The House Oversight Committee has requested testimony from a prison guard who was on duty when Jeffrey Epstein died in his cell.
Tova Noel was working at New York City’s Metropolitan Correctional Center as a corrections officer when Epstein was found dead in his cell on Aug. 10, 2019. A medical examiner determined he died by suicide.
“Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of
Justice, and documents obtained by the Committee, the Committee believes you have information that will assist in its investigation,” committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., wrote in his letter to Noel. “Accordingly, we request your testimony at an inperson transcribed interview on March 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET in Washington, D.C.”
Criminal charges against Noel and Michael Thomas, the other corrections officer assigned to monitor Epstein that night, for falsifying records related to that shift were dropped after the pair reached deals with prosecutors in 2021. Both were fired from their jobs.
Tova allegedly searched online for information about Epstein minutes before the convicted sex offender was found dead, according to documents released by the Department of Justice.
“I don’t remember doing that,” Noel reportedly said in her sworn statement to the DOJ in 2021.
As part of its sprawling investigation into Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, the GOP-led Oversight Committee has deposed several high-profile figures, including Bill and Hillary Clinton and former Victoria’s Secret CEO Les Wexner. Earlier this week, the panel interviewed former Epstein accountant Richard Kahn.
Hayley Meissner is the senior producer for MS NOW’s Breaking News and Blogs team.