10 11 12 13 18 19 20 21 22 DIGITALLY RECORDED SWORN STATEMENT OF OIG CASE #: 2019-010614 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL DECEMBER 2, 2021 RESOLUTE DOCUMENTATION SERVICES 28632 Roadside Drive, Suite 285 ra Hills, CA 91301 e: EFTA00127205

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE wi ~] 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MR. a : All right. The recorder is on. There is also going to be - I'm just going to go over, like, a list of - it’s kind of, like, an introduction, and just kind of a preamble into what we are going to be discussing, and who you are. It’s going to sound very scripted, and that’s because it pretty much is. But you are there still. Correct? MS. Ha: Yes. Mm-hmm. MR. a : Perfect. All right. So, my name is FS and I am a Senior Special Agent with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General. New York Field Office. Boston Area Office. This interview with Federal Bureau of Prisons Associate Warden | | | - did I say that correctly? MS. Ha: Yes. Correct. Mm-hmm. MR. QJ: Ss ts being conducted as part of an official U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, or DOJ/OIG, investigation. Today’s date is December 2nd, 2021, and the time is 10:34 a.m. This interview is being conducted by telephone. I EFTA00127207

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 4 u, Ms. JRL by telephone number —] 5 extension 4209. Also present OIG Special Agent | Could everyone Ww ion < rt oO o ue) 7 ie) =] o bh if) w 3 @ o ue] pan 0) fu wn it) b Q oO 5 rt b hh rt z 1) =I nw i) bh om 0 al ie) ini rt a it) record, co io w t R he oO co its) i) b No nd the surrounding circumstances, and being asked to voluntarily provide i) la kK s) rf wu 6 0) to our questions. Will is) ra K BK o fii) ct Oo wi ie) EFTA00127208

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 wm MS. a: Yes. I do. MR. a : Perfect. And were you able to review the voluntary interview form that I sent to you via email, the DOJ/OIG form III-226/2? MS. a: Yes, I was. Yes, I did. MR. a : Perfect. And thank you for sending it back to me a few minutes ago. I see that you signed and dated it. MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : And do you understand the OIG form? MS. Ha: Yes, I do. MR. QJ: Perfect. And just, I'm going to just going to read it for the record, so that that’s something that we have to do. It says, United States Department of Justice, Office of the Inspector General, Warnings and Assurances to Employee Requested to Provide Information on a Voluntary Basis. It says, “You are being asked to provide information as part of an investigation being conducted by the Office of the Inspector General. This investigation is being conducted pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. EFTA00127209

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 This investigation pertains job performance failure and security failure. This is a voluntary interview. Accordingly, you do not have to answer questions. No disciplinary action will be taken against you if you choose not to answer questions. Any statements you furnish may be used as evidence in any future criminal proceedings, or agency disciplinary proceedings, or both.” And there is a waiver section. It says, “I understand the Warnings and Assurances stated above, and I am willing to make statements and answer questions. No promises or threats have been made to me, and no pressure or coercion of any kind has been used against me.” And I see that you signed your signature. You printed your name, | i. And you dated and time 12/02/21, at 9:00 a.m. So, I assume that is the time that you reviewed the form? MS. Ha: Yes. MR. a : Perfect. And that is your signature on this form? MS. Ha: Yes, it is. MR. a : Awesome. And is there any questions you have with regard to the EFTA00127210

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 interview, or this form? MS. Ha: No. I don’t. MR. a : Awesome. So, I will be signing my name as the Special Agent. And then, I will print my name under that as the Special Agent. i. do you mind - since this is a telephone interview, you’re not present - do you mind if I sign for you, and place that it was me that signed for you, and print your name as the witness? ee: I don’t mind. MR. a : Perfect. All right. So, I will sign for you, and then print your name, and I will add the telephone number that we are, as the place. Great. Let me get back to this. Before starting the interview, I would like to place you under oath. Ms. ia. can you please raise your right hand? Do you swear to tell the truth and nothing but the truth during this interview? MS. ia: Yes, I do. MR. a : Perfect. Thank you. And then, because we are not in person, I'm just going to have to ask you a couple questions to verify your identity. What is your current EFTA00127211

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LIMITED oO io ioe) oO oo wo OFFICIAL USE 8 home address? MR. a : Thank you. And what is foi MR. a : Perfect. Thank you. And how long approximately, was? MR. Ee : Perfect. And what is current position MR. City in EFTA00127212

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE w ~] 10 11 12 18 19 20 wo MR. Ee : And how long have you held that position? MS. a: I’ve been - well, I’ve been at this present duty station since officially September, but physically here in October. But I’ve been an associate warden for, prior to that. MR. a : Okay. So, you’ve been basically you were remote in September, and then physically present in October of this current year, 2021? MS. a: Correct. MR. a : Perfect. And you - I'm sorry - you said you’ve been an associate warden since when? MS. Ha: I’ve been an associate warden since - we’re in 2021 - I think 2017. MR. a : Since 2017? Ms. QR: 9 uh-huh. MR. QJ: Okay. Great. And what are your duties and responsibilities as an associate warden? MS. Ha: As an associate warden, I provide advice and counsel to the warden, and I have oversight of specific disciplines as EFTA00127213

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE w ~] 10 11 12 18 19 20 decided by the warden. MR. QJ: Okay. MS. a: And I made decisions on policy, and security (Indiscernible *00:06:34) concerns of the institution. MR. a : Okay. And were you ever interviewed by either the DOJ/OIG or FBI regarding the Epstein matter? MS. i: No. I was not. MR. a : Okay. So, this is the first time? MR. a : Okay. Great. And are you familiar with inmate Jeffrey Epstein, who was housed within the MCC in July and August 2019, until his death on August 10th, 2019? MS. Ha: Yes. MR. a : And what was your involvement with the matter? MS. QM: Well, I have limited involvement. I arrived at MCC New York July 4th, I believe, of 2019. And Epstein expired August 10th, I believe. So, I actually, I saw him, like, when he was in the visiting room. And I was part of - there has been some 10 EFTA00127214

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 11 uw ~] 10 11 12 18 19 20 21 22 meetings, exec staff meetings. But as far as extensive contact, or extensive involvement, really nothing extensive due to my short time being at the institution. MR. a : Okay. So, you did arrive on July 4th? So, I guess you were there, then, the entire time during his stay, though. Correct? Ms. MMM: Well, not the entire -. I don’t know when he arrived. So, I believe it wasn’t the entire time. But it was -. I think he arrived some time in June, if I'm not mistaken. I don’t recall. MR. ae : He arrived in July. Right around the same time. So -- Ms. QM: In July? MR. ae : -- there might be, like, a day or two difference, but yeah, it was -- MS. QB: Okay. MR. QJ: -- it was duly and August was when he was there. MS. a: Okay. Yeah. MR. a : Awesome. So, if you were there in July, I'm just going to briefly touch on the July 23rd, 2019 incident. Do you recall EFTA00127215

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 12 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 an incident involving Jeffrey Epstein and inmate Tartaglione on July 23rd, 2019? MS. a: When you say an incident, what do you mean? MR. a : So, there was an incident that happened in the SHU, where Tartaglione was Epstein’s cellmate, and Epstein was removed from the SHU and placed on suicide watch, and then psychological observation. Are you familiar with that? MS. Ha: Oh, yes. I'm familiar with it. MR. a : And what is your understanding of what transpired? MS. QM: My understanding is that Tartaglione, I believe he requested, or he called somehow for assistance because I believe he indicated that Epstein was trying to commit suicide. MR. Ee : Okay. And do you know by what manner Epstein was attempting to commit suicide? MS. a: I believe he was trying to, by use of either strings, or some kind of clothing, or something as a ligature. MR. a: Okay. And is it your EFTA00127216

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 13 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 understanding that Epstein attempted to harm himself? MS. a: Yes. That was my understanding. MR. a : And did you hear anything with regard to Tartaglione attempting to harm Epstein? MS. Ha: I know there was, there was speculation, not from Epstein, but there was speculation that, perhaps, you know, there could have been something involved, but Epstein, I believe, made statements that his cellmate did not try to harm him, as well as Tartaglione himself indicated that he did not try to harm him. MR. Ee : Okay. So, your belief is that they are, they were not correct statements, and then in fact it was Epstein that attempted to harm himself, and not Tartaglione? MS. ia: That is correct. MR. a : Okay. And did you have any involvement with selecting Tartaglione as Epstein’s cellmate? MS. a: No. I did not. EFTA00127217

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : And do you know how Tartaglione was selected to be Epstein’s cellmate? MS. i: I don’t know. I don’t, I don't know exactly how he was selected. I do know, after the fact, it was indicated that, because he was former law enforcement, and he didn't seem like he, I guess he didn't - he didn't have anything that, it didn't appear that he would hurt Epstein, that he was suitable to be Epstein’s cellmate. But I don’t know exactly what the vetting process was for that decision. MR. a : Okay. And do you believe that Tartaglione was an appropriate choice for a cellmate? MS. a: I'm not going to speculate about that. I do know, at the time that he was a cellmate, that he did not try to harm him. Epstein never voiced any concerns about - that I am aware of - about Tartaglione being his cellmate. But as far as looking at Tartaglione’s charges, or anything to see if he had any risk factors that would indicate that he would harm Epstein, that would be speculation after the fact. So, that, I don’t EFTA00127218

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 15 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 believe I'm in a position to make that decision at this time. MR. a : Sure. Okay. And then, what is your understanding of, after this incident occurred, where was Epstein placed? MS. a: He was placed on suicide watch, is my understanding. MR. a : Okay. Great. And that was immediately following, or on July 23rd, 2019. Do you have any involvement with Epstein while he was on suicide watch? And then, psychological observation? Ms. QR: No. MR. QJ: nd where is that conducted? Or where was that conducted? MS. Ha: Where, in the suicide watch cells, you mean? MR. a : Correct. Where would have he been housed at the time? MS. Ha: Oh, yeah. The suicide watch cells are on the, they are on the second -. They are on the second floor. On the same floor as the health services department. So, around the corner, and it’s down the hall from psychology. From the psychology department EFTA00127219

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 themselves. MR. a : Great. And where was the SHU located in the MCC? MS. i: The Special Housing Unit is located on the ninth floor. MR. a : Great. And while Epstein was on suicide watch, and then psychological observation, do you know if he was allowed any visits, specifically any attorney visits, or anything like that? MS. Ha: I do believe that he was allowed to see his attorney. MR. a : And do you know if he did see his attorney while he was on psychological observation? MS. Ha: I don’t know for certain if, like, watch was - if it was the same day, but I am not for certain, 100 percent certain, but I do believe that it did occur. It did occur. I know he was -. He saw his attorneys very often. Almost daily. And I don’t believe that there was any break in visits. So, I would, I would say that it probably did happen on the same day that he was on suicide watch. MR. a: And how would that work? EFTA00127220

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 If someone is on suicide watch, and then psychological observation, how would they meet with their attorneys? MS. Ha: Typically, if someone is on suicide watch, they do not have visits, and they don’t - because they’re on watch - they would be under constant, whether it was an inmate companion, or a staff watch. So, typically, a person on suicide watch would not have visits. So, if a visit did happen during suicide watch, I would gather that that person will still be under the same observation protocol. Obviously, another inmate would not be able to watch them because of the privacy factor with the visit, but I would, I would assume that a staff member would be present. MR. ee: Okay. Now, would they be present on that second floor suicide watch area, psychological observation area? Or would that be conducted in the attorney visit rooms of the MCC? MS. a: So, again, typically, visits don’t happen when a person is on suicide watch. And because of the placement where suicide watch is, there is no visits that happen in EFTA00127221

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 that area. So, all of the attorney conference visits, they happen in the attorney conference area, which is on the third floor. So, any visit, attorney related, would happen on the third floor, in the attorney conference area. MR. a : And to make sure I'm understanding you correctly. So, that means you believe that when Epstein was on psychological observation or suicide watch, he would have been, then, transported to that third floor visiting area where he would conduct his visits with his attorney? His attorneys. MS. QM: That is correct. MR. a : Okay. Now, were there any specific - and oh, sorry, before I move on, I guess I should say. So, that is not typical, though? That would have been, like, a kind of something that was a special circumstance for Epstein? MS. a: Yeah. Yeah. That is not typical. MR. a : Okay. And do you know if there is any prohibition up against that, or not? EFTA00127222

