1 of Orricia, Recorp FD-302 (Rev. 5-8-10) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION =) Date of entry 2019 lc ico New York, interview was DEPARTMENT. OF Agent ; | the interviewing Agents, JUSTICE cial a. After being advi that the interview was voluntary, and that lying to a federal agent is a GENERAL (DOJ ed of the identities provided the following informat worked for the BUREAU OF PR (BOP) sinc 1994 with one MRM plans on retiring in approximately 7 months. rmed that by him. pees was not aware ount. peers obtained tt name of DOJ-OIG employee | | tti‘iw‘ FY works in the i C artment at the METROPOLITAN DETENTION CEN‘ a - : an email asking e name of a DOJ-C contact to make the complaint. 3 m ( i whi TITUTE, DANBURY in Danbury, Connec was compc his email the FEDERAL C TIONAL INS a current post at the the rear gate. pee has worked the O 5 é nths. O peenesee © responsibilities at the rear is at traband, scan in have them. J ha round. wo his most of 5 a o b ir inmate VEN 2019 wa New York, New York, United Stat Investigation on recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not SDNY_00007760 EFTA_00000884 This document contains neither to be distributed outside your agency EFTA00135278

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of (On 08/28/2019 pyge 2 Of 3 MCC to complete whatever task LOPEZ is assigned. LOPEZ also helps other inmates with their jobs. Typically LOPEZ leaves through the lobby to the Warden's complex and performs janitorial duties there. LOPEZ started this job approximately three weeks ago. pees © has frequent interactions with LOPEZ because preieees = has to check LOPEZ's gate pass every time,LOPEZ enters or exits the gate. MM) would usually make small talk with LOPEZ during these interactions. On or about August 15, 2019, at approximately 10:30am, LOPEZ approached pense 4 post at the rear gate with approximately three large bags of shredded paper. LOPEZ told 9) that "They are shredding everything back there." LOPEZ said there was a white man with a Southern accent who was involved in the document shredding. 9M) was unfamiliar with anyone at MCC that fit that description. JM) surmised that since he did not know who the white man with the Southern accent wasp he must have been part of the BOP After Action team related to the JEFFREY EPSTEIN suicide. LOPEZ told a he heard someone say, "Make sure you get that box over there too." GR tought he remembered LOPEZ telling him that someone asked LOPEZ to help shred documents as well. pees © @id not know for certain where the shredded documents originated from. Shredded documents are thrown out on a fairly regular basis through pupuores post at the rear gate, but 3 thought that there were.more shredded documents than usual during this incident. LOPEZ also told pees that LOPEZ thought this was more than the usual amount. peenenes = saw LOPEZ a few days later with additional shredded paper to throw out. RRR sever witnessed anyone physically shredding documents. 3 never looked through the shredded documents that LOPEZ threw out. No one told pees © that the shredded documents were related to EPSTEIN. No one told pee * that the BOP After Action Team looking into the EPSTEIN suicide was shredding documents. Qs i's still posted at the rear gate as his primary job. peenores called someone at the FBI on or about August 23, 2019 to file a report about this incident. He spoke with a female, but could not remember what office or number he called. pesnores © heard third-hand that an "Officer | oy told former MCC Warden SDNY_00007761 EFTA_00000885 EFTA00135279

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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10) Continuation of FD-302 of (U) Interview of ° mh ww ,On 98/28/2019 page 3 0 LAMINE N'DIAYE that EPSTEIN should be confined in the 10 South wing of MCC. SDNY_00007762 EFTA_00000886 EFTA00135280