Whistleblower Claims Trump DOJ Team Shredded 'Huge Amounts' of Files at Epstein Jail After Death

A federal corrections officer reported suspicious activity to the FBI just days after Jeffrey Epstein's death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.

Mar. 21, 2026 at 1:04pm

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According to a newly unearthed FBI report, a federal corrections officer at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York contacted the FBI just six days after Jeffrey Epstein's death in 2019, claiming that a Bureau of Prisons 'After-Actions team' had swept the jail and shredded 'huge amounts of paperwork.' The officer said at least one inmate was recruited to help dispose of the documents in a dumpster, raising concerns about the ongoing investigation into Epstein's controversial death, which was ruled a suicide.

Why it matters

The revelations raise serious questions about the integrity of the investigation into Epstein's death and whether evidence was improperly destroyed by officials under the Trump administration's Justice Department. Epstein's death sparked widespread conspiracy theories, and this new whistleblower account adds to the cloud of suspicion surrounding the case.

The details

According to the FBI report, the corrections officer said the 'After-Actions team' arrived at the MCC just days after Epstein's death and began shredding 'huge amounts of paperwork.' The officer claimed at least one inmate was recruited to help move 'bags of shredded papers' into a dumpster. The officer found this activity suspicious, given the ongoing investigation into Epstein's death.

  • Epstein was found dead in his cell on August 10, 2019.
  • The FBI report is dated August 16, 2019, just six days after Epstein's death.

The players

Jeffrey Epstein

A wealthy financier who died by suicide in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

Bureau of Prisons

A subdivision of the U.S. Department of Justice that oversees the federal prison system, including the Metropolitan Correctional Center where Epstein died.

Trump administration

The presidential administration of Donald Trump, which was in power at the time of Epstein's death in 2019.

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What they’re saying

“[Redacted] has never seen this amount of bags of shredded documents coming out to be put in the dumpster at the rear gate of the MCC.”

— Corrections officer

“Last week Epstein hung himself, and there is an ongoing investigation. There was a [Bureau of Prisons] After-Actions team that come, and they are supposed to review what happened.”

— Corrections officer

“[Redacted] was bringing back bags of shredded papers, around 4 or 5 bags, and caller brought them into the gate to throw into the dumpster. [Redacted] told caller that the after-action team is shredding huge amounts of paperwork.”

— Corrections officer

What’s next

The FBI and other authorities will likely investigate the whistleblower's claims to determine if any evidence was improperly destroyed during the investigation into Epstein's death.

The takeaway

This new whistleblower account raises serious concerns about the integrity of the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death and whether the Trump administration's Justice Department attempted to cover up or destroy potentially relevant evidence.