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DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 8
8,598 documents from this release, most significant first.
Government memo · Nov. 6, 2020DOJ memo update on Maxwell prosecution and Prince Andrew, November 2020Internal DOJ short-form update describing the Maxwell indictment, arrest, discovery, bail expectations, and efforts to interview Prince Andrew via MLAT.Government memo · Nov. 5, 2020DOJ DAG meeting case overview on Maxwell prosecution, November 5, 2020Justice Department briefing memo outlining anticipated charges, the U.S. v. Maxwell case, plea talks, and investigative stepsGovernment memo · Oct. 1, 2020Government memo, 2020-10-01Redacted government summary alleging Epstein's assistant scheduled dozens of massages with underage girls at his Palm Beach and New York residences, paid victims in cash, took nude photos, and discouraged victims from speaking with law enforcement.Court filing · July 29, 2020Preska order denying Maxwell's reconsideration of unsealing deposition transcriptsJudge Loretta Preska denies Ghislaine Maxwell's request to reconsider unsealing her deposition transcripts and stays release briefly for appeal.Correspondence · July 2, 2020SDNY email announcing Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest and indictment, July 2020Correspondence · July 1, 2020SDNY prosecutors' email chain on Ghislaine Maxwell arrest timing and unsealing, July 2020SDNY prosecutors and court staff email about timing Maxwell's arrest, unsealing the indictment, and press strategy, noting NBC inquiries mentioning Prince Andrew.Court filing · July 1, 2020FBI cell-site simulator warrant application to locate Ghislaine Maxwell, July 2020Sealed FBI affidavit and warrant application seeking a cell-site simulator to locate Ghislaine Maxwell's phone in New Hampshire following her June 2020 indictment.Court filing · June 26, 2020Search warrant for Epstein's electronic devices, June 2020SDNY search and seizure warrant covering devices seized from Jeffrey Epstein, his New York mansion, and Little Saint James, citing sex trafficking statutesCorrespondence · June 8, 2020SDNY prosecutors' email chain on Prince Andrew's refusal to interview, June 2020Email chain among SDNY prosecutors, including Geoffrey Berman, drafting a response to Prince Andrew's counsel's statement claiming cooperation in the Epstein investigation.Correspondence · March 9, 2020FBI email on MCC video surveillance extraction after Epstein's death, Mar 2020FBI email forwarding a technical update on extracting MCC surveillance video, noting failed hard drives in DVR system #2 meant key cameras were not recording at the time of Epstein's suicide.Correspondence · Feb. 14, 2020Prince Andrew's lawyer tells SDNY he won't cooperate, citing Berman publicityEmail from Prince Andrew's UK counsel an attorney to US Attorney Geoffrey Berman's office withdrawing cooperation, accusing prosecutors of breaching confidentiality for publicity.Correspondence · Feb. 2020Emails between SDNY prosecutors and Prince Andrew's lawyer over DOJ interview, 2020Record · Jan. 10, 2020Record, 2020-01-10DOJ prosecutors' notes from a call with Prince Andrew's counsel describing a requested voluntary interview about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.Court filing · Jan. 8, 2020SDNY letter to the presiding judge: cell video from Epstein's shared cell no longer existsGovernment letter updating the court that MCC preserved video from the wrong tier and the FBI's seized Tier DVR failed, so footage from the cell Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate occupied is lost.Correspondence · Jan. 7, 2020SDNY prosecutors' emails to Prince Andrew's counsel about a voluntary interview, Jan 2020Email exchange in which SDNY federal prosecutors request a voluntary law enforcement interview with Prince Andrew regarding his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Correspondence · Jan. 2020Correspondence, 2020-01SDNY prosecutors email lawyer an attorney confirming he represents Prince Andrew and arranging a preliminary call about a voluntary interview regarding Jeffrey Epstein.Correspondence · Jan. 2020Emails between Prince Andrew's lawyer and DOJ over the US Attorney's remarks, Jan 2020Email exchange in which Prince Andrew's lawyer disputes the US Attorney's statements that the prince had not cooperated with the DOJ investigation.Correspondence · 2020SDNY prosecutors' email exchange with Prince Andrew's lawyer, January–February 2020Email thread between SDNY prosecutors and an attorney, counsel to Prince Andrew, discussing whether the Duke of York will cooperate with the DOJ's Epstein investigation.Government memo · Oct. 10, 2019Government memo, 2019-10-10Briefing materials prepared for the Attorney General's SDNY visit, summarizing the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death at the MCC plus unrelated prosecutions.Testimony · Aug. 27, 2019Transcript of hearing on dismissing Epstein indictment, Aug. 27, 2019Transcript of Judge Richard Berman's hearing on the government's motion to dismiss Jeffrey Epstein's indictment following his death, including remarks to victims and counsel.Publication · Aug. 26, 2019Washington Post report on unusable cell camera footage after Epstein's death, Aug 2019Washington Post article by a journalist and a journalist reporting some video outside Jeffrey Epstein's cell was unusable amid FBI and inspector general investigations into his death.Correspondence · Aug. 19, 2019Email reporting BOP staff shredding paperwork in Epstein death investigation, Aug 2019An MCC New York employee emails federal officials reporting that BOP after-action team members were shredding boxes of documents tied to the Epstein investigation.Government memo · Aug. 19, 2019SDNY memo on contact with MCC inmate in Epstein death investigation, Aug. 2019SDNY memo approving an interview under NY Rule 4.2 with an MCC inmate who reported staff shredding records after Epstein's August 10, 2019 death.Correspondence · Aug. 16, 2019Geoffrey Berman email on OCME ruling Epstein's death a suicide, Aug 2019US Attorney Geoffrey Berman forwards staff email stating the medical examiner concluded Epstein died by hanging, ruled suicide.Correspondence · Aug. 11, 2019Email update on Epstein's