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The systemic failures at the MCC were documented by the Office of Inspector General and multiple journalists long before the death of Mr. Epstein. The systemic failures were communicated to the Federal Bureau of Prison's leadership by the correctional officers' union leadership long before Mr. Epstein's death. The only connection I have to the death of Mr. Epstein is that I happened to be mandated for overtime when he died. My life has drastically changed since August 10th, 2019. Since that day, my life has been extremely difficult. This situation has been one of the hardest things I have experienced in my life. For over 2 years, my freedom was in jeopardy. After the case against me was dismissed in 2021, with the unwavering support of my family, friends, coworkers, my attorney Jason Foy, and God, I thought that I would be able to privately rebuild my life and career. Instead, I have consistently been the subject of threats to my life, conspiracy theories, and outrageous rumors, impacting my mental and physical health. I have received threats from strangers. I have witnessed strangers pontificate about whether I'm a murderer or that I'll end up dead. I am consistently harassed at my residence, place of employment, in emails, and on the phone. Every few weeks, there's a new article based on a new theory with little to no factual basis. When Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, my personal identification information was released to the public without proper redaction of my date of birth and other personal information. And now I have been asked to come before you to speak for the first time publicly and answer your questions related to the investigation and death of Mr. Epstein. My goal today is to be honestly -- my goal today is to honestly answer the Committee's questions to the best of my recollection and finally put this behind me permanently. I would like to ask the world to allow me to heal and move on with my life. I'm not a