Index / Document type
Government memos
Internal Justice Department memos, letters, and records requests.
1,654 documents, most significant first.Showing 865–912.
Government memo · April 10, 2025FBI New York field office strategic plan evaluation FY25FBI internal evaluation of the New York field office's FY25 strategic plan, noting its successful high-profile investigations including Jeffrey Epstein.Government memo · March 25, 2025FBI daily news briefing noting plans to redact Epstein files, March 25, 2025An FBI daily news briefing email from March 25, 2025 listing continued reporting that the FBI will redact Epstein files ahead of their release.Government memo · March 16, 2025FBI chart comparing routine FOIA exemptions with Epstein files releaseFBI attachment comparing routine FOIA exemption application with the limited exemptions used for the Epstein transparency project release.Government memo · March 7, 2025FBI electronic communication documenting transfer of Epstein case files, March 2025FBI Miami electronic communication documenting shipment of case files, evidence, phone records, and the Epstein phone book to the Washington Field Office evidence room.Government memo · March 2025DOJ guidance for redacting victim information in Epstein files, March 2025Internal DOJ/FBI processing instructions for staff redacting victim names, PII, and photos from Epstein case documents using Adobe redaction tools.Government memo · Jan. 30, 2025FBI vetting request ahead of an event near the President, January 2025An Enterprise Vetting Center email asks FBI field offices for derogatory information on a finance executive before an event placing him near the President.Government memo · Oct. 17, 2024DOJ OIG memo on evidence disposition in MCC New York case, Oct. 2024DOJ Inspector General memo documenting transfer of MCC New York DVR clones, hard drives, audio, and analysis evidence to FBI custody after SDNY approval.Government memo · July 12, 2024DOJ email approving b7A withholding of a Ghislaine Maxwell FOIA file, July 2024Internal DOJ emails approving a FOIA response withholding a Ghislaine Maxwell file under exemption b7A, citing a pending FBI investigation.Government memo · May 31, 2024FOIA email on withholding a Maxwell file under exemption b7A, May 2024Contractor email to an FBI special agent recommending a responsive Ghislaine Maxwell file be withheld under FOIA exemption b7A pending investigation.Government memo · March 13, 2024FBI daily news briefing on Maxwell appeal citing Epstein's Florida plea deal, March 2024FBI daily news briefing summarizing press coverage of Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal arguing Epstein's 2007 Florida non-prosecution deal protected her.Government memo · July 3, 2023FBI email on applying a FOIA law-enforcement exemption to Maxwell requests, July 2023An FBI contractor emails about a pending Ghislaine Maxwell FOIA, asking whether the (b)(7)(a) law-enforcement exemption letter remains appropriate.Government memo · May 15, 2023Government memo, 2023-05-15An FBI daily news briefing email summarizing reports that JPMorgan Chase asked a federal judge to deny class-action status to women alleging the bank enabled Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.Government memo · March 2023Government memo, 2023-03FBI eGuardian assessment of a 2023 child sexual abuse tip naming Jeffrey Epstein; agents queried tips databases and local police records, then closed it as information only.Government memo · 2023FBI New York criminal briefing on human trafficking and child exploitation, FY23FBI New York field office briefing assessing crimes against children and human trafficking programs, noting Epstein among its highest-profile trafficking cases.Government memo · 2023Government memo, 2023Government memo · Nov. 16, 2022FBI FOIA denial letter on records of Jeffrey Epstein's death, Nov. 2022FBI letter denying a FOIA request for records on Jeffrey Epstein's death, citing exemption 7(A) for pending law enforcement proceedings and closing the request.Government memo · April 5, 2022ICE lookout record query on Ghislaine Maxwell, April 2022Government memo · Jan. 10, 2022Government memo, 2022-01-10Government memo · Dec. 2, 2021FBI daily news briefing on Maxwell trial coverage, December 2, 2021Government memo · Nov. 24, 2021SDNY letter to MDC legal department with Maxwell discovery drive password, Nov. 2021US Attorney Damian Williams' letter to Metropolitan Detention Center providing the password for a drive containing discovery materials in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell.Government memo · Nov. 14, 2021DOJ email forwarding a message from a self-identified victimAn assistant US attorney emails asking that a forwarded message from a self-identified victim of Epstein and Maxwell be added to a case file.Government memo · Oct. 14, 2021SDNY letter to Ghislaine Maxwell enclosing discovery in her criminal case, Oct. 2021A certified letter from US Attorney Damian Williams to Ghislaine Maxwell at MDC Brooklyn enclosing discovery in United States v. Maxwell.Government memo · Oct. 7, 2021SDNY discovery production letter to Maxwell's defense counsel, Oct. 2021US Attorney Audrey Strauss's office notifies Maxwell's defense lawyers of a discovery production, listing Bates ranges including FAA, JPMC, and photo recordsGovernment