U.S. Department of Justice¶
Federal Bureau of Prisons¶
Office of the Warden¶
Metropolitan Correctional Center 750 Park Row New York, New York 10007 (646) 836.6300. (646) 836-7551 (Fax)¶
August 10, 2019¶
SENT VIA EMAIL The Honorable Colleen McMahon, Chief Judge The Honorable Richard M. Berman, District Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007-1312¶
Re:¶
EPSTEIN, Jeffrey, Federal Register No. 76318-054¶
United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19-cr-00490- RN! B¶
Dear Chief Judge McMahon and Judge Berman:¶
I am writing to notify the Court of the death of Jeffrey Epstein, who passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, at around 7:37 a.m.¶
Mr. Epstein had been found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit at around 6:30 am from an apparent suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Responding staff immediately initiated life-saving measures and requested emergency medical services (EMS), by whom Mr. Epstein was transported to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Mr. Epstein was pronounced dead at the New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital in New York, New York.¶
At this time, there are no preliminary reports identifying the exact cause of death. An autopsy is pending, and we expect to have more information as to the cause of death from the medical examiner in the near future. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is actively investigating the incident.¶
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MCC Ncw York will provide an update to the Court as soon as the autopsy is completed and the official cause of death is determined. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at . Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.¶
Sincerely,¶
Warden MCC New York¶
cc:¶
Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten, Counsel for Mr. Epstein¶
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