, specifically a potential gun, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, where Jeffrey Epstein had died the previous summer. The investigation caused a severe lockdown impacting inmate rights and legal proceedings, drawing criticism from David Patton of the Federal Defenders of New York.
EFTA00009786.pdf
This document is a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Michael Thomas, a Bureau of Prisons guard charged in connection with the events surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death. Thomas admits to willfully falsifying 'count and round slips' at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) on August 9 and 10, 2019. In exchange for deferring prosecution for six months, Thomas agrees to 100 hours of community service, cooperation with federal investigators (FBI, DOJ-OIG), and good behavior.
EFTA00009781.pdf
This document is a Deferred Prosecution Agreement for Tova Noel, a defendant charged with falsifying records at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) on August 9-10, 2019, the dates surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death. Noel admits to willfully creating false count and round slips in the Special Housing Unit. The agreement defers prosecution for six months contingent on good behavior, 100 hours of community service, and cooperation with the DOJ-OIG and FBI regarding her employment at the BOP.
EFTA00009747.pdf
This document is an indictment filed on November 19, 2019, against correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas. It charges them with conspiracy and falsifying records for failing to perform required counts and rounds in the Special Housing Unit of the Metropolitan Correctional Center on the night of August 9-10, 2019, when inmate Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. The indictment details that the officers browsed the internet and slept instead of monitoring inmates, then signed false certifications stating checks had been completed.
EFTA00008415.pdf
This document is a photograph of physical evidence: a Seagate 500GB hard drive (S/N W2AEXSJV) sealed in a plastic container. The label indicates it contains a 'Master Copy' of video surveillance footage from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) downloaded from DVR1. The footage covers the Special Housing Unit (SHU) floor 9 and Attorney Visit area floor 3 from July 23, 2019, to August 10, 2019, the date of Jeffrey Epstein's death. The label notes a failed download for 8/9 and mentions a 'wrong camera' issue.
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This document is a letter from Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel to Judge Alison J. Nathan dated August 10, 2020. The defense requests the disclosure of the identities of 'Victims 1-3' to prepare for trial and argues that Maxwell is being subjected to uniquely harsh confinement conditions at the MDC as a direct reaction to the BOP's failure to prevent Jeffrey Epstein's suicide in 2019. The letter details Epstein's timeline of detention and death to contextualize the extreme surveillance and isolation Maxwell is facing.
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