Index / Document type
Government memos
Internal Justice Department memos, letters, and records requests.
1,654 documents, most significant first.Showing 193–240.
Government memo · Aug. 14, 2019SDNY memo approving agent contacts with MCC inmates in Epstein death investigationAn SDNY prosecutor's memo approves FBI interviews of three MCC inmate witnesses regarding missed cell checks and falsified records the night of Epstein's death.Government memo · Aug. 12, 2019OIG matter record on missed rounds before Jeffrey Epstein's MCC death, Aug. 2019Government memo · Aug. 10, 2019BOP press release and MCC New York updates on Jeffrey Epstein's deathBureau of Prisons press release announcing Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide at MCC New York, followed by internal facility updates on SHU oversight, suicide watch, and cameras.Government memo · Aug. 10, 2019BOP staff questions and answers on Jeffrey Epstein's death, Aug. 10, 2019Internal Bureau of Prisons correspondence answering press-release questions about Epstein's death, including life-saving measures, EMS response, FBI notification, and his charges.Government memo · Aug. 10, 2019US Marshals Service statement confirming Jeffrey Epstein's death, August 10, 2019Official U.S. Marshals Service statement confirming Jeffrey Epstein's death at MCC New York, noting the FBI is handling the death investigation.Government memo · Aug. 9, 2019Prosecution team's August 2019 update on forfeiture, victims, and co-conspirator outreachProsecutorial status updates reviewing bank productions, an $86.25 million NY residence appraisal, interviews of roughly 60 victims, and co-conspirator outreach.Government memo · Aug. 2019BOP emails on Jeffrey Epstein's suicide watch and death at MCC New York, August 2019Bureau of Prisons emails and draft public-release language verifying Epstein's suicide watch, removal, missing cell checks, and death on August 10, 2019.Government memo · July 24, 2019Government memo, 2019-07-24Government memo · July 11, 2019SDNY grand jury subpoena to Deutsche Bank for Jeffrey Epstein's records, July 2019Southern District of New York grand jury subpoena, with non-disclosure request, demanding Deutsche Bank records on Jeffrey Epstein's accounts from 2010 onwardGovernment memo · July 8, 2019SDNY press guidance on Epstein sex trafficking charges announcement, July 8, 2019SDNY press office email announcing a press conference where U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman would announce sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein.Government memo · July 2019FBI remarks by an official on Jeffrey Epstein's arrest, July 2019Prepared remarks by FBI New York's assistant director announcing Epstein's arrest and sex trafficking charges and appealing for victims to come forward.Government memo · Feb. 28, 2019SDNY letter seeking order to unseal civil discovery for Epstein probe, Feb 2019Federal prosecutors ask the presiding judge to modify a protective order so plaintiff's counsel can comply with a grand jury subpoena for discovery materials in the Maxwell litigation.Government memo · Feb. 5, 2019SDNY grand jury subpoena to plaintiff's counsel for Maxwell case records, Feb. 2019Geoffrey Berman's office subpoenaed the plaintiff's law firm for records from the Maxwell civil litigation, with a non-disclosure request.Government memo · Aug. 24, 2011Formal notice of office-wide SDFL recusal from the Epstein matter, Aug. 2011EOUSA memo approving the Southern District of Florida's office-wide recusal from the Epstein investigation, reassigning it to the Middle District of Florida under an official.Government memo · Aug. 23, 2010New York sex offender risk assessment case summary for Jeffrey Epstein, Aug. 2010A Level III sex offender assessment summarizing Epstein's 2008 Florida plea, the Palm Beach offenses against teenage girls, and scoring with no downward departure.Government memo · Oct. 28, 2009Prosecution memo seeking subpoena to victims' attorney, Oct. 28, 2009Justice Department memorandum requesting a subpoena to a victims' attorney for records about Epstein's former houseman's alleged offer to sell evidence of sexual activity.Government memo · Nov. 14, 2008DOJ victim notification letter on Epstein's state plea and deferred prosecution, Nov. 2008Assistant U.S. an official notifies an identified victim of Jeffrey Epstein's guilty plea, deferred federal prosecution terms, and available victim counsel and remedies.Government memo · Sept. 2, 2008DOJ victim notification letter on Epstein's 2008 plea deal, Sept. 2008US Attorney's Office letter notifying an identified victim of Epstein's guilty plea, deferred federal prosecution, and terms for civil claims.Government memo · July 21, 2008Victim notification letter from AUSA an official on Epstein's 2008 pleaA letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office notifying an identified victim of Jeffrey Epstein's state guilty plea and deferred federal prosecution, with rights to proceed under 18 U.S.C. § 2255.Government memo · June 30, 2008DOJ notification of identified victims at Epstein's June 2008 pleaUS Attorney's office letter notifying identified victims of Epstein's state guilty plea and the deferred federal prosecution agreement, acknowledged by Epstein