EFTA00025383.pdf
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This document is an email dated May 6, 2020, containing the text of a Law360 article. The article details a sentencing hearing for fraudster Terrance Morgan, during which U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman severely criticized the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) for terrible conditions at NYC federal jails (MDC and MCC). Judge Berman, who presided over Jeffrey Epstein's case, expressed disappointment that Attorney General William Barr failed to conduct a thorough investigation of the BOP as pledged following Epstein's suicide.
People (11)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Richard M. Berman | U.S. District Judge |
Criticized federal jail conditions and the lack of BOP investigation following Epstein's suicide.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Deceased Defendant |
Judge Berman presided over his sex trafficking case; his suicide at MCC is cited as a moment when BOP reform was pled...
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| William Barr | U.S. Attorney General |
Criticized by Judge Berman for failing to conduct a pledged investigation into the Bureau of Prisons.
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| Stewart Bishop | Author |
Author of the Law360 article.
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| Terrance Morgan | Defendant |
Sentenced to time served for bank fraud; his sentencing hearing was the venue for Judge Berman's comments.
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| Sam Schmidt | Attorney |
Attorney representing Terrance Morgan; praised Judge Berman's understanding of prison conditions.
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| Homer Venters | Physician/Epidemiologist |
Authored an April 30 report criticizing MDC's COVID-19 response and medical care.
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| Dina McLeod | Attorney |
Representing the government (US Attorney's Office).
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| Robert B. Sobelman | Attorney |
Representing the government (US Attorney's Office).
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| Frank G. Runyeon | Reporter |
Additional reporting.
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| Amy Rowe | Editor |
Editing.
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Organizations (10)
Timeline (3 events)
2020-05-05
Sentencing hearing of Terrance Morgan where Judge Berman criticized BOP conditions.
New York (via video/audio conference)
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Relationships (2)
Judge Berman, who presided over the criminal sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein until his suicide
Berman criticized Barr for not conducting a pledged investigation into the BOP.
Key Quotes (3)
"Judge Berman... said he was very disappointed that to his knowledge, U.S. Attorney General William Barr has not conducted a thorough assessment and investigation of the Bureau of Prisons nationwide, something he said Barr pledged to do around the time of Epstein's suicide."Source
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"It is an outrage I have to say, and I'm very disappointed the Attorney General has not followed through on making a thorough investigation of conditions..."Source
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"Such a response is long overdue... It was long overdue when Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide, long before then."Source
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