US. Department et Justice
Office of the Inspector General MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION
Case Number: Reporting Office:
2019-010614 New York Field Office
On August 14, 2019, at the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
(SDNY), an interview was conducted with Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Metropolitan Correction
Center (MCC) Lieutenant Present for this interview were Assistant United States
Attorney (AUSA) AUSA Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Special Agent (SA) a New York City Police Detective, assigned as a Task Force Officer
(TFO) to the FBI, and SA for the Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of the Inspector
General (OIG).
Prior to the start of the interview in front of all mentioned above, SA verbally explained to
Lieutenant her involvement in the interview was voluntary and it was related to the
actions at the MCC the night of August 9, 2019 and the morning of August 10, 2019, specifically
involving MCC inmate Jeffrey Epstein. Lieutenant stated that she understood that this
was a criminal investigation and that her involvement was voluntary.
After the verbal explanation that this was a voluntary interview, SA istakenly provided
Lieutenant DOJ OIG Form III-226/3 (04/23/07) Warnings and Assurances to
Employee Required to Provide Information. Lieutenant -read and signed that without
question. SA intended to give Lieutenant DOJ OIG Form III-226/2
(04/23/07) Non-Custodial/Employee. SA Carpenter o r vide ith DOJ O16
Form OIG Form III-226/2, Warnings and Assurances to Employee Requested to Provide Information on
a Voluntary Basis.
It is the belief to all present in the room tha knew her interview and answers were
voluntary and not compelled.
Prepared By: Preparer 'line: I Reviewed By: Reviewer Title:
Special Agent Acting ASAC
Stgastare: Signature:
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Date: 2019.12.0808:17:50
Date: 2019.12.12 09:22:58 -06100*
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OIG Form III-210/4 (09/06/2018) This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions ofthe IG. It is the propeny ofthe IG and is loaned to
your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside ofyour agency.
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