DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE I OFFICE OF TIIE INSPECTOR GENERAL MEMORANDUM OF INVESTIGATION Case Number: 2019-010614 Reporting Office: Boston Area Office Interview of Michael Thomas On June 17, 2021, Senior Special Agent and Special Agent U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (OIG), conducted a voluntary interview of Material Handler Specialist Michael Thomas, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York, New York, within the Law Offices of Montel Figgins located at I Newark, New Jersey. Attorney Douglas Mitchell, from the Law Offices of Montel Figgins, and Correctional Systems Officer BOP, MCC New York, who identified himself as Thomas's Union Representative and the President of Local 3148, were also present for the interview and served as Thomas's legal and BOP representatives. Attorney Montel Figgins was present via telephone for a portion of the interview and also served as Thomas's legal representative. The interview was conducted in reference to an official OIG investigation surrounding the death of BOP inmate Jeffrey Epstein, Register Number 76318-054, who was previously housed at the MCC New York. Thomas was an MCC New York staff member assigned to the MCC New York Special Housing Unit on August 10, 2019, the day Epstein was found unresponsive within his cell at the MCC New York. The interview was recorded, and the recording has been transcribed. The interview transcript and documents discussed with Thomas during the interview are attached to this report. The audio recorded interview has been saved separately to the case file due to its large file size. Attachments: 1. Transcribed interview of the recorded interview of Thomas conducted on June 17, 2021 2. OIG Warnings and Assurances Form signed by Thomas dated June 17, 2021 3. OIG Advisory to Union Representative Form dated June 17, 2021 4. Michael Thomas Training History 5. MCC New York FY 2019 Annual Training Schedule 6. MCC