FBI overview memo on collection and delivery of Epstein case files, 2025

Epstein Overview: FBI Response¶

Executive Summary¶

FBI New York provided to Headquarters and DOJ all material in the Epstein investigation and reviewed evidentiary items as requested.¶

IMD worked with CID and NY agents to confirm completeness of the file inventory at the onset of the project, identifying any potentially missing $ ^{1} $ serials or documents and processing those serials/documents throughout the review process.¶

All physical paper and physical 1A media, delivered to IMD for scanning and processing, as well as all Sentinel documents associated with the six Epstein cases identified was downloaded by IMD to SSD external drives, and provided to CID for delivery to DOJ. IMD redacted all pages, digitalized physical copies as well as Sentinel documents, consistent with direction provided by DOJ.¶

Prior to exporting materials for DOJ delivery, IMD, CID, and NY verified that all documents were present, and no pages were inadvertently removed from IMD’s digital inventory prior to it being downloaded to a thumb drive and provided to BD and CID on 3/25/25.¶

I. Cases¶

FBI New York advised there were six Epstein-related case files:¶

• 50D-NY-3027571*

• 72-MM-113327*

• 31E-MM-108062*

90A-NY-3151227¶

90C-NY-3154599¶

• 9A-NY-3144791*

*Based on the direction provided in DOJ’s scoping guidance, cases 50D-NY-3027571 and 31E-MM-108062 were the focuses of the Epstein Transparency Project.¶

II. Efforts to Identify Case Materials¶

Request for Collection Overview¶

On 2/27/2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m., FBI NY squad C-20 received a request to send all evidence and documents related to Epstein in C-20’s possession to Washington, DC by 8:00 a.m. the following day. FBI NY confirmed the serials in Sentinel were accurate, coordinated with Evidence Control to prepare chains of custody, and loaded physical items for shipment. On 2/28/2025, at approximately 7:45 a.m., C-20 delivered these items to DOJ with chains of custody ready for turn-over. The shipment included 84 digital items, 70 general items, 2 valuables, 2 ELSUR items, 3 red wells, and one disc containing all three Sentinel case files (50D-NY-3027571, 72-MM-113327, 31E-MM-108062).¶

On 2/28/2024, FBI NY squad C-19 received a request to send all evidence and documents related to 90A-NY-3151227 in C-19’s possession to Washington, DC. On 3/3/2025, C-19 delivered these items to FBI WFO at¶

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approximately 7:30 a.m. Discs containing the following Sentinel case files were also provided: 90A-NY-3151227, 9A-NY-3144791, 90C-NY-3154599, and 282B-NY-3156749.¶

Digital Queries¶

C-20 conducted Sentinel and Guardian searches (i.e. NY searched Sentinel with keyword “Epstein”). C-20 identified 50D-NY-3027571, 72-MM-113327, and 31E-MM-108062 responsive to this request.¶

C-20 coordinated with NY ECR,NY ELSUR,NY CART,NY ERT,NY CMP,and NY TTAs for all items related to these cases being held with these units.¶

IMD conducted a search of the FBI’s Central Records System (CRS) to ensure all materials within each responsive case file (serials and sub-files) were accounted for. The CRS indices provide a listing of the related main file and sub-file materials for each case file reflected above.¶

For additional fidelity to ensure all files were accounted for, IMD conducted an index search of the subject term “Jeffrey Epstein” in Sentinel, ACS, and the Pre-UCFN $ ^{1} $ Manual Index Cards (NY, HQ, and MM offices of origin) of the CRS. The specific offices of origin searched correlated to the offices of the initial set of case files found at the start of the project and was consistent with guidance provided by NY and CID.¶

Physical Search¶

C-20 physically searched squad area to include locked cabinets, desks, closets, meeting rooms, and anywhere else documents/items may have been stored. All squad members, former case agents, and former SSA were requested to search their workspace for any physical or digital documents/files responsive to this request. Hard drives and network drives were also searched. An additional quality control search was conducted throughout the squad area and one box of case items (non-evidentiary, to include several 1As containing interview notes and photo logs, GJ material, and trial exhibits) was located on 2/28/2025 and delivered to WFO on 3/3/2025.¶

External Entities Notified¶

Miami field office and Palm Beach RA, including MM ECR and ELSUR, were contacted to locate all documents/items responsive to this request and ship them to WFO.¶

OTD/STXU was contacted for 50D ELSUR items 1D2, 1D3, 1D4, and 1D6. A disc containing these items was sent to WFO ELSUR.¶

