Sources / Original release
DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 8
8,598 documents from this release, most significant first.
Correspondence · July 25, 2019Email reporting Epstein's July 2019 jail incident with a nooseUS Marshals email relaying a Bureau of Prisons report that Jeffrey Epstein was found with a noose in his MCC New York cell and placed on suicide watchCorrespondence · July 25, 2019US Marshals email on Jeffrey Epstein's July 2019 jail suicide watch incidentUS Marshals email chain relaying an MCC New York report that Jeffrey Epstein was found with a noose and placed on suicide watchCorrespondence · July 24, 2019Email chain on Jeffrey Epstein's removal from suicide watch at MCC New York, July 2019Bureau of Prisons officials exchange daily emails on Epstein's status after removal from suicide watch, his psychological observation, incident report, and potential SHU cellmates.Jail record · July 24, 2019MCC New York emails on Epstein's removal from suicide watch, July 2019Internal MCC New York staff emails discussing Epstein's step-down from suicide watch to psychological observation, housing plans, and pending self-mutilation charges.Jail record · July 23, 2019MCC suicide watch log for Jeffrey Epstein, July 23, 2019Suicide watch observation log for Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York, noting he said his cellmate tried to kill him.Jail record · July 23, 2019Suicide watch observation log for Jeffrey Epstein at MCC New York, July 23–24, 2019MCC New York staff suicide watch log recording Epstein's 15-minute observations after he reported his cellmate tried to kill him.Correspondence · July 23, 2019Emails on Jeffrey Epstein's suicide-watch incident at MCC, July 23, 2019Bureau of Prisons email chain forwarding a medical and psychological report on Epstein's July 23, 2019 SHU incident, alleged cellmate attack, and suicide-watch placement.Jail record · July 23, 2019MCC New York daily lieutenant's log, July 23, 2019, noting Epstein placed on suicide watchMetropolitan Correctional Center lieutenant's shift logs for July 23, 2019, recording Jeffrey Epstein's placement on suicide watch at 1:38 AM.Correspondence · July 23, 2019Email on Washington Post inquiry after Epstein found unconscious in MCC cell, July 2019Email chain in which a Washington Post reporter asks about Jeffrey Epstein being found unconscious in his jail cell, with a reply instructing staff to decline commentJail record · July 23, 2019MCC New York incident report on Jeffrey Epstein's suicide attempt, July 23, 2019Jail record · July 23, 2019Suicide watch observation logs for Jeffrey Epstein, July 23–24, 2019MCC New York suicide watch logs noting Epstein's behavior, attorney meetings, eating and sleeping, ending with his step-down to psychological observation.Testimony · July 18, 2019Transcript of Judge Berman's bail decision remanding Jeffrey Epstein, July 18, 2019Transcript of a bail hearing at which Judge Berman denies Epstein pretrial release, citing dangerousness, flight risk, seized evidence, and an expired foreign passport, followed by an unrelated 2021 email in the Maxwell case about a pretrial schedule extension.Court filing · July 17, 2019SDNY prosecutors' letter to the judge on a foreign passport, 2019Prosecutors' letter responding to the defendant's filing, noting his Austrian passport carried travel stamps from the 1980s and citizenship remained undisclosed.Jail record · July 9, 2019Bureau of Prisons psychological assessment of Jeffrey Epstein, July 9, 2019Bureau of Prisons psychology intake assessment finding Epstein denied suicidality and mental health history, classifying him CARE1-MH with no diagnosis after his court appearance.Publication · July 8, 2019News article on Epstein sex trafficking indictment, July 2019A news article reporting the unsealed SDNY sex trafficking indictment against Jeffrey Epstein, including seized nude photos of underage girls and the 2008 plea deal.Testimony · July 8, 2019Transcript of Jeffrey Epstein bail conference before Judge Berman, July 2019Court transcript of a July 8, 2019 conference in the SDNY case against Jeffrey Epstein, covering bail scheduling, victim notification, sex offender status, and the townhouse search.Correspondence · July 6, 2019SDNY prosecutors' email chain on Epstein's arrest and search warrants, July 6, 2019Email chain among SDNY prosecutors, including Geoffrey Berman, reporting Epstein in custody, search warrants being executed, and FBI updates on Maxwell approaches and flight manifests.Correspondence · July 1, 2019AUSA email transmitting draft search warrant for Epstein's New York residence, 2019Correspondence · July 2019BOP emails on Epstein's removal from suicide watch, July 2019Bureau of Prisons email chain reporting Epstein was found with a noose in his cell, stepped down from suicide watch, and housed with a cellmate.Correspondence · July 2019SDNY email announcing Jeffrey Epstein's arrest on sex trafficking charges, July 2019Internal SDNY email congratulating prosecutors on Epstein's arrest, saying he will be arraigned on a sex trafficking indictment and victims will have their day in court.Court filing · June 29, 2019Arrest warrant for Ghislaine Maxwell, Southern District of New York, June 29, 2019Correspondence · June 25, 2019SDNY emails coordinating victim notification before Jeffrey Epstein's arrest, June 2019June 2019 email exchange among SDNY prosecutors and a victim witness coordinator about victim notification plans ahead of Jeffrey Epstein's arrest.Publication · Feb. 21, 2019Law360 article on judge's ruling that prosecutors broke law in Epstein plea dealPublication · Feb. 6, 2019Miami Herald article on DOJ probe into labor secretary's Epstein plea dealMiami Herald article