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. a: I know -. There are guidelines, I believe, that when a person is on suicide watch, that is where they would remain under constant supervision, and there would be no visits. MR. a : Okay. So, I am assuming that answer would be, then, yes, there are prohibitions? MS. i: When you say prohibitions, you mean that the agency has guidelines in place that says absolutely not? MR. a : Yeah. So, I guess what I'm asking is, should Epstein have been visiting with his attorneys while he was on suicide watch, or psychological observation? MS. a: If there was a determination, which I am not aware of, that deemed that it would be okay or appropriate, as far as a psychologist, or someone from the psychology department, indicating that it would be okay, then that would be, you know, that would be a consent. MR. a : Sure. MS. a: But other than that, I don’t believe anyone else would make that 19 EFTA00127223

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 20 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 determination to say that he would then be taken off of suicide watch, and then placed in the attorney conference area. MR. a : Okay. Great. So, I take it, then, is it that MCC psychology department, are they the ones who determined that Epstein should be on suicide watch, and then psychological observation? MS. i: Well, anyone can actually place someone on suicide watch, if that person voices - and when I say “anyone,” for instance, if I call, a psychologist is not there after hours, someone voices an intent to harm themselves, the lieutenant can make that decision to place the person on suicide watch. But psychology typically is the one that would determine whether someone is taken off of suicide watch because they would have to do a suicide risk assessment, and any other clinical assessment. So, placing someone on suicide watch - again - depending on the time, it can be psychology, or it can be a correctional services staff member. And then, the removal would be someone from psychology, to say that this person is not deemed suicidal, or, you EFTA00127224

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 know, they are safe to be in general population. MR. a : Okay. And then, but it would also - and correct me if I'm wrong - but it did sound like you said that it would have been psychology’s decision to allow Epstein to visit with his attorneys while he was on suicide watch or psychological observation? MS. i: No. I don't know if that was what actually occurred. But to remove someone from suicide watch, that would be a psychology decision. MR. a : So, when you say “remove someone,” do you mean, like, just for those hours that he was visiting, or are you talking about when he was removed and placed back in the SHU? MS. a: Typically, when you remove someone, it’s not for an hour or two. It’s typically, you are saying that that person poses no more risk to themselves, so they are off. Basically, they are going back to general population. So, I am not aware of any situation where you remove a person for an hour or two, or for a short timeframe, and then EFTA00127225

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 22 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 place them back. MR. a : Sure. So, that is kind of I guess what I'm asking is, who makes the determinations? Because you said that your understanding was that he did conduct his attorney visits during that time period that he was on suicide watch. MS. QE: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : Or psychological observation. So, who made the, you know, who had the authority to allow him to conduct those attorney visits? MS. Ha: Yes. I don't know. Again, I don't know who made the ultimate decision for that to happen. But I know the process for removal of suicide watch, and what that process entails. And that is why I'm saying, to remove someone off of suicide watch, it would have to be someone in psychology, to say that that is appropriate. But in this instance, I don't know, I don't know if that was communicated. If that actually occurred. So, I hope, hopefully that answers the question. wR. QM: sure. Yeah. MS. MMM: But (Indiscernible *00:19:29). EFTA00127226

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 23 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : We can move on to the SHU, then, when he got removed. So, do you know if there were any specific instructions, by either you, the warden, or other MCC executive staff, with regard to Epstein being placed back in the SHU from psychological observation? MS. QJ: When he was - you are saying when he was removed? MR. a : So, when a determination was made that he - for Epstein to be removed, which was on or about July 30th, 2019. MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. QJ: Were there any specific instructions provided by you, the warden, or other MCC executive staff, with regard to Epstein being placed back in the SHU? Ms. QM: well, I didn't, I didn't have any specific direction, or instructions to a particular staff member. But I do, I do know that there was a determination made, and who exactly made that determination, typically, when you - high-profile individuals, and you are saying to place them in Special Housing for their care, it is typically the CEO, the EFTA00127227

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 24 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 warden, in consultation with correctional services, because it falls under custody care and control. And so, that decision was made to place him in Special Housing. MR. a : Okay. Do you know, did you, MCC executive staff, or anyone, including the warden, receive any calls, or was anyone contacted by lawyers, or a judge, asking for Epstein to be removed from suicide watch or psychological observation? MS. Ha: That, I am not aware of any communication about that. MR. a : Okay. And just to circle back. Were you, or executive staff, involved with any decisions to have Epstein removed from suicide watch or psychological observation? MS. Ha: Say that one more time. Say that one more time. MR. Ee : So, that actually having him removed. So, back on July, you know, 30th, when he was removed. Would yourself or executive staff, would you have been a part of the process of actually taking him off of suicide watch or psychological observation? MS. FR: No. EFTA00127228

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MR. a : So, that is solely a psychology decision? MS. a: Yeah. Because they are the subject matter experts, and again, and whether someone is off of suicide, or displaying suicide risk factors, typically, it is a psychology thing, to remove the individual. MR. a : Okay. And that, that’s not in consultation with MCC executive staff? MS. Ha: No. To remove someone from suicide watch? No. MR. a : Okay. Now, it is our understanding that, after Epstein was placed back in the SHU, or the Special Housing Unit, psychology recommended that Epstein be housed with a cellmate. Do you know if that is accurate? MS. a: That, I do know that is accurate. MR. QJ: | You do know that it is accurate? MS. a: Yes. That, I do believe that that was - Mm-hmm - that is accurate. That it was indicated that he should have a cellmate. MR. a: Okay. And do you know EFTA00127229

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 26 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 how that information was disseminated within MCC? MS. a: And again, there was several, you know, there was meetings, and I don't know what particular meeting it occurred, but I do recall, during one of the meetings, that it was indicated. I don’t know if it was during close out, or open up, that it was important that he did have a cellmate. MR. a : Okay. So, it was an actual requirement that Epstein have a cellmate while he was assigned to the SHU? MS. Ha: Yes. MR. QJ: Okay. And do you know who made -? Do you know who he was celled with? Do you know what the name of his cellmate was when he came back off of suicide watch, on July 30th, 2019? MS. Ha: Oh, who was his cellmate? I don’t know if it was -. I don't know what the (Indiscernible *00:23:19). But I do know, at one point, he had a cellmate named - the last name was Reyes. And the first name was Efrain. E-F-R-A-I-N. But I don’t recall if that was his consistent cellmate. But I do recall, EFTA00127230

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 besides Tartaglione, Reyes was another cellmate. MR. a : And thank you. I have actually been saying Efrain. So, it’s Efrain? MS. Ha: That’s what I think you pronounce it as. It could be my New York accent, but I'm saying Efrain. MR. a : Okay. Hey. That’s - I guess -. Yeah. I'm looking at it, and it’s -. I'm going to start saying Efrain now. MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : Do you know who made the decision that Reyes would be Epstein’s cellmate? MS. i: That, I am not aware of. I don’t know if it was an actual, like, meeting, as far as a placement decision. So, I don't know if it was actually a vetting process, to determine who should be the cellmate. I know it was indicated that he should have a cellmate. But what that process was, to get to Reyes, I am not aware of it. MR. a : Okay. So, that means that you were not involved with that decision? MS. FR: No. EFTA00127231

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 28 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : Okay. And did you work at the MCC on August 9th - which was a Friday - or August 10th - which was a Saturday - that he was found in 2019? MS. Ha: Well, I worked on Friday. My work hours, because of my position, I work Monday through Friday, 7:30 to 4:00. But I did report to the institution the morning of, when I received the call indicating that I needed to report to the institution on that day that Epstein was found. MR. a : Okay. So, on Friday, August 9th, you worked from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 MS. i: Correct. MR. a : And then, on August 10th - so, you did depart at 4:00 p.m. - and then you returned after Epstein was found on August 10th? MS. Ha: And then, I returned back to the institution -. Okay. I'm trying to remember what -. I received a call around maybe 8:00 or something. I received a call, and then, I arrived at the institution maybe around 9:00 or so. EFTA00127232

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 29 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : Okay. 9:00 a.m.? MS. QJ: 3 Mn-hon. MR. a : Okay. So, since Epstein was required to have a cellmate, who was ultimately responsible to make sure that all SHU staff were aware of his cellmate requirement? MS. QM: oh. Okay. And because - I'm just going to say this - because it’s Special Housing, Special Housing is governed under correctional services. It would be the captain is typically in charge of correctional services. And there is a SHU lieutenant that is assigned to the Special Housing on a daily basis. That that is that person’s daily assignment. And they are responsible for ensuring that everything is in compliance in Special Housing. And so, there should be some communication, if then, like I said, psychology made a decision that he had to have a cellmate. Everyone was aware of it, but that, like, verbal communication, or insurance, it should have happened in the correctional services. The captain. The lieutenant. And then, that information communicated down to the staff that EFTA00127233

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LIMITED ies) w co wo ive) co OFFICIAL USE 30 actually work in the Special Housing Unit. MR. a : Okay. And do you know, at the time, in August 9th and 10th, who the captain at the MCC was? MR. a : Okay. And do you know who the SHU lieutenant at the time was? MS. a: That, I am not aware of. That, I am not aware of. MR. QJ: Does Lieutenant 9 sound familiar to you? don’t know if that was his post at that MS. ia: I am not sure. post for the quarter. So, ultimately, the that was his is] information should | and SHU Lieutenant ia. have provided to the SHU staff that Epstein was required to h MR. a : Okay. And that is a yes? That is ay EFTA00127234

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 31 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MR. a : Okay. Great. And how should have they communicated that? Should have that been verbally, in writing? How should have they made sure everyone knew? MS. Ha: Now, to ensure that, you could have a record of it if you put it in an email. That’s blatant, and that can never be contradicted. You could also have verbal notification, in addition to written notification. So, that it could be both. Honestly. It could be both. But if you have it in - you have something that, a bulletin or some kind of an email that went out, that’s definitely, you know, something that - that’s a record. That’s a permanent record. MR. Ee : So, it sounds -- MS. QM: 9 (Indiscernible *00:28:24) MR. a : -- like you’re saying, it really should have been both verbal and in writing, but writing would basically make sure that you are, it’s documented? MS. a: Correct. MR. a : Is that a correct understanding? MS. a: That is a correct EFTA00127235

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 32 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 understanding. MR. a : Okay. MS. a: And in addition to that, I do know that the SHU staff did know that he should have had a cellmate. MR. a : You do know that they knew that? MS. Ha: I do know that the SHU staff knew that. Mm-hmm. MR. a : And how do you know that? MS. Ha: Because the staff are required to make weekly rounds, and I don’t -. Now, because of, after the - excuse me - after the fact, you know, he was kind of, like, you are playing a - I'm just trying to recall the facts - but I do recall instances of making rounds in the Special Housing, where staff, it was said, make sure that he had a cellmate, and when we make rounds, that that was - I can - I verbally heard folks say it myself. MR. a : And do you remember who was engaged in those conversations, or who you know specifically that knew? MS. a: That, I can't recall, because in Special Housing, there is, like, four -. EFTA00127236

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 33 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 There is -. You have the SHU number one, SHU number two, the three, and the four. So, you at least have four staff, and you have staff that are SHU rec staff. So, there is several staff assigned to the Special Housing Unit. So, and at that -. So, I can't say with certainty who was engaging in a conversation. And then, like I said, and then you have the SHU lieutenant. So, it was several folks that were assigned to the Special Housing. And again, I don't know specifically who said what, but I do know that it was known because I verbally, I heard it, it was audible. I heard it. MR. a : While you were in the SHU? MS. Ha: While I was in the SHU. MR. a : And do you know around what time of day that would have been? MR. QJ: No? MS. a: Hmm-mm. MR. a : And did you hear it more than one time? MS. a: Yes. Mm-hmm. EFTA00127237

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 34 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MR. a : So, it was something that you had heard on multiple occasions? MS. a: Mm-hmm. MR. a : Okay. MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : And is that something that, because you were engaged in a conversation, or you just overheard people saying it? MS. Ha: I wasn’t engaging in the conversation about Epstein per se, but just in a conversation about what was going on in SHU, while making rounds. MR. QJ: Okay. MS. i: So, you discuss -. So, typically, when you make SHU rounds, you can do both. You can have, like, a SHU roster that kind of lists all of the inmates that are housed in the SHU. You can, like, look at the board to see who has cellmates. So, sometimes, the conversation is prompted from multiple things, or sometimes inmates stop you at the door, and ask questions, and then you talk about who it is that asked you questions. So, I'm just saying, because of all those EFTA00127238