SDNY and SDFL were contacted for any evidentiary items responsive to this request.¶

$$^1$$ Pre-UCFN (Universal Case File Number) refers to case numbers used before the FBI switched to a UCFN system in the 1990s. These cases were kept in hard copy in the originating office and not maintained in ACS or Sentinel; however, IMD maintains a copy of the indexing for pre-UCFN cases.¶

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III. Timeline¶

FEBRUARY 2025¶

2/18/2025: Black book, flight logs, masseuse list¶

2/25/2025:¶

Response to ODAG questions regarding black book, flight logs, masseuse list¶

o Response to Senator Blackburn letter to Director Patel regarding “recordings”, included 50D case evidence report¶

2/27/2025: Rescanned copy of 72-MM 1A9 and handwritten document¶

2/28/2025:¶

o Evidence and documents from 50D-NY-3027571, 72-MM-113327, and 31E-MM-108062; Disc containing Sentinel case files (50D-NY-3027571. 72-MM-113327. and 31E-MM-108062)¶

O Epstein and Maxwell case background including government exhibit list¶

MARCH 2025¶

3/3/2025: Evidence and documents from 90A-NY-3151227; Discs containing Sentinel case files (90A-NY-3151227, 9A-NY-3144791, 90C-NY-3154599, and 282B-NY-3156749)¶

3/4/2025:¶

o Response to request for any documents at a higher classification (50D serials 538, 539, 684)¶

o FBI suggestions for ODAG review of case files, including an exported list of all Epstein evidence/1A/1Cs¶

3/7/2025: Epstein evidence summary (50D, 72, 31E, 90A, 90C, 282A)¶

3/11/2025: Evidence transport from WFO to IMD; NY onsite at IMD¶

3/12/2025:¶

O Redacted and Unredacted index of Epstein case files (50D, 72, 31E, 90A, 90C, 9A)¶

o Response to questions regarding CSAM, timeline production, video summary, digital evidence summary, OTD status for electronic data upload, and clarifying Miami cases¶

○ Epstein evidence photos from IMD/RIDS intake¶

Summary of all Epstein cases to¶

3/14/2025: CID binders containing Epstein case information¶

3/16/2025:¶

Daily sitrep for review of 1B136, 1B144, 1B145, 1B146 (continued through 4/1)¶

o 1B136 Highly Confidential Responsive Material one-pager¶

○ Redacted documents, 50D serials 1-240¶

3/18/2025: Victims lists (multiple)¶

3/19/2025:¶

o The following DOJ users were added to DCAP for review of 1B136:¶

, and Kashyap Patel.¶

Residential Search Warrant affidavits from 50D case¶

o IMD extracted digital files from the non-evidentiary media (1A media items from 31E-MM-108062, 50D-NY-3027571, 72-MM-113327, 90A-NY-3151227) and exported all contents to two SSDs (external¶

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drives). A copy of the 1A media on SSD was provided to CID SC for delivery to DOJ via CID. DAD delivered to DOJ on the afternoon of 3/19/25.¶

3/21/2025:¶

○ Review of all ELSUR (1Ds)¶

List of all Agents/AUSAs that testified or names were made public regarding Epstein cases¶

3/22/2025: IMD, with assistance from HQ-based ITID personnel, provided victim $ ^{2} $ name-only redactions for all six cases identified above. This victim-only guidance was consistent with initial processing guidance provided by DOJ. ITID downloaded files and provided an SSD to DAD Totaling pages across all six cases delivered: 116,792 pages.¶

3/23/2025: IMD provided direct to DOJ and all Epstein-related training materials (“Transparency Project Processing Guidance.pdf”), developed by FBI based on DOJ’s scoping guidance. This training material was provided to all FBI personnel participating in the redaction project.¶

3/24/2025: Sentinel final discrepancy results¶

3/25/2025:¶

○ 16 Epstein items to ODAG: FD-597 Release of Property signed by AAD¶

1. Inventory sheet with page counts and red lines showing classified material (x2)

2. Epstein Transparency Project - Classified Material

3. Epstein Redactions Final Page Count

4. Epstein Transparency Project – Sample

5. Thumb drives (x2)

6. CDs with classified materials (x2)

7. Flagged items – 31E

8. Flagged items – 50D

9. Adobe Redactions Guide – Sealing Final Redactions

10. Adobe Redactions Guide – Adding/Editing See-Through

11. How to Redact a PDF in 7 steps

12. Epstein 1A Media Out Part 1 of 2 and Part 2 of 2, contains possible CSAM (2 Samsung drives)

13. 1D Evidence for 50D-NY-3027571 (1D1-1D6) and 31E-MM-108062 (1D1) with cover sheet (4 CDs total)

