Index / Document type
Government memos
Internal Justice Department memos, letters, and records requests.
1,654 documents, most significant first.Showing 1,201–1,248.
Government memo · Oct. 14, 2020FBI email on chain of custody continuation for Epstein evidence itemsInternal FBI email approving a continuation chain-of-custody record for evidence items in the Epstein death investigation case file.Government memo · Sept. 1, 2020Google response letter to 2020 grand jury subpoena with certificate of authenticityGoogle's legal investigations support responds to an August 2020 grand jury subpoena, producing limited records, objecting to scope, and certifying authenticity.Government memo · July 16, 2020FBI TECS record of ICE querying Jeffrey Epstein's file, July 2020Automated FBI email notification that ICE agents accessed Jeffrey Epstein's TECS person lookout record on July 16, 2020.Government memo · July 13, 2020FBI daily news briefing for senior staff, July 13, 2020An FBI public affairs news digest covering that day's headlines, including one item that Ghislaine Maxwell's lawyers requested her release from jail.Government memo · July 7, 2020DOJ morning news digest, July 7, 2020, noting Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to BrooklynDOJ daily news digest covering July 2020 headlines, including Ghislaine Maxwell's transfer to a Brooklyn federal detention center ahead of arraignmentGovernment memo · July 6, 2020Government memo, 2020-07-06Government memo · July 6, 2020CBP records showing a database query on Ghislaine Maxwell, July 2020Government memo · May 22, 2020SDNY prosecutor calendar entry for a call about the case subject, May 22, 2020Calendar entry for a one-hour call about the case subject, organized by a contractor for the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.Government memo · Feb. 25, 2020Calendar entry for accepting Epstein-related FOIA requests, Feb. 2020A DOJ calendar entry marking a meeting to accept Epstein-related FOIA requests on February 25, 2020.Government memo · Jan. 9, 2020BOP FOIA response to New York Times reporter denying expedited treatment, Jan. 2020A Bureau of Prisons FOIA letter denying a New York Times reporter's expedited-processing request and aggregating her requests under one numberGovernment memo · 2020FBI victim services record for an unnamed victim, Apr–Jun 2020FBI victim services documentation listing referral and follow-up services provided to an unnamed victim in the Epstein case, April through June 2020Government memo · Dec. 13, 2019CBP person lookout query record for Ghislaine Maxwell, Dec 13 2019Government memo · Oct. 15, 2019FBI note on Miami victim meeting in Epstein case, October 2019A heavily redacted FBI memo referencing a meeting with victims in Miami as part of the Epstein investigation, containing little substantive text.Government memo · Sept. 18, 2019FBI calendar entry for an "Epstein update" meeting, Sept. 18, 2019FBI calendar entries scheduling an "Epstein update" meeting in the ADIC's conference room on September 18, 2019, with unnamed attendees.Government memo · Aug. 27, 2019FBI electronic communication on mailing an OIG waiver in Epstein death investigationGovernment memo · Aug. 21, 2019DOJ Inspector General interview warning forms in the Epstein investigation, Aug. 2019Three Office of the Inspector General voluntary-interview warning and waiver forms for employees interviewed in the Jeffrey Epstein misconduct investigation.Government memo · Aug. 21, 2019DOJ evidence custody forms for MCC logs seized from Epstein's jail, Aug. 2019Two Justice Department evidence custody documents recording seizure of BOP staff and visiting logbooks and SHU post orders from MCC New York in August 2019.Government memo · Aug. 19, 2019DOJ financial privacy request to a credit union, Aug. 2019A federal prosecutor's office form requesting financial records from a credit union under a financial privacy statute, dated August 19, 2019.Government memo · Aug. 19, 2019RFPA financial records request by SDNY prosecutors to a bank, Aug. 2019A US Attorney's Office SDNY form under the federal financial privacy law authorizing payment to a bank for searching and reproducing financial records.Government memo · Aug. 17, 2019SDNY letter on reimbursement procedures for grand jury subpoenaed records, Aug. 2019A letter from US Attorney Geoffrey Berman's office explaining how financial institutions can request reimbursement for records provided under a grand jury subpoena.Government memo · Aug. 2019SDNY contract letter for video/audio services, Aug–Nov 2019A U.S. Attorney's Office SDNY contract specialist confirms a video/audio services contract valued at $12,262.50 for August–November 2019 and gives invoicing