EFTA00020213.pdf
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Extraction Summary
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People
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Events
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Document Information
Type:
Email chain / digital forensics correspondence
File Size:
930 KB
Summary
This document is a chain of emails between the US Attorney's Office (SDNY) and the FBI's Computer Analysis Response Team (CART) spanning February to June 2020. The correspondence details the logistical and technical challenges of processing approximately 40-50 TB of digital evidence seized from Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion and Virgin Islands property. Key issues include the compatibility of forensic data with the 'Relativity' e-discovery platform, delays caused by FBI network upgrades and COVID-19 staffing reductions, and the inventorying of specific devices including servers, laptops, and hard drives.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Redacted | Assistant U.S. Attorney |
Prosecutor from Southern District of New York (SDNY) coordinating the receipt of digital evidence.
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| Redacted | NY CART Coordinator / Senior Forensic Examiner |
FBI technical expert responsible for processing seized digital devices and transferring data to SDNY.
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| Redacted | SSA (Supervisory Special Agent) |
FBI New York agent involved in the coordination.
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| Redacted | Contractor |
Personnel contracted by USANYS to handle e-discovery and data loading.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of Investigation |
Deceased. The emails discuss search warrants and devices seized from his properties.
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Timeline (3 events)
2007-07
Previous search warrant execution referenced where 9 IDE hard drives were found.
Epstein Property
FBI
2020-02-24
FBI Network replacement project causing delays and requiring deletion of 400TB of old data.
FBI New York Office
FBI
2020-06-19
Coordination for physical transfer of hard drives (12TB) containing Epstein data.
Saint Andrews / New York
USANYS
FBI
Contractors
Relationships (2)
USANYS
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Inter-agency cooperation / Friction
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FBI NY CART
Emails show USANYS pressuring FBI for data in specific formats (Relativity) while FBI pushes back on technical limitations and forensic integrity.
Entire document concerns the processing of digital evidence seized from his properties.
Key Quotes (5)
"I also think that’s a better option than the 2 TB drive... given that we expect the data to be somewhere around 20-40 TB (the capacity of the devices we seized is around 40-50 TB)."Source
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"Relativity is NOT a forensic tool. It is incapable of dealing with many things that are found forensically on a computer like free space, slack space, and system files to name a few."Source
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Quote #2
"They are tearing out our old network and giving us a new one, they mandated we delete old stuff (about 400 TB worth)."Source
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"So if an email says, 'see the attached flight records,' for example, we have no way of linking that up with the records themselves."Source
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Quote #4
"Based on the attached search warrant returns, it looks like from the New York mansion (the PDF) there are approximately 40 devices that would have storage... And then from the Virgin Islands... at least more than 25 devices, including multiple servers / server racks."Source
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