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Correspondence · Aug. 15, 2019

Correspondence, 2019-08-15

Forwarded FBI public affairs briefing noting the FBI cleared Epstein's island and returned it to his estate, and declined comment on Maxwell sightings.Machine-written summary

Subject: Fwd: OPA Horizon - 08-15-19

Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 22:18:36 +0000

Importance: Normal

Forwarded message

From: NPO

Date: Aug 15, 2019 5:52 PM

Subject: OPA Horizon - 08-15-19

To:

Cc:

UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

FBI Office of Public Affairs

The Horizon

Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019

National Issues

  • Jeffrey Epstein: OPA – TMZ reached out asking for clarification about Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. OPA confirmed that the FBI cleared the island on Monday night and returned control of it back to Epstein’s estate, and the FBI no longer has a presence on the island. OPA also stated that anyone trespassing on the island in the future would be subject to local intervention, not the FBI.

Local Stories

  • Boston/New York – Several outlets sought to confirm that FBI agents were looking for Jeffrey Epstein’s confidant, Ghislaine Maxwell, in the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea in Massachusetts. Division coordinated with NYFO and PAO declined comment.

EFTA00162505

Please send all Horizon submissions to with “Horizon” in the Subject line, and press releases to

All correspondence contained in this email, to include all names and associated contact information, may be subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552.

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Correspondence, 2019-08-15

Emails and letters

Forwarded FBI public affairs briefing noting the FBI cleared Epstein's island and returned it to his estate, and declined comment on Maxwell sightings.

DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9 · Aug. 15, 2019

Subject: Fwd: OPA Horizon - 08-15-19 Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2019 22:18:36 +0000 Importance: Normal Forwarded message From: NPO Date: Aug 15, 2019 5:52 PM Subject: OPA Horizon - 08-15-19 To: Cc: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FBI Office of Public Affairs The Horizon Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 National Issues - Jeffrey Epstein: OPA – TMZ reached out asking for clarification about Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. OPA confirmed that the FBI cleared the island on Monday night and returned control of it back to Epstein’s estate, and the FBI no longer has a presence on the island. OPA also stated that …