Jeremy Goldstein is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz played by Scott Cohen.

Character overview

An FBI agent, he comes to Oz in season 1 investigating the murders of Dino Ortolani

Dino Ortolani

Dino Ortolani, played by Jon Seda, is a fictional character who appeared in three episodes of the HBO series Oz. Although he dies in the first episode of the series, which is more or less centered on his character, his death has a strong impact on the rest of season 1.-Character overview:Prisoner...

, Johnny Post

Johnny Post

Johnny Post is a fictional character on the HBO drama Oz.-Character overview:Johnny Post is a member of the Homeboys, Oz's African American drug dealers. He despises the Italians, an attitude he displays up until he is murdered by them.-Season 1:Post is Jefferson Keane's right hand man in the...

 and Emilio Sánchez

Emilio Sánchez

Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...

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Season 1

A drug war between the Black and Italian inmates in Oz has taken the lives of several people and baffled Oz's current investigators as for successfully prosecuting suspected inmates. At the request of Governor Devlin, two FBI agents led by Goldstein investigate Oz for the murders that have occurred over the last couple of weeks. While going through the investigation, Goldstein experiences anti-semitism

Anti-Semitism

Antisemitism is suspicion of, hatred toward, or discrimination against Jews for reasons connected to their Jewish heritage. According to a 2005 U.S...

 but is able to tie together evidence that will implicate both the inmates and staff members in the various murders. When interrogating Emerald City Unit Manager Tim McManus

Tim McManus

Tim McManus is a fictional character on HBO's prison drama Oz, played by Terry Kinney.-Character overview:McManus, the idealistic manager of Emerald City, is unlike the rest of the staff members at Oz as he has never been a CO, has a college education, and generally believes in the inmates as...

, Goldstein accuses him of helping set up the murders as he has command over a corrupt staff of correctional officers. When McManus denies any involvement as a suspect, Goldstein states "I'm FBI. Until I got a reason not to believe it, you're a suspect." This marks the last scene with Agent Goldstien as he is never seen again on the show.