EFTA00030896.pdf

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Extraction Summary

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People
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Document Information

Type: Email chain / legal evidence correspondence
File Size: 232 KB
Summary

This document is an email chain from July and August 2020 between legal or investigative teams regarding the status of digital evidence related to the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell cases. The correspondence details the transfer of specific hard drives and thumb drives (identified by NYC numbers), addresses missing files (specifically NYC027913), and discusses technical issues including 71,000 zero-byte files and physically broken server drives requiring specialist recovery. The emails coordinate the delivery of these materials to a contractor (PAE) for upload to the Relativity e-discovery platform.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Ghislaine Maxwell Subject of investigation
Mentioned in email subject line 'new materials for Maxwell upload to Relativity'
Jeffrey Epstein Subject of investigation
Mentioned in email subject line 'Epstein Evidence status'
[Redacted Sender] Evidence Provider
Likely law enforcement or digital forensics technician providing hard drives and spreadsheets.
[Redacted Recipient] Legal Team/Processor
Requesting evidence, asking for clarification on missing files and zero-byte files.
HQ specialists Technical Support
Specialists responsible for recovering data from physically broken drives.

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
PAE
Contractor mentioned for processing and upload to Relativity.
Relativity
e-Discovery software platform used to host the evidence.
Southern
Likely refers to SDNY (Southern District of New York), mentioned in context 'Nothing for Southern'.
CART
Computer Analysis Response Team (FBI), mentioned in context 'CART materials'.

Timeline (2 events)

2020-07-24
Identification of physically failed drives in 2 servers requiring specialist recovery.
HQ
HQ Specialists
2020-08-04
Planned mailing of thumb drive containing evidence folders NYC024332, NYC024369, NYC024369_1, NYC024372, and NYC024384.
N/A

Locations (1)

Location Context
HQ
Headquarters where specialists for recovery are located.

Relationships (2)

[Redacted Sender] Professional/Legal [Redacted Recipient]
Exchange of evidence materials and status updates.
Ghislaine Maxwell Subject/Processor PAE
Materials for Maxwell referrenced for upload to Relativity by PAE.

Key Quotes (4)

