Sources / Original release
DOJ Epstein Files, Data Set 9
20,477 documents from this release, most significant first.
Court filing · Aug. 10, 2020Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan on victim disclosure and jail conditions, Aug. 2020Maxwell's defense counsel ask the court to order disclosure of the three alleged victims' identities and to improve her detention and discovery access.Correspondence · Aug. 9, 2020Emails circulating OPR's draft report on the Epstein NPA, August 2020Emails sharing OPR's draft report on prosecutors' handling of Jeffrey Epstein's 2006-2008 non-prosecution agreement and requesting review and feedback.Court filing · Aug. 5, 2020BOP memorandum of law for summary judgment in NYT FOIA suit, Aug 2020Justice Department memorandum arguing the Bureau of Prisons properly searched and withheld records sought by the New York Times about Jeffrey Epstein's jail death and related prosecutionsCourt filing · Aug. 5, 2020Declaration of an official in BOP summary judgment motion, Aug. 2020SDNY counsel's declaration supporting BOP's motion for summary judgment in the New York Times FOIA suit over records of Epstein's MCC incarceration and death.Correspondence · Aug. 5, 2020SDNY discovery letter to Maxwell's defense lawyers in U.S. v. Maxwell, Aug. 2020SDNY prosecutors transmit initial discovery to Ghislaine Maxwell's defense counsel, listing records including travel, financial, and flight manifest materials.Government memo · Aug. 4, 2020DOJ OPR email on sending draft Epstein report to US an official, Aug 2020Justice Department OPR email announcing transmittal of its draft report on prosecutors' 2006-2008 Epstein handling to US an official for comment.Government memo · July 31, 2020FBI public affairs briefing on Maxwell ruling and press coverage, July 31, 2020FBI public affairs morning briefing summarizing July 31, 2020 news coverage of Ghislaine Maxwell's court win blocking release of her 2016 deposition and related reporting.Court filing · July 30, 2020Ghislaine Maxwell's emergency motion to stay unsealing of deposition material, July 2020Maxwell's Second Circuit emergency motion seeking a stay of the district court's order unsealing deposition material from her defamation case, arguing unsealing would moot her appeal and prejudice her criminal trial.Court filing · July 30, 2020Transcript of Preska hearing on unsealing Maxwell case materials, July 30, 2020Correspondence · July 29, 2020Correspondence, 2020-07-29Ghislaine Maxwell's counsel asks Judge Preska to reconsider unsealing her deposition transcripts, citing protective order violations and her indictment.Court filing · July 29, 2020Judge Preska order denying Ghislaine Maxwell's motion to reconsider unsealing, July 2020Court filing · July 29, 2020Judge Preska order denying Ghislaine Maxwell's request to reconsider unsealing, July 2020Judge Loretta Preska denies Maxwell's motion for reconsideration of unsealing her deposition transcripts and briefly stays unsealing pending appeal.Court filing · July 29, 2020Court filing, 2020-07-29Judge Loretta Preska denies Maxwell's reconsideration of the unsealing order and stays release of deposition transcripts briefly to allow an appeal.Government memo · July 27, 2020DOJ notes from a call on collecting Epstein case records, July 2020Correspondence · July 26, 2020SDNY letter to Epstein estate co-executors' counsel on trust and Maxwell, July 2020Acting US Attorney Audrey Strauss writes to estate counsel requesting assurances on the trust's employee provision, disbursements to Ghislaine Maxwell, and privilege waiver for seized materials.Court filing · July 22, 2020SDNY letter to an official seeking continued sealing of grand jury materials, July 2020Prosecutors ask an official to keep civil discovery filings sealed because they relate to an ongoing grand jury investigation of Epstein and Maxwell.Court filing · July 21, 2020An attorney letter to Judge Nathan asking a gag order in Maxwell case, July 2020Maxwell's defense counsel asks the court to bar the government and witness lawyers from making extrajudicial statements prejudicing her right to a fair trial.Court filing · July 21, 2020Maxwell defense letter to Judge Nathan requesting gag order, July 2020Publication · July 14, 2020News article on Maxwell associate denied bail ahead of 2021 trialCourt filing · July 10, 2020Ghislaine Maxwell memorandum opposing government's detention motion, July 2020Maxwell's defense memorandum argues she is not a flight risk and should be released on bail conditions amid COVID-19 pandemic concerns.Government memo · July 3, 2020Government memo, 2020-07-03FBI weekly report noting the arrest and SDNY sex trafficking indictment of Epstein's alleged recruiter, plus unrelated child exploitation and other cases.Correspondence · July 3, 2020SDNY prosecutors' emails to Maxwell defense counsel on her arrest, July 2020Emails between SDNY prosecutors and defense counsel coordinating Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, detention, and arraignment scheduling in July 2020.Publication · July 3, 2020Publication, 2020-07-03Correspondence · July 2, 2020Email chain forwarding SDNY press release charging Ghislaine Maxwell, July 2, 2020Email exchanges congratulating prosecutors on Maxwell's arrest, attaching the SDNY press release announcing charges of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI emails on travel approval and arrest planning for Ghislaine Maxwell, June–July 2020Internal FBI emails coordinating travel approval, search warrant execution, and phone tracking ahead of Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest in New Hampshire.