-lo ry Orriciat Recorp Ph a FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of entry HR) Captain, FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS (BOP), place “of employment METROPOLITAN CORRECTIONAL CENTER (MCC), 150 Park Row, New York, NY 10007, was interviewed at the FBI New York Field Office, 290\Broadway, New York, NY 10278 by FBI Special Agent PY and OIG Special Agent | a . Agents reviewed a standard OIG interview waiver form; | signed the form and agreed to a voluntary interview. After the Agents introduced themselves and explained the purpose of the interview, | provided the following information: | | began his career with the BOP in Florencéy CO in 2005. In 2014, he was transferred to the METROPOLITAN DETENTION CENTER (MDC) in Brooklyn, NY, where he was made Deputy Captain in 2015. In 2018, | was promoted to Captain at MCC, his position, where he oversees security for the entire building. | directly supervises, approximately 13 Lieutenants, and has ly 125-134 line sstaff / Correctional Officers under his e also sits on the institution's Executive purview. aff, which also includes the Warden. | primary duty is to ensure that security protocols are met by his, Lieutenants and sub-staff, and that policy guidelines are being followed as\set forth by the BOP. Among others, | | is responsible for the following: a Special Housing Unit U) Lieutenant, Lieutenant i: an Administrative Lieutenant, responsible for maintaining paperwork, etc.; an SIS Lieutenant, responsible for paperwork; an Operations & Activ ies Ldeéutenant(s), responsible for day-to-day operations and maintaining orders for three (3) shifts; and an Emergency Preparedness Lieutenant,¢ a collateral duty responsible in the event of emergency incidents suchas a fires, bomb threats, etc. | advised that his staff provides spec profile inmates, if deemed appropriate and designated as such. In order to al considerations for high @nsure an inmate is provided with proper care, the facility evaluates the inmate using several measures, including mental, physical, medical, Investigationon 08/12/2019 at New York, New York, Date drafted O08 / This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBL. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency SDNY_00007681 EFTA00064553

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 90A-NY-3151227 Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of | ,On 08/12/2019 page 2 Of 6 psychological, and sexual assault victim or predator assessments. Since different inmates are admitted with different criteria, appropriate housing varies. | interacted with inmate JEFFREY EPSTEIN on approximately \three occasions at MCC, all of which EPSTEIN maintained a pleasant demeanor. During the first instance, EPSTEIN asked | who he. was, and | | responded by introducing himself and explaining his position at the jail. During another instance, J) explained to EPSTEIN’ the poli¢y regarding meals during attorney sessions, and made certain EPSTEIN was accommodated with water, visits to the restroom, etc. EPSTEIN spent most of the day with his defense counsel, and was brought down as s00Mmas attorney visiting opened. | was made aware of the possibility that EPSTEIN would be housed at MCC in advance of EPSTEIN'S arrival. [RM was not present when inmate EPSTEIN was admitted to the facility. EPSTEIN was thoroughly vetted to determine if he was fit for General Population (GP) and was ultimately placed in the Special HousingsUnit (SHU). MCC places inmates under three categories of close superviSion: 1, “Dry Cell" for those at risk for smuggling contraband, 2. Psychological Observation, and 3. Suicide Watch. | advised that’ EPSTEIN)preferred not to have a cellmate and engaged in manipulative behavior to avoid having one, including requesting to see a psychologist. At) EPSTEIN'S request, he was interviewed by a psychologist. Following this@assessment, EPSTEIN was initially placed on Suicide Watch. He was later interviewed again and downgraded to Psychological Observation, because he was determined not to have suicidal tendencies. After some time, he waS@returned, to the SHU. | began hearing talk that EPSTEIN was trying to get back on Suicide Watch. Information like this is usually generated from rounds, “kites", and monitoring of phone calls and letters. On™or about July 23, 2019, EPSTEIN was found unresponsive on the floor of his, cell with a homemade piece of fabric on his chest. EPSTEIN'S cellmate had flagged the attention of a staff member, who handcuffed the cellmate and removed EPSTEIN to bring him to the medical unit. | heard from his staff that EPSTEIN may have been faking unconsciousness, because he was observed opening his eyes and making other suspicious movements not consistent with an unconscious state. EPSTEIN was medically assessed and SDNY_00007682 EFTA00064554

