From: "USA-R System (PROD)" To: cfl. c. Cc: , <a, Subject: u mate eport: ase- eat Urgent: Major Development in a Significant Investigation or Litigation Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 17:18:08 +0000 Importance: Normal Reporting District: SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK Synopsis: Deferred prosecution agreements to two BOP MCC NY Officers, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas. Description: SYNOPSIS: The USAO-SDNY plans to offer deferred prosecution agreements to two correctional officers, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, who were employed at the Manhattan Correctional Center ("MCC") and were previously charged with making false statements and conspiring to (i) make false statements and (ii) interfere with or obstruct the lawful function of the MCC. These charges, which were brought in November 2019, stem from the correctional officers' falsification of institutional count and round forms on the night that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide. The deferred prosecution agreements will require, among other things, the defendants to cooperate with a pending Office of Inspector General investigation by providing truthful information about the events in question; an admission of guilt from both defendants as to the conduct set forth in the indictment; and for both defendants to complete 100 hours of community service, preferably in an area related to the criminal justice system. The USAO-SDNY plans to file a public letter by Friday, May 21 notifying the Court of the defendants' acceptance of the deferred prosecution agreements and seeking a hearing date; the USAO-SDNY anticipates that the deferred prosecution agreements will be entered by the Court by the following Friday, May 28. DESCRIPTION: On November 14, 2019, USAO-SDNY obtained an indictment against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas which charged them with multiple counts of making false statements, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and conspiring to (i) make false statements and (ii) interfere with or obstruct the la