EFTA00016596.pdf
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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
Type:
Legal correspondence / government response to discovery requests
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462 KB
Summary
A formal response from the U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) to Jeffrey Epstein's defense team regarding discovery requests made in July and August 2019. The government rejects defense requests for broad access to files from other districts (FL, GA) and communications with victims as 'outlandishly overbroad' and a 'fishing expedition' to identify victims, while confirming it will comply with standard legal obligations (Rule 16, Brady). The letter asserts the SDNY investigation was independent of the previous Florida Non-Prosecution Agreement.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Geoffrey S. Berman | United States Attorney |
Sender of the letter, representing the Southern District of New York.
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| Martin G. Weinberg | Defense Attorney |
Recipient of the letter, representing Jeffrey Epstein.
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| Reid Weingarten | Defense Attorney |
Recipient of the letter, Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
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| Michael Miller | Defense Attorney |
Recipient of the letter, Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of the criminal case (19 Cr. 490).
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| Richard M. Berman | Judge |
Presiding judge referenced by initials (RMB) in case caption.
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Organizations (15)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| U.S. Department of Justice |
Header organization.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York |
Prosecuting office sending the letter.
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| Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
Law firm representing the defendant.
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| Martin G. Weinberg, P.C. |
Law firm representing the defendant.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida |
Mentioned regarding previous investigations/NPA.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida |
Mentioned in discovery requests.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia |
Mentioned in discovery requests.
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| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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| Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section |
Department of Justice section.
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| Securities and Exchange Commission |
Listed as an agency defense sought preservation from.
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| Department of Homeland Security |
Listed as an agency defense sought preservation from.
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| New York City Police Department |
Listed as an agency defense sought preservation from.
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| Manhattan District Attorney's Office |
Listed as an agency defense sought preservation from.
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| Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office |
Listed as an agency defense sought preservation from.
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| New Mexico Attorney General's Office |
Listed as an agency defense sought preservation from.
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Timeline (2 events)
2019-08-06
Government response to defense discovery requests regarding documents from other districts and victim communications.
New York, NY
SDNY
Defense Counsel
Prior to 2019
Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) entered into by a separate U.S. Attorney's Office (Southern District of Florida).
Florida
Jeffrey Epstein
SDFL
Locations (6)
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Location of SDNY and Steptoe & Johnson LLP.
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Location of Martin G. Weinberg, P.C.
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Reference to Southern and Middle Districts.
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Reference to Northern District.
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Reference to local law enforcement.
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Reference to Attorney General's Office.
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Relationships (2)
Letter addressed to Weinberg regarding United States v. Jeffrey Epstein.
SDNY
→
Independent Government Agencies
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SDFL
SDNY asserts investigation was initiated 'independent of influence by any other U.S. Attorney's Office'.
Key Quotes (5)
"The scope of these requests is outlandishly overbroad."Source
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Quote #1
"Indeed, the defendant will be unable to make any kind of showing of the conspiracy theory that there was activity inconsistent with any duty not to circumvent or transfer a case from an immunizing district to another district..."Source
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Quote #2
"...this Office initiated its investigation without any transfer, circumvention, or other influence from any other District."Source
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Quote #3
"...we strongly oppose any effort to obtain the identity of victims at this stage through meritless and unsupported suggestions of impropriety."Source
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Quote #4
"...a fishing expedition clearly intended to result in the disclosure of the identities of the victims in this case—we will not produce such material."Source
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Quote #5
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