This document is an internal email from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) Public Affairs division, dated August 16, 2019. It warns colleagues that CNN is investigating a story regarding two individuals who visited the SDNY office in 2015 or 2016 to complain about Jeffrey Epstein's Florida plea deal. The email notes that the complaint was allegedly made to a sex/human trafficking AUSA but was not escalated to senior leadership at the time.
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Subject of the CNN story regarding his plea deal in Florida
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| [Redacted Name 1] | Witness/Victim (Implied) |
Visited SDNY office in 2015/2016 to raise questions about Epstein plea deal
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| [Redacted Name 2] | Witness/Victim (Implied) |
Visited SDNY office in 2015/2016 to raise questions about Epstein plea deal
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| [Redacted Sender] | Public Affairs Officer |
Sender of the email from U.S. Attorney's Office SDNY
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| Unnamed AUSA | Assistant US Attorney |
Sex trafficking or human trafficking prosecutor who spoke to the redacted individuals
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| Unnamed Reporter | Journalist |
CNN reporter pursuing the story
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| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| CNN |
News organization pursuing a story about the SDNY office
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York |
Sender's organization and location of the 2015/2016 meeting
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Mentioned in signature (@SDNYnews)
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Mentioned in signature
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| Location | Context |
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Location of the U.S. Attorney's Office
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Location associated with the Epstein plea deal
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"CNN is pursuing a story about how [Redacted] and [Redacted] came to our Office in 2015/2016 to raise questions about the Epstein plea deal in Florida."Source
"The reporter believes that it was not raised to senior leadership at the time and it went nowhere."Source
"CNN doesn't plan to run something immediately but knows that another reporter has similar information, so if they feel their competition will go with the story, they will, too."Source
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