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Correspondence · Aug. 13, 2019

Geoffrey Berman emails on Epstein property forfeiture options, August 2019

Email chain among US Attorney's Office staff, including Geoffrey Berman, discussing forfeiture of Epstein's residences and distribution of proceeds to victims.Machine-written summary

Subject: Re: Fwd: Re:

Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:01:12 +0000

Oy. Yes, agreed. Let’s talk in the morning.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 13, 2019, at 10:46 PM,

This took a turn. We can still talk in the am but I think there’s an expectations-managing meeting that needs to happen tomorrow afternoon.

Sent from my iPhone

Begin forwarded message:

From:"Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS)"<
Date:August 13, 2019 at 10:36:37 PM EDT
To:"(USANYS) 3"
Subject:Re:

I want a cognizable theory to pursue residences in NY, FL and VI. If you need evidence beyond what the team has let’s talk about it tomorrow.

Either is doable by Thursday am. Just making sure I know what you need.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 13, 2019, at 8:52 PM, Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS) < > wrote:

I will need a summary of our forfeiture options re Epstein Thursday morning, ok? Geoff

EFTA00105419

Really really appreciate it, thanks. One thing I think would be useful to note – this isn’t anything you don’t already know, but just to say it – is if we were able to forfeit properties, precisely what (if any) process there is available to get the proceeds of an eventual presumable sale of the properties to the victims, and any limitations on distributions to particular victims either in terms of amounts or logistics.

And just as a heads up from our end, we’ve talked to multiple attorneys yesterday and today who intend to file lawsuits on behalf of multiple clients, respectively, starting tomorrow (when the New York State look-back law re-opens the SOL for sex crimes without limitation) and who have asked whether a Government forfeiture action would have any effect of staying, delaying, or subrogating their civil claims.

Subject: Fwd: Re:

Nothing for you guys to do about the below yet, but I want you guys to be aware of it. I’m going to try to manage expectations tomorrow, but you may well get pulled into the discussion.

Begin forwarded message:

From: “Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS)” <|

Date: August 13, 2019 at 10:36:37 PM EDT

Subject: Re:

I want a cognizable theory to pursue residences in NY, FL and VI. If you need evidence beyond what the team has let’s talk about it tomorrow.

On Aug 13, 2019, at 10:11 PM,

Either is doable by Thursday am. Just making sure I know what you need.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 13, 2019, at 8:52 PM, Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS) < > wrote:

I will need a summary of our forfeiture options re Epstein Thursday morning, ok? Geoff

EFTA00105420

Geoffrey Berman emails on Epstein property forfeiture options, August 2019

Emails and letters

Email chain among US Attorney's Office staff, including Geoffrey Berman, discussing forfeiture of Epstein's residences and distribution of proceeds to victims.

DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9 · Aug. 13, 2019

Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 03:01:12 +0000 Oy. Yes, agreed. Let’s talk in the morning. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2019, at 10:46 PM, This took a turn. We can still talk in the am but I think there’s an expectations-managing meeting that needs to happen tomorrow afternoon. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: <table border="1" <tr <td From:</td <td "Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS)"</td <td &lt;</td </tr <tr <td Date:</td <td August 13, 2019 at 10:36:37 PM EDT</td <td </td </tr <tr <td To:</td <td "</td <td (USANYS) 3"</td </tr <tr <td Subject:</td <td Re:</td <td </td </t…