and his attorney.Government memo · June 24, 2008Government memo, 2008-06-24Government memo · June 20, 2008Prosecutor memo seeking travel authorization for New York interviews, June 2008Government memo · 2007Timeline of Epstein plea meetings ending in non-prosecution agreement, 2007Case timeline summarizing 2007 prosecution-defense meetings and negotiations culminating in the September 24, 2007 non-prosecution agreement.Government memoInvestigative memo on Jeffrey Epstein's travel compliance and inner circleGovernment memoProsecutorial background memo on Jeffrey Epstein and Deutsche Bank account planGrand jury confidential memo outlining Epstein's background, finances, 2008 conviction, and proposed Deutsche Bank accounts across his Virgin Islands and New York entities.Government memoFBI request to London legat to locate an alleged Epstein recruiterFBI New York asks LEGAT London to locate and subpoena an alleged recruiter who scheduled massages and paid underage girls for Epstein, then left the US in 2011.Government memoMemo on opening a false-report investigation into Epstein's SHU guardA memo reports that the MCC guard falsified her SHU round logs the night Epstein died, and an 18 USC 1001 investigation is being opened.Government memoFBI summary of the Epstein and Maxwell SDNY investigations and chargesFBI case summary describing the SDNY investigations of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, their arrests, the March 2021 superseding indictment, and the November 2021 trial date.Government memoFBI timeline of Jeffrey Epstein's detention and death at MCC New YorkFBI case timeline detailing Epstein's detention, suicide watch status, cellmate release, and discovery hanged in his MCC cell on August 10, 2019.Government memoOPR report excerpt on Epstein's delayed guilty plea and Departmental review, 2007Justice Department OPR report excerpt describing delays in Epstein's guilty plea, defense efforts to revisit the NPA, and prosecutors' communications.Government memoPost-NPA timeline of events in Epstein case, 2007–2010Justice Department timeline of events after the 2007 non-prosecution agreement, including negotiations, grand jury activity, Epstein's 2008 state plea, and case closure.Government memoProsecution memo on defense inquiry about a Rule 35 motion, undatedInternal SDNY memo describing a client's attorneys' request for a Rule 35 meeting, saying he heard Trump say things about Epstein.Government memo · June 30, 2025Government memo, 2025-06-30Government memo · April 1, 2025DOJ OIG memo on BOP progress in closing Epstein MCC recommendations, April 2025Government memo · March 21, 2025BOP memo to OIG on status of recommendations about Epstein's custody at MCCA Bureau of Prisons memorandum updating the Office of Inspector General on implementation of recommendations about Jeffrey Epstein's custody and supervision at MCC New YorkGovernment memo · Nov. 2024DOJ OIG memo on BOP progress closing Epstein MCC recommendationsGovernment memo · July 15, 2024BOP status update to OIG on Epstein MCC custody report, July 2024Government memo · Feb. 14, 2024BOP status update to OIG on Epstein MCC custody report, Feb. 2024Bureau of Prisons memorandum responding to the OIG's recommendations on Epstein's custody and supervision at MCC New York, detailing policy updates and staffing plansGovernment memo · June 15, 2023DOJ OIG memo transmitting draft report on Epstein's custody at MCC New YorkGovernment memo · Dec. 1, 2022USVI settles sex trafficking case against Epstein's estate for $105 millionUSVI Department of Justice press release announcing a $105 million-plus settlement with Jeffrey Epstein's estate and co-executors, resolving 2020 sex trafficking claims.Government memo · Oct. 13, 2021OIG memo on interview of a BOP regional director about Epstein's death, Oct. 2021Government memo · Sept. 29, 2021Interview notes on broken MCC camera recorders before Epstein's death, Sept. 2021Interview notes summarizing a computer services manager's account of hard drive failures that stopped MCC camera recordings in July 2019, before Epstein's death.Government memo · Aug. 5, 2021DOJ OIG memorandum of investigation interviewing a BOP officer on Epstein's deathDOJ Inspector General memo documenting a 2021 interview of an MCC New York officer as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 death, listing attached MCC records.Government memo · Aug. 3, 2021DOJ mutual legal assistance request to UK in the Maxwell prosecution, Aug. 2021Justice Department request to UK authorities for travel, school, birth, and border records in the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell ahead of her November 2021 trial.Government memo · Feb. 11, 2021FBI interview summary of an SDNY prosecutor on the 2016 attorney meeting about EpsteinFBI memo recapping an SDNY prosecutor's recollections of a February 2016 meeting where victims' attorneys urged SDNY to open a criminal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.Government memo · Jan. 8, 2021US mutual legal assistance request to France in the Maxwell prosecution, Jan. 2021Government memo · Dec. 30, 2020DOJ letter transmitting France's legal assistance request in the Epstein case, Dec. 2020Government memo · Nov. 12, 2020Government memo, 2020-11-12