memo · Sept. 21, 2021Government memo, 2021-09-21Government memo · Sept. 13, 2021Government memo, 2021-09-13Government memo · Sept. 9, 2021FBI email chain about uploading agents' notes from the 2019 Epstein searchInternal FBI email chain in which agents coordinate uploading old case notes, including an agent's interview notes from a housekeeper, related to the 2019 Epstein searches.Government memo · Aug. 27, 2021SDNY intelligence news brief covering MCC closure, Aug. 27, 2021A weekly news brief from the SDNY terrorism unit summarizing items including the Justice Department's plan to close the jail where Jeffrey Epstein died.Government memo · Aug. 17, 2021SDNY prosecutor's note to file on a call about a victim's frustration, Aug. 17, 2021Government memo · Aug. 16, 2021Fact witness travel request for Ghislaine Maxwell trial prep, August 2021SDNY witness travel request for two fact witnesses ahead of trial preparation in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, noting family travel needed for emotional support.Government memo · July 14, 2021BOP special agent memo on MCC New York SHU visitation policy compliance, July 2021A Bureau of Prisons special investigative agent memo notes that MCC New York post orders lack the required daily SHU visitation procedures by a lieutenant.Government memo · June 29, 2021CBP automated lookout query notification on Jeffrey Epstein, June 2021Government memo · May 3, 2021Prosecutor memo on a 2021 call about testifying at Maxwell's trialAn SDNY prosecutor's memo describing a brief video conference about trial testimony, noting remarks about a possible witness and press coverage.Government memo · April 26, 2021Emails among US Attorney's office staff on deferred prosecution status, April 2021Internal emails among SDNY prosecutors coordinating an update to the court and the Times on a deferred prosecution determination in the Epstein FOIA.Government memo · April 26, 2021US Attorney's office email on Second Circuit arguments in Maxwell appeal, April 2021Internal SDNY prosecutors' email noting United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell oral arguments before the Second Circuit the week of April 26, 2021, with a livestream link.Government memo · April 5, 2021FBI public affairs newsletter on press query about Epstein's island, April 2021FBI public affairs newsletter noting a news agency sought comment on claims children's bones were found on Epstein's island; FBI declined comment.Government memo · March 16, 2021SDNY letter to MDC on discovery access for Ghislaine Maxwell, March 2021A letter from US Attorney Audrey Strauss asking the Metropolitan Detention Center to give Ghislaine Maxwell access to enclosed discovery materials in her criminal case.Government memo · March 10, 2021SDNY FOIA tracking log of Epstein records and Maxwell mugshot requests, 2020–2021Government memo · March 8, 2021SDNY contract for expert witness psychology services in U.S. v. Maxwell, March 2021Government memo · Feb. 16, 2021CBP notice that ICE queried a lookout record, Feb 2021Government memo · Jan. 11, 2021SDNY counsel email on non-public investigations memo for transition, Jan. 2021An SDNY counsel email transmitting a draft transition-team response describing non-public investigations and matters, noting a recusal from one description.Government memo · Jan. 8, 2021US Attorney's office email on stalled defense negotiations, January 2021Internal US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York email saying negotiations with defense counsel reached an impasse, attaching defense submissions and a team memo.Government memo · Jan. 4, 2021SDNY prosecutor's note to file on call with an attorney about status conferenceAn SDNY assistant US attorney's note recording a call with defense counsel an attorney about a status conference and another deferred-prosecution pitch.Government memo · 2021DOJ travel and open-source memo on a Maxwell family lawyer, 2021Government memo summarizing a UK solicitor's US travel history and open-source reporting on his legal work and financial ties to the Maxwell familyGovernment memo · Dec. 15, 2020SDNY press clippings email on fashion mogul arrest and AG resignation, Dec 2020A December 15, 2020 SDNY press-clippings email listing news links about a fashion mogul's sex-trafficking arrest, a British socialite's case, the attorney general's resignation, and other matters.Government memo · Nov. 16, 2020DOJ calendar entry for an ODAG Epstein debrief call, Nov. 2020A Department of Justice calendar entry for a one-hour ODAG Epstein debrief call scheduled for the evening of November 16, 2020.Government memo · Nov. 6, 2020Emails on a FOIA request for audiovisual records in the Maxwell prosecutionSDNY prosecutors discuss a media company's FOIA request for audiovisual records in the Ghislaine Maxwell case, citing the ongoing prosecution.Government memo · Oct. 22, 2020Email on draft application for amended Epstein search warrant, Oct. 2020prosecutors circulating a draft application for an amended search warrant correcting FBI barcode numbers for devices seized from Epstein's New York residence.Government memo · Oct. 10, 2020Email forwarding a 2006 Epstein passenger manifest, Oct. 2020Internal review email transmitting an attachment described as a portion of Epstein's long-lost August 2006 passenger manifest.