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Correspondence · Sept. 6, 2019

FBI digital evidence update email covering Epstein investigations, September 2019

Internal FBI email updating multiple field offices on digital evidence processing, including Epstein's death investigation and evidence from his New York apartment.Machine-written summary

From: “Aragon, Arthur R. (OTD) (FBI)” <araragon@fbi.gov>

To:"Doonan, Mary Kathleen(OTD)(FBI)"<mkdoonan@fbi.gov>,"Stocksdale,Gregory L.(OTD)(FBI)"<glstocksdale@fbi.gov>,"Dobbs,Brandon(CV)(FBI)"<bdobbs@fbi.gov>,"Reynolds,Brian(OTD)(FBI)"<BREYNOLDS@fbi.gov>,"Petronella,Michael A.(NY)(FBI)"<mapetronella@fbi.gov>,"Cava,Samuel J.(OTD)(FBI)"<sjcava@fbi.gov>,"Hudson,David A.(OTD)(FBI)"<dahudson@fbi.gov>,"Rowley,Jennifer S.(OTD)(FBI)"</jsrowley@fbi.gov>,"Episcopo,Brian M.(OTD)(FBI)"</BMEpiscopo@fbi.gov>,"Garman,Chad M.(CTD)(FBI)"< CMGarman@fbi.gov>,"Bauer,Christopher P.(NY)(FBI)"</cpbauer@fbi.gov>,"Aragon,Arthur R.(OTD)(FBI)"</araragon@fbi.gov>,"Grody,Linda D.(OTD)(FBI)"</lgrody@fbi.gov>,"Komar,Susan M.(OTD)(FBI)"</smkomar@fbi.gov>,"Fitch,Scott C.(OTD)(FBI)"</SCFitch@fbi.gov>

Subject: Update

Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:19:22 +0000

Importance: Normal

Odessa 26A-EP-3161703:

  • Final submission of video was transported to San Antonio and is currently being uploaded to OpWAN for ingest to TTK

○ Master copy will be entered into evidence and sent to El Paso Division

  • No other significant updates to report.

Gilroy:

  • All digital evidence has been processed and is available on CAIR for review.

  • Additional digital evidence not expected.

El Paso:

  • No other significant updates to report.

  • Taint review continues for all items, Case Agent review on hold until completion.

  • Video from Hooters ingested into TTK and awaiting Case Agent review

  • No other significant updates to report.

Dayton:

  • Case Agent review of processed digital evidence continues.

  • Potential child pornography found on 1B11b and 1B11c.

○ Review of these items has been halted pending possible additional legal authority

  • No other significant updates to report.

ETHAN KOLLIE investigation – UCFN 4-Cl-3149898

  • No significant updates to report.

New York (Epstein):

3:30 pm calls have been discontinued

90A-NY-3151227 (death investigation)

  • No significant updates to report.

  • Waiting on NY Case Agent to obtain Admin password for DVR main controller from MCC and any other manuals or documentation related to the configuration of the problematic DVR #2

EFTA00161394

31E-NY-3027574 (VCAC)

  • No significant updates to report.

  • Evidence from Virgin Islands still needs to be imaged once legal authority has been obtained (ETA next week)

  • Mid-September is the target date for providing the AUSA with all the load files from the digital media seized from his NY apartment.

Pittsburgh (High priority CI case)

65A-PG-3154605

O Pittsburgh CART imaging 28+ priority items this week at Martinsburg RA;

Pittsburgh CART will transport working copies of priority items to DC next week sometime

○ Remaining 240+ items at Martinsburg RA will be triaged by DFAU ITS-FE Lynn Roth from 09/09-09/11

  • SSA , FBIHQ, has requested that digital evidence be processed/reviewed on stand-alone machines at offsite adjacent to JEH

  • PG has 4 Exam workstations that can be dedicated to this case with the understanding that CD can provide money to backfill those resources

  • CD would like to purchase CART gear for this case to keep at offsite in case of future cases like this

    o Will transfer money to DEFO in the new FY in order to procure equipment/licenses

Oklahoma City

  • Oklahoma City will request a re-examination as the evidence initially analyzed by another government agency

  • Joint FBI, Army CID (Ft Sill) case looking to obtain and process digital evidence from Ft. Meade

    • 2 items only (hard drives, volume unknown)

○ 2 items only (hard drives, volume unknown)

  • DFAU – Linthicum team has stepped up to assist

  • Still waiting on more details from Field Office to include timeline.

Supervisory Special Agent

Digital Evidence Field Operations (DEFO)

Operational Technology Division (OTD)

EFTA00161395

Oh no im not. That’s not for

On Sep 5, 2019 1:38 PM, “You’re a/ad when you get back so enjoy the time off.

Supervisory Special Agent/Forensic Examiner

Unit Chief

Digital Forensics Analysis Unit

Operational Technology Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

We can get them in the lab. We’ve done it before.

We just need to make sure who ever comes doesn’t start talking out of school.

On Sep 5, 2019 1:26 PM, ” > wrote:

I’m thinking it might be valuable to bring them in to assist. Assuming we can legally.

Supervisory Special Agent/Forensic Examiner

Unit Chief

Digital Forensics Analysis Unit

Operational Technology Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation

On Sep 5, 2019 12:18 PM, Steve Smith Steve.Smith@signetinc.com wrote:

He just called me, we will be on the call at 1pm.

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network.

Steve Smith | Federal Sales Representative

SigNet Technologies | Convergint Federal Solutions

12300 Kiln Ct Suite E, Beltsville, MD 20705

EFTA00161396

Office:240-264-3295 | Mobile:240-676-6659 | Direct:

Steve.Smith@signetinc.com

This e-mail and any attachments to it are intended only for the identified recipients. It may contain proprietary or otherwise legally protected information of SigNet Technologies, Inc. Any unauthorized use or disclosure of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete or otherwise destroy the e-mail and all attachments immediately.

FBI digital evidence update email covering Epstein investigations, September 2019

Emails and letters

Internal FBI email updating multiple field offices on digital evidence processing, including Epstein's death investigation and evidence from his New York apartment.

DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9 · Sept. 6, 2019

From: "Aragon, Arthur R. (OTD) (FBI)" <table border="1" <tr <td To:&quot;Doonan, Mary Kathleen(OTD)(FBI)&quot;&lt;mkdoonan@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Stocksdale,Gregory L.(OTD)(FBI)&quot;&lt;glstocksdale@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Dobbs,Brandon(CV)(FBI)&quot;&lt;bdobbs@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Reynolds,Brian(OTD)(FBI)&quot;&lt;BREYNOLDS@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Petronella,Michael A.(NY)(FBI)&quot;&lt;mapetronella@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Cava,Samuel J.(OTD)(FBI)&quot;&lt;sjcava@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Hudson,David A.(OTD)(FBI)&quot;&lt;dahudson@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Rowley,Jennifer S.(OTD)(FBI)&quot;&lt/jsrowley@fbi.gov&gt;,&quot;Episcopo,Br…