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI emails on travel approval for Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, June–July 2020FBI email chain requesting travel and lodging approvals as agents track Ghislaine Maxwell's phone to New Hampshire and prepare her arrest and search warrant.Government memo · July 2, 2020FBI public affairs briefing on Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, July 2, 2020Police record · July 2, 2020Police record, 2020-07-02Correspondence · July 2, 2020Emails on the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell and consular notification, July 2020Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI emails on Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest and UK consular inquiry, July 2, 2020FBI emails describing Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest in New Hampshire on six federal counts and a UK diplomatic request for consular access.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI emails thanking staff after Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, July 2020Internal FBI New York emails exchanging congratulations with the Bureau of Prisons partner office for the successful arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell.Police record · July 2, 2020FBI intake notes on a tip about Ghislaine Maxwell recruiting girls for Epstein, July 2020FBI intake record of a caller alleging Ghislaine Maxwell recruited her for Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach operation around 2000, including phone-book shredding and recruiting calls to teenage ballet dancers.Government memo · July 2, 2020FBI press release on Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest and charges, July 2020FBI New York press release announcing Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest and federal charges for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors.Correspondence · July 2, 2020SDNY press advisory for Maxwell charges announcement, July 2020Press advisory announcing an SDNY press conference to announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her role in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual exploitation of minor girls.Correspondence · July 2, 2020SDNY prosecutors' email on why Maxwell charges exclude sex trafficking, July 2020Email exchange among SDNY prosecutors explaining that Ghislaine Maxwell's charges are not technically sex trafficking because no commercial sex was alleged.Correspondence · July 2, 2020Email congratulating prosecutors on Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, July 2020Internal prosecutorial email congratulating the team on Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest that morning and praising the work behind the charges.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI email thanking staff after Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, July 2020An FBI New York special agent in charge emails colleagues thanking them for their partnership in the operation leading to Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI emails approving travel to locate Ghislaine Maxwell's phone, July 2020FBI email chain approving travel funds for technical assets from Boston and Newark to help locate Ghislaine Maxwell's phone ahead of her arrest.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI emails on travel approval and warrant ahead of Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, July 2020FBI New York and headquarters emails approving travel and technical assets while awaiting a warrant and tracking Maxwell's phone in New Hampshire.Correspondence · July 2, 2020FBI Miami email on Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, July 2, 2020FBI Miami email telling a journalist that Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested in New Hampshire and media inquiries are referred to SDNY.Court filing · July 2, 2020Letter requesting unsealing of Ghislaine Maxwell indictment, July 2020Government letter and signed order unsealing the SDNY indictment against Ghislaine Maxwell, submitted by Acting US Attorney Audrey StraussPolice record · July 2, 2020Police record, 2020-07-02Court filing · July 1, 2020Warrant authorizing a cell-site simulator to locate Ghislaine Maxwell, July 2020A sealed federal warrant authorizing FBI use of a cell-site simulator to locate Ghislaine Maxwell's phone following her June 2020 charges.Government memo · July 2020FBI weekly briefing on sex trafficking defendant's transfer to Brooklyn jail, July 2020FBI operational briefing noting the sex trafficking defendant's transfer from New Hampshire to a Brooklyn federal jail, her pending arraignment, wiretaps in the case, and media coverage.Court filing · June 30, 2020FBI agent affidavit for warrant on Ghislaine Maxwell's cellphone location recordsAmended FBI agent affidavit supporting a second warrant for location and pen register data on a cellphone believed used by Ghislaine Maxwell, sworn June 30, 2020.Correspondence · June 30, 2020Email forwarding a draft operations plan for Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest, June 2020An FBI email transmitting a draft operations plan for arresting Ghislaine Maxwell, requesting review and forwarding to an assistant special agent in charge for approval.Court filing · June 29, 2020SDNY grand jury subpoena to UBS for Ghislaine Maxwell's bank records, June 2020Grand jury subpoena with rider and non-disclosure request demanding UBS account records for Ghislaine Maxwell and affiliated entities from 2018 onward.Correspondence · June 29, 2020FBI email on true bill and GPS warrant for Maxwell, June 2020