"NYC027913 is not included, so we are still missing that one."
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"Some of those drives have physically failed. We have to get them to one of our HQ specialists for recovery. Since they are physically broken, data recovery may or may not be possible."
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"approximately 71,000 documents that are zero bytes (i.e., empty files)"
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Quote #3
"new materials for Maxwell upload to Relativity"
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From: [REDACTED] <[REDACTED]>
To: [REDACTED]
Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: RE: new materials for Maxwell upload to Relativity
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:47:34 +0000
Attachments: evidenceStatus20200729.xlsx
[REDACTED],
I know you're on vacation this week, but wanted to very briefly follow up on the below — I'm going to ask [REDACTED] to mail you the thumb drive referenced below, which has folders for five devices (NYC024332, NYC024369, NYC024369_1, NYC024372, and NYC024384) on this coming Monday, so that you'll be around when it arrives (and in case you have to sign for it). Per usual, if you could please take a look at it when you receive it, and then send on to PAE for processing and upload to Relativity, that would be great. Thank you!!
[REDACTED].
From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2020 13:44
To: [REDACTED]
Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Epstein Evidence status
[REDACTED],
Following up on the below, thanks for those responses, that's very useful. In terms of the one outstanding item, in the thumb drive I received from [REDACTED] yesterday with CART materials, NYC027913 is not included, so we are still missing that one.
But I do see that each of the items with the "Included next round" label from the most recent spreadsheet (attached, with those items highlighted in red) are included, so that's helpful, thanks.
In terms of any of the folders that have been produced so far, I know that you've sent supplemental materials on a handful of them (approximately seven total, I think) — do you currently expect to send any other supplemental materials for any of the devices we've received so far? Or are we fully complete?
And then assuming those are all fully complete, or once they are, the only items pending will be the devices highlighted in gray in the attached, which we understand are being processed for hardware recovery.
thanks,
[REDACTED].
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From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2020 19:17
To: [REDACTED]
Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Epstein Evidence status
[REDACTED],
Sorry I didn't get back sooner. It's been kinda crazy. I'll answer your questions in order, so match them up. I'm going off what I can see on my phone.
The final items were given to [REDACTED]. She should have them. Reach out to her for delivery.
The 3 folders you mention contain supplemental files, do not ignore them.
I am pretty sure NYC027913 is included with the items [REDACTED] has. If not, please let me know.
As far as the old questions, you should have everything now.
The zero byte files are just that. Sometimes the software will recover either file headers, or items off the directory listings, but no actual content. It lists them as zero length files.
Need anything further, let me know.
[REDACTED]
On Aug 3, 2020 3:33 PM, "[REDACTED]" <[REDACTED]> wrote:
[REDACTED],
I know you may still be traveling, but I wanted to check in on a handful of outstanding issues. If you're not available, perhaps [REDACTED] can assist?
1. On this past Sunday and Monday, you had said you had you had additional materials you planned to get to us on Monday. I don't believe we ever received anything additional this past week. Are those still pending, and if so, when can we get those materials?
2. There were three folders that were included in the first disc you provided to us, but then also provided again on the most recent disc. Those folders are: NYC024328, NYC024366, and NYC024392. Can you please let us know why those were provided twice? In particular, we need to know whether any supplemental information is in the new folders with those NYC numbers, or whether we can ignore them on the recent disc because we already received them.
3. One item is listed on your spreadsheet as having been provided on 7/23, but it was not on the most recent disc you sent. That item is: NYC027913 (row 40 in your spreadsheet).
In case it's useful, I'm attaching a version of the spreadsheet you put on the disc, but with all the items we received folders for on the most recent hard drive highlighted in yellow.
Separately, we're still waiting on answers to the questions from Thursday and Friday, July 23 and 24. To refresh, those questions are:
4. Comparing your most recent spreadsheet to the prior one, and leaving aside the "Nothing for Southern" designations as well as the NYC numbers that look like they're for the desktops that held the actual drives we're looking at (such as NYC024385, 387, 389, 391, and 393, and NYC027909), I think there are just three additional
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devices listed here that weren't on the spreadsheet you previously sent. I have those as: NYC024328 (row 10), NYC024367 (row 62), and NYC027910 (row 96). Please confirm that these were added, and also that we're not missing any? I believe those were all provided on the first disc.
5. As previously mentioned, the vendor has advised that in the initial seven devices provided, there were approximately 71,000 documents that are zero bytes (i.e., empty files). They are listed in the second attached spreadsheet. Is that accurate? Or does that reflect some issue with the extraction process?
thanks,
[REDACTED].
From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2020 15:09
To: [REDACTED]
Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Epstein Evidence status
I don't have the evidence in front of me, but it is probably accurate. It is not unusual for the software to find such files. I will review Monday to make sure. As to your questions from last night, the sheet should be comprehensive. I only recall 1 addition, but I am sure that what I have is reflected in the sheet. As for the items in dark grey, there are 2 servers with multiple drives. Some of those drives have physically failed. We have to get them to one of our HQ specialists for recovery. Since they are physically broken, data recovery may or may not be possible. It can be a very long process. We will get that moving ASAP. Need anything else, let me know.
On Jul 24, 2020 2:20 PM, "[REDACTED]" <[REDACTED]> wrote:
[REDACTED],
In addition to the pending questions below, we've been advised by the vendor that is reviewing the initial seven devices (that were provided on a per-device extraction basis, as previously discussed) that those materials include approximately 71,000 documents that are zero bytes (i.e., empty files). They are listed in the attached spreadsheet.
Is that accurate? Or does that reflect some issue with the extraction process?
thanks,
[REDACTED].
From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 18:08
To: [REDACTED]
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Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: RE: Epstein Evidence status
[REDACTED],
This is very helpful, thank you. Comparing this to the prior spreadsheet, and leaving aside the "Nothing for Southern" designations as well as the NYC numbers that look like they're for the desktops that held the actual drives we're looking at (such as NYC024385, 387, 389, 391, and 393, and NYC027909), I think there are just three additional devices listed here that weren't on the spreadsheet you previously sent. I have those as:
1. NYC024328 (row 10)
2. NYC024367 (row 62)
3. NYC027910 (row 96)
Could you please confirm that I have those additions correct, and that I'm not missing any? And it looks like all of those were included in the drive you provided today.
I also see there are some drives that are still being processed, including NYC024376 through 380 and several drives in NYC024395 — could you please let us know what that means?
Thanks very much, and we'll circle back if any issues with anything we received today, which should get to [REDACTED] in the next day or two.
thanks again,
[REDACTED].
-----Original Message-----
From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2020 14:44
To: [REDACTED]
Cc: [REDACTED]
Subject: Epstein Evidence status
[REDACTED],
Here is the up to date spreadsheet. I color coded things to hopefully make it easier. There are 5 items I have to get you (as we discussed this morning) Those should take another day or 2, so looking at Monday/Tuesday for that. Any questions, let me know.
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