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE Ww wi 1 instances, I don't know why it was said about 2 that particular thing, but that was, that was 3 just one of some comments during that day. 4 MR. a : But it was a comment w n ue] oO Q Pp. Fh Bb Qa i} i} =) Fs) -- to Epstein’s cellmate. co a is) a] K o 0 rt wo = u Yes. Exactly. 10 MR. a : Okay. And do you know if 11 there were any plan -. Or sorry. Before I 2 move on, I guess I should specifically ask you. 3 So, you mentioned there was SHU one, two, 4 three, four, but Epstein was found when, you 15 know, during the overnight, I guess the morning 16 watch, which is, you know, I think midnight to 7 8:00 a.m 8 Ms. QJ: Mm-hmn. 9 MR. Ee : He was found at 20 approximately 6:33 a.m. on August 10th, and 21 then, at that time, there were only two SHU 22 staff in there. 23 MS. a: Mm-hmm. 25 anda ae . Do you know those two EFTA00127239

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 staff members? MS. Ha: I know of them. MR. a : Do you know if either of those two specific staff members were aware of Epstein’s cellmate requirement? MS. a: No. I don’t -. That, I don’t know because they are assigned to work other departments, and they were working overtime. But what I do know - because I also, when I first started working in the Bureau, I was a correctional officer - I do know that you should engage in conversation with whomever it is that you are relieving, to find out, is there any special precautions, or you pass on your equipment, you talk about what your base count is. So, there, there should be some communication between you and the staff member that you are relieving. MR. Ee : Now, do you believe, if the person’s quarterly assignment was the SHU, they would have known, and should have known? MS. a: Yeah. Yes. MR. a : Okay. So, if you know that Tova Nova was actually assigned to the SHU for that quarterly post, does that change 36 EFTA00127240

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 staff, indicating these inmates are on the hot list, or these are some important factors about specific inmates. So, there is, there is information, and there is things that you are required to do, as part of your assignment in SHU, that you would have to know who can even go in recreation, in the recreation cage, with whom. It’s because of separation. So, there is information that you have to be able to, you have to know, in order for you to make safe decisions during your eight hours of having oversight over the inmates. MR. a : So - great - so, you touched on the hot list. Can you just very briefly explain what the hot list is? MS. QM: well, the hot list is, it’s, like a list that kind of, that psychology puts together, and it has information about, at times, who is on suicide alert, or of any kind of risk factors, or something that requires special care for just specific inmates. So, it is, your base count, or the SHU can help maybe have the capacity to hold maybe 80 inmates, right? And if - not everyone is on the hot 39 EFTA00127243

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 40 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 list. MR. a : Okay. Ms. QM: so, again, the hot list is just specifically designed to highlight specific inmates, and what is needed, or something special about that specific inmate. MR. es : So, if an inmate comes off of suicide watch, or psychological observation, and is placed in the SHU, would he be - he or she, yeah - would he be listed on the hot list? MS. i: I don't know if that would be on the hot list, but I know that that should be - that is something that would probably be on the SHU roster, or the SHU report. MR. a : Okay. MS. Ha: The SHU report, it lists all of the inmates. It has pictures of all of the inmates. And it also sections for health services, for psychology, for correctional services, and for unit teams. And in those comment sections, they typically will say this inmate may need a cellmate. This inmate is on the hot list. This inmate should be kept away from inmate X, Y, and Z. It provides specific EFTA00127244

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 41 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 information. So, even if it was not on the hot list, it probably would also be on the SHU report, which is BOPWARE. That’s an electronic report that you can pull from a program, a BOP program. MR. a : Okay. Now, do you know, though, if Epstein specifically was on the hot list in August of 2019? MS. i: You know what? I don’t know that. MR. a : Okay. So, if he was, though, would it have listed that he was required to have a cellmate? MS. QM: I'm trying to think if that information would be on the hot list. I'm not sure if that information would be on the hot list. MR. a : But it would be on this other report that you were just speaking of, that’s in BOPWARE? MS. ia: I was - mm-hmm - that should, that is something that would be important, that psychology would definitely put on there. would have she had been required to review that EFTA00127245

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 42 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 list, and see that Epstein was required to have a cellmate? MS. a: Well, you are not required to review the list, but in order to know what’s going on with the inmate, I mean, you have to have a SHU roster. You would have to know what’s going on with the inmates. MR. QM: so -- Ms. FM: so -. MR. a : -- so, she should have reviewed the list, is what you are saying? MS. a: If you want to know what’s going on with the inmates, I would say that you would review your SHU report. MR. a : Is there any other ways that a. being that it was her quarterly post, would have and should have known that Epstein was required to have a cellmate? MS. Ha: I do also know that we have TruScope. So, there is also an electronic program called TruScope, and psychology lists things, and that psych, it’s called a psychology advisory list. And so, again, there is multiple electronic formats. And paper formats and things that information is listed. EFTA00127246

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 43 w ~] MR. a : And do you know, were there any plans made on how to address the situation if Reyes was removed as Epstein’s cellmate? MS. Ha: I do - hmm - I don’t recall there being a meeting to say specifically if Reyes was removed, but -. So, I can't say that there was a meeting that I am aware of, to talk about. MR. a : So, being that Epstein was -- MS. Ha: Actually, (Indiscernible *00:39:13). MR. Ee : -- so, being that Epstein was required to have a cellmate, and being that MCC is, you know, a jail versus a prison, where prisoners are constantly moved in and out. MS. ZR: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : Was there anything in place to address that situation, if Epstein is required to have a cellmate, his cellmate is then removed. What should have happened? MS. a: I don’t recall of a EFTA00127247

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 44 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 conversation specific to that. But I do know, as part of, not just Epstein, but any inmate, if they are required to have cellmates, if you are doing your rounds, and the cellmate is not in there, it could be because that cellmate is inside of the recreation cage, but if it isa prolonged thing -- MR. a : Mm-hmm. MS. i: -- that is something that should be brought to the attention of, obviously, your first line supervisor first, and then that supervisor would then call, depending on if it is after hours, they can call the on-call psychologist, or if it during duty hours, you call - then the lieutenant would then contact someone in psychology. MR. ae : Okay. So, the supervisor MS. QE: 9 m-hmn. MR. a : -- you’re saying is the SHU lieutenant. So, SHU staff should have notified the SHU lieutenant? MS. Ha: Yes. MR. a : Now, what -- MS. a: Mm-hmm. EFTA00127248

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 45 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : -- what about if the SHU lieutenant is off? So, on the 9th, Lieutenant WM is off that day. There is no SHU lieutenant. What should have happened with SHU staff? Who should have they contacted? MS. a: There is always a lieutenant. So, even if a. who is the SHU lieutenant, is not physically there, there is always a lieutenant in the building, 24 hours. MR. a : Sure. MS. Ha: That person is -. So, there is the management official, after hours. And so, when there is any kind of emergency, or an inmate situation that rises to the level of contact, there is a management official there. And they have received calls. And they then call the captain, and then, the captain can determine whether or not he wants some, you know, to increase the level and call the AW, but there is always a lieutenant in the institution. MR. a : Okay. And so, they should have contacted one of the lieutenants, and you are referring to the two lieutenants that are usually there during the day. Can you EFTA00127249

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 4 on 1 refresh my memory of what the two are called? 2 MS. a: One is the operations, and one 3 is the activities lieutenant. 4 MR. a : Right. So, is there one 5 or the other that the SHU staff, during the 6 day, should have called? ~] ic th a: Well, during the day, now, 8 okay, Monday through Friday, during the day, 9 there is the SHU lieutenant. 10 MR. a : No. I'm saying on the 11 9th -- 3 MR a : -- with the fact that the 4 SHU lieutenant is not there. 15 MS. aa: That you can call, you can 16 either call the activities or operations. 7 MR. ae : So, it is either or. 8 There is not -- 9 MS. aa: But one -- 20 MR. QJ: -- one or the other? 21 MS. a: -- hey, you can call -. Hmm- 22 mm. You can call either or. 23 MR. a : Okay. Great. And do you 24 know what happened to inmate Reyes on August 25 9th, 2019? EFTA00127250

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 47 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MS. a: I know, I know because of after the fact, that he was, I believe he was bonded, or somehow, he was released from court. He was at court, and he never came back because of either a bond, receiving a bond or a bail. MR. a : Okay. So, your understanding is that he actually went to court, and then was released? MS. i: Yes. That is my understanding. MR. a : And where did you receive that information? MS. a: That is after the fact. After, you know, trying to gather what happened, and to his cellmate. And so, if the information was not, I was not aware of the information on the day. It’s because of this incident that I am aware of the information. MR. a : Okay. So, and that is your belief to this day? MS. Ha: Yes. That is my belief to this day. MR. a : Okay. And what does WAB mean? MS. a: Oh, that means With All Belongings. EFTA00127251

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LIMITED w ~] ive) OFFICIAL USE 48 MR. Ee : So, if a person is transported down to Receiving and Discharge, with the status WAB next to their name -- MS. QJ: Mn-hom. MR. a : -- what does that mean is happening? MS. Ha: That means that the inmate is leaving, and he’s not coming back. MR. a : So, it does mean that they are actually - that that is known as that inmate is not coming back to the MCC? MS. a: Correct. MR. a : And what is -- Ms. QE: 9 Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- what is the document that would say WAB on it? MS. Ha: Normally, there is a court roster that lets the unit officer know that the inmate is leaving. So, you would know who to send down to R&D. And typically, it has an approximate time. And/or, sometimes R&D may then call up to the specific location, or the housing unit, to say, send inmate so and so down with all belongings. MR. QM: Okay. So, but there is EFTA00127252

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 49 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 a, it sounds like a court list, ora production, an inmate production list that is created by R&D? MS. i: That is correct. MR. a : And that is what would say -? That is how -? What staff members would utilize in order to produce the inmates to R&D? MS. i: That is - yeah - that is my understanding. MR. a : And what happens with that document? Like, so, the staff members utilize it, then where does the document go? Is it saved somewhere, like BOPWARE, or TruScope, or is it something that they print out, and then they destroy, or do they keep it? MS. Ha: Well, I know that R&D definitely should have a copy of the court roster. They should. Now, as far as what the housing unit would do with it, I would believe that they probably would shred it because it serves no purpose to that specific housing unit. But R&D would maintain copies of the court roster. MR. a: Now, if R&D is saying EFTA00127253

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 50 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 that they actually don’t keep a copy, it’s like a template that they revise every day, based upon what inmates need to be produced. So, they actually don’t have any records from past, you know, production lists. Does that sound accurate to you? MS. Ha: Hmm. From my understanding, I would think that a copy would be maintained. And that there would also possibly be a logbook. Because I - again - at the time, I'm, you know, an associate warden, but, and I never specifically worked in Receiving and Discharge. But from my understanding of being in Receiving and Discharge, and from our early, my early years of being a correctional officer, I am aware of, like, if a receipt is being maintained, because someone keys in inmates in, and keys inmates out in Sentry. And there, at times, control even annotates things in their daily, their daily log. MR. as : Yeah. MS. a: So, of, like, of movement. Depending on the control room officer, that officer may even take the time to list the names, to actually write out names and register EFTA00127254

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 51 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 numbers. Or they just might write out the numerical value of how many inmates departed for court, versus how many departed, like, with all belongings. Because that means that the inmate is not returning, and he would definitely have to be taken off your base count, in order to get an accurate count. MR. QJ: Okay. So, and I know we’re not in person, so I'm going to have to just explain to you what I'm looking at. I have two emails that were sent to the MCC. One was to - both from the U.S. Marshals Service - one was to just Receiving and Discharge personnel, and another one was sent, it looks like to, like to a large amount of custody personnel, including lieutenants, it looks like Tijuana a. who I believe was the SIS lieutenant. It looks like Po aa. who was an AW, is on there. As well as a number of other people. Quite a large number of people. I do not see your name on here. But it does say the subject, “Prisoner Production 8/9/2019,” the date is Thursday, August 8th, 2019, at 3:36 p.m. MS. a: Mm-hmm. EFTA00127255

