Subject: Re: Threat case involving Claims Administrator in a federal case¶
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:32:13 +0000¶
Importance: Normal¶
On it.¶
Supervisory Special Agent¶
Squad C-9, Criminal Guardian Investigations¶
New York Office¶
Federal Bureau of Investigation¶
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2024 10:31 AM¶
Subject: Fw: Threat case involving Claims Administrator in a federal case¶
FBI NY Violent Crime Threat¶
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Sent: Friday, December 20, 2024 10:28:38 AM¶
Subject: Fw: Threat case involving Claims Administrator in a federal case¶
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Sent: Friday, December 20, 2024 10:22:19 AM¶
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Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Threat case involving Claims Administrator in a federal case¶
Leslie,¶
The Judge pinged me right after I hit send to correct one fact. The correct email for Simone Lelchuk is The email below is that of her counsel.¶
Dan¶
EFTA00161453¶
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Sent: Friday, December 20, 2024 10:20 AM¶
Subject: Threat case involving Claims Administrator in a federal case¶
As we discussed, US District Judge Jed Rakoff called me to report that the Claims Administrator in a case pending before him has been receiving threatening and harassing messages by email at twitter (x) following the administrator’s rejection of certain claims filed by Apparently, some of the messages are also are anti-Semitic. I understand an FBI agent is involved, but it appears that the agent may not be immediately responsive. (FYI, the case in which the administrator is assigned involves claims made by victims of Geoffrey Epstein against Epstein’s estate).¶
The Claims Adminstrator (the victim) is Simone Lelchuk. She can be reached at¶
My initial view is that the Claims Administrator should be considered the equivalent to a member of the Judge’s Chambers (in other words, she is an agent of the federal judiciary).¶
The person sending the messages is¶
I do not have location or contact information for Ms.¶
Let’s talk after you have a chance to look into this?¶
Thanks so much,¶
Chief, Criminal Division¶
United States Attorney’s Office¶
Southern District of New York¶
Tel:¶
EFTA00161454¶