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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Date of entry 09/03/2019¶
EMPLOYEE 16, Place of Employment BUREAU OF PRISONS, Position Corrections Officer, was interviewed by the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) and AUSA on 08/29/2019 in Room 645 at 1 Saint Andrews Plaza, New York, New York 10007. Also present for the interview was Office of Inspector General (OIG) Special Agent (SA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) SA. After being advised of the identities of the interviewing personnel, and the nature of the interview, voluntarily provided the following information:¶
advised that he finished his college degree in criminal justice in 2017. Prior to his current position with BOP, he served as security for TOP GOLF in New Jersey and BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE. joined BOP on 06/09/2019. He’s worked in the following units: 11 North (N), 11 South (S), 9N, 9S, 7N, 7S, and 5S. advised that since he is relatively new to BOP, he’s unable to bid on a unit. Generally he is on the morning watch from 12 a.m. - 8 a.m. or the day watch from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. added that he has also worked a lot of overtime since working with BOP.¶
There is no specific training for the Special Housing Unit, hereinafter referred to as the SHU. Also never received training on suicide prevention.¶
worked units 9N and 11S the most. He was usually “on the grill” for SHU 2 or SHU 4. He also worked 30 minute rounds in the SHU. Although he never officially handed in the sheet after rounds, he was being taught how to properly fill out the form from senior officers. explained that 30 minute rounds were done in the SHU during day watch. Day watch count was done at 4 p.m. was usually leaving, but he would help with the day watch count. On weekends this is done at 10 a.m. but never worked weekends in the SHU.¶
Investigation on 08/29/2019 at New York, New York, United States (In Person)¶
File #¶
Date drafted 08/30/2019¶
by ORAVSKY SHANE W¶
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FD-302a (Rev. 5-8-10)¶
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Personnel on day watch always rotate. knows because they grew up on the same block in Brooklyn. He is light skin and shorter than¶
On 08/09/2019, worked “dry cell” and observed one person. After this he worked from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the SHU. This was also “shower day” so there was a lot of movement involving approximately 70-80 people. was assigned to give out toiletries. He didn’t know EPSTEIN at the time but he knows him now because of everything surrounding the situation. Otherwise, doesn’t follow the news. also knows “G” and “SHAQ”. He’s worked with these individuals in the past but can’t remember specific instances. did not know and doesn’t remember leaving and EPSTEIN needing a cell mate.¶
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Stated in 94, birth inservice, 2000, 24 yrs, 7 mo retiring in 7 mo¶
confirmed its his email, not aware of anyone else wil access¶
Asked CO in Bhilai for name of OJG agent to send complaint -email¶
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Community Correction Dept. C.BOT
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met e in 2000
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Generally asked for sorrye to contact
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Rear gate open for traffic deliveries, has worked there for months
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check tubs, check inmates of gate passes, watching everything in and out, checking pachayes
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has office, but is many grand most of shift
has gate pass, sometimes helps another inmate goes out gate, then lathy, go warden’s complex, is jailer for it¶
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Cargo m and out w/ gate pass
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Started 3 weeks ago, had interaction when checking pass
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Wanted to help in commissary warehouse
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Small talk w/ him during checks/outs
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On or about 15th - incident
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called FBI last Friday, left report wl woman who answered¶
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around lunchtime, 10:30-11:00am
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cameras at rear gates, timer is tapes erased after 30 days
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usually goes wl then to throw out trash to look for curtraband
had around 3 bags first time of shredded documents.¶
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said “They’re shredding everything back there”
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& said guy had accent & was white, no one at MCC that awhile there
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hard statement “make sure you get that box are there too”
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pretty sure said they asked him to help
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Doesn’t know what the shreddings were from
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Sees shreddings get thrown out, quantity on their days were higher than usual
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Never saw anyone shred anything.
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did not look at shreddings afterwards
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still waiting @ rever gate
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Officer - told NDI that Epstein should be in 10S - heard 3rd-hand
thought shedding were higher than normal amant¶
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