FD-1057 (Rev. 5•&10) UNCLASSIFIED¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Electronic Communication¶
| Title: (U) Opening EC | Date: 07/26/2019 |
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| From: NEW YORK NY-C19 L Contact: | b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3 |
| Approved By: | b7A -1 b7E -11 |
| Drafted By: | |
| Case ID #: 9A-NY-3144791 | (U) UNKNOWN SUBJECT; - victim; AGGRAVATED/OVERT THREATS (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY; CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING |
| To request a full Synopsis: (U) Special Agent[ | b6 -2 investigation be opened and assigned to b7C -2 |
| Enclosure(s): Enclosed are the following items: (U) Email from thel 1. 2. (U) Copies of threat provided by the 3. (U) Copies of response to threat provided by the[ | b3 -4 b7E -5 |
| Details: | |
| Darknet posted on DEEPPASTE about a planned execution ofl JEFFREY EPSTEIN’sl 1 | On July 25, 2019, at approximately 12:01 UTC, an anonymous user on the subject b6 -3 and b7C -3 The poster also asked other readers to provide names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information that would help locate the remaining EPSTEIN victims so they could “take everyone out.” It is requested that a full investigation be opened and assigned to |
Title: (U) Opening EC Re: 9A-NY-3144791, 07/26/2019¶
Special Agent,¶
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FD-1057 (Re’. 54-10)¶
UNCLASSIFIED¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Electronic Communication¶
| Title: (U) Request for | Date: 08/01/2019 | b7E -5 | |
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| From: NEW YORK NY-C19 Contact: | b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3 | ||
| Approved By: AiSSA[ ASAD[ A/SAC | 1 | b7E -11 | |
| Drafted By: | |||
| Case ID #: 9A-NY-3144791 | (U) UNKNOWN SUBJECT; victim; AGGRAVATED/OVERT THREATS | ||
| Synopsis: (U) To request of the captioned investigation as a targeted, limited undercover capacity, specifically to Details: | in support | b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1,5 | |
| Special Agent (SA) requested that[ specifically | requests the support of in the captioned investigation. engage in a limited undercover capacity, | It is | |
| The captioned investigation concerns threats posted to the DEEPPASTE chat forum on the Darknet stating the poster’s intentions to execute the victims post specifically named requested other readers provide information that would help locate the remaining EPSTEIN victims so the poster could “take everyone out.” | abuse committed by JEFFREY EPSTEIN. The name, addresses, phone numbers, and other | and | b6 -3 b7C -3 |
| Title: (U) Request for | |||
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| Re: | 9A-NY-3144791, 08/01/2019 |
| identifying information regarding | |
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| the poster and determine the extent of the potential threat to the | |
| victims by | in which s/he will attempt |
| to | |
Due to the immediate risk to the life of the victims, both named and those unnamed, and the innate difficulties of identifying subjects and conducting information on the Darknet, b7E -1,5¶
Foreign Dissemination Request (Rcv. 11.11.14)¶
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Electronic Communication¶
Title: (U) FDR to Legat Canberra Date: 08/02/2019¶
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| CANBERRA (LEGAT) | ||
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| From: NEW YORK | ||
| NY-C19 | b6 -2,3 | |
| Contact: | b7C -2,3 b7A -1 | |
| Approved By: A/SSA | b7E -11 | |
| Drafted By: | ||
| Case ID #: 9A-NY-3144791 | (U) UNKNOWN SUBJECT; | |
| victim; | ||
| AGGRAVATED/OVERT THREATS | ||
| (U) EPSTEIN, JEFFREY; CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING |
FOREIGN DISSEMINATION LEGAL STATEMENT¶
(U/trttitt Pursuant to Attorney General Guidelines, for Domestic FBI Operations (AGG-Dom), Part VI.B.l.d., the dissemination of the enclosed information is in the interest of the national security of the United States. The information is relevant to the recipient’s authorized responsibilities, its dissemination is consistent with the national security interests of the United States, and the FBI has considered the effect such dissemination may reasonably be expected to have on any identifiable U.S. person.¶
(u/Protter) If required by policy, either the Office of the Chief Division Counsel (CDC) or the Office of the General Counsel (OGC) has reviewed the information contained in the enclosed communication. Passage of this information is¶
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
Title: (U) FDR to Legat Canberra Re: 9A-NY-3144791, 08/02/2019¶
consistent with the standards for dissemination of U.S. person information to foreign authorities as authorized in the AGG-Dom.¶
(u/beesser) The FBI will undertake reasonable steps to ensure that any intelligence information that the FBI disseminates pursuant to this authorization is not and will not be used for either assassination prohibited under Executive Order 12333 or torture, as defined in U.S. criminal law. To this end, the FBI shall take the following actions:¶
