Sealed non-disclosure order and grand jury subpoena to a tech company, June 2020

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶

20 MAG 6216¶

In Re Grand Jury Subpoena to Amazon.com, Inc., dated June 12, 2020, USAO Reference No. 2018R01618¶

§ 2705(b)¶

Non-Disclosure Order to Service Provider¶

SEALED¶

Upon the application of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2705(b):¶

1. The Court hereby determines that there is reason to believe that notification of the existence of the attached subpoena will result in one or more of the following consequences, namely, endangering the life or physical safety of an individual; flight from prosecution; destruction of or tampering with evidence; intimidation of potential witnesses; or otherwise seriously jeopardizing an investigation or unduly delaying a trial.

Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:¶

2. Amazon.com, Inc. (the “Service Provider”) shall not, for a period of 365 days from the date of this Order (and any extensions thereof), disclose the existence of this Order or the attached subpoena, to the listed subscriber of the accounts referenced in the subpoena, or to any other person, except that the Service Provider may disclose the attached subpoena to an attorney for the Service Provider for the purpose of receiving legal advice.

3. This Order and the Application upon which it was granted are to be filed under seal until otherwise ordered by the Court, except that the Government may without further order provide copies of the Application and Order as need be to personnel assisting the Government in the investigation and prosecution of this matter, and disclose these materials as necessary to comply with discovery and disclosure obligations in any prosecutions related to this matter.

Dated: New York, New York¶

June 12, 2020¶

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE¶

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Grand Jury Subpoena¶

United States District Court¶

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶

TO: Amazon.com, Inc.¶

Corporation Service Company¶

Attn: Legal Department – Subpoena¶

GREETINGS:¶

WE COMMAND YOU that all and singular business and excuses being laid aside, you appear and attend before the GRAND JURY of the people of the United States for the Southern District of New York, at the United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, Room 220, in the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York, New York, in the Southern District of New York, at the following date, time and place:¶

Appearance Date: June 26, 2020¶

Appearance Time: 10:00 a.m.¶

to testify and give evidence in regard to an alleged violation of :¶

18 U.S.C. §§ 371, 1591, 1594(c), 2422(b), 2423(a)¶

and not to depart the Grand Jury without leave thereof, or of the United States Attorney, and that you bring with you and produce at the above time and place the following:¶

See Attached Rider¶

Personal appearance is not required if the requested records are (1) produced by on or before the return date to Special Agent , Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, telephone: or via email at ; and (2) accompanied by an executed copy of the attached Declaration of Custodian of Records. PLEASE PROVIDE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT IF POSSIBLE.¶

Failure to attend and produce any items hereby demanded will constitute contempt of court and will subject you to civil sanctions and criminal penalties, in addition to other penalties of the Law.¶

DATED: New York, New York June 12, 2020¶

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York¶

Assistant United States Attorney¶

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