EFTA00147022.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO SITUATIONAL REPORT (SITREP) Jeffrey Epstein — Victim; Irregularities in a Federal Penal Institution; Death Investigation; 90A-NY-3151227 (U) Current Situation of Epstein Death investigation, as of 10:00 a.m. EDT 08/13/2019: • (U//FOUO) NYO CART continues efforts to download any potentially usable video from the MCC's video surveillance system. The usable video being sought, at a minimum, will extend back to the date of Epstein's first suicide attempt on 7/23/2019. Of note, this process has to be done through the MCC's system and thus takes the video recorders in the MCC offline. This process may take as long as eight (8) days. • (U//FOUO) Members of the VCTF continue coordinated efforts with the SDNY and OIG in an effort to arrange for the interviews of the remaining MCC staff members that are pertinent to the death investigation. (U) Current Situation of the search of Epstein's private island, Little St. James, as it relates to the ongoing Sex Trafficking investigation. • The Child Exploitation Human Trafficking Task Force (CEHTTF) is working to conduct 14 interviews. These interviews were developed from prior interviews or local individuals seeking to speak with the FBI about Jeffrey Epstein. Persons to be interviewed held various positions including IT specialist, property manager, housekeeper, handyman, electrician, air traffic control, and boat captain. • The air traffic control witness noted above was identified pursuant to a USMS investigation of Jeffrey Epstein regarding his failure to properly document foreign travel while transporting females who appeared to be minors. • RDT personnel are coordinating with CIRG personnel regarding the space and weight of personnel, evidence, and equipment to be transported on the Q400 which is expected to depart St. Thomas at 0900 on 8/14/2019. 1 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO EFTA00147022  UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO (U) Investigative Plan: The 08/13/2019 proposed plan is as follows: • (U//FOUO) Members of the NYO's VCTF will continue efforts to complete the interviews of all the members of the MCC that is pertinent to the death investigation. • (U//FOUO) Members of the VCTF will continue attempts to interview Efrain Reyes. • (U//FOUO) NYO CART will continue efforts to download any usable surveillance video from MCC. • (U//FOUO) Members of the VCTF will continue to coordinate with the SDNY to facilitate the interview of (U) Detailed Background: • (U//FOUO) On 7/6/2019, Epstein was remanded to the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), 150 Park Row, New York, NY. • (U//FOUO) On 7/8/2019, Epstein was placed on suicide watch and evaluated by MCC Psychologist and underwent observations until 7/10/2019. • (U//FOUO) On 7/23/2019, Epstein first attempted suicide via hanging, and was discovered unconscious in his cell at approximately 1:27 a.m. EDT. Epstein was placed on suicide watch until 7/29/2019. • (U//FOUO) In the morning hours of 8/9/2019, Epstein's cell mate, Efrain Reyes, was released from the MCC, leaving Epstein alone in his cell. • (U//FOUO) On 8/9/2019 at approximately 7:19 p.m. EDT, an MCC Correctional Officer allows Epstein to make a phone call on an unsecured and unmonitored line. The call was to and was approximately 20 minutes in length. • (U//FOUO) On 8/10/2019, at approximately 6:30 a.m. EDT, Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his jail cell at the MCC. Epstein was found with a make-shift noose around his neck in an apparent suicide. Emergency medical response efforts to revive Epstein were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at approximately 7:30 a.m. • (U//FOUO) Initial incident reports generated at the MCC and sent to BOP HQ on 8/10/2019, documented that two MCC Correctional Officers falsified observation logs for Epstein's cell for the overnight hours of 8/9 - 8/10/2019. This prompted a criminal investigation by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). 2 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO EFTA00147023