EFTA00028546.pdf

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Type: Email chain / press statement
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Summary

This document is an internal email chain from the U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) dated August 21, 2019. It discusses a press statement released by former Governor Bill Richardson's lawyer, Jeff Brown, which claimed Richardson was told he was not a target, subject, or witness in the Epstein investigation. An unnamed prosecutor clarifies internally that while they told Brown they lacked sufficient info to categorize Richardson at the time, the press statement claiming 'no allegations' are being investigated is not fully accurate and does not reflect the conversation.

People (6)

Name Role Context
Bill Richardson Former Governor / Subject of inquiry
Subject of press statement regarding his status in the Epstein investigation.
Jeff Brown Lawyer
Attorney for Bill Richardson, partner at Dechert LLP. Communicated with US Attorney's office.
Nicholas Biase USANYS Staff
Forwarded the Richardson press statement to colleagues asking for verification.
James Margolin USANYS Contractor
CC'd on the email chain.
Dawn Dearden USANYS Staff
CC'd on the email chain.
Jeffrey Epstein Deceased Defendant
Mentioned as the subject of the investigation.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
USANYS
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
Dechert LLP
Law firm representing Bill Richardson
United States Department of Justice
Parent organization of USANYS

Timeline (1 events)

2019-08-18
Conversation between USANYS prosecutor and Jeff Brown (Richardson's lawyer)
Phone call (inferred)
Jeff Brown USANYS Prosecutor

Locations (1)

Location Context
Jurisdiction of the US Attorney's office

Relationships (2)

Bill Richardson Attorney/Client Jeff Brown
Jeff Brown of Dechert LLP mentioned as Richardson's lawyer.
Bill Richardson Alleged connection Jeffrey Epstein
Richardson offering assistance in Epstein investigation; public allegations mentioned.

Key Quotes (6)

"I did talk to Jeff on Sunday and did (what I thought was) a fairly standard witness / subject / target distinction, noting we didn't have sufficient information to put him into the witness or target boxes"
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"I noted the three categories and said we didn't have enough information for witness or target."
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"I did not say that there is no allegation that the government is actively investigating; I just would never say to an attorney what we are or aren't investigating."
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Quote #3
"things are . . . a struggle right now."
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Quote #4
"Governor Bill Richardson offered his assistance in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation - through his lawyer, Jeff Brown of Dechert LLP - to the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York."
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Quote #5
"Mr. Brown was informed by the Assistant US Attorney responsible for the case that Governor Richardson is neither a target, subject, nor witness in the case"
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