FBI situational report on the Epstein death investigation, August 14, 2019

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CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE DIVISION¶

08/14/2019¶

SITUATIONAL REPORT (SITREP)¶

Jeffrey Epstein – Victim;¶

Irregularities in a Federal Penal Institution; Death Investigation; 90A-NY-3151227¶

(U//FOUO) NYO CART has downloaded and staged video on OpWAN from the MCC system for all cameras for 8/10.
(U//FOUO) NYO CART has downloaded and staged video on OpWAN from the MCC system for a priority camera for 8/8, 8/9, and 8/10.
(U//FOUO) NYO CART continues efforts to download video for all cameras in the MCC for 7/23 -8/9.
The interview of Karyna Shuliak has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, 8/16/2019.
A proffer of Efrain Reyes has been tentatively scheduled for Friday, 8/16/2019.

On 8/14/2019, 45 personnel (1 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.

The 08/14/2019 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.

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(U//FOUO) Members of the VCTF will continue to coordinate with the SDNY to facilitate the interview of Shuliak.
(U//FOUO) Members of the VCTF will seek to begin review of MCC video staged on OpWAN.

(U//FOUO) On 7/6/2019, Epstein was remanded to the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), 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 Karyna Shuliak 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 (OIG).

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