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The United States Government filed this Memorandum of Law in opposition to defendant Michael Thomas's motion to compel additional discovery in the case regarding the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The government argues that it has already provided substantial discovery (video surveillance, logs, witness statements) and that Thomas's requests for Inspector General reports and internal BOP disciplinary records of other employees are irrelevant, privileged, or intended for an improper 'jury nullification' defense regarding staffing shortages. The government asserts that Thomas has failed to provide evidence for a selective prosecution claim.

This document is a court order from the Southern District of New York in the case against correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas. Judge Analisa Torres denies Defendant Thomas's motion to compel the government to produce the Office of the Inspector General's report on Jeffrey Epstein's death (which did not yet exist) and internal Bureau of Prisons reports. The court ruled that the government had already complied with discovery obligations and that the Bureau of Prisons was not considered part of the prosecution team for discovery purposes.

This document is a Court Order filed on June 9, 2020, in the case against correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas. It outlines the charges against Thomas for falsifying inmate count slips at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) on the night Jeffrey Epstein died (August 9-10, 2019). The order addresses Thomas's motion to compel the government to produce Inspector General reports and other evidence prior to the trial scheduled for January 2021.

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.

This document is an indictment filed on November 19, 2019, charging correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas with conspiracy and falsifying records. The indictment alleges that on the night of August 9-10, 2019, the defendants failed to perform mandatory checks on Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and instead browsed the internet and slept, falsifying count slips to cover their dereliction of duty, during which time Epstein committed suicide.