SWORN STATEMENT 2019-010614 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 RESOLUTE DOCUMENTATION SERVICES EFTA00116523 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116524 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 3 EFTA00116525 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116526 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 5 conducted by the Office of the Inspector General. This investigation is being conducted pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended. This investigation pertains to 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 statement you furnish may be used as evidence in any future criminal proceedings, or agency disciplinary proceedings, or both.” The waiver states, "I understand the Warnings and Assurances stated above and I am willing to make a statement 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.” Please read the form, and if you understand -- MS. : Okay. MR. : -- can you please sign where it says employee name, signature? MR. : Need a pen? MS. : Thank you. MR. : Move that out of the way. EFTA00116527 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116528 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116529 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116530 EFTA00116531 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116532 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116533 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 12 I came to work, I spoke to the staff team, as well as his cellmate, to try to get both of their sides of the story. MS. : I spoke to Epstein in the R&D area. He was a little hesitant, at first, about speaking to me. He kept asking me who was I? You know, what was I interviewing him for? And I explained to him my position as the SIS Lieutenant, to ensure his safety needs are met, and, you know, I questioned him about the alleged suicide attempt, and he said, I don’t remember what happened. I remember him telling me he went to get a drink of water, and all he remembered is he was on the floor. And the staff will come in and he wouldn’t provide much of anything else. I did question him about Mr. Tartaglione. You know, did you guys have any words with each other? You know, we were just cellmates at the time. You know, when you went to get the drink of water, and he would -. Either he say he was laying on the floor, or sitting on the bed. EFTA00116534 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 13 You know? I asked him, you know, are you telling me the truth? Is there anything that you would like to volunteer? You know, did you intentionally try to harm yourself? And at times, like, I didn't try to harm myself. I don't know what happened. I just got a drink of water, and next thing you know, I was on the floor. EFTA00116535 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 14 EFTA00116536 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 15 EFTA00116537 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 16 MS. : I don’t know if it was, you know, looking back, I kind of felt, like, okay, was this, like, did he intentionally try to do something to get our attention? You know, then I leaned to, maybe he didn't. You know? You have two inmates in the cell. And I'm, you know, I'm also looking at did, you know, did Tartaglione tell me the truth. You know, I really can't say what happened because you have, you know, Mr. Epstein saying, you know, no, he didn't try to do anything to me, and I asked about them interacting. Do they talk? And he’s, like, yes, we talk. You know, we’re cellmates. We talk. We read books. He, you know? So, it wasn’t no reason for me to believe that Mr. Tartaglione, you know, tried to harm him because Epstein didn't give me that impression. MR. : And was he placed on EFTA00116538 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116539 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116540 EFTA00116541 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116542 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 21 EFTA00116543 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116544 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 23 EFTA00116545 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116546 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116547 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116548 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 27 EFTA00116549 EFTA00116550 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116551 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116552 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116553 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 32 EFTA00116554 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 33 EFTA00116555 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116556 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 35 EFTA00116557 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 36 EFTA00116558 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 37 EFTA00116559 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 38 EFTA00116560 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116561 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 40 EFTA00116562 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 41 EFTA00116563 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116564 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116565 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 4 4 EFTA00116566 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 45 EFTA00116567 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 46 EFTA00116568 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 47 EFTA00116569 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 48 EFTA00116570 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 49 EFTA00116571 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 50 EFTA00116572 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 51 EFTA00116573 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 52 EFTA00116574 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116575 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 54 EFTA00116576 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 55 EFTA00116577 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116578 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 57 EFTA00116579 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 58 EFTA00116580 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 59 EFTA00116581 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116582 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116583 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 62 EFTA00116584 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 63 EFTA00116585 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 64 EFTA00116586 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 65 EFTA00116587 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116588 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 67 EFTA00116589 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 68 MS. : I actually was reviewing the cameras from the SIS office, with one of the associate wardens. We were looking for an inmate, to see what time he was released, a cadre (Phonetic Sp. *00:50:30) inmate. We were looking to see what time he was released because I was trying to backtrack, because I was going to interview the inmate, with an OIG officer, about an incident. And I learned, he’s gone. And I said, gone where? Oh, his release date - which, he was scheduled to be released - so, that made me go back to look to see, well, let me see what time they released him. And we were trying to pinpoint when he got released, so we could get in touch with that halfway house. So, we - myself and the agent - was going to go to the halfway house, to interview him. And upon me going back to the cameras, I said, wait a minute, we don't have no cameras. I can't go back. So, of course, I clicked on several cameras, just to see if I could play it EFTA00116590 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 69 EFTA00116591 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116592 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116593 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116594 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 73 EFTA00116595 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 74 EFTA00116596 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 75 EFTA00116597 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 76 EFTA00116598 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 77 EFTA00116599 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 78 office, which was right next door to mine, and notifying him that the cameras was down, that 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, as well. Who happens to be his supervisor, so. EFTA00116600 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 79 EFTA00116601 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116602 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116603 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 82 EFTA00116604 EFTA00116605 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116606 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 85 EFTA00116607 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116608 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116609 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116610 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116611 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116612 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE EFTA00116613 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 92 EFTA00116614 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 93 EFTA00116615 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 94 MS. : Once I walked into the Special Housing area on the 10th, he was there. I don’t know if he was working that day. But he was there, and when the door opened, you know, my response was, well, what happened to the cameras? And he said, oh, that’s what I'm here for today. Which was two days later. I'm here today to fix it. But I guess they pulled him, and put him on the post, or something to that effect. And I said, but you told me you was going to fix them on the 8th. And he was, like, I couldn’t fix them on the 8th. I can't remember why he said he couldn't. But I think he responded to me before I could even ask the question, once he saw me because I was a little taken back that the cameras were down. 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