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 5 1 MR. Ee : Now, within the 2 attachments, it shows NYM Do you 3 know what that would stand for? 4 Ms. QM: you said NM Yeah. So, N-Y-M. a: Mm-hmm. 7 MR. a : Yeah. And then, when you 8 open it up, it just says - it’s the U.S. w a 9 Marshals report - and it says, “Prisoners 10 Schedule Report.” It says -- i 3 MR. QJ: -- icc: New york. N Ww th 3 | ee 3 A 4 MR. ae : Do you know if that would 5 be who was being produced to the U.S. Marshals 16 the following day? 7 MS. : Yeah. That is what it is. 8 It’s a court list 20 MS. MM: yeah. Basically, it’s a court 23 this up, on the first page there, it starts 24 with two inmates. The second inmate down, it 25 says, “Reyes, Efrain.” Or Efrain. E-F-R-A-I- EFTA00127256

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE wo ios) 2 MS. QR: 9 Mm-hon. It shows a date of birth. ies) a 4 A time. A time. The time says 8:53, and then, 5 it says, 8/9/2019. Underneath production and the description ” ~] says, “Transfer wi And then -- oO ih 5 a 3 =] 9 MR. QJ: -- it says, “occ New 10 York.” And then, it does say, next to that, 11 typed court. Now, under that, 2 MCC TOT GEO.” Do you know what that would 3 stand for? 4 MS. a: No. I'm not. Hmm-mm. t wi ~ a So, the MCC to GEO. You 16 wouldn’t understand that that -- 8 MR. a : -- meant -? 20 means that -. GEO is a private prison. 21 MR. ae : Correct. 22 MS. a: So, I would think that GEO, 4 23 that’s, like - yeah - that’s a mnemonic for a 24 private prison. 25 MR. a : Okay. And then, when it EFTA00127257

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 54 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 “” says, “Destination description,” it says, “WAB/MED summary.” Does that tell you anything? MS. i: Yeah. Well, WAB. WAB means With All Belongings. Now, /MED summary means medical summary. So, when I'm first hearing you say WAB, that lets me know that the person is leaving. That means with all belongings. So, typically, when someone is scheduled for transfer, you have the time to pack them out, and so, they would come down, you know, prior to the date. But with WAB, that means that the person is leaving that day, and then they should come down with all of their belongings. Everything that they have because for whatever reason, they’re not coming back, they’re going somewhere else. MR. QJ: Richt. So -- MS. Ha: And then -. MR. a : -- so, it looks like -- MS. ia: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- these first two people, the first two people both say, “Transfer within.” Both of them say MCC to GEO. And then -- EFTA00127258

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 uw wm MS. a: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- they both say WAB, with the destination in the description. Now, the other inmates that are listed on here, they have various things -- MS. a: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- from the reason being status hearing, to sentencing, to a change of plea, to all things that look like they are court related, but would you believe that these first two, since it would say, “Transfer Within MCC to GEO,” and WAB, that means that they are actually being transferred and not going to court? MS. i: Yeah. I would - if I had an opportunity to see that - I would understand that that means that, exactly what you said, that they are transferring. MR. QJ: Okay. MS. Ha: Somewhere other than -. MR. QM: So, being that the mcc was sent, actually, the one that was sent to Receiving and Discharge was much earlier in the day. But the one that was sent to the custody was on August 8th, 2019 at 3:36 p.m. What EFTA00127259

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 56 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 should have been known from that information? MS. Ha: That those inmates listed for departing and were not coming back. MR. a : Okay. MS. Ha: Yeah. MR. a : So then, it was known by the MCC, at least, or at least should have been known by the MCC, that on August 8th, 2019, that Reyes, who happens to be Epstein’s cellmate, was actually transferring from the McC to another institution. And specifically, to GEO. MS. Ha: That part is accurate. The only thing that is not included in that is, if it was sent to R&D, and R&D may not have known that Reyes was Epstein’s cellmate. So, it may not have alerted them that Reyes was (Indiscernible *00:52:03) for them to then have to discuss, to say, oh, he’s not, you know, it wouldn't have rang alarms for whomever that R&D staff member was. MR. a : Right. And that’s why I focused on the email to custody, because all of custody, including all the lieutenants -- MS. a: Yeah. EFTA00127260

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 1 MR. QJ: 9 -- as well as Shirley, ies) were actually sent -- wi md a | | 6 MS. a: -- okay. Then that ~] 9 received it, is there someone that should have 10 been alerted to the fact, or reviewed that 11 document, to know, huh, we got these two 2 inmates, one of them is Epstein’s cellmate. 3 You know, we now know that Reyes is leaving 4 from the institution. Is there someone that 15 should have been responsible for catching that? 16 MS. a: The one thing I will s 7 that, unless you are actually looking at 8 court production list, to vet it, a person may 9 have just seen that as another court production 20 list. If it wasn’t actually read, 21 know, for - to determine, okay, this inmate is 22 leaving, and who is he associated with? 23 MR. a : Absolutely. 25 MR. QJ: and that’s kind of uw J that email. that is different. That is different. 8 MR. a : So, the fact that custody EFTA00127261

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE ies) w ~] wo 10 11 ive) wo \o MS. a: -- it’s just a courtes It’s nothing more than that. MR. QJ: Okay. Now, I have an email here, it’s from you to ee. Do you know who that i MS. a: a. Yes. He was the former warden. fa Great. And the subject, Jeffrey Edward,” and then it gives his reg number. It was sent Saturday, August 10th, 2019, at 4:35 p.m., and in the body of the message, it says, “So far, this is the documentation I have in my “And it’s signed your name, | ia. Associate Warden, MCC New York.” So, do you recall if you were tasked with obtaining documentation on Warden FY behalf? MS. MM: He didn't specifically task me with anything. I just know that, when something happens, that part of your responsibility as an AW is to try to gather documents. Now, I didn't have a specific responsibility of securing the scenes. If EFTA00127263

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 61 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : -- Jeffrey Edward, Deceased.” And then, it talks about Sentry reports. Like, the PPE-44, or PPE-37, and all the way down to a PR-15. And then, it talks about BOPWARE, label, administrative detention order. And then, a few down, which is directly in the middle of the first page, or slightly below the middle, it shows, “Court documentation regarding WAB.” And this is under -- MS. Ha: Okay. MS. i: -- under the heading, “Documentation -- MS. QR: Okay. MR. a : -- re: Efrain, Reyes. Reg number 85993-054.” And then, it says, “Cellmate.” It says, “Court documentation regarding WAB, 8/9/19.” Do you know what court documentation is you were referring to? MS. Ha: Well, it had to be the court list, then. Is it the same thing that -? Are you able to open the attachment? MR. a : That is the attachment. So, it doesn't -. You didn't include in that email the electronic versions of this. You EFTA00127265

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 66 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 like, inquiries after as to what documents I had. And so, let me see what I -. See if I have anything that shows that. Okay. Hold on. I'm going to have go out -. Okay. So, I have -. Okay. One thing I had, that I have a title for Efrain was just, like, was his (Indiscernible *01:04:43) and Sentry information. Special Housing review. Okay. That’s not showing me the court date. R&D. Okay. Hold on one second. Let me see which drop file. No. The drop file. (Indiscernible *01:05:16). Let me see. Man, I don’t -. That, as an attachment. I don’t have that as an attachment. I do -. I am able to look at other things. But a court list. I don’t have that as a court list. I don’t have the court list. MR. a : Now, you’re talking about electronically, or are you referring to -- MS. QJ: Mn-hom. MR. a : -- okay. MS. a: Yeah. Because I saw - there were things that I saved. That’s how I was able to send them, you know, to other individuals. Meaning, in the agency. When EFTA00127270

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 68 1 been one of the documents that was turned over 2 to the FBI. There should be a list of what was 3 turned over to them. 4 MR. a : Okay. And do you know if it was the FBI versus the OIG? 6 Ms. FE: No. w 7 MR. a : You don’t know who it 8 was? 9 MS. a: I don't know because I - like I 10 said - any documents that Lieutenant P| 11 would have turned over, it should have been -. 2 There should be something, some kind of 3 document indicating what was turned over to 4 them. 15 MR. a : And do you know -. So, 16 there should be some kind of a receipt with the 7 documents -- 8 MS. aa: There should be. 9 MR. Ee : -- that were provided? 20 MS. QM: 9 yveah. Mm-hmn. 21 MR. QJ: and that would be 22 something that Lieutenant | would have? 23 MS. a: If she, in fact, turned those 24 documents over, she worked in SIS. 25 MR. a : Okay. So, it wouldn’t -. EFTA00127272

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 69 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 You didn't turn it over to the FBI. She -- MS. Ha: No. Yeah. I didn't have any contact with the FBI agents directly. At all. MR. a : Okay. And then, as far as - what is your understanding of what it means, though, when it says, “Court documentation regarding WAB.” Do you know what court -- MS. i: That was -- MR. a : -- documentation you would be referring to? MS. i: -- that was (Indiscernible *01:08:04). I don’t know specifically, but obviously, it would have to have been something that said for, in order for me to write WAB, without being able to look at it right now, it obviously had to be something that said WAB on it, and listed that inmate’s name. Other than that, I would not have wrote that. MR. a : And do you think that that would have been that Receiving and Discharge document that the SHU staff would have utilized when they transported Reyes to R&D? MS. a: It wouldn't have been his - EFTA00127273

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 71 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 be a copy of something listing information as to who was going out of the institution on that particular day. MR. a : Okay. MS. Ha: That is the only thing I could have - that I could surmise why I would have wrote WAB. MR. a : Okay. Can I ask you just to see if, you know, after the interview, if you can, if you can track that down by any means? Or if you may -. I don't know if you can coordinate with Lieutenant - can ask Lieutenant a. as well - but if you could just see if you, in fact, did make a copy, or you know what you did with this document, or figure out what that document was. And I don't know how you would do that. So, I don’t, you know -- MS. Ha: Yeah. MR. a : -- you might not be able to, but just, if you could just check. MS. a: Mm-hmm. That means all of them, the documents that I listed, those things were turned over. But okay. I will even look at all of my emails I saved. Well, what I - EFTA00127275

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 72 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 whom I turned things over to, or what I’ve turned, what I turned over. MR. a : That would be great. Specifically, we would be very interested in that court documentation regarding, you know, Reyes. Ms. QJ: 9 m-hmn. MR. QJ: «And is it surprising to you now, though, since again, like, you thought that he was at court, and then released on, you know, released from there, but now that you see that you actually wrote, “Court documentation regarding WAB,” is that surprising? MS. QM: Well, I won't say it’s -. I won't use the word “surprising.” But it would jog my memory to say, okay, you - like I Said - if he left on WAB, I have something that says WAB, that is what it was. WAB. But did I know at the time, or was I in the know? No. This is after the fact. MR. a : Right, right, right. No. I'm just saying the, you know, it seems like a lot of people seemed to think that he was, you know, sent to court and released, whereas, you know, as we just discussed, he was actually EFTA00127276

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 73 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 transferred. So, I was just wondering if that surprised you to find out that, oh, wow, I actually did know he was WAB after the, you know, on -- MS. Ha: Yeah, well -- MR. a : -- August 10th. MS. Ha: -- yeah, that part, because that is, like you said, that has been, that has been the discussion all along, that Reyes went to court, and he was released from court. So, I'm hoping that my information is accurate, but typically, when you - because it’s now, it seems like, it conflicts, obviously, with what everyone’s recollection is - but typically, when you see WAB, that means With All Belongings, that the person is leaving, they are transferring. Now, how the whole court got into play, maybe, I don't know. And I don’t want to speculate, because it is just going to, you know, further confuse everything. MR. a : Okay. Yeah. No. I think we’ve definitely cleared up the fact that he was WAB, and he transferred, just upon the emails that we, you know, I talked to you about with the U.S. Marshals Service, as well as this EFTA00127277