(1) (U) The FBI shall notify the recipient entity that unless otherwise provided herein or expressly authorized by FBIHQ in a separate communication, the information in this document is for intelligence and lead purposes only, and the recipient’s government may not use the information in any legal proceedings, disseminate the information to any other government, person or entity, or take any overt investigative steps (including but not limited to formal legal process or direct contact with referenced persons/entities or their associates) based on the information in this document;¶
(2) w//`Ferret LEGAT shall coordinate as required by any applicable agreements or memoranda of understanding prior to the dissemination of the information in the tearline; and¶
(3) (u/ftwieue* LEGAT shall report to the FBIHQ operational division and International Operations Division any indication that the recipient entity to which this information has been provided did not honor the caveat regarding use or dissemination of this information, or used the information for either assassination or torture.¶
Synopsis: (U) To provide information to Legat Canberra regarding the captioned investigation¶
Administrative Notes:¶
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UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
Title: (U) FDR to Legat Canberra Re: 9A-NY-3144791, 08/02/2019¶
| b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3 b7E -5,12 Details: |
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| On July 25, 2019, at approximately 12:01 UTC, an anonymous user on the Darknet posted on DEEPPASTE about a planned execution of ubject JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s The poster also asked other readers to provide names, addresses, phone numbers, and other information that would help locate the remaining EPSTEIN victims so they could “take everyone out.” To date, the identity of the person who made the post have been unsuccessful. |
| b6 -2,3,5,6 On July 26, 2019, FBI-New York Special Agent (SA) b7C -2,3,5,6 telephonically communicated the existence of the post to b7D -3 in the presence of Assistant United States lawyer, b7E -12 Attorney later told SA that reached out to to notify them of the post. |
| b6 -2,3 It is requested that Legat Canberra confer and deconflict with the b7C -2,3 b7D -3 as has requested an FBI contact at Legat Canberra. Any b7E -11 estions can be directed to Case Agent or SA Tearline Admin Section |
| Dissemination directly by HQ substantive desk without LEGAT action: No AUS - AUSTRALIA (CANBERRA) Dissemination Countries: |
| Guidance: (U) All information included in this report is non-USPER, non-FISA, and unclassified in nature. |
| Begin Tearline UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS |
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
Title: (U) FDR to Legat Canberra Re: 9A-NY-3144791, 08/02/2019¶
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
(U) UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN OR EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) HEADQUARTERS IN A SEPARATE COMMUNICATION, THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LEAD PURPOSES ONLY, AND YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY NOT USE THE INFORMATION IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION TO ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT, PERSON OR ENTITY, OR TAKE ANY OVERT INVESTIGATIVE STEPS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FORMAL LEGAL PROCESS OR DIRECT CONTACT WITH REFERENCED PERSONS/ENTITIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES) BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.¶
(U) Dissemination to Legat Canberra¶
| On July 25, 2019, an anonymous user on the Darknet posted about a | b6 -3 | |
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| planned execution of victims’ | subject JEFFREY | b7C -3 |
| EPSTEIN, to include | The poster also asked for | |
| personal identifying information so s/he could “take everyone out.” The | ||
| poster has not yet been identified. |
| an American citizen residing in Australia, is | b6 -3,5 |
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| currently represented by legal counsel Upon learning | b7C -3,5 b7D -3 |
| about the post, contacted | |
| This information is being sent to Legat for conferral and | |
| All information included in this report is deconfliction with the | |
| non-FISA and unclassified in nature. |
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
End Tearline¶
| (U/Jett) Questions regarding this communication should be directed to | b6 -2 | ||||
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1-D•302 (Rev. 5-8-10)¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Datcof entry 08/08/2019¶
| On | b71 -5 an anonymous poster on the |
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| dark web forum Deep Paste. | |
| the anonymous poster. F | |
