A correctional officer working within the wing the place Jeffrey Epstein was incarcerated the night time he died searched his case on the web lower than an hour earlier than his dying … this in line with Division of Justice information.
Tova Noel — a former guard at Metropolitan Correctional Heart (MCC) in Decrease Manhattan, New York Metropolis — did a pair Google searches about Epstein’s case on August 10, 2019 round 5:43 AM. The convicted pedophile was discovered useless round 6:30 AM.
Noel searched “newest on Epstein in jail” and clicked on an article about paperwork associated to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwellher newly launched search historical past reveals.
Value noting … Epstein wasn’t the one inmate who drew Noel’s curiosity — after wanting up Epstein, she looked for the newest data on Omar Amanat.
Amanat was convicted of wire fraud and conspiracy in 2017 … and he was locked up alongside Epstein on the time of his dying.
Noel additionally googled quite a lot of different topics that morning … together with reductions by way of Verizon for regulation enforcement.
Keep in mind … Noel and one other guard on obligation — correctional officer Michael Thomas — had been fired after Epstein’s physique was discovered. Prosecutors accused them of not finishing their 30-minute rounds as mandated. Felony prices in opposition to the pair had been filed and later dropped.
Noel has denied having something to do with Epstein’s dying. When requested about googling him by the DOJ, she instructed the division she did not recall doing so.