DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL

# MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION

<table border="1"><tr><td>Case Number:</td><td>Reporting Office:</td></tr><tr><td>2019-010614</td><td>Boston Area Office</td></tr></table>

Declination to Prosecute Employees of the Federal Bureau of Prisons



Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), spoke with Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Southern District of New York (SDNY), regarding the investigative findings related to the alleged false certifications and false statements made by employees of the Federal Bureau Prisons (BOP), Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York, New York, regarding the OIG investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of former BOP Inmate Jeffrey Epstein, Register Number 76318-054. Specially, the discussion surrounded BOP Lieutenant Senior Officer







Material Handler Supervisor and Correctional Officer Tova Noel. AUSA advised that he would speak with his superiors and then provide a response regarding a prosecution decision. On September 21, 2021, AUSA advised that upon consulting with the USAO SDNY supervisor of the Public Corruption Unit, it was determined that the USAO SDNY would not prosecute or Noel.

<table border="1"><tr><td>Prepared By:</td><td>Preparer Title:</td><td>Reviewed By:</td><td>Reviewer Title:</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Senior Special Agent</td><td></td><td>Assistant Special Agent in Charge</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">Signature:</td><td colspan="2">Signature:</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Digitally signed by Date: 2021.10.04 16:38:30-04&#x27;00&#x27;</td><td></td><td>Digitally signed by Date: 2021.10.04 16:41:12 -04&#x27;00&#x27;</td></tr></table>







OIG Form III-210/4 (09/06/2018) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the IG. It is the property of the IG and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside of your agency.

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