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 76 uw ~] 10 11 12 18 19 20 21 22 because of that. But because I just know there is an incident that happened, because I’ve been an exec staff, and there is certain things that you should gather. But it wasn’t because I was the AW of correctional services. Now, as an AW, or someone in exec staff, you should just know kind of what to gather anyway. MR. QM: Okay. MS. i: What information to gather. MR. a : Okay. Great. And on that note, would that have been something that you would have gathered, specifically the R&D court production list? MS. QR: No. Hmm-mn. MS. QR: No. Mm-hmn. MR. ae : But it’s just something that had -. Something that was court production for Reyes with WAB, you just don’t know what it was. MS. ia: I gathered all of the information that I knew logically was associated with Epstein. MR. QR: okay. MS. a: That was, it’s just logical EFTA00127280

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 77 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 connections, if you wanted - if you know you have an incident, and you know something happened, in the Special Housing, and there is only two inmates that are in the cell, you know you are not only going to focus on, quote unquote, “The victim.” You have to then also turn your attention to who was in the cell at the time. So, to me, anything that I gathered, as far as Sentry information for Epstein, or his Special Housing Unit record, I gathered the same for his cellmate because that’s just a logical thing to do. MR. a : Sure. And that is what I'm asking for my question. Being that you logically gathered these documents, and you can see that you wrote the document, I'm asking, like, can you recall what would be - what would have been the logical document that you would have gathered, that would have showed that he was -- MS. a: Oh, I understand what you mean. MR. EN: -- was? MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. I don’t, I don’t know if I would have gone in R&D to see, or if I ran - or if it was a Sentry roster, like, a log, a EFTA00127281

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 79 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 I said, it’s been, it’s been several requests to show what I had and what I didn't have. So, any other emails, I will be more than happy to share with you. MR. a : Yeah. If you can just, if that’s possible, just to forward me those emails that you have provided -- MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- that had documents with regarding, with regard to the matter. MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : That would be great. So, being that you were the AW in charge of custody, you would probably be perfect to answer some of these questions. So, since Epstein was required to have a cellmate, what should have happened once the notification was made that Reyes was being transferred? MS. Ha: He should have received another cellmate. MR. a : And obviously, we probably did just cover this, and just because we got sidetracked, and you said that SHU staff, once they found out that Reyes was transferred, they should have notified, EFTA00127283

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 80 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Lieutenant | | wasn’t there, so they should have notified either the activities lieutenant, or the operations lieutenant. Is that what you said? MS. Ha: I'm saying that someone of a supervisory nature, yeah, should have been notified. MR. QJ: | But who was it that should have notified them? Would it be the OIC of the SHU? Would it be the person that transferred Reyes to R&D? You know it, when I say transferred, I mean escorted him to R&D. Should it have been R&D themselves? Who should have made the notification to the lieutenant? MS. i: And without me spinning the tale, and pointing a finger, because lack of, it didn't, it all depends. For instance, if the SHU staff knew that Reyes - and that’s why it’s just kind of, I don't know, a question mark - if the SHU staff knew that Reyes was not coming back, then that would mean that they would know that he wasn’t, he was not going to have a cellmate. So, without knowing what everybody knew, I -- MR. a: Okay. So, I’1l -- EFTA00127284

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 83 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : Okay. So, being the AW in charge of custody, do you believe that -- MS. a: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- it was really | that should have made that notification? MS. a: Because as the OIC, that means that you are, if you look at the post orders, you are basically have oversight of SHU, for lack of a better term. You should make sure that the rounds are being conducted. If inmates needs to be pulled out for whatever reason. That the appropriate inmates are going in their appropriate cages, so that, you know, separate tees are adhered to. That inmates are being fed. That sanitation is being conducted. And if, and because you are now telling me that this individual, whomever the individual is, is saying that they were aware that Epstein needed a cellmate, and that his cellmate was leaving, they knew, so when you know something, then you should, either you’re going to - if you didn't want to make the determination to make another decision about who the cellmate would be, then you need to contact your supervisor. EFTA00127287

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE B4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 If you, yourself, can't make a decision, you contact your supervisor who is authorized to make that decision. But you must make the contact in order for your supervisor to know. And as an OIC, you are aware of who you can contact. MR. es : Yeah. MS. QM: That’s plainly known that you can contact the lieutenant when something is going on, especially for something that, it’s not, it’s the Special Housing Unit, that you must be able to get a decision maker. MR. a : Okay. So, he should have notified a lieutenant, is basically the long and short of it? MS. a: Yes. Yes. The long and short of it, he should have notified a lieutenant. MR. a : Okay. And are you aware if - we are going to just touch on counts and rounds that were conducted in the SHU - are you aware if the SHU counts and rounds were not conducted by the SHU staff on August 9th and 10th of 2019? MS. a: I was aware after the fact that the staff members indicated that they did not EFTA00127288

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE B86 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 or i say that that, you know, tell you that information directly? MS. a: No. I didn't -. I haven't even, from the day of the incident, I have not laid eyes on either one of them. MR. a : Okay. MS. Ha: Besides on TV. So, I have not spoken to either one of them. Well, no, and I'm not going to say I haven't spoken to either one of them. I did call to make welfare checks on staff members, to see if they were okay, and that was weeks after, because they haven't been at work, and that’s what we were told to do, to call the staff members, just to say, you know, if you’re okay. Because they physically were not in the institution. But as far as discussing the incident, and what they did and did not do, I did not engage in that. MR. Ee : Okay. And did you learn anything, you know, during your time on this, did you learn anything about the accuracy of the MCC SHU counts and rounds on August 9th and 10th of 2019? MS. aa: You said did I run anything as far as the -. EFTA00127290

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 87 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : Did you learn if they were accurate or not? Like, the counts that they conducted, and the rounds they conducted. Did you find out through your, you know, what you were doing, did you learn if they were accurate counts and accurate rounds? MS. Ha: The date, the date, you’re saying the date of when I was gathering the information, or the documentation? MR. a : Or at any point. Did you ever find out if the counts were either accurate or not? And the rounds were accurate or not. MS. QM: Not specifically about the counts and the rounds, but just like, like I said, and like everybody else, of what has come out, that they said that they did not do counts. I mean, do rounds. MR. Ee : But had you heard anything about, like, the counts being wrong? Like, they’re actually reporting the wrong numbers, or anything like that? MS. Ha: In the SHU. I'm trying to remember. I know that there was, there was discussion about whether or not the count was EFTA00127291

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 88 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 done because, and I can't remember exactly what happened to make that come up, but I know there - we couldn't find certain count slips. And I think somebody, and I can't remember if it was Epstein, or Reyes, or somebody was not keyed out. One of the inmates was not keyed out, and if that, and my memory is serving me properly, and the count should have been affected by -- MR. QJ: Right. And dia -- MS. Ha: -- you know, inaccurate Sentry. Inaccurate Sentry information. MR. a : -- okay. So, you are aware of that then. Yeah. So, do you know, it’s, I think the inmate’s name was Fernandes. Does that ring a bell? Someone that -- Ms. ER: 1 -- MR. ae : -- was found to have been, passed contraband, and then, they were removed from the SHU and placed in R&D holding cell, but they were not actually keyed out of the SHU? MS. a: No. I don’t - hmm-mm - I don’t remember that specific. Hmm-mm. MR. a : Okay. But you remember someone wasn’t keyed out, which messed up the EFTA00127292

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 96 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MR. a : He was, like, from the MS. a: That’s probably -- MR. a : -- count to midnight, it changed from 73 down to 72, and our investigation has revealed it’s because this person was never keyed out of the SHU -- MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. QJ: -- so ontil -- MS. Ha: That is maybe that is what prompted it, but like I said, I knew something happened with the count, and from that, I - myself and Lieutenant | were trying to gather the count slips, and it should be a 30- day file maintained in control, and we were not able to find the count slips. So, I didn't know it. Well, now that you’re telling me, I didn't know it was because of that. And there is some things that I was in the know about, that I - or I wasn’t - but I knew it had something to do, like, is that with the counts, and we were told to get some of the count slips. MR. a : Okay. But just, you don’t have anything to add to that. This is EFTA00127300

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 98 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 lieutenant goes to the SHU and conducts a round, what should they be doing when they conduct a round? MS. Ha: They should be walking around and talking to the inmates. MR. a : So, is there, is the SHU -. Is a lieutenant round the same thing as a staff round, where you are supposed to go up and actually check on the inmates? MS. Ha: Hmm. I'm not going to say it’s the exact same thing because the staff in SHU, they actually have to record that they have done rounds. And by them recording that, they are indicating that they recorded timely rounds, and that they actually are able to say with certainty that they looked, you know, that they verified that all the inmates are there, and that they are alive. Versus a lieutenant, what your responsibility is, you are just making, you are generally making sure that you go around and ensure that everything is okay. But are you specifically and stopping at every single cell? I wouldn't say necessarily that that is exactly, but it mimics the same requirement as the staff. EFTA00127302

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 100 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : And how should have they known that? What should have the -. What should have clued them in on the fact that Reyes is gone, and Epstein is by himself? Or if Epstein is in attorney conference, there is just no one in the cell in general. Ms. QR: well -- MR. QJ: «Since they have names on the door tags, like you said. MS. i: -- that’s what I was going to - yeah - that’s what I was going to say. But the names on the -. The names on the door tag. When someone leaves, you should remove the door tags, so then, in fact, there should have only just been one tag on the door. You wouldn’t have, you wouldn't have two tags on the door if there is only supposed to be one person in there. So, the tag should have been removed. And -. MR. a : Do you know if the tag was removed for Reyes? MS. a: That, I don't know if Reyes’ tag was removed, because I didn't go in the Special Housing Unit. So, I don't know if his tag was removed. But you - by us talking - you EFTA00127304

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 101 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 indicated that the SHU staff was aware that he was leaving. So, they put the tags up, they should remove the tags. And there would be no reason to keep a tag on the door, indicating that there is two inmates. One, when you are aware that he is no longer going to be there. MR. es : But should -- MS. QM: yeah. MR. a : -- should those lieutenants have conducted a round on basically Epstein’s cell? MS. i: I would -. You would conduct a -. I would say yes. Because especially if you have a highlighted inmate, or an inmate of great concern. Or someone that you know you need to check on. If you are not going to look at anybody else’s cell, you would definitely look at, or check on, the inmates that are of concern, to even say, hey, you okay? Or, you know, just to talk with them, or physically see them. So, I would say that you would - yeah - that you would have looked in his cell to see something, that something is going on. MR. a : Now, what about -- MS. a: And then -. EFTA00127305

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 102 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : -- if Epstein -. So, if they are conducting their rounds when Epstein is in attorney visits, should they still be checking in on his cell itself, like, to make sure everything is okay with his cellmate, or anything like that? MS. Ha: Well, if he was, if he was physically inside of his, he physically was not inside the cell at the time, but the only way for you to know, because why would the lieutenant automatically know that he’s in attorney conference? So, you still would have looked in his cell. MR. QJ: So, they - regardless, in this specific, you know, Epstein is your highest profile inmate at the time -- MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- any time a lieutenant basically goes into that SHU, they should really check on him? And check on that cell? MS. ia: I would say so. MR. a : Okay. But that is more of a, you know, it sounds like it’s not necessarily a policy, but just, that’s good practice. Is that what you are saying? EFTA00127306

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. a: Yeah. Yeah. That’s what I'm saying. And because it was known, as you and I discussed, that he should have a cellmate. So, there’s certain things that you would be checking for, you would be checking for his welfare, and you would also be checking to make sure that those recommendations were adhered to because you want to make sure, with certainty, if you are saying that you made the round, you are annotating it in the book that you made the round. And you would want to say that you actually went around to them, and you checked on these things. MR. a : But is there any kind of BOP or MCC policy or directive that, you know, they would have violated, if they didn't in fact check on Epstein’s cell? MS. a: I can't say that it would be a -. I don’t know about the lieutenant, that they would say that, because they didn't look in one cell or two cells. But I do know, if you are indicating, and then, that’s another thing. If you are, when you come inside of the Special Housing Unit, there is a logbook. If you are annotating in the logbook that you are 103 EFTA00127307

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 104 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 visiting, or if you are indicating in the logbook that you are doing a round, you -. So, I'm going to backtrack what I said before. MR. a : Well, there is an actual log sheet that they sign. So, the lieutenants actually have to sign that they conducted their round. MS. QBN: So then, that’s why I'm going to backtrack then. If you are saying that you did rounds, that means that you should have looked in all of the cells. MR. a : Okay. And so, fora lieutenant, that - and that, so, this is where we've been getting kind of different information - some lieutenants are saying, absolutely, you need to go down each range, check on every cell door. Other lieutenants are saying, no, no, no, no, we’re just supposed to check in with the staff member that are in there, and make sure that they don’t have any problems. Our rounds are really conducted on the staff members, not on the inmates. So, that is where I am - and there is nothing that I can find, specifically in policy, that really specifies that information. EFTA00127308

