The Clintons, Alan Dershowitz— Or Mundane Work Factors in the Hanging of Jeffrey Epstein?

Alan Dershowitz has been accused by one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims of having sex with her—and Prof. Dershowitz knows his way around the MCC (Metropolitan Correctional Center) where his former client was found hung. The Clintons always show up in a conspiracy theory.

Briefly, I suggest mundane workplace factors that may have contributed to this tragedy.

There is reporting that two of Epstein’s guards during the shift when he died were working overtime. One was working his fifth overtime shift of the week—a stunning number—and one was forced into overtime for Saturday night.

Clearly, there is a staffing problem at the MCC.

Did the 35-Day Federal Government Shutdown in December and January Cause a Spike in Turnover at MCC? 

Employees at this facility were required to work without being paid for over 35 days. That means that not only were they not being paid, but they also were precluded from working an “Uber job” to pay their bills. How many employees quit or retired due to the shutdown?

How Did Peak Summer Vacation Affect Staffing at MCC?

HR managers who read this blog will likely attest that the first week of August is a peak summer vacation time. Who takes vacation then? Usually high-seniority employees who have bidding rights over junior workers.

If there was a shortage of guards due to the shutdown, summer vacations could have made a bad situation worse. Staffing levels were likely at proper levels—but that explains how someone worked five overtime shifts last week at a maximum-security prison.

Was the B-Team Working in Epstein’s Segregated Housing Unit? 

That’s the implication of reading that a guard was forced into overtime. Usually, someone with junior seniority is forced to work overtime.

Can A Sinister Plot Be Aided and Abetted by A Stressed Group of Workers?  


My mundane theory does not preclude a sinister plot. In fact, a demoralized workforce is vulnerable to outside influences. 

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More generally, this event signifies a failure of the federal government to do one of its essential jobs.

The same week of the Epstein hanging, the USDA was moving several hundred scientists from Washington D.C. to Kansas City, reportedly because they work on climate science and this was chosen as a method to force them to quit.

A State Department employee quit over his horror with the administration’s foreign policies and perceived support of white nationalism.

The intelligence community is roiled, again, over the president’s preference for a loyalist as head of the top intelligence agency.

Whatever the causes of Epstein’s untimely death, there are clear warning signs that key federal workers are being undermined, discouraged, and induced to leave government work.