EFTA00029260.pdf
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Extraction Summary
6
People
6
Organizations
3
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
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Email correspondence / legal correspondence
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Summary
This document is an email chain between defense attorneys (Patel, Shellow, Yannella) and the US Attorney's Office (SDNY and EDNY) regarding inmate Johnny Contreras. Contreras was housed in the MCC SHU across the hall from Jeffrey Epstein at the time of Epstein's death. The attorneys arrange a 'proffer session' for September 3, 2019, at 1 St. Andrews Plaza, where Contreras acts as a witness willing to share his observations of the events surrounding Epstein's death, though he did not witness the hanging itself.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Andrew Patel | Attorney |
Attorney for Johnny Contreras; initiator of the correspondence informing the government about Contreras's proximity t...
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| Jill Shellow | Attorney |
Attorney involved in the correspondence; counsel for Contreras.
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| Donald Yannella | Attorney |
Identified as 'Mr. Contreras' lead counsel'.
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| Johnny Contreras | Inmate / Witness |
Inmate housed in the MCC SHU across the hall from Jeffrey Epstein at the time of Epstein's death.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Deceased Subject |
Subject of the investigation; deceased in the MCC.
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| Redacted Names | Government Officials |
Personnel from USANYS (SDNY) and USANYE (EDNY) receiving the information.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| USANYS |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (handling the investigation).
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| USANYE |
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (initial recipient of the email).
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| Law Offices of Jill Shellow |
Legal firm representing the witness.
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| Law Office of Andrew G. Patel |
Legal firm representing the witness.
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| MCC |
Metropolitan Correctional Center (where Epstein died and Contreras was housed).
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| SHU |
Special Housing Unit within the MCC.
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Timeline (2 events)
2019-08-10
Death of Jeffrey Epstein (implied context date).
MCC New York, SHU
Jeffrey Epstein
Johnny Contreras (witness)
2019-09-03
Proffer session regarding the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein's death.
1 St. Andrews (US Attorney's Office SDNY)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Address for Law Offices of Jill Shellow and Andrew G. Patel.
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Meeting location for the proffer session (Likely One St. Andrew's Plaza, the address of the US Attorney's Office for ...
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Location of Epstein's death and Contreras's incarceration.
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Relationships (3)
Contreras was housed in a cell on the same tier and across the hall from Epstein's cell at the time of death.
Patel is writing on behalf of Contreras.
Email states Yannella is 'Mr. Contreras' lead counsel'.
Key Quotes (5)
"Jhonny Contreras was recently returned to the SHU in the MCC."Source
EFTA00029260.pdf
Quote #1
"At the time of Mr. Epstein’s death, it is my understanding that Mr. Contreras was housed in a cell on the same tier and across the hall from Mr. Epstein’s cell."Source
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Quote #2
"Mr. Contreras did not see Mr. Epstein hang himself, but he would be willing to speak to investigators, in the presence of counsel, about his observations."Source
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Quote #3
"We understand that Mr. Contreras is willing to meet with us in a proffer session, and that the proffer would be limited only to the information he has regarding Mr. Epstein’s death."Source
EFTA00029260.pdf
Quote #4
"Don Yannella, who is actually Mr. Contreras’ lead counsel, will be joining us as well."Source
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Quote #5
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (6,931 characters)
From: Jill Shellow <[REDACTED]>
To: "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>, "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>, "Donald Yannella ([REDACTED])" <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Re: Johnny Contreras - Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:57:54 +0000
Importance: Normal
To: "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>, "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>, "Donald Yannella ([REDACTED])" <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Re: Johnny Contreras - Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 13:57:54 +0000
Importance: Normal
Got it. See you there.
Jill R. Shellow, Esq.
Law Offices of Jill Shellow
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
[REDACTED]
Law Offices of Jill Shellow
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
[REDACTED]
Please excuse all typos and auto correct
On Sep 3, 2019, at 9:57 AM, [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]> wrote:
Hi Andy, Jill, and Don,
Change of plans this morning, we will be at [REDACTED].
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 5:54 PM
To: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>; Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 5:54 PM
To: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>; Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Got it, thanks. Same to you and see you next week.