| Investigation on | 07/30/2019 | at | New York, | New York, | United | States | (, Other | (Dark Web Forum)) | |||
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| Files | 9A-NY-3144791 | Date drafted | 07/31/2019 | ||||||||
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This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency. it and its consents are not to be distributed outside your agency.¶
Lataficad hfcmorandum (Roy. 02-05-15) UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
United States Department of Justice¶
Federal Bureau of Investigation¶
Tracking #: 187916546 Case File #:NY-3144791 Precedence: Routine Date: 04-Sep-2019¶
Office of the Legal Attache b7E 11 United States Consulate Sydney¶
International Criminal Policing Organization (INTERPOL) National Central Bureau of Australia, Canberra¶
(U) UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HEREIN OR EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI) HEADQUARTERS IN A SEPARATE COMMUNICATION, THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR INTELLIGENCE AND LEAD PURPOSES ONLY, AND YOUR GOVERNMENT MAY NOT USE THE INFORMATION IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, DISSEMINATE THE INFORMATION TO ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT, PERSON OR ENTITY, OR TAKE ANY OVERT INVESTIGATIVE STEPS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FORMAL LEGAL PROCESS OR DIRECT CONTACT WITH REFERENCED PERSONS/ENTITIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES) BASED ON THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.¶
| (U) Anonymous threat against | b6 -3 | ||
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| On July 25, 2019, an anonymous user on a Darknet message board posted | |
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| that they planned to to execute victims | |
| subject JEFFREY EPSTEIN, to include | The poster |
| asked for personal identifying information so they could “take everyone | |
| out.” The poster has not yet been identified. |
| ” an American citizen residing in | b6 -3,5 is b7C -3,5 |
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| currently represented by legal counsel | Upon learning b7D -3 |
| about the post,' 'reportedly contacted | b7E -12 |
| . An inquiry with has not identified that contact. | |
| This information is provided to for discretionary action. In the |
UNCLASSIFIED//REL TO USA, AUS¶
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event that or other Australian agencies develop additional information related to this threat, it is requested that information be provided to our Legal Attache Office in Canberra.¶
Sincerely,¶
FD-1057 (Re’. 54-10) UNCLASSIFIED¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Electronic Communication¶
| Title: (U) Updated L }activity | Date: 05/04/2020 b7C -2,3 | b6 -2,3 b7E -5,11 | |
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| From: NEW YORK NY-C19 Contact: | |||
| Approved By: A/SSA | |||
| Drafted By: | |||
| Case ID #: 9A-NY-3144791 | (U) UNKNOWN SUBJECT; | ||
| victim; | |||
| AGGRAVATED/OVERT THREATS | |||
| Synopsis: (U) To document OCE’s attempts to elicit additional information regarding captioned investigation | |||
| Details: | |||
| In January 2020, that there was only one additional post made on the DEEPPASTE | ’informed Special Agent (SA) | b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -1,5 | |
| forum where the threats underlying the captioned investigation were made, | |||
| and that post was irrelevant to the initial post. | |||
| Additionally, on March 12, 2020, | told SA | that the | |
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| DEEPPASTE forum | was either offline temporarily or | b7C -2 b7E -5 |
Title: (U) Updated activity Re: 9A-NY-3144791, 05/04/2020¶
UNCLASSIFIED¶
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-D•1057 t (Rev. 5-8-10) UNCLASSIFIED¶
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION¶
Electronic Communication¶
| Title: (U) Closing EC | Date: 05/12/2020 | ||
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| From: NEW YORK NY-C19 Contact: | b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3 b7E -11 | ||
| Approved By: A/SSA | |||
| Drafted By: | |||
| Case ID #: 9A-NY-3144791 | (U) UNKNOWN SUBJECT; victim; AGGRAVATED/OVERT THREATS | ||
| Applied to all SUbfiles: Yes | |||
| Synopsis: (U) To request the captioned investigation be closed | |||
| Details: | |||
| On July 25, 2019, at approximately 12:01 UTC, an anonymous user on the Darknet posted on DEEPPASTE about a planned execution of two of subject JEFFREY EPSTEIN’s | b6 -3 b7C -3 | ||
| I. The poster also asked other readers to provide names, | |||
| addresses, phone numbers, and other information that would help locate the remaining EPSTEIN victims so they could “take everyone out.” | |||
| attempted to | b7E -1,5 | ||
Title: (U) Closing EC Re: 9A-NY-3144791, 05/12/2020¶
It is therefore requested that the captioned investigation be closed. There are no outstanding leads or evidence and no further investigative activity remains.¶
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