EFTA00077057.pdf

From: To: Cc: Subject: 2020.04.23 - NOTES from call with DOJ-OIG Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:11:21 +0000 2020.04.23 - NOTES from call with DOJ-OIG Briefing IG on Monday about status and adjournment Unlikely that they will do anything until after our trial, but if that changes, will give us a heads up Don will call on Tuesday - DOJ-OIG o DOJ-OIG reports to Congress, not to AG o IG is head of agency o Divisionally, OIG is separated into components • Investigations Division (do criminal and administrative investigations; who we are working with, NY Field Office); majority is criminal, but can also handle administrative matters that stem from criminal investigations • Also handling the Epstein Report • Administrative report that arose out of criminal investigation • During criminal investigation, OIG identified numerous administrative concerns relating to conduct of other BOP employees, unrelated to and conduct o Concerns identified were failure to provide Epstein a new cellmate; Epstein's personal call on unrecorded phone line; potentially problems with video system o NOT failure to conduct counts or rounds o Currently, not looking into staffing issues and does not foresee doing it • Mis detailed to Investigations Division, usually part of Oversight and Review • These reports would typically be done by the case agent o Here, has had no involvement in working on report except for an initial conversation and opining on what circulated • Oversight and Review—made up of investigative attorneys; in charge of investigating matters of national importance; vast majority administrative, but also can handle criminal investigations that roll out of admin. • Evaluations and Inspections Division — administrative investigations that aren't of national importance or high profile; very rarely, if ever, criminal investigations • Audit Division — does audits; purely administrative • Management and Planning Fair to say no completed draft at this point Draft will contain recommendations about BOP, which will then be discussed by DOJ-OIG; these discussions have not yet begun Disclosure now could negatively impact future administrative investigation by DOJ-OIG on this very matter Reviewed representations we are making in the brief—fine with them with minor changes above Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of New York Tel: Fax: EFTA00077057 EFTA00077058