From: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:31 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]) <[REDACTED]>; Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:31 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]) <[REDACTED]>; Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
[REDACTED],
Don Yannella, who is actually Mr. Contreras’ lead counsel, will be joining us as well.
Have a good week and weekend.
Andy
Andrew G. Patel
Attorney at Law
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
Tel: [REDACTED]
Fax: [REDACTED]
Attorney at Law
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
Tel: [REDACTED]
Fax: [REDACTED]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. It is legally privileged. The information it contains is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at [REDACTED] and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of the message from your computer. Thank you.
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS) [mailto:[REDACTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:00 PM
To: Andrew Patel; Jill Shellow'
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 4:00 PM
To: Andrew Patel; Jill Shellow'
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Hi Andy and Jill,
We are confirmed for 9/3 at 10 am at 1 St. Andrews. See you then.
From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:35 PM
To: 'Andrew Patel' <[REDACTED]>; 'Jill Shellow" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:35 PM
To: 'Andrew Patel' <[REDACTED]>; 'Jill Shellow" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Hi Andy/Jill,
We understand that Mr. Contreras is willing to meet with us in a proffer session, and that the proffer would be limited only to the information he has regarding Mr. Epstein’s death. If so, when would be convenient to meet? Let us know if you’d like to discuss anything by phone. Thanks.
[REDACTED]
From: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:20 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: 'Donald Yannella ([REDACTED])' <[REDACTED]>; 'Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:20 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: 'Donald Yannella ([REDACTED])' <[REDACTED]>; 'Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYS) <[REDACTED]>
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Many thanks. Talk to you soon.
Andy
Andrew G. Patel
Attorney at Law
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
Tel: [REDACTED]
Fax: [REDACTED]
Attorney at Law
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
Tel: [REDACTED]
Fax: [REDACTED]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. It is legally privileged. The information it contains is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at [REDACTED] and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of the message from your computer. Thank you.
From: [REDACTED] (USANYE) [mailto:[REDACTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:16 PM
To: Andrew Patel; [REDACTED] (USANYE); [REDACTED] (USANYE)
Cc: Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]); 'Jill Shellow'; [REDACTED] (USANYS); [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 4:16 PM
To: Andrew Patel; [REDACTED] (USANYE); [REDACTED] (USANYE)
Cc: Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]); 'Jill Shellow'; [REDACTED] (USANYS); [REDACTED] (USANYS)
Subject: RE: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Hi Andy:
I’ve spoken with my wonderful former colleagues in SDNY who are handling the investigation, and who are cc’d here. I passed along the information you and Jill provided to us yesterday, and they will reach out to you directly to set up a proffer on this topic.
Thanks, and best,
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
From: Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 3:15 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]) <[REDACTED]>; 'Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>; Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2019 3:15 PM
To: [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>; [REDACTED] (USANYE) <[REDACTED]>
Cc: Donald Yannella ([REDACTED]) <[REDACTED]>; 'Jill Shellow' <[REDACTED]>; Andrew Patel <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Johnny Contreras – Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein Death
Dear [REDACTED] [REDACTED]:
This email concerns the investigation into the death of Jeffrey Epstein in the MCC. We realize that it is unlikely your office is involved, but we thought that we should inform the government of the following so you can take whatever action you believe is appropriate.
Jhonny Contreras was recently returned to the SHU in the MCC. At the time of Mr. Epstein’s death, it is my understanding that Mr. Contreras was housed in a cell on the same tier and across the hall from Mr. Epstein’s cell. Mr. Contreras did not see Mr. Epstein hang himself, but he would be willing to speak to investigators, in the presence of counsel, about his observations.
Please let us know if there is anything further we should do to follow-up.
Andy
Andrew G. Patel
Attorney at Law
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
Tel: [REDACTED]
Fax: [REDACTED]
Attorney at Law
80 Broad Street, Suite 1900
New York, NY 10004
Tel: [REDACTED]
Fax: [REDACTED]
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-2521. It is legally privileged. The information it contains is confidential information and is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify me immediately by telephone at [REDACTED] and by return e-mail, and delete all copies of the message from your computer. Thank you.
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