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Testimony · Aug. 16, 2019

Inmate proffer notes on Jeffrey Epstein at MCC, Aug. 2019

Interview notes from an inmate who shared a cell with Epstein at MCC New York, describing his behavior, suicide watch protocol failures, and officer conduct.Machine-written summary

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Efrain Reyes

8/16/19

has proffer notes ve beginning /coop agmt]

  • went to Stu 16, cell 217, allmate was a trini, latin king trini got out of the box ~ 2 days later, then had Gilbert Amante air about a week, then when he left, they brought Chuckie (Y6) then Chuckie was moved to go wl cross, put Reyes w/ Unigi (214)

then co told Keyes to pack up + moved him - “Fonzi” was in 220 and moved him to 6 xter (single man cells)

went in cell said you don’t give us a hard time, I got a cool bunkie, he’s a old guy. He’s not going to bother you, but don’t bother him - Reyes says I have a bottom bank pass, says don’t worry he sleeps on the floor - Reyes was surprised bc you no not supposed to sleep on the floor- co dischputed Reyes in the past

in 220, Epstein walked in - ER told you jammed me up, he just tried to hang himself, I know that, he just came from suicide watch, says he’s ok, don’t worry about it, keep an eye on him, it’s going to be alright Keyes said what am I SPA - suicide prevention advocate (Rikers term but know that they have them at mcc but not in cell) you have seen suicide watch area and SPA sit IPD door)

heard that Epstein tried to hang himself w/ killer cop heard that they took him out to suicide watch heard from other inmates in SHV screaming

when JE came in, they brought 2 mattresses in a hispanic officer whose name starts w/ , jellied up hair w/ fade (name in camo) + - grey salt pepper hair vesting in a few months - the ones who prt - don’t wear nametags - hispanic

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  • ER thought they were going to put on top rack but they put on floor.

  • JE put mattresses on the night - when door is closed you can’t see the space. JE is towards the right w/ feet under the bunk w/ head towards the door.

  • told OE nor high profile, please don’t do nothing while I’m in here, I have chance to go home soon. I know you must have your reasons to do what you want to do. I don’t care what you did. That’s all I ask. If I can help you, let me know.

  • told JE don’t hang yourself up in my cell. Don’t try to kill yourself in this cell. I don’t want to wake up find your dead. He said Jon’t worry I’m never going to cause you trouble JE armed after legal visit

  • ER said I ‘m smoking a device, if we were bunkies, you can go tell on me and jam me up either, he said don’t worry I won’t tell. ER said I’m going to smoke by the vent and he said don’t bother me I don’t have a problem w/ you.

  • -offered lower bunk b/c he d/n want JE on floor where no one can see + JE old but JE said no

  • asked what it like to not need money and he said Id/nalways have money, math teacher, drove cab, right investments.

  • JE dln know to make his bed he had extra blankets - no one has extra blankets brought 2 extra blankets

  • WE would ask CO for things + if they say no he would write down name + say I ‘ll tell my lawyers - everyone on eggshells not allowed pens in SHU but he had 2 pens

  • ER helped JE make bed the first night - he said thank you he said you want a radio, I don’t mind, ER said you don’t have to buy an adc so JE got a radio + burof soap for ER

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  • 2nd day ER gave a meal to JE + JE said you can have my lunch, he went to lawyers, came back JER gave a blanket next day JE asked for 2 extra blankets from got it

-JE said pls w+ light at midnight so I can sleep so he did that

-first night when they came for count they all wake JE up they asked ER if JE was OK

  • 10pm count - don’t make you stand up, I will say I got to see you more - he waved. (NE)

  • Regular contests at 12,3,5 - know routine blc smoke at night majority of cos wln wake him up- ER freaked out on them

  • if you are in the box, officers are supposed to come every 30 min. when Epsom came =

  • only a man who do it are + new guy who is fat w/ short hair, black, dark skinned, looks like girl

  • In the day time they don’t do 30 min counts

  • did all the counts 30 min - on top of his job

-before Epstein came, no one did 30 man checks; officers sleep at night. When you are in 220, you look right down at the desk. And you can see if sleeping. Have seen officers with orange blankets mapped around them sleeping. Wake up at S to smoke + saw it. TOLD JE that look theyre using air blankets they’ve asleep- he said fucking moved.

-watched Noel, she did not sleep-she is the A man, one has her key W/ slot key, one opens tier, the other gives on tier -she war the one who would open

Once Noel nonced wl only saw 1-2x at night + she did 30-min check overnight.

  • During the day Eastern wasnt there 80 Noel d/n to 30-min checks

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  • When you come off Suicide watch (Bonnasari was bunker) you are not supposed to be in a cell by yourself once you have a yellow card - every 30 min checked

  • blc he was ill suicide watch

-one time on elevator and JE asked and said yeah he is right (ER)

ER says you a yellow and you can’t be alone then gotta see you every 20hrs something

  • knew he was a yellow card blazer its protocol to become a yellow card once vigorous in suicide

  • When ER left that Friday, said don’t worry you going to be alright then won’t but you of a young guy

  • that day 8/9 said let ER go first and said he ‘s leaving the building. JE looked said + ER said yeah I told you I was having . Talked 2 hours don’t let me go + near something happened to you. He said it was going to be alright.