instructions.Government memo · July 30, 2019Government memo, 2019-07-30Government memo · July 9, 2019Calendar entry: government bail motion reply deadline in Epstein caseA one-line calendar entry recording the July 12, 2019 deadline for the government's reply to Epstein's bail motion.Government memo · March 8, 2019Government memo, 2019-03-08Government memo · Feb. 3, 2019Bureau of Prisons press release on MDC Brooklyn power outage, February 2019Bureau of Prisons press release updating conditions and power restoration efforts at MDC Brooklyn after a partial power outage.Government memo · Dec. 7, 2018Calendar entry for a call or meeting on Epstein, December 7, 2018A one-page SDNY calendar entry for an internal call or meeting concerning Epstein on December 7, 2018, with organizer details redacted.Government memo · Dec. 6, 2018Calendar entry for a meeting about the Epstein investigation, Dec. 2018A calendar entry scheduling a one-hour meeting regarding the Epstein investigation in a conference room, with organizer and attendees omitted.Government memo · Sept. 11, 2014FinCEN advisory on financial red flags for human trafficking, September 2014FinCEN advisory issued to help financial institutions detect and report suspicious activity linked to human smuggling and human trafficking.Government memo · June 17, 2013FBI email documenting return of property to an associate, June 2013An FBI electronic communication from the Miami field office documenting the return of property to an associate.Government memo · July 23, 2008FBI victim notification letter template from the Epstein case file, 2008Government memo · July 23, 2008Government memo, 2008-07-23Government memo · May 30, 2008Government memo, 2008-05-30Government memo · May 30, 2008FBI West Palm Beach victim assistance letter about the ongoing investigation, May 2008Government memo · Jan. 10, 2008FBI victim rights letter about an ongoing investigation, January 2008Government memo · June 5, 2007SDNY-style grand jury access letter from DOJ to an FBI employee, June 2007Government memo · Sept. 1, 2006FBI victim assistance program letter, 2006Government memo · Aug. 11, 2006DOJ and FBI victim notification letters to Epstein case witnesses, 2006–2008Bundle of Justice Department and FBI letters informing crime victims of their rights and case notification procedures during the Florida investigation.Government memo · Aug. 1, 2006FBI communication requesting sub-files in the Epstein case, Aug. 2006Internal FBI communication from the Miami field office requesting new sub-files for subpoena and forfeiture materials in the Epstein child prostitution case.Government memo · Jan. 4, 2006State attorney subpoena for phone records in Palm Beach investigation, Jan 2006Government memoKey to anonymized MCC New York staff roles in the OIG report on Epstein's deathAn appendix key listing the anonymized titles of Bureau of Prisons staff involved at MCC New York, with only three names not anonymized.Government memoBOP memo on retention and recruitment incentives for MDC Brooklyn and MCC New YorkA Bureau of Prisons memo requesting retention and recruitment incentives for staff at MDC Brooklyn and MCC New York, citing severe staffing shortages and vacancies.Government memoGrand jury non-disclosure notice accompanying a records subpoenaA grand jury non-disclosure notice served with a subpoena duces tecum, requesting records and secrecy about the federal criminal investigation.Government memoDOJ list of FBI and SDNY staff names for redaction reviewInternal DOJ list identifying FBI New York and Miami employees and SDNY assistant US attorneys whose names were to be excluded from redaction.Government memoDOJ note asking for accuracy and victim-language review of a draftA short note from a Justice Department public affairs office asking a recipient to review an attached draft for accuracy and victim language.Government memoFBI coding key for FOIA exemptions applied to Epstein recordsAn FBI division key explaining the 25 exemption codes used to redact records in the Epstein file.Government memoFBI deleted page information sheet for Epstein FOIA releaseFBI FOIA sheet listing 511 deleted pages and exemption codes, with fragment of an April 2007 federal grand jury subpoena for records in West Palm Beach.Government memoIMD status update on Phase 2 redaction review of DOJ-provided criteriaInternal status update reporting Phase 2 redaction review of DOJ-provided criteria was about 75% complete, with see-through redaction files to follow.Government memoIndependent government estimate to replace MCC New York camera systemAn independent government estimate for replacing the MCC New York camera system, totaling $800,000 in contract and in-house labor costs.