Sources / Original release
DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 8
8,598 documents from this release, most significant first.
Jail record · July 28, 2019MCC New York emails on Epstein's suicide watch and cell move, July 28, 2019Email chain among MCC New York staff discussing Epstein's psychological observation, meals, toilet problems, and moving him to another cell.Jail record · July 27, 2019Psych observation update on Jeffrey Epstein in MCC custody, July 27, 2019Email exchange of jail psychological staff assessing Jeffrey Epstein on suicide watch, noting dehydration complaints and anxiety about returning to the SHU.Jail record · July 26, 2019MCC New York emails on Epstein's psych observation, July 26, 2019Email exchange among MCC New York prison officials about assessing Jeffrey Epstein and his psychological observation status before an attorney visit.Correspondence · July 25, 2019US Attorney's office email on NBC report Epstein was attacked or hurt himself, July 2019Internal SDNY email forwarding word that NBC 4 would report Epstein was attacked or attempted self-harm; sender declined comment.Jail record · July 24, 2019MCC New York daily activity report noting Epstein placed on suicide watch, July 2019Metropolitan Correctional Center operations memorandum for July 23, 2019, reporting that inmate Epstein was placed on suicide watch and noting staffing shortages and fire watch status.Jail record · July 24, 2019MCC email update placing Jeffrey Epstein on suicide watch, July 24, 2019Bureau of Prisons email from a forensic psychologist at MCC New York reporting that Epstein, inmate #76318-054, was on suicide watch that morning.Jail record · July 24, 2019MCC New York email on Epstein's removal from suicide watch, July 24, 2019Bureau of Prisons email chain saying Epstein was removed from suicide watch and stepped down to psychological observation pending a medical assessment.Correspondence · July 19, 2019Defense attorney letter to prosecutors on how Epstein avoided civil commitment, 2019A defense attorney's letter to the U.S. Attorney's Office analyzing how Epstein's plea deal used county jail time to avoid Florida's civil commitment law for sexual predators.Correspondence · July 16, 2019SDNY email to a lawyer about a grand-jury subpoena for flight records, July 2019A Southern District of New York prosecutor's email to defense counsel seeking flight records and observations of girls on Epstein's flights, offering to hold the subpoena return date in abeyance.Correspondence · July 11, 2019Prosecutors' email chain on coordinating Epstein charges with NYPD, July 2019Email chain among US Attorney's Office staff, including Geoffrey Berman, coordinating the Epstein investigation with the FBI, NYPD, and prosecutor's office after charges.Correspondence · July 11, 2019SDNY prosecutor emails NYPD sex offender unit on Epstein's registration, July 2019Correspondence · July 10, 2019Email on Epstein being taken off psych observation and placed in SHU, July 2019MCC New York email from the chief psychologist noting Epstein was removed from psychological observation, placed in SHU, and needs a crisis appointment.Correspondence · July 10, 2019Paul Cassell email to prosecutors urging detention of Epstein, July 2019Jail record · July 9, 2019MCC New York daily activity report noting Epstein's suicide watch placement, July 2019Metropolitan Correctional Center operations memo for July 8, 2019 reports Epstein placed on psychological observation amid staff shortages and a fire suppression failure.Jail record · July 9, 2019Email placing Jeffrey Epstein on suicide watch, July 9, 2019A jail email dated July 9, 2019 states Jeffrey Epstein, inmate 76318-054, is being placed on psych observation after a suicide watch update.Correspondence · July 8, 2019Email from an SDNY prosecutor about Epstein detention memo, July 8, 2019Email among SDNY prosecutors exchanging a draft and redline of Jeffrey Epstein's detention memo, asking if it is ready to submit to court.Correspondence · July 8, 2019SDNY email chain on Jeffrey Epstein's presentment and indictment unsealing, July 8, 2019Prosecutors' email chain advising of Epstein's imminent presentment in United States v. Epstein, noting his indictment would be unsealed and his defense counsel.Correspondence · July 7, 2019Correspondence, 2019-07-07Emails among defense counsel Martin Weinberg and federal prosecutors discussing the unsealing of Epstein's indictment, Monday arraignment logistics, search warrant privilege issues, and detention plans.Correspondence · July 7, 2019FBI New York email on locating co-conspirators, July 7, 2019An FBI New York email reporting efforts to contact ten potential co-conspirators, including Jean-Luc Brunel, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Les Wexner, shortly before Epstein's arrest.Correspondence · July 7, 2019SDNY internal email announcing Jeffrey Epstein's arrest, July 7, 2019Internal SDNY prosecutor email to staff announcing Jeffrey Epstein's arrest on sex trafficking charges and the upcoming arraignment and press conference.Correspondence · July 6, 2019Prosecutor emails on Epstein's arrest and search warrants, July 6, 2019Jail record · July 2019MCC New York suicide watch observation log for Jeffrey Epstein, July 2019Bureau of Prisons psych observation logs from Epstein's cell at MCC New York, July 24-30, 2019, recording hourly checks of his sleeping, eating, and behavior.Jail record · July 2019MCC New York psych observation notes on Jeffrey Epstein, July 27–28, 2019Psychiatric observation notes recording Epstein's sleep problems, neck marks from SHU, numbness, dehydration complaints, and requests during