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 90A-NY-3 Continuation of FD-302 of , Page became coherent. EP "EIN claimed that his cellmate, FS to take his life. He was placed back on Suicide Unlike his first and previous placement EP has definitive sg dal tenc repor incarceration history. T was tasked with determining whether EIN was in fact sui g manipulative tactics; “to ignment of a cellmate. After Suicide Watch, EPSTEIN was) placed on to the, SHU. ological Observation and eventually returr At the direction of the Warden, FY] initiated «the process of compiling for EPSTEIN, vetting the the Warden for his review. | and his staf& fully screened ential cellmates and reported their determinations up )to the Warden. FP in a cell with, EPSTEIN. The Assistant War sible cellmat and submitting ididates to was selected and n, Warden, and Regional were notified) The Warden directed | on multiple occasions that EPSTEIN needed a cellmate at all times, and F verbally informed his Lieuten | repeatedly dir ieutenant, Lieutenant i. that EIN needed a cellmate at all times. Additionally, F visited the SHU on multiple occasionsgand directed staff to be very alert and attentive ants the cted his about EPSTEIN'S special accommodatic On Friday, August 9, 2019, Lieutenant | | was on leave and, thus, there no dedicated Lieutenant assigned to the SHU. In this event, the ation Lieutenant, Lieutenant i. had ‘sight that d the reSponsibilities of the SHU Lieutenant. Lieutenant | was TEIN was required to be housed with a cellmate, because TEIN'S death, | informally advised was not be housed alone, and emphasized the and took aware that E r to E | ximatel app ome week pri his Lieutenants that E cks" and unannounced rounds. need to be vigilant about "30-minute c limates are moved for various reas » including but not limited to, an incident in the cell, visits to court, legal library, 2019 and recreation. On Friday, August 9, 2019, EPSTEIN'S cellmate, i. had court. It would not be uncommon for | | to be out of his cell fo IN had an attorney ssion that an extended period. EPS EPSTEIN'S attorney was processed into the facility in the morning and y room. | was not notifi SDNY_00007683 d that EPSTEIN was brought down to the attorn EFTA00064555

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) S90A-NY- Continuation of FD-302 of .On 2019 Page 4 ypically, if an inmate transferred lowing court, their pr boxed, vand scured with a form All \items eiving a are normall unted for and inventoried. enter the SHU, all there must themselves and sign the logb a Correctional Officer. Altermatiwely, ‘the staff t door. A rrectional Off Correctional can pick pre jned to ongings were remo noti a Lieutenant, who would in turn fied tha [iz belongings were removed. FY] ad known that EPS not N was without a cellma he would have likely put o»logical 1. | is\ Moet, aware of any Lieuteng knowing that i: property was moved, ervat On Saturday, Lieutenant || around unr ved a= phe ll from that EPSTEIN was found 11m and « was ive in his to hear | | respond thatsEPST GM iorked a 4:00PM - 20:00 PM relieved by Lieutenant a. who was assi — the 10 PM - 6 AM shift. | did not personally .tell a that . He inquired ab ‘EIN did n ana a cellmate. on August 9, 2019. all time this me and or ser a staff email with the Lieutenants epeatedly, and a formal the information among all-Lieutenant meeting regarding Warden's di¥fective. He verbally instructed his Lieutenants on an informal and. individual basis, as y 9le with whom he had t yrning, August 10, 2019, | was relie i early SHU, 30-minute rounds need to be On Satur nonuniform intervals wi a 40-minute time frame. purpose of rounds is to ensure that od order being maintained, there is no suspicious activity, and all inm sunted for and re minute rounds are sumented whict as an a round is phy the Correctional Offi SDNY_00007684 EFTA00064556

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) A-NY Continuation of FD-302 of O19 | page 5 of 6 9E and p somet 10-minute nal the of at least t terminals located in the to determine if a minute round wé completed is surveillance footage. SHU on morning for completing the 1. He left ion abouts \th cam would have the camera technician, notified | that he was rlier that week, but | di } i cameras were not fur + | assumed the he disc ioning. Since building is in the work have been r down on Saturday ceiving the “phone | ee Warden. went to MCC, «arriving before 8:00 AM, approximately. the the building, arrival, screened in and retriev ° He went SHUemand signed the EPSTEIN, ineluding logbook, He also aining to attorney conference IN'S inmate fil was already pr the fz and t was placed on admin SDNY_00007685 EFTA00064557

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 90A-NY~-3151227 Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of ,On 08/12/2019 page 6 Of 6 HMMM bac concerns about the whereabouts of EPSTEIN'S cellmate. Some 6f his staff were under the impression that || was released from the ™SHU, which J later confirmed was not true. The purpose of the 3:00 AM and 5:00 AM counts is to physically count and confirm each person in each cell. There were no entries« of scounts in TRUSCOPE the entire night. If technology is down, the Correctional Officers also have the option to document the count on a hardcopy form.” Although there are no electronic records of counts, hardeopies.may have been retained. All inmate phone calls in the SHU are monitored “and inmates have limited access to phone calls. All calls should be recorded. | was not aware of any issues or complaints with EPSTEIN related to phone calls. On Saturday, August 10, 2019, [MJ was told Phat \EPSTEIN made a phone call at approximately 7:00 PM on the evening of Friday, August 9, 2019. It is uncommon to make an unrecorded phone ‘call in the SHU, and | would advise against it because calls. should be surveilled. Inmates can make a recorded phone call in the Liettenant'ssOffice, where it is documented in a monitored logbook. In the SAU, «Correctional Officers are not permitted to give inmates phone calls,¢but a\Unmit Team Member or the Chaplain can take the inmate to the Lieutenants office to make a call. | is not briefed on phone calls in they SHU, generally. WM wholeheartedly emphasized that he and his staff at MCC did their best to supervise, Safeguard and ensure the protection of EPSTEIN and all inmates effectively. His staff is aware of the seriousness of the investigation)»into EPSTEIN'S death. SDNY_00007686 EFTA00064558