EFTA00147020.pdf

UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO SITUATIONAL REPORT (SITREP) Jeffrey Epstein — Victim; Irregularities in a Federal Penal Institution; Death Investigation; 90A-NY-3 151227 (U) Current Situation of Epstein Death investigation, as of 4:00 p.m. EDT 08/13/2019: • (U//FOUO) NYO CART continues efforts to download any potentially usable video from the MCC's video surveillance system. In an effort to potentially obtain any corrupted video, and to speed up the recovery process, FBINY has requested that the entire video system be removed for analysis at FBINY CART. • (U//FOUO) No MCC staff interviews were conducted today. No staff interviews have been scheduled at this time. • The interview of has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, 8/16/2019. • A proffer of Efrain Reyes has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, 8/16/2019. (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) conducted 12 interviews with the following positive results: A witness who constructed the IT network over 10 years ago identified pictures of a co-conspirator, victims, and other guests as being on Little St. James (LSJ) island; Southern Trust, a business on St. Thomas, was identified as being associated with Epstein and his Property Manager, Daphne Wallace. • Efforts to interview two property managers met with negative results as attorney Dan Horowitz (NY, NY) advised they would not be available for interviews. • Efforts are ongoing to identify individuals employed by Epstein in the past year and may have information about the removal of property from LSJ island. • On 8/14/2019, 45 personnel (I EM, 16 ERT, 4 SWAT,1 CART, 2 THRU, 21 Investigation) will depart at 0900 via the Q400 • On 8/14/2019, 2 case agents will depart via comair. • On 08/15/2019, 4 personnel (RDT) will depart via comair. UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO EFTA00147020 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 (O1G). 2 UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO EFTA00147021