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 105 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MS. a: Yeah. So, I - and that’s where I was kind of weaving back and forth. A lieutenants’ purpose, let’s just say in the general housing, like, general, you know, GP. You are making rounds on the unit, you’re checking on, generally, you’re checking on the unit itself. And you don’t, you would not go down, and checking every cell, because that’s general population. You don’t anticipate being in SHU. And you are making yourself available in the event that the staff member needs something. So, you are physically supposed to go. But if it’s the Special Housing Unit, and then, also 10 South, which MCC also has. MR. a : Correct. MS. a: Your responsibility level, because of the practices, or just you knowing, inherently, what you should be doing, it’s a little different than the just making yourself available to the staff. You are not just there for the staff. You are also there for the inmates because they can't come to you. You have to go to them. MR. a : Okay. So -- MS. a: So -. EFTA00127309

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 107 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 you are talking to the inmates, because again, your purpose in SHU is to provide information, and again, it’s not like they can come out to you. So, you have to go to them. MR. a : So, just to wrap this thing up, if a lieutenant is saying that they did not conduct any rounds of cells, they just stopped in and talked to staff members. Do you believe that they did something wrong? MS. i: I would say that I don’t think that they acted responsibly. I don’t want to say it’s wrong or right because, you know, then that person could say this, it’s not written, but I would say that that’s not a responsible decision. MR. a : So, when they certify their round sheets that they conducted a round, what do you believe that they are certifying? MS. Ha: That they have visited SHU, and that they visited the inmates. MR. a : Okay. So, you do believe that certification that they are signing, that they conducted a round in the SHU, is that they actually did conduct a round with the inmates? MS. a: That is what I believe. EFTA00127311

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 108 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : Okay. But that is more of a belief and opinion versus a knowledge. Correct? MS. i: Yes. MR. a : Okay. Great. We can move on. Next thing we are going to talk about, and I apologize this has taken a little long, is the cameras. Do you know if the SHU cameras were recording on August 9th and 10th of 2019? MS. Ha: I know there was some -. And again, this is information that has become available after the fact. I know it has become known after the fact that there was some cameras that were not working. And that were not recorded. But did I know the day of the incident? No. I did not know on the day of the incident. MR. Ee : Did you know why they weren’t recording? Do you know what happened with the cameras? MS. a: I know that, I don’t know why they were not working on that day, but I know that, following Epstein, that there have been issues with MCC’s cameras. The recorder, that EFTA00127312

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 109 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 there was supposed to be a backup camera, and that, when the primary camera failed to record, that there was supposed to be another camera that kind of acts, or kind of, you know, interfaces, so that there is always some recording going on. That has been going on, and again, that was after the fact, but as far as the day of, I don’t know. MR. a : So, you don’t know what caused the cameras to stop recording? MS. Ha: No. I don't know. MR. a : Okay. And do you remember the - so, on August 8th, which would have been a Thursday - do you remember, if on August 8th, if you and SIS Lieutenant | were attempting to review video footage, and you learned that you were not able to rewind the cameras, and review the footage that you were looking for? MS. Ha: You said on August 8th? MR. a : Right. And to help further jog your memory. So, the information we received from Lieutenant | was that the two of you were attempting to review video footage, you weren’t able to, so you called the EFTA00127313

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 110 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 comtech, Hughwon a. and asked him to review the matter, and fix the issue. Does that ring a bell to you? MS. i: If she’s saying that that’s happened, and I know, Lieutenant | and I have had conversations, and about that, I would say that that’s - that if she is saying that she and I had a conversation, I would say that that probably did occur. MR. a : But you don’t recall it? MS. Ha: I don’t know if it was August 8th, or if it happened prior to. But I do recall. I, again, I recall her and I trying to look at something, but I don’t recall the date or the timeframe. MR. Ee : So, I guess, when you arrived on the 10th, and learned that the cameras weren’t recording, which is, I'm assuming, you would have learned on that day, the 10th, that Epstein was found. Is that -- Ms. QE: 9 m-hmn. MR. a : -- is that accurate? MS. Ha: No. No. That is not accurate. MR. a : Okay. When did you learn that the cameras actually weren’t, or didn't EFTA00127314

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 112 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ms. QJ: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : -- the two of you were trying, were attempting to review video, and you were unable to review it because there was, you couldn't find the recording, or you couldn't rewind. So, the, you know, the determination was made between the two of you, and I can actually, let me pull up the actual specific part of what she, of what she said here. To see if you think it’s accurate. So, it says, “I remember stepping into his office.” Oh, okay. So, “I remember stepping into his office, which was right next door to mine, and notifying him that the camera was down, and I'm trying to get back to look at footage, and I can't. Actually, I had one of the associate wardens with me, as well, who happens to be his supervisor.” “So,” I said, “Who was that?” “Associate Warden ia.’ HE was there?” “Yes.” “Okay.” “It was me and her together, looking at the camera.” “Okay. So, it wasn’t | tsi It was actually | “No. It was me and AW i.’ “And that was with Captain i’ EFTA00127316

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 113 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 “Yes.” “Okay. So then, the two of them knew that the cameras were down?” “Yes.” “All right. And do you know if they had any conversation with | about a need to get them back up?” She says, “I don’t know if they had a separate conversation, but when I called Mr. | over the radio, Ms. || was still standing there with me in the office, and she was there with me when he came up to check, because we thought it was something that maybe he could just go in, and it allow us to go to look at the camera, and look for what we were looking for.” So, does that ring a bell to you at all? MS. Ha: Yeah. That does. Mm-hmm. MR. ae : Does that sound accurate? MS. a: It does. Mm-hmm. MR. Ee : Okay. So, and this was what she was saying, was on August 8th, that she went in. So, do you know if, were you there and present when | was brought into the office and told to fix the issue? MS. a: I don’t recall. I don’t recall - hmm-mm - I don’t recall having that EFTA00127317

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 115 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 to get them back up?” She said, “I don’t know if they had a separate conversation, but when I called Mr. | over to radio, Ms. | | was still standing there with me in the office, and she was there with me when he came up to check because we thought it was something that may be he could just go in and it allow us to go to the camera, and look for what we were looking for.” I then said, “And when he mentioned the whole -”. So then, we started talking about overtime, and when he could fix it, I said, “And when he mentioned the whole, I’1l stay overtime, was she there when - was | | there - when he mentioned that he would stay to work overtime?” And she said, “I can't remember.” MS. Ha: Well, and I know that, if I had a conversation with i. or anybody, about the cameras not recording, versus you not being able to rewind on your, on the Nice Vision. That that would have been something that would, that I would have known that was important. And I'm trying to differentiate because there are there, and I have had the experience that I have access to Nice. And I was not able to EFTA00127319

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 116 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 actually rewind on one of the cameras. But it’s not because the camera was not recording. It’s because it was, the camera was not programmed correctly or something. I don’t even know if I'm using the proper word. But it's not that the camera was not recording. It had something to do more with you’re not being able to pull it up and rewind it on the Nice Vision application. But it’s not the same as it not being recorded. So, that’s why I was asking you, is she saying that we knew that it was not recording? Because that’s not my knowledge, or my understanding, that the cameras were not recording. MR. a : Okay. Yeah. No. Her specific words were, “I remember stepping into his office, which was right next door to mine, and notifying him that the camera was down. And I'm trying to go back and look at the footage, and I can't. Actually, I had one of the associate wardens with me -- MS. a: Yeah. MS. a: That - I wouldn’t say that that means that the camera is not recording. Hmm- EFTA00127320

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 117 10 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 mm. MR. QM: so -- Ms. MBM: And that -. MR. a : -- so, saying the camera was down, that would, what would you think that that was saying? MS. Ha: And that’s not -. When you say that a camera is down, that’s different than the whole system not recording. That’s not the same thing. That might be that one particular camera, and whatever area that she was talking about, that I believe they had to be a fight, for her and I to look at or something happening a camera. That particular camera may, again, something might have not been programmed correctly, that we were not able to rewind. But that is not the same thing as a whole system not being operational. MR. QJ: Okay. MS. QM: It’s two totally different things. MR. ae : Okay. So, my question on this really is -- MS. a: And it’s still fine. MR. a: -- my question on this is EFTA00127321

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 119 w ~] wo 10 11 ive) MS. Ha: Now, that, now, I would like to ask you to, did | ever say that he knew that the whole camera system was not working, and when he knew, and who he had a conversation with? MR. a : No, no, no. MS. QR: About it. MR. QM: So, that -- MR. a : -- so, the understanding that I am of, is that - and again, I know at least | spoke with a. and she believed that you were with her when the conversation took place. So, that is where I was asking if you recall having a conversation with | and |g MS. Ha: I recall that, but not about the camera system. The whole Nice system. And all of the cameras in SHU not recording. MR. QJ: Yeah. $=Right. And I'm not saying that that would have been the conversation. I would think that the conversation would more be along the lines of, hey, we are trying to review this video. We are not able to do it. Can you figure out EFTA00127323

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 121 wi ~] 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 in question. Or there was no talk about the system not recording, or even SHU not recording. There was never any conversation about SHU, or anything. So, that’s the conversation would have been limited to that particular camera, and why we can't rewind. MR. a : Absolutely. And then -- Ms. QM: And -. MR. QJ: -- that is kind of my understanding -- MS. Ha: Yeah. MR. a : -- is what your part of this conversation was, is we are having an issue trying to record, can you figure it out? And my question to isn’t, like, you know, this isn’t an I gotcha type of question, even in the slightest. It’s just, if you can -- MS. a: Yeah. MR. Ee : -- recall what conversation you had with J. MS. ia: I can only recall about that, like you said, about the interaction with | and I talking about why we were not able to rewind to see what happened. Because we were able to pull the image up. We were just EFTA00127325

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 124 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 there, that person was there, because it wasn’t, it wasn’t, in my mind, highlighted that the camera system was down. So -- MR. a : Okay. So, what we have learned is that, that is when | checked on the system, and he realized that - and this, there is nothing that we learned that, you know, have any knowledge of this, so I will just, you know, put that out front - is that | said he checked on the system, and he realized that two of the drives were down, and when two drives go down, it stops the system from recording. So, half of the cameras in the institution stopped, were not recording at the time. And this was basically learned on August 8th and August 9th, when he was trying to fix the system. Were you ever made aware of that information? MS. Ha: No. I was not. MR. a : Okay. Is this the first time you are even hearing of that information? MS. a: Absolutely. MR. a : And is there someone that he should have told about that information, the fact that -- EFTA00127328

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 129 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 this issue, you didn't know that the cameras, they are a big problem at the institution? MS. a: You said leading up, or following the incident? MR. a : No. Leading up to the incident. MS. Ha: You said, did I have any knowledge of it? MR. QJ: Right. MS. Ha: Yes. Leading up to the incident, there was no knowledge that there was issues with the cameras recording. MR. a : Okay. And do you know if - when you and Lieutenant J were speaking with | - do you know if he was told to fix the camera situation immediately? Or to just look into it and figure out what’s going on. Do you recall? MS. Ha: I don’t -. I don’t want to -. I don’t want to -. I don’t recall my exact words to him. But again, if there was no mention that the camera was not recording, there is a difference when instruction, based on knowledge that the cameras are not working, versus knowledge that the camera that I can see EFTA00127333

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 130 1 it, but I can't rewind it: 2 MR. a : Sure. aa: And not -- 4 MR. a : So, you -- aa: -- knowing -- 6 MR. a : -- so, you knew that ies) th w 2 ou 7 there was an issue with the camera. You just 8 didn't know what the issue was. 9 MS. a: I knew that we could not 10 rewind. Yes. 11 MR. QJ: Okay. 2 Ms. QR: ves. 3 MR. a : And do you remember if 4 you ever followed up, after that conversation, 15 with anyone, to say, hey, did that ever get 16 resolved? 7 MS. a: I don’t. I don’t recall. 8 MR. a : Okay. Is there a reason 9 why you should have, or did you believe someone 20 else was on top of it, and that was fixing it, 21 and looking into it? 22 MS. a: I don’t (Indiscernible 23 *02:02:48). I don’t -. I actually, I don’t 24 recall because, again, at the time, when we 25 were looking at the camera, you can see it. EFTA00127334