attorney visits at MCC.Publication · July 2019Magazine explainer on Ghislaine Maxwell and her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, July 2019Magazine profile of Ghislaine Maxwell, her history, and allegations she procured young women for Epstein, noting ties to prominent political figures.Correspondence · May 29, 2019Email chain between FBI and SDNY prosecutors on Epstein case file transfer, May 2019Email chain showing FBI and SDNY prosecutors negotiating the transfer and scanning of Epstein case files from Florida, amid pressure from supervisors.Publication · May 24, 2019Law360 article on Epstein victims' proposed CVRA remedies, May 2019Publication · May 2, 2019Law360 article on Acosta defending the Epstein plea deal at a May 2019 hearingRecord · 2019Last will and testament of Jeffrey Epstein naming his longtime attorney as executorEpstein's will leaves his estate to his trust and names his attorney and two business associates as executors, with a banker and another associate as successors.Police record · Dec. 4, 2018FBI interview summary with a former Epstein house managerFBI electronic communication summarizing an interview of Epstein's former Palm Beach chauffeur and house manager, describing cash routines, massages, underage girls, and Ghislaine Maxwell's visitsCorrespondence · June 18, 2010Email to a federal prosecutor questioning the Epstein plea deal, June 2010An email to an Assistant U.S. Attorney raising 17 detailed questions about Epstein's non-prosecution agreement, lenient sentence terms, and non-prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell.Correspondence · June 19, 2009Jay Lefkowitz letter to prosecutors on clarifying the non-prosecution agreement, June 2009Defense counsel Lefkowitz writes the US Attorney's Office seeking clarification of ambiguous Paragraph 8 waiver provisions of Epstein's non-prosecution agreement.Correspondence · June 3, 2009Prosecutors' 2009 email on Epstein court hearings and possible NPA breachJustice Department prosecutors email about June 2009 hearings, the Palm Beach Post motion to unseal the non-prosecution agreement, and Epstein's possible breach of it.Correspondence · Dec. 5, 2008Correspondence, 2008-12-05Internal Justice Department email chain discussing the filing of the non-prosecution agreement, a supplemental declaration, and notifying victims of Epstein's work release.Correspondence · Nov. 21, 2008Prosecutor emails about Epstein's work release from jail, Nov. 2008Emails among Assistant U.S. Attorneys discussing Epstein being out on work release, allegedly employed by a foundation run from his lawyer's office.Correspondence · Aug. 12, 2008Email to prosecutor Alex Acosta on defense reply brief in Epstein civil caseA federal prosecutor emails Alex Acosta that the clerk unsealed the defense's reply brief, which quotes Epstein's unusual deferred-prosecution agreement.Correspondence · July 17, 2008An attorney letter to prosecutors on victims' rights issues, July 2008Victims' attorney an attorney writes prosecutors demanding access to Epstein's plea agreements, FBI interview reports, and a hearing transcript under the CVRA.Correspondence · July 14, 2008Correspondence, 2008-07-14Correspondence · July 7, 20082008 DOJ emails on victim notification and Epstein's sealed plea agreementInternal DOJ correspondence discussing whether victims were notified before Epstein's confidential non-prosecution agreement was signed and citing CVRA obligations.Correspondence · April 11, 2008Email to Alex Acosta about Epstein with plea deal attachments, Apr. 2008Email to federal prosecutor Alex Acosta forwarding the Epstein non-prosecution agreement, a December 2007 document, and an addendum.Correspondence · Dec. 11, 2007Prosecutor emails on Epstein special master review, Dec. 2007Internal email chain among prosecutors about selection of a special master, conflicts over defense counsel, and review of the proposed Epstein indictment evidence.Correspondence · Oct. 31, 2007Correspondence, 2007-10-31Email exchange in which Epstein's counsel Jay Lefkowitz and a federal prosecutor discuss the non-prosecution agreement's damages waiver and discovery limits.Correspondence · Oct. 22, 20072007 email chain among Alex Acosta's office and Jay Lefkowitz on Epstein special masterCorrespondence · Oct. 19, 2007FBI email thread on warehouse search and Epstein plea, Oct. 2007Email thread among officials discussing the special master selection, an FBI search of a warehouse owned by an Epstein associate, and Epstein's plea strategy amid civil suits.Correspondence · Oct. 16, 2007Email chain to Alex Acosta on special master terms in Epstein case, Oct. 2007Prosecutorial email chain forwarding drafts about victim compensation provisions of the Epstein non-prosecution agreement, including a planned letter to an attorney.Correspondence · Oct. 9, 2007Letter from U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta on victim counsel selection, Oct. 2007Acosta letter to Epstein's attorney proposing an official select and mediate counsel for victims under the non-prosecution agreement, mentioning an attorney and an attorney.Correspondence · Nov. 6, 2001Ghislaine Maxwell email seeking young female trainer for Epstein, Nov. 2001Email exchange in which Ghislaine Maxwell asks a contact to help find a young, attractive female exercise instructor and masseuse for Jeffrey Epstein.Financial recordSuspicious activity report on Ghislaine Maxwell over payments to victimsGovernment memoChronology of Epstein's suicide watch, cellmate note, and death at MCCTimeline of Jeffrey Epstein's July 2019 suicide watch, a disputed note from his cellmate, and his August 10, 2019 death.