autopsy findings, Aug 2019Email reporting the medical examiner's autopsy found Epstein's injuries consistent with hanging, pending toxicology and guard interview reviews.Correspondence · Aug. 11, 2019Emails between Epstein's defense counsel and prosecutors after his death, Aug 10–11, 2019Defense counsel Martin Weinberg sends prosecutors an extensive evidence-preservation and production request regarding Jeffrey Epstein's detention, the July 23 incident, and his death.Correspondence · Aug. 11, 2019Prosecutor's email notes on Epstein's cellmate policy at MCC, Aug 11, 2019SDNY prosecutor's email summarizing call notes about Epstein's cellmate policy at MCC before his death, including warden's directive that he always have a cellmateCorrespondence · Aug. 11, 2019SDNY email chain on Epstein's autopsy findings, Aug. 2019SDNY prosecutors' email chain reporting the medical examiner's autopsy found Epstein's injuries consistent with hanging and no evidence against suicide.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email chain reporting Epstein's death by suicide, August 10, 2019Email exchange among prosecutors and officials relaying Bureau of Prisons updates that Epstein was hospitalized after an apparent suicide and has died.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Emails among prosecutors and federal law enforcement on Epstein's death, Aug. 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors and federal law enforcement officials about the Bureau of Prisons announcing Epstein's death before sharing basic facts with them.Jail record · Aug. 10, 2019BOP suicide timeline for Jeffrey Epstein, August 9–10, 2019Bureau of Prisons timeline of Jeffrey Epstein's final days, documenting his court visit, cellmate's departure, medical emergency, CPR efforts, and notifications of officials after his death.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Bureau of Prisons email announcing Epstein's death at MCC, Aug. 2019Internal Bureau of Prisons email dated August 10, 2019 notifying staff of inmate Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide and attaching a press release.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors on Epstein's death and body release, Aug 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors, BOP, and others on the morning of Epstein's death, discussing the apparent suicide, hoax body-release calls, and FBI/DOJ-OIG involvement.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors on Epstein's death at MCC New York, Aug. 10, 2019Email exchange in which prosecutors press Bureau of Prisons staff for basic facts about Epstein's death, saying they knew less than the pressCorrespondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors on Epstein's death, August 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors and officials on August 10, 2019, reacting to news of Epstein's death and criticizing BOP for not sharing basic facts with counsel.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors on learning of Epstein's death, Aug 10, 2019Email chain of prosecutors and officials on August 10, 2019, frustrated that the Bureau of Prisons released news of Epstein's death before informing them.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email chain on Jeffrey Epstein's death, August 10, 2019Email chain among prosecutors and officials exchanging Bureau of Prisons updates reporting Epstein's apparent suicide and transfer to the hospital.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email exchange among prosecutors on Jeffrey Epstein's death, Aug. 10, 2019Email chain in which officials learn Epstein died at MCC and the U.S. Attorney's Office presses the Bureau of Prisons for basic facts about his death.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019Email thread among prosecutors and jail staff on Epstein's death, Aug 10, 2019Email thread in which prosecutors and MCC staff urgently seek basic facts about Jeffrey Epstein's death, frustrated that BOP informed the press first.Jail record · Aug. 10, 2019MCC memo on security expectations for Jeffrey Epstein, August 10, 2019Bureau of Prisons memorandum detailing informal security training at MCC New York after Epstein's apparent suicide attempt on July 23, 2019.Jail record · Aug. 10, 2019MCC New York memoranda on Jeffrey Epstein's final days, August 2019Three Bureau of Prisons memoranda describing Jeffrey Epstein's phone call, hospital escort of his remains, and a psychologist's last SHU visit noting no suicidal ideation.Correspondence · Aug. 10, 2019US senator's letter to the attorney general after Epstein's deathA US senator writes the attorney general on the day of Epstein's death, demanding answers about suicide watch and investigations into custody failures.Correspondence · Aug. 8, 2019FBI emails on logistics for search warrant at Epstein's Little St. James island, Aug 2019Internal FBI emails approving travel for roughly 40 agents to execute a search warrant on Epstein's Little St. James island, noting victim interviews and co-conspirator service.Jail record · Aug. 1, 2019MCC New York report on Epstein's July 23, 2019 noose incident in the SHUBureau of Prisons investigative report on Epstein found with a noose in his cell, including interviews with Epstein and his cellmateJail record · Aug. 1, 2019MCC psychological staff email about Epstein's suicide-screening form, Aug. 1, 2019Internal Bureau of Prisons email exchange at MCC New York discussing whether Epstein's court-return form noted suicidal tendencies and whether a psychological screening was needed.Jail record · July 30, 2019BOP email on Epstein being taken off psych observation, July 30, 2019Bureau of Prisons email reporting that inmate Jeffrey Epstein is being removed from psych observation and needs an appropriate cellmate.Correspondence · July 26, 2019Correspondence, 2019-07-26Epstein's defense attorneys request discovery and preservation of documents relevant to a motion to dismiss the indictment based on the 2007 non-prosecution agreementCorrespondence · July 25, 2019Bureau of Prisons emails on Epstein's removal from suicide watch, July 2019Email chain among Bureau of Prisons officials about Epstein's status at MCC New York, his psychological observation after a self-mutilation incident, and planned cell assignments.