Judge Dismisses Case Against Two Jail Guards Accused of Falsifying Records the Night Jeffrey Epstein Committed Suicide

A judge has dropped a criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein‘s jail guards, who reportedly falsified records on the night of Epstein’s suicide.

Two guards: Tova Noel and Michael Thomas, may have gotten out of some trouble after U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan dismissed claims against them over the two allegedly falsifying records. The judge made the decision after prosecutors said they went along with the six-month deferred prosecution agreements that they agreed to last May, Reuters reports.

Epstein reportedly took his own life on Aug. 10, 2019, and during that time, Noel and Thomas were responsible for watching over him. Instead of keeping an eye on him and monitoring his every move, the two were accused of allegedly falling asleep and surfing the web. The news outlet reports the men were supposed to check on the former financier every 30 minutes.

After Epstein killed himself, the men allegedly falsified records to make it seem like they’d actually been doing their jobs. The two ended up complying with an investigation, in which they came clean and admitted to lying on the documents about watching him as their duties instructed.

Noel’s lawyer said his client worked with the probe and cooperated by explaining an alleged “toxic culture, subpar training, staffing shortages, and dysfunctional management” of the now-closed jail.