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Subject: Hammad Memo 
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:28:09 +0000 
Hommad Memos under NY Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2 are approved seriatim by the Unit Chief (criminal) or Deputy Chief (civil); Gvil or 
Criminal Professional Responsibility Officer; and Division Chief. 
Requesting AUSA 
USAONo: 2019R01059 
Investigation/Complaint/Arrest/Indictment: Investigation 
Covert or Overt Contact: Overt 
Ongoing, Additional, Different Crime (Yes/No):Yes 
Any Special Precautions (discuss below) (Yes/No): Yes 
Bar(s) of Admission: New York 
Discussion: 
We are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the August 10, 2019 suicide of Jeffrey Epstein while in the 
custody of the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC"). In particular, we are 
investigating MCC staff's (i) decision not to reassign a cellmate to Epstein on August 9, 2019, contrary to regular BOP 
practice and direct orders from the Warden; (ii) the failure of correctional officers assigned to the Special Housing Unit 
("SHU") at which Epstein was housed the night of August 9, 2019, to perform the required overnight counts and 30-
minute checks; and (iii) the falsification of records related to those count slips and 30-minute checks, in violation of Title 
18, United States Code, Section 1519. 
We are also investigating any efforts, following Epstein's death, to obstruct justice by destroying relevant records at MCC. 
In particular, we learned today that all institutional count slips for dates prior to August 10, 2019, which we requested on 
August 12, 2019, are apparently "missing." Today, we received a tip from a guard at MCC that while the guard was 
stationed at the rear gate, inmate 
brought down bales of shredded paper on Thursday and Friday of last 
week (August 15 and 16), and reported that he had been asked to shred documents by the BOP after-action team 
(although it is not clear from the tip whether 
took part in any shredding) and that "they are shre…
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