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 131 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 So, there was, there was never any discussion, or there was never even no information to say that the camera was not working. There was never any discussion about that. So, to follow up on an issue that you don’t know is present, I would say that that’s, if I didn't have a further discussion about it, it’s because of that, that there was no discussion that the camera was not recording. MR. a : Okay. So, from the knowledge that you do have, that, you know, you know, according to a. she was saying she knew that the cameras weren’t recording, and they were down. And then, [J saying that he was going to fix them, and he clearly knew the cameras weren’t recording. What should have happened? MS. a: Well, first, I want to clarify, you are saying that | said that she knew the cameras were not recording. MR. a : She - yeah - her -. That is what I read you before - that she said, her words, “Notifying him that the camera was down, and trying to go back and look at the footage, and I can't.” And then, later on -- EFTA00127335

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 132 1 MS. a: But that’s not saying that -- 2 MR. a : -- saying, you know, 3 saying -- (Indiscernible *02:04:10). 5 -- so, okay -- 6 h. 7 -- the two of them knew 8 the cameras were down. Yes. And then, she 9 said that she actually wrote a memo to the 10 captain, saying that, you know, the cameras 11 were down, and that | | was fixing the 2 issue. And then, when he came in on the 10th, 3 to find out the cameras still hadn’t recorded, 4 she had a conversation with | and said, 15 hey, you told me you were going to fix the 16 cameras. Why didn't you fix them? So, I'm not 7 saying that you have any part of this. What 8 I'm fing -- 9 20 -- you, is -- 21 I know -- 22 -- being that Lieutenant 23 | seems to have known that the cameras 24 were down, and | definitely knew the 25 cameras were down, what should have happened? EFTA00127336

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 133 1 MS. a: Then someone should have 2 followed up to say were the cameras, if saying 3 down means not recording. 4 MR. a : Right. And that’s what 5 they -- 6 a: That’s (Indiscernible 7 *02:04:57) 8 MR. a : -- and that was clear. 9 | went into, you know, great detail of, 10 the cameras, you could watch live, it’s only 11 when you try to rewind, because they weren’t 2 recording. And he said -- 3 MS. aa: That’s -- 4 MR. ae : -- this is what happened 5 -- 16 MS. MBM: 9 -- (indiscernible *02:05:11). 7 MR. ae : -- and he -- 8 Ms. MMM: -- (indiscernible *02:05:11). 9 MR. Ee : -- sorry. Go ahead. 20 MS. QM: I don't know if QJ knew 21 that what, the explanation that you said, 22 | provided, that, I have never had a 23 conversation to say that the reason why you 24 can't rewind is because the cameras are not 25 recording. I don’t know. I can't say what EFTA00127337

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 137 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 are not recording. And that is something that I could have definitely said, okay, J, you have to do overtime, in the absence of your supervisor, I am authorizing you to do overtime, to then fix the cameras, and then, when something like that happens, obviously, you know you have to make security related decisions. Then you could have recalled all the inmates, so that if there is any incidents that happened, at least the inmates are confined to their cells. And then, you say, well, there is no cameras inside of the cells. But you make rounds. You have to make rounds in Special Housing anyway. You know? So, you wouldn't be able to capture what’s happening inside of the cell itself. But you would have a general idea about, you know, with the cameras, what’s going on. But there would have been decisions that would have been made, to ensure security. But there should have been notification, and clarification, and specificity about - specificity - about actually what was the issue. EFTA00127341

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 139 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 know that the -- MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- point being, you didn't know the cameras were down. MS. Ha: Yeah. MR. a : You didn't know that they were not recording. MS. Ha: Exactly. MR. a : Great. So, were you aware that MCC cameras were scheduled to be replaced? MS. a: Hmm. No. I didn't know that they were scheduled to be replaced. I know - again - there is information that you -. I don’t know if they were scheduled to be replaced. I know that they have been, they were upgraded after. And then, I know there was certain projects. But I don’t -. I, again, I don't know what I -. That, if they were scheduled to be replaced at the time of the incident. MR. a : So, I guess what I'm saying is, do you know if they were, you had new cameras on site at the MCC, and there was currently a camera project underway, of EFTA00127343

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 142 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 weren’t there at the time? MS. Ha: Yeah. So, I don’t have knowledge of that. MR. a : Okay. Do you know who would have been ultimately responsible for ensuring -? Because it sounds - and again, you weren’t there at the time, but there was a lot of problems, the same problem happened time and time again, at the MCC, where these cameras would -. Two hard drives would crash, and then take out the system. And then, | would have to go and rebuild the system, and it was, like, a 24 hour process to rebuild it. MS. QE: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : Who should have made sure that new camera system was installed? That was on site. Who should have, like, said, like, this is an urgent matter? And I am assuming it was. Was that an urgent matter, if the cameras are down? MS. ia: Mm-hmm. Yeah. MR. a : And they are not recording? I would think that that’s a pretty big deal. Correct? MS. a: Mm-hmm. Correct. EFTA00127346

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 143 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 MR. a : So, who should have made sure that that new system was installed? That had been on site, all the way back to October 2018. MS. Ha: It’s multi-layered. And when it’s a multi -. This is multi-layered. Because if you are saying that, who actually does the work for the installation, or who the primary person is the electronics technician. But ultimately, they have a supervisor, and that supervisor tracks the completion of projects. The progress of projects. So, it’s - that’s what I'm saying - it’s multi-layered. That, and if the cameras were present, I don’t know what would have happened to make them not be installed. MR. ee: And just for more -- Ms. MM: 9 (Indiscernible *02:13:50) MR. Ee : -- information, the reason why they were on site, the reason why you guys were able to get your cameras immediately back up and running, with a whole new system, was because they were already on site. So, knowing that information, what is your thought on the matter? Like, the fact, EFTA00127347

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 1 after the fact. 2 MR. QM: «nd is there a -- (Indiscernible *02:22:36). -- requirement to do, 5 like, a bed book count, like once a week, or 6 any certain amount of days, or -? 7 MS. Ha: There is no, there is no 8 requirement that says a bed book count has to 9 be done once a week. That was -. There was 10 some procedures put in place after the fact. 11 MR. a : Okay. And is, and how do 12 we determine if a bed book count was in fact 13 conducted? 14 MS. QM: without there being some 15 documentation, or to say, or, because I know 16 after the fact, like I said, when that was a 17 procedure put in place, it was indicated that 18 that should be documented in the log. 19 MR. Ee : But that was an after the 20 fact thing? 23 to? 24 ms. QM: 25 prior to. Now, it wasn’t -- -- being documented prior No. It wasn’t. It wasn’t done if you are making, TruScope, EFTA00127358

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 155 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 the officers have a log that they do. Any activity is part of whatever is going on in your unit. That should have -. That could have been logged. But is there a requirement that said that you have to log that, that you did the bed book count? You would be doing it, you know, for documentation purposes. But a lieutenant or a staff member can do a bed book count, just to make sure that things are done accurate. So, that’s not -. It’s not something that was a requirement prior to. MR. a : Okay. So -- MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. QJ: « -- aside from the bed book count, though, is there any other way, though, and you said when they were conducting rounds. I mean, when a staff member is conducting rounds, are they supposed to be walking around with the, you know, Sentry report, or BOP roster, or whatever it is, the housing roster that indicates what cell he is assigned to in the system? MS. Ha: No. They don’t have to have the roster. However, once the inmate is introduced into SHU, typically, the OIC does a EFTA00127359

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 156 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 lot of the data entry. So, someone, even if it’s not the OIC, if someone in SHU, if someone is doing the data entry, they are the ones that is physically recording where the inmates is. No one else would know where that inmate was assigned unless they actually go in the system and do the Sentry assignment. So -- MR. QJ: Okay. MS. i: -- the person that is saying, okay, if I am saying put inmate X, Y, and Zin cell ten, I have to change him from wherever he was before, and make sure that I update, I update it. And not only that, there is a physical board in SHU that you have the cards. You have name tags or whatever. And it shows where everyone is. MR. ee: And does it say where they are based upon them writing it down from knowing that they are in there, or is that showing where they are based upon what the BOP system says? MS. a: From knowing where - from knowing where they are. MR. a : Okay. MS. a: So, the system, and everything EFTA00127360

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 157 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 should be the same. So, if I'm changing, if I'm changing an inmate’s Sentry assignment, then I know I - I automatically know there is not just one thing I have to do, there is a couple of things I have to do. MR. a : Mm-hmm. MS. Ha: I have to physically move the body from one place to another. MR. a : Okay. MS. i: I have to put the card, you know, the card off of one door, put it on the new door, and I know I have to update Sentry because Sentry should be accurate. I physically have to do a PP - I can't remember - 34, and then update the Sentry assignment. And then, I should physically update the board, so, the door and the board would have cards on them, or, you know -- MR. Ee : And this is where, so, I know what happened. I know what happened when this all happened on the 30th. On the - I know what happened, how it was done, where the discrepancy came in place. So, I guess my question, though, is: between - and so, I know that the person who dropped, you know, EFTA00127361

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 basically dropped the ball by not making the correct entry on the 30th, but the fact that from the 30th all the way to the 10th -- MS. J: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : -- this, you know, discrepancy continued, my question to you is, is there any point, aside from when he was physically placed in the wrong cell, and the key entry wasn’t, you know, updated, or not in the wrong cell, but they key entry wasn’t updated. Was there any way that that would have been caught in those approximately ten days? After that initial mistake happened. So, like, an audit of the system -- MR. i: Yeah. MS. a : -- or, like, hey, let’s, you know, aside from a bed book count, how do we know that these inmates are actually in the cells that they are supposed to be assigned, you know, or they are in the cells that they are assigned in, in the system? Is there a checks and balance to that? Are they -? Is there -? Is the staff supposed to be checking those sheets, or is it -? Is there an audit that is done by the lieutenant or the OIC? 158 EFTA00127362

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 159 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MS. a: I wouldn't say that there is an audit done, but you -. That’s (Indiscernible *02:27:56). That’s 7/30 to 8/10. That -. There is not a specific audit that is done ona daily basis. There is not an audit that is done besides, like I said, you making rounds -- MR. : 0 e-hon. MS. Ha: -- and you -. Yeah. I can't think of a specific, like you said, a procedure in place that you would check, where you would audit on a daily basis, besides if you were actually required to do a bed book count. Which, she was not required to do a bed book count daily. MR. a : Right. And at the time, they weren’t required to do them at all? MS. Ha: There was no procedure - and when you say they were not required - there is times when -- MR. a : I mean, based upon a time MS. a: -- yeah. MR. a : versus, like, a, you know, an incorrect count. MS. a: Yeah. Not that I am - not that EFTA00127363

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 161 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MR. a : Now, do you believe that if only one was entered, does that mean only one was actually conducted? MS. i: Hmm. I wouldn't say that. But because I don’t -. Hmm. That would be -. I would question why one was only entered. But you should do five. And you should recall, record all five. MR. a : Now, being, you know, day and night watch -- MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : -- are required to do five, who is responsible for, one) conducting them; and two) entering them into TruScope? Is it the OIC that is ultimately responsible to make sure that they are done, and then enter them, or is it, there is no rhyme or reason to who is actually responsible? Everybody is -- MS. Ha: I wouldn't -- MR. a : -- responsible. MS. ia: -- no. I wouldn't say who, because the folks that actually do the, that do the rounds, they are physically, you know, doing the manual labor. And typically, the SHU OIC, because there is not, like, five computers EFTA00127365

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 162 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 up in SHU. There may be one or two computers in SHU. And typically, the OIC is the one that is logged in. And that person is doing all the administrative work. So, they would ensure that, okay, rounds are done. And if there were bar taps, or like you said, if there were cell searches done, that information is then communicated from one officer to the OIC, and then that person goes in and records that it’s done. MR. a : Okay. Do you know anything about Epstein placing a telephone call on August 9th, 2019, from the SHU? MS. QM: 9 you said from August 9th? MR. a : August 9th, 2019. Do you know anything about Epstein placing -- Ms. BR: 1 -- MR. a : -- a telephone call from MS. Ha: -- again -- MR. QJ: -- the suv? MS. a: -- I know, I know information after the fact. Just like everybody else. But the day that it happened, no, I wasn’t aware of the phone call the day that it happened. I EFTA00127366