reporting the Justice Department opened an investigation into the former US attorney's role in Epstein's 2008 plea deal.Correspondence · Nov. 30, 2018SDNY prosecutors' emails on reopening the Epstein investigation, Nov 2018Internal emails among Southern District of New York prosecutors discussing a call on whether to reopen the Epstein investigation after news reports and a Miami Herald article.Court filing · Aug. 2, 2017SDNY search and seizure warrant for Epstein's New York mansion, Aug. 2017SDNY search warrant for Epstein's Manhattan residence, citing 18 U.S.C. §§ 371 and 1591, authorizing seizure of trafficking evidence.Correspondence · Aug. 26, 2008Acosta letter to Epstein's defense counsel on victim notifications, 2008US Attorney R. Alexander Acosta responds to Jay Lefkowitz and Roy Black about victim notification letters, restitution language, and counsel under the non-prosecution agreement.Court filing · Aug. 21, 2008Court order compelling production of Epstein non-prosecution agreement, Aug. 21, 2008Judge Kenneth Marra's order granting petitioners' motion to compel the U.S. Attorney's Office to produce the Epstein non-prosecution agreement under protective conditions.Correspondence · Aug. 20, 2008Acosta letter to Epstein's counsel on non-prosecution agreement implementation, Aug. 2008U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta responds to defense counsel Jay Lefkowitz and Roy Black about implementing Jeffrey Epstein's non-prosecution agreement terms.Correspondence · Aug. 1, 2008Victims' attorney letter to prosecutors on stipulating Epstein NPA facts, Aug. 2008The victims' attorney writes prosecutors proposing stipulated facts about Epstein's non-prosecution agreement and requesting the agreement and victims' FBI interview reports.Court filing · Aug. 1, 2008Victims' motion to compel the Epstein non-prosecution agreement, Aug. 2008Court filing · July 10, 2008Epstein notice of continued federal criminal action in civil suit, July 2008Court filing by Jeffrey Epstein notifying the court that a federal criminal action and deferred-prosecution agreement remain pending alongside his Florida state case.Correspondence · July 3, 2008AUSA email to state corrections official questioning Epstein's work release, July 2008A prosecutor emails a state corrections official raising doubts that Epstein's Florida Science Foundation was a real workplace for work release.Court filing · July 2008Court filing, 2008-07Government memo · June 30, 2008US Attorney notification of identified victims at Epstein's 2008 pleaJustice Department letter notifying identified victims of Jeffrey Epstein's June 30, 2008 Florida guilty plea, sentence, and deferred federal prosecution agreementCorrespondence · June 29, 2008Emails between prosecutors and Epstein's defense on the plea deal, June 2008Email chain about the Epstein plea agreement, non-prosecution compliance, jail serving arrangements, and scheduling a Monday plea hearing.Correspondence · June 27, 2008Correspondence, 2008-06-27Government memo · June 23, 2008DOJ letter to Epstein's defense counsel declining intervention, June 2008Justice Department letter telling Epstein's defense counsel that federal prosecution is appropriate and the Deputy Attorney General will not intervene, copied to Alex Acosta.Correspondence · May 28, 2008Email urging against further delay in Epstein's prosecution, May 2008Email to prosecutors arguing further delay in Epstein's prosecution would harm the government's case, citing statute of limitations expiring for victims and the July 2008 state trial.Correspondence · May 27, 2008FBI and prosecutor emails urging no further delay in Epstein case, May 2008Emails among FBI agents and federal prosecutors arguing against further stalling of Epstein's prosecution, citing statute of limitations, victim concerns, and a newly interviewed minor victim.Correspondence · May 19, 2008Jay Lefkowitz letter to a federal prosecutor on the Epstein case, May 2008Email chain forwarding a confidential letter from Jay Lefkowitz urging a meeting with a prosecutor and arguing against a federal indictment of Epstein.Correspondence · March 21, 2008Prosecutor email chain on state case status and non-prosecution deal terms, March 2008Email chain between prosecutors discussing Epstein's non-prosecution agreement terms, double jeopardy, statute of limitations, and the pending Florida state case.Correspondence · 2008Correspondence, 2008Correspondence · Dec. 11, 2007R. Alexander Acosta letter to Jay Lefkowitz defending his role in the Epstein plea dealU.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta responds to defense counsel Jay Lefkowitz's allegations of misconduct regarding Epstein's non-prosecution agreement and victim attorney selection.Correspondence · Dec. 7, 2007Correspondence, 2007-12-07Defense counsel an attorney transmits Epstein's signed NPA affirmation and hearing notice, and asks prosecutors to delay victim notification letters.Correspondence · Nov. 29, 2007Lefkowitz–prosecutor email exchange over victim notification, Nov. 2007Email exchange between Jay Lefkowitz and a federal prosecutor disputing victim notification and counsel selection under Epstein's non-prosecution agreementCorrespondence · Nov. 27, 2007Federal prosecutor's email to Epstein defense counsel on mediator selection, Nov. 2007A federal prosecutor tells Epstein's defense counsel that vetting of a judge's selected mediators must end and victims will be notified of the agreement.Correspondence · Oct. 31, 2007Email chain between Jay Lefkowitz and Alex Acosta on the Epstein deal, Oct. 2007October 2007 email chain among Epstein defense counsel, prosecutors, and a judge discussing the addendum to the non-prosecution agreement and discovery plans.