EFTA00015517.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 declaration (supplemental declaration of russell capone)
File Size:
536 KB
Summary
Supplemental declaration by Russell Capone filed on January 15, 2021, in the FOIA case between The New York Times and the Bureau of Prisons. Capone justifies the withholding of specific BOP records—including staffing rosters, psychology records, and logs from July and August 2019—under Exemption 7(A) to prevent interference with the ongoing criminal prosecutions of Noel and Tartaglione related to Jeffrey Epstein's incarceration and death.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Russell Capone | Declarant, Counsel to the Acting United States Attorney |
Author of the declaration, arguing for the withholding of records.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of Records |
Incarcerated at MCC; records relate to his incarceration, apparent suicide attempt (July 23), and death (Aug 10).
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| Noel | Defendant in related prosecution |
Likely Tova Noel (guard). Records are withheld to avoid interfering with the 'Noel prosecution'.
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| Tartaglione | Defendant in related prosecution |
Likely Nicholas Tartaglione (cellmate). Records regarding July 23, 2019 are withheld to avoid interfering with his pr...
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| Kara Christenson | Declarant |
Submitted a Supplemental Declaration with an updated BOP index.
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Timeline (3 events)
2019-07-23
2019-08-09
Dates relevant to requested BOP logs and inmate counts (night before Epstein's death).
MCC Special Housing Unit
Jeffrey Epstein
BOP Staff
2019-08-10
Dates relevant to requested BOP logs and inmate counts (day of Epstein's death).
MCC Special Housing Unit
Jeffrey Epstein
BOP Staff
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Place of Epstein's incarceration.
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Specific unit within MCC where Epstein was held.
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Jurisdiction.
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Relationships (2)
Document mentions Tartaglione's interactions with Epstein in July 2019 and the July 23 apparent suicide attempt.
Document discusses withholding records to prevent interference with 'Noel prosecution' related to Epstein's incarceration.
Key Quotes (4)
"Public disclosure of the 7(A) Returned Records could reasonably be expected to interfere with the pending Noel prosecutions."Source
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Quote #1
"Many publicly-discussed theories of Epstein’s death are unfounded."Source
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Quote #2
"Tartaglione’s interactions with Epstein in July 2019 have been placed at issue by Tartaglione’s defense counsel, specifically in connection with the potential penalty phase of the case against Tartaglione."Source
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Quote #3
"The 7(A) Returned Records fall into four categories: documents related to counts of inmates, staffing records, psychology records, and entries on certain BOP logs for August 9 and 10, 2019."Source
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