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Subject: Hammad Memo - Epstein Death Investigation 
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 22:49:41 +0000 
Hommad Memos under NY Rule of Professional Conduct 4.2 are approved seriatim by the Unit Chief (criminal) or Deputy Chief (civil); avil or 
Criminal Professional Responsibility Officer; and Division Chief. 
Requesting AUSA: Donaleski/ Roos 
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 apparent 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 would like to have agents interview three inmates who were housed in the 
same area of the SHU with Epstein on August 9 and 10, 2019, in order to discuss what they saw and heard that night, 
including whether officers performed any overnight checks, or said or did anything upon discovering Epstein in his cell. 
While we anticipate interviewing other cooperating witnesses who were in the SHU that night, no cooperating witness 
was housed in the same area of the SHU as Epstein. Thus, these three inmates would be the most likely to have overheard 
or seen something of relevance. While ten other inmates were housed …
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