-1 of 4- Orriciat Recorp FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION -¥ assigned as lieutenant 10PM shift. His He would on there were no activi switch shifts with assigned during the he had no relief officer. Investigation on 8/21/2019 wa N -NY-3151227 Date drafted This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distnibuted outside your agency EFTA00101247

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 9O0A-NY-3151227 Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of fs ,On 08/21/2019 page 2 Of 4 GMM stated the responsibilities of an activities lieutenant include making rounds and placing inmates in special housing. During rounds they ensure officers are properly carrying out their job responsibilities and give the inmates the opportunity to address them with any concerns. | stated he often attempted to walk all of the tiers based on time. WM stated on weekdays the prison takes a count at 4PM. The activities and operations lieutenants take a verbal count by speaking with each unit and match that number with the count slips from internal, if correct they clear the institutional count. They cannot clear a count until they receive a good verbal count from every unit. He was not aware of any instance in which the count was cleared without speaking with every unit. | stated he would attempt to watch the camera monitors as the corrections officers performed the count to ensure officers were properly counting, he could not monitor at all times due to the amount of activity in the control room. | stated he was normally relieved before 10PM, prior to evening count. He had heard of an instance where the count was not properly completed, but it had been some time in the past. | stated as a lieutenant he worked to enforce policy through verbal counseling and by example. Taking the count is one of the most important duties corrections officers perform as professionals. MMMM stated the special housing unit (SHU) is responsible for doing rounds every thirty minutes. As a lieutenant he would sign round forms if they were correct. He had never signed off on forms that were filled out in advance and would report any instance of that to his supervisors if he was aware of it. He trained officers to differ their round patterns so inmates would not be aware of their timing. | stated he had heard stories of officers not completing their thirty minute rounds in the SHU, other than the JEFFREY EPSTEIN death he had not heard of any instances for approximately five to ten years. fs stated he recalled suicides taking place in MCC in 2003 and another several years later. EFTA00101248

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) 9O0A-NY-31512 Continuation of FD-302 of {U) He | stated he was on duty the night EPS was received at the rear gate and observed him being proce in. At the time of his arrival EPSTEIN was deemed ok to go to general population, | was unaware of his high profile. | stated he knew EPSTEIN to be in visits often with his legal counsel, often until 7-8 PM. Other than the intake questions EPSTEIN answered on his arrival, | had no other personal interaction with him. | stated he was not involved officially in regard to Epstein's first alleged suicide attempt. His only other involvement with EPSTEIN was to bring him food while in the SHU. | stated he was aware E that he was required to have a roommate per a mass email he had received. had been moved back to the SHU and | stated he did not have any conversations with a Epstein's need for a roommate. one regarding ; stated Lieutenant | | was the SHU lieutenant. He believed Lt. | | would have known EPSTEIN required a roommate as it is a regular responsibility. He believed Lt. | | would have enforced the roommate rule. | stated he had worked the 2PM to 10PM shift on August 9, 2019. He was relieved around 9:50-9 did not have a roommate. He did not know i. EPSTEIN's former roommate, had left MCC leaving EPSTEIN without a roommate. | found out the 5 PM that evening. He was not aware that EPSTEIN following morning. He had been working as operations lieutenant that evening, I. | had been working as activities lieutenant, she had made the rounds. | stated if he had known EPSTEIN did not have a roommate he would have ensured he did, as he knew him to be on the hot list. | stated the following morning, August 10, 2019, at approximately 6:30-6:45 AM he received a call from Lt. a. informing him that EPSTEIN had attempted suicide and he should go straight to the hospital instead of reporting to the jail for duty. | stated at the hospital the escorting staff informed him the EPSTEIN had passed away. He saw his body and told his officers not to speak EFTA00101249

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) JA-NY-31 Continuation of FD-302 of lations officer. anyone at of EPSTEIN'S body and d he had not taken any phot with the body until they -ed back at the resumed his and was guided to collect log death in | stated he was not aware of the destruction of any fe stated he knew Officer tL as a newer officer but had no ation. and knew Officer ship with either. EFTA00101250