-Thursday night JE was in a good mood. He got 2 kosher meals. They shaned + Said “Damn you fricked me bro” + JE says this shit is not beef but its fish! Joked the whole night. Offered drugs but JE said no. Joked until 1am.

backed him up in the morning. R just had a brown paper bag went to R&D: brought JE to legal ER to R&D.

ran out of toilet paper + JE asked CO + asked CO to plug in machine . looked down at desk + CO (in camo) he wended Shades . Saw throw TP across unit . that pissed off . Asked to plug in JE machine . then went to sleep ER kept yelling to plug in machine + W/m. 45 min - 600 min later JE asked + progged it in.

  • DMr Thurmc VE was paying guards. They were doing minimal.

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-taked abt attempt one time. ER says you tried to off yourself why you got money you can pay for protection he said no. That with an option! He was in the house I lay and they said you gotta pay in each acct. ER said why they put vav in SN thats the hottest mouse. JE said they turn me to the wolves.

-JE said he just try to kill himself but they said they saw marks on his neck. ER said you can live in jail. JE said Govt must abt pleagmt I know I’m never going see the street again this isn’t no way to live. I know I gotta be in the box and this aint no way to live.

Sometime he would look around and say that & flicked up.

-three guards knew he was susciited He when he shared they were on top if him abt giving razor back

  • know guards their something

    • I time JE wake up + looked pale + said don’t feel good

      ER bang on door + said he don’t look good

      Co came up + said I can’t go on then I have Akey offered to call medical JE said no I’m ok

    • Co said I’ll call medical anyway

    • warden came 10 min later to see what was going on

      • warden came to door +
    • ER asked insp to take him to medical

    • warden comes + says everything ok, ask JE if OK

    • medical came

-Friday ER left, came and asked JE if he felt like hunting himself, JE said why don’t you go to suicide watch JE said I would love to go there but they do keep you there more than 3 days. He called for her she never came back. She was going to SHU meeting. She said it. JE when getting out SHU, she said well discuss you in SHU mtz. After showers morning ER left.

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-JE said killer cop dln attack him . He had no problem then dln talk much.

never saw night It. No one talked to her.

they all do 30 min checks night before left (thurs) believe [ ] [ ] but not sure

  • in SHV before Epstein, they always did 12,3,5 counts. Sometimes late, but did them.

  • after epstein, they did 12,3,5 cartons. Sometimes late.

  • other female officer w/ short hair but she had braids that night, she was sleeping.

  • all the COS sleep at night + wake up when count time

acts like he ‘s sleeping but he’s hot. He ‘s on top of his job. He is trying to bust you sleeping.

grands can change climates, they all need to check / someone might need to log in computer . that’s what happened / ”

-both had bottom bank passes (JE+ER)

  • knew that no one allowed to be in corner - one time flapped out blc gvy was in the cut area where you see - so surprised system allowed to do that.

-had orange cloth twisted around ladden + had strings on side by side by ladder, the other on other part. String ties across bed as a clothesline. Part of sheet, ripped.

All left in cell when ER left - told JE I’ll leave these for you to wash clothes

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  • JE had 5 blankets when ER left; 3 real pens, razor clips

  • ER made bed for him everyday

lust a razor,

take blade out,

use to cut nails

  • officers sleeping -

  • majority of CO₂ sleep at night on all nurses in all units. Seen sleeping thirty forty three.

  • Officer had blankets - weekend before left e-cig

sleep + smoke hookah in still before midnight for smoking at desk - after dinner doesthat 75 majority of COS at night - sleep at night majority of time /in sleep 6 d/usleep,

Ms. slept Ms. Noel Jln see sleep - she seems serious

-Suw officers watching youtube in evening

” guy who works internal, comes by, hangs out

-told get him a good banker he ‘s not good to be alone regardless of what he’s any guy don’t want nothing to happen.

-believe he wanted to get CO’s comfortable will not see him so he could kill himself

ove night JE was sitting on ER bed, woke him up, saw JE fidgeting wl clothesline, ER said what you trying to do - saw excess on outside, said bro we not doing this , flushed line down toilet

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Said too we aren’t doing this, I said no I’m just trying to this, OR said no

When news came on, ER said, I know he must have done it in the corner where no one can see him. Think they only found at 6:30 b/c breakfast + cracked the slot + saw him.

  • there we were waterbugs + mice on floor, told JE why you on the floor, I ‘ll give you bottom tank, he says no I’m alright.

3 days before JE left, said I put some money on your books, #200 - spent #50.

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  • 3rd computer from SHU - pulled this morning

  • coordinate pulling phone from staff - will send press notice

  • requesting emails command staff Noel, Thomas

  • anything involving system + Reyes - two in SHU run search terms

  • coordinating med interviews

-amar still long SHU int.

  • reaching out to Lts.

  • subs ongoing

FBL

interview - should have ocmG + should be done today over there seeing video

It logs 7/1 through present command log tolls command

Inmate proffer notes on Jeffrey Epstein at MCC, Aug. 2019

Depositions and interviews

Interview notes from an inmate who shared a cell with Epstein at MCC New York, describing his behavior, suicide watch protocol failures, and officer conduct.

DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9 · Aug. 16, 2019

EFTA00132225 Efrain Reyes 8/16/19 has proffer notes ve beginning /coop agmt] - went to Stu 16, cell 217, allmate was a trini, latin king trini got out of the box 2 days later, then had Gilbert Amante air about a week, then when he left, they brought Chuckie (Y6) then Chuckie was moved to go wl cross, put Reyes w/ Unigi (214) then co told Keyes to pack up + moved him - "Fonzi" was in 220 and moved him to 6 xter (single man cells) went in cell said you don't give us a hard time, I got a cool bunkie, he's a old guy. He's not going to bother you, but don't bother him - Reyes says I have a bottom b…