14. Photographs of 1B evidence for 50D-NY-3027571 and 31E-MM-108062 (1 CD0

15. Memorandum for the Attorney General and the Deputy Attorney General

16. List of Absent Items

o IMD delivered to BD and CID SC four (4) thumb drives containing DOJ redaction processing on cases 50D-NY-3027571 and 31E-MM-108062. Per instruction from DOJ on 03/22/25, DOJ requested the scoping expand greater than victim names to include witnesses, law enforcement, AUSAs (e.g., SDNY redaction list + SDFL list received), and focused efforts on the 50D (SDNY) and 31E (SDFL) cases, excluding the Grand Jury (GJ) subfiles $ ^{3} $ . Total pages across the two requested cases delivered: 84,246 pages.¶

$$\text{2 Total victim list} = 1,114 \text{ names. The list included victims and victim families, per SDNY/SDFL.}$$¶

$$ ^{3} \text{GJ subfiles were excluded per DOJ scoping guidance, which stated Grand Jury Material, per statute, are exempt from public disclosure. Therefore, IMD was instructed not to include GJ subfiles in the redaction project. Any GJ material present in other parts of the investigative case were redacted in accordance with DOJ’s scoping guidance. } $$¶

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3/26/2025:¶

o 1B136 stats and summary for 3/26/2025 ODAG meeting¶

o Response to questions from 3/26/2025 ODAG meeting¶

o Sentinel serial match to Government sealed trial exhibits¶

3/27/2025: Sentinel serial match to Defense sealed trial exhibits¶

APRIL 2025¶

4/1/2025: 1B136 review of photos and videos¶

4/5/2025: 1B136 review summary¶

4/11/2025: Digital 1As review¶

4/15/2025: Digital 1As review summary; status completion for all digital evidence/items¶

4/30/2025:¶

o 40 photos (20 Highly confidential responsive material,10 Gov sealed exhibits,10 Gov unsealed exhibits) in hard copy and USB¶

Additional photos (6 Highly confidential responsive material, 8 physical 1Bs) in hard copy and USB, plus digital copy of all physical 1Bs which were re-photographed on 3/21/2025¶

C-20 shared drive link to IMD to support investigation into unauthorized destruction¶

IV. Material Processed¶

Paper Document, Physical Photos, Non-evidentiary Media¶

On 3/11/25, IMD received delivery of material from WFO/NY related to the following cases: 31E-MM-108062, 50D-NY-3027571, 72-MM-113327, and 90A-NY-3151227. IMD’s scanned the paper document and physical photos received and these pages were included in the processing and redacted for DOJ deliver. IMD performed media extraction from non-evidentiary media (1A media).¶

All files extracted by IMD from the non-evidentiary media (1A media) were provided via external drive to CID SC on 3/19/25 for delivery to HQ.¶

On 3/20/25, IMD received an additional delivery of material from WFO/NY related to the following cases: 72-MM-113327 and 90C-NY-3154599. IMD scanned the paper documents and physical photos received and these pages were included in the processing and redacted for DOJ deliver. IMD performed media extraction from non-evidentiary media (1A media). All new 1A media was added to the previous inventory, and new SSDs with the updated inventory (previous 1A media from 3/11 and 3/12, plus new 1A media from 3/20) were provided to CID on 3/25/25 for delivery to DOJ.¶

Audio/Video¶

IMD, per discussion and direction from CID and NY, did not review any audio or videos. IMD personnel are not trained in the review of sensitive Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).¶

IMD’s processing of audio/video was limited to the extraction of files from 1A digital media items. IMD provided copies of the 1A video files from the non-evidentiary media (1A media) to NY on 04/04/25 via teleporter and on 04/09/25 via FedEx.¶

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1D/ELSUR¶

C-20 received the 1D ELSUR from the OTD extraction via DCAP and reported on 04/01/2025.¶

IMD did not process, scan, redact, or review 1D/ELSUR material, as ELSUR material is managed by OTD. IMD created Audio/Video summary tables and a Digital Media Processing Estimate white paper to document the 1D/ELSUR data and how long it would take IMD to process and review.¶

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