EFTA00024507.pdf

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Type: Email chain
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Summary

This document is an email chain from December 2019 between legal representