Index / Document type
Government memos
Internal Justice Department memos, letters, and records requests.
1,654 documents, most significant first.Showing 337–384.
Government memo · Sept. 23, 2019Bureau of Prisons FOIA denial letter to a New York Times reporter on Epstein recordsA Bureau of Prisons letter denying a New York Times reporter's FOIA request for Jeffrey Epstein inmate records under multiple exemptions.Government memo · Sept. 12, 2019DOJ OIG interview of an MCC New York officer on Epstein's death, 2019An OIG memorandum records a voluntary interview with an MCC New York correctional officer about SHU staffing, 30-minute counts, and circumstances around Jeffrey Epstein's death.Government memo · Sept. 9, 2019FBI email on MCC staff assignments the night Epstein died, Aug. 10, 2019FBI communication forwarding an MCC SIS lieutenant's email about correctional staff assignments on August 10, 2019, part of the death investigation.Government memo · Sept. 4, 2019Government memo, 2019-09-04Government memo · Aug. 30, 2019CBP memo on an employee's alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein, Aug. 2019Government memo · Aug. 22, 2019Expert report on Jeffrey Epstein's suicide at MCC New York, August 2019Government memo · Aug. 20, 2019Geoffrey Berman letter to MCC on grand jury subpoena and records preservation, Aug 2019SDNY US Attorney Geoffrey Berman notifies MCC of a grand jury subpoena in a felony investigation and requests nondisclosure and 180-day records preservation.Government memo · Aug. 20, 2019FBI and OIG update on MCC interviews about Epstein document shreddingFBI and OIG update describing interviews with inmates and guards at MCC and SDNY, finding no suspicious acts regarding Epstein document shredding.Government memo · Aug. 18, 2019OIG memo on DVR disk failures in Epstein jail camera recordings, Aug. 2019An Office of the Inspector General memo reporting that catastrophic disk failures meant no jail DVR recordings existed after July 29, 2019.Government memo · Aug. 15, 2019SDNY litigation hold emails after Epstein's death, August 2019Internal SDNY emails instituting a litigation hold to preserve records on Epstein's death at MCC, noting the medical examiner concluded suicide by hanging.Government memo · Aug. 14, 2019BOP legal hold notice on records after Jeffrey Epstein's death, Aug 2019Bureau of Prisons legal hold notice instructing staff to preserve all records related to Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide in his cell on August 10, 2019.Government memo · Aug. 14, 2019BOP legal hold notice to record custodians after Jeffrey Epstein's death, Aug 2019Government memo · Aug. 14, 2019Additional autopsy notes for Jeffrey Epstein, NYC medical examiner, Aug. 14, 2019Government memo · Aug. 14, 2019NYC medical examiner toxicology report on Jeffrey Epstein, Aug 2019New York City forensic toxicology report on Jeffrey Epstein's blood, bile, urine, and organ specimens, finding ethanol and common drugs not detected.Government memo · Aug. 14, 2019NYC medical examiner toxicology report on Jeffrey Epstein's blood samples, 2019City of New York forensic toxicology lab report on Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy specimens, finding no ethanol or common drugs detected.Government memo · Aug. 13, 2019Government memo, 2019-08-13Government memo · Aug. 13, 2019FBI letter requesting death scene records from city medical examiner's officeFBI Joint Violent Crimes Task Force letter asking the city medical examiner's office for crime scene reports, photographs, and a 3D scan of Epstein's cell.Government memo · Aug. 12, 2019FBI daily news summary on Jeffrey Epstein's death, August 12, 2019FBI Milwaukee daily news summary circulating a CNBC article reporting Jeffrey Epstein died by apparent suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.Government memo · Aug. 12, 2019BOP litigation memo on MCC records about Epstein's deathBureau of Prisons memo cataloging MCC New York records being gathered for litigation, including suicide watch documents, SHU logs, call recordings, and video footage related to Epstein's death.Government memo · Aug. 12, 2019Justice Department draft statement on MCC warden reassignment after Epstein's deathDraft Bureau of Prisons statement announcing the MCC New York warden's temporary reassignment and three staff placed on leave pending investigations into Epstein's apparent suicide.Government memo · Aug. 10, 2019Government memo, 2019-08-10Government memo · Aug. 8, 2019FBI weekly case update on Epstein investigation, August 8, 2019Weekly FBI update covering victim interviews, hotline leads, digital and financial analysis, and the planned Virgin Islands search warrant execution.Government memo · Aug. 6, 2019FBI New York request for assistance interviewing an alleged Epstein recruiter, Aug. 2019FBI New York email asks another agency to help locate and interview an alleged recruiter and massage scheduler for Jeffrey Epstein, listing interview questions.Government memo · Aug. 2019FBI emails coordinating the search of Epstein's Little St. James island, July–Aug 2019Internal FBI email chain planning the search of Jeffrey Epstein's Little St. James island, coordinating with SDNY prosecutors, CBP, and lodging logistics.Government memo · Aug. 2019FBI internal sitrep memos on Epstein investigations, August 2019FBI New York internal situation reports and guidance on ongoing Epstein-related investigations, including obstruction inquiry closure, Maxwell media handling, and daily HQ callsGovernment memo · Aug. 2019FBI case coordination update after Epstein's death, August 2019An FBI New York update notes a case coordination meeting at SDNY to discuss strategy after Epstein's death and processing of evidence seized from Little St. James.Government memo · July 26, 2019Government memo, 2019-07-26Government memo · July 22, 2019FBI referral of congressional briefing request on the 2007 Epstein non-prosecution dealGovernment memo · July 17, 2019FBI email on denying FOIA records after Epstein's July 2019 indictmentInternal FBI email discussing plans to categorically deny a pending Epstein FOIA request under exemption 7A to protect the newly opened New York investigation.Government memo · July 11, 2019Grand jury subpoena to MCC for Jeffrey Epstein's jail correspondence, 2019Letter and grand jury subpoena from US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman seeking inmate Jeffrey Epstein's jail email correspondence, excluding his defense attorneys.Government memo · July 10, 2019FBI director's staff meeting notes mentioning the Epstein sex trafficking case, July 2019Unclassified FBI notes from a July 10, 2019 senior staff meeting noting the New York office's Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case and victim hotline calls.Government memo · July 8, 2019Memo to file on a tip call about Jeffrey Epstein, July 8, 2019EDNY prosecutor memo recording a caller's tip that Epstein videotaped abuse on his island, citing claimed a public figure ties and protected videos.Government memo · July 5, 2019SDNY grand jury subpoena on sex trafficking charges, July 2019A July 2019 grand jury subpoena from the US Attorney's office in the Southern District of New York demanding testimony and documents regarding alleged sex trafficking violations, with a confidentiality request.Government memo · July 1, 2019FBI calendar entry for SDNY meeting on Epstein arrest plan, July 1, 2019An FBI calendar entry for a meeting with SDNY prosecutors to coordinate the plan for Jeffrey Epstein's arrest.Government memo · July 1, 2019Geoffrey Berman calendar entry for an Epstein press meeting, July 1, 2019Calendar entry showing US Attorney Geoffrey Berman scheduled an accepted Epstein press meeting on July 1, 2019.Government memo · March 14, 2019Government memo, 2019-03-14A letter from the acting attorney general of a US territory notifies Epstein that stricter in-person travel notification requirements, under local law and federal statute, take effect immediately.Government memo · Jan. 8, 2019US Marshals report opening investigation into Epstein's travel reporting, Jan. 2019Government memo · 2019FBI case notes on Epstein device evidence and 2019 indictmentFBI case file notes summarizing responsive material extracted from Epstein's devices, CSAM findings, and his July 2019 arrest and indictment.Government memo · 2019US Marshals memo on Epstein's unreported international travel, 2019A US Marshals Service memo reports Epstein failed to report 2019 travel to Vienna and Morocco as required by his sex offender registration.Government memo · 2019Government memo, 2019Government memo · Dec. 31, 2018FBI media bulletin on Miami Herald calls to investigate the Acosta plea dealAn FBI media-monitoring bulletin quoting a Miami Herald editorial calling for an independent investigation into Alexander Acosta's plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein.Government memo · Dec. 10, 2018Government memo, 2018-12-10Government memo · Dec. 3, 2018DOJ control sheet for a senator's letter on the Epstein plea deal, Dec. 2018Government memo · Dec. 3, 2018DOJ control sheet for a US senator's letter requesting OPR probe of Epstein plea dealJustice Department executive secretariat control sheet routing a US senator's letter requesting an OPR investigation into federal prosecutors' handling of the Epstein non-prosecution deal.Government memo · Dec. 3, 2018DOJ control sheet for a senator's letter on the Epstein plea dealJustice Department control sheet routing a senator's letter requesting a briefing on the secret plea deal following the Miami Herald investigation.Government memo · Sept. 26, 2016FBI child sex tourism advisory on Jeffrey Epstein's 2016 travel to ParisFBI advisory alerting the legal attaché office in Paris that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein planned to travel to France aboard his private aircraft in September 2016.Government memo · March 14, 2011Government memo, 2011-03-14Government memo · March 12, 2011FBI memo on victim interviews and agent travel in Epstein case, March 2011FBI communication requesting international travel clearance for agents to interview a victim alleging Epstein and Maxwell recruited underage girls.