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 163 w ~] wo 10 11 know information after the fact. MR. a : Okay. And what did you learn after the fact? And just briefly. MS. i: Mm-hmm. That there was a staff member that allowed him to place a phone call. MR. a : Did you learn that it was a phone call on an unrecorded line? MS. Ha: Mm-hmm. MR. a : Is that a yes? MS. Ha: Yes. That is a yes. MR. Ee : Okay. And then, do you - is that standard practice, to allow inmates to make personal calls, as had been done, from an unrecorded line? Ms. QM: No. That i practice, and the phone call should be on the not standard its] ITS - the Inmate Telephone System - line. Pp ¥ MR. a : Now, if he didn't have his pack and PIN set up -- MS. QM: 0h, yeah. MR. a : -- or PIN and pack, or however, which way you say it, what, what could have or should have happened, if you wanted to allow someone to take a - make a telephone call? EFTA00127367

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 164 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 MS. a: They don’t make a phone call. MR. a : They just don’t make one? MS. a: They don’t make one. There is allowances for, like, bereavement phone calls. That would be done by the Chaplain, but that, too, is on a recorded line. And that is in the Chaplain area. The other thing is a legal phone call, and that would be on an unmonitored line. But that would only be for legal purposes. MR. a : Now, is it true, though, if it was allowed to be done on a legal line, if it was authorized by, you know, the captain or whomever, or the case manager, unit manager, should it be put on speaker phone, and monitored by a staff member? MS. Ha: Policy says - I don't know - but policy says that the inmates should make phone calls, and it should be through the ITS system. MR. a : And do you -- MS. a: But you -- MR. QM: -- is that -? MS. a: -- but there is social calls and legal calls. EFTA00127368

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 1 w ~] oy \o information, with regard to anyone harming Epstein on August 9th or 10th, 2019? Ms. ER: No. MR. a : Okay. Do you know anything about Epstein changing his will just prior to his death? MS. Ha: Again, that’s just in the news, but no, I don’t have any knowledge of that. MR. a : So, only from what you’ve heard in the news? MS. Ha: Yeah. I don’t have any knowledge of that. We don’t -. The BOP has nothing to do with inmates’ wills. MR. ae : Okay. So, and we’re just going to now wrap up. It’s just specific to the timeline. There was an after action report that was created by the BOP. So, this is specifically where I am getting this information, but -- MS. ZR: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : -- I'm just going to ask you just a couple more questions, then we will be done. MS. a: Okay. . a: It says, “6:33 a.m., on EFTA00127373

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 170 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 August 10th, 2019, a body alarm is activated in the Special Housing Unit. SHU staff reported inmate Epstein was unresponsive in cell,” and it says the cell, but it says Sentry does not reflect this accurately. “Staff entered the cell and attempted to wake inmate Epstein. Control center announced a medical emergency, and CPR was initiated.” So, the information that we have is that at 6:33, | told a. call in the emergency, and | went straight into the cell. Did | act appropriately by going straight into the cell, or should he have waited for someone to arrive? MS. QM: No. There is -. Well, it depends if you feel like you - that is an emergency, and it is a life or death situation. I don't know if he had the -. He could have gone into -. He could have gone into the cell. MR. Ee : Okay. So, policy doesn't dictate that you are supposed to wait for other people to arrive, so that if it was a -- MS. a: Yeah. MR. a : -- a ruse, that someone could have overpowered him, and then taken -? MS. a: There is no -. When you say EFTA00127374

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 171 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 policy, policy does state that you have to be safe, and that you should wait for another staff to arrive. Policy does say that. If | felt that he had enough staff on hand, I don't know if he felt that, but policy does say to ensure. And especially if you have more than one inmate in a cell. So, with, I guess WM cealized there was only one inmate in the cell, and if he saw the inmate hanging, he would probably want to act immediately. But policy protects you either way. If you feel that you have enough, because - and that’s your - that’s what I said - that’s your discernment. If you feel that you have enough people on, you know, available, maybe he felt that way. MR. a : Okay. And then, it says, “At 7:36 a.m., inmate Epstein pronounced dead by the emergency room physician.” Do you know of anything about -? Do you know if Epstein ever showed signs of life, prior to leaving the MCC, or specifically from 6:33 a.m. to 7:36 a.m., do you know if he showed any kind of signs of movement or life? MS. a: No. I don’t. I arrived after. And I have never heard of anything to the EFTA00127375

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 172 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 contrary that he exhibited life. MR. a : Okay. And here is another thing that was written in there, in the BOP, and again, this is the BOP after-action report. It says, “SHU has multiple cells equipped with video recording capability. Inmate Epstein was not housed in one of these cells, and there appears to be no set guidance on when to utilize these cells.” So specifically, I am assuming he is, they are either talking about 10 South or possibly G- tier. I'm not sure. I can't remember if G- tier has cameras or not. But 10 South certainly does. Ms. QB: Mm-hmn. MR. a : Do you believe that Epstein should have been placed in one of those cells that were, that had cameras in them? MS. Ha: I'm not going to say that. I'm not going to say that he should have been placed in a cell with a camera. He was an -. He is an inmate, just like another inmate. So, I can't, I can't say that, that he should have definitely been placed in a cell. There obviously was a reason that they felt that he EFTA00127376

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 173 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 was safe, since he didn't say that he was going to -. I don’t -. Yeah. I can't say that he should have definitely been placed in a cell with a camera. MR. a : Okay. MS. a: Because those cells are for the SAMs inmates. Those inmates that can't, you know, their communication has to be monitored. So, that is a different vetting process. MR. a : Okay. Ms. QJ: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : And do you -. These are going to be the last, like, three or four questions. Oh. What do you believe allowed Epstein to be able to - if he took his own life - what do you believe allowed Epstein to take his own life? MS. a: Well, there were, I think his, if that’s what he wanted to do, without - because the -. Now, we do know that staff members have to make rounds. They’ re going to, every, I don't know, 30 minutes, a regular round. But he could have done it right before, or right after the round. So, it doesn't mean that he still - at the end - still wouldn't EFTA00127377

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 174 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 have happened. So, I can't say for certain that, we still would not have had the same outcome. So, I can't -. I know there was some things that staff did not do that they were supposed to do. Had they still made their rounds, there is a possibility that a death could have still have occurred, because there are instances where staff make their rounds, and inmates still are able to successfully complete suicide, unfortunately. So, in this instance, staff - we all, again, know - staff did not do what they were, you know, supposed to do by policy, but I can't say with certainty that he still would not have been able to successfully complete suicide. MR. ee: So, it sounds like rounds would have helped. What about having a cellmate? Do you think that would have helped? MS. Ha: Yes. A cellmate would have been able to alert a staff member, that is, if they were alert and oriented themselves. MR. QJ: Yeah. =I would think, though, if a cellmate was in there, and they Saw someone hanging themselves, you know, EFTA00127378

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 177 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 we don’t -. That’s not part of our policy, that cameras have to be present. So, that is not the -. That does -. That in and of itself doesn't determine or make a difference whether someone commits suicide or doesn't. MR. a : Sure. MS. Ha: Like, that’s not a requirement. MR. a : So, I guess the - and I probably got you off on track, on the camera thing - I'm just saying, is there anything else we are missing here, aside from, you know, what we just discussed, as far as reasons that allowed for Epstein to be able to take his life? MR. Ee : No. MS. Ha: I don't know. MR. a : Okay. What do you believe the failures of the BOP - if you believe there are any - that allowed for Epstein to die? MS. a: I don’t believe that the BOP is responsible for him committing suicide. I believe that, as you investigate, that there are things that - may not have been with the EFTA00127381

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 178 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 policy, but I don’t believe that that contributed to the suicide itself. Because, like I said, I know we are looking at it after, like, Monday morning quarterbacking, but there are, there are some instances where there is a successful suicide, where does not follow protocol from top to bottom. And it happens, unfortunately. And in this instance, they didn't do everything that they were supposed to do, or they didn't do a lot, but I don’t believe that it contributed to him committing suicide. I don’t. I don’t really believe that. MR. a : So, you don’t believe - and we didn't get into staff members sleeping - but you don’t believe that a staff member not conducting rounds, a staff member sleeping on the job, staff members not, you know, making proper notifications and getting a new cellmate into them, you don’t believe that that is contributed to him taking his own life? MS. a: I'm -- MR. QM: «The ability to do that? MS. a: -- hmm. Because when you are saying staff members sleeping, yeah, if, even EFTA00127382

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 180 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Ms. QJ: 9 Mm-hmn. MR. a : And that, that helped cause, you know, and again, I think you mentioned it, if a person wants to kill themselves, they’re probably going to be able to find a way. But there is also things that, when an inmate is in our custody, it is our job to try to do everything we can to keep them alive, and prevent that from happening. MS. i: Mm-hmm. MR. a : So, my question to you is, you don’t believe that, by though, you know, them not doing those things, that that helped contribute? MS. i: And I know this might sound - but you sound bewildered by my response, but I believe that it contributed to some failures, but I don’t really believe that the failure equals the contribution of the suicide. I really don’t believe that. MR. a : Okay. Yeah. I don't know that I look at it as a contribution. I'm just saying, the failures that allowed for him to be able to take his own life. And so, again, I'm not saying that they helped assist EFTA00127384

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 182 10 11 12 13 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 otherwise, I would very much greatly appreciate if you get me that stuff we talked about, specific with regard to the documents that you MR. a : -- that you kept on file, and I think you took - there was something else that we discussed. What was the other thing? Was it -? MS. Ha: You said it was about the bad (Indiscernible *02:49:59). I made some notes about the bad count. And then, about the court document. MR. QJ: Perfect. Yeah. So, there would be those specific things. But again, anything -? I think you said you made records of things that you produced, that would be very much appreciated, as well. MS. QB: Yeah. MR. QJ: «tt is 1:24 p.m. on December 2nd, 2021. This is Senior Special Agent | ss and I am going to turn off this recorder. Ms. QM: okay. (Whereupon, the above-entitled matter went EFTA00127386

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 183 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 off the record and back on the record). MR. a : This is Senior Special Agent | titstsi‘Ssé‘*R It is currently 1:26 p-m., 12/02/2021. Prior to hanging up the call, Associate Warden || asked if I could turn back on the recorder so she could make a clarifying statement. So, Ms. ia. go ahead. I’ll just remind you, you are under oath, and this is a voluntary interview. MS. Ha: I wanted to clarify whether I feel that, some of the things helped, I guess helped to, or contributed to, Epstein’s ability to commit suicide. While I understand that this is something that no one wanted, there were things that were not done, that were in line with policy. That were required to be done, and had those things been done, maybe we would not be questioning the liability aspect. But I just want to ensure that it’s understood that I have - I believe that staff should follow policy, to ensure with certainty that no inmate is able to hurt themselves, or that no other inmate is able to hurt them. So, with that knowledge, again, I really hope that staff would have done everything EFTA00127387

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 184 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 within their power to follow policy, so that there would be no question as to what should or should not have been done. And with acknowledgement that there were not things done that should have been done, as it relates to following policy. MR. es : All right. Thank you very much. Is there anything else you wanted to add before I turn off the recorder and we end this interview? MS. Ha: No. I think that’s it. I just wanted to add that as a sentiment, that I understand that this is a serious matter, and that it required care and attention, and that it requires me to clarify what I believe actually, you know, the staff did or did not do. MR. a : Perfect. Thank you so much. Again, if there is anything you need from me, you have my email, and I will greatly look forward to the information you can provide following this interview. It is 1:28 p.m., 12/02/2021. This is Senior Special Agent recorder. EFTA00127388

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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 185 1 CERTIFICATE 2 I hereby certify that the foregoing pages 3 represent an accurate transcript of the 4 electronic sound recording of the proceedings 5 before the Department of Justice, Office of the 6 Inspector General in the matter of: 10 : 11 Brann (ose OCCT 12 Brianna Rose Burton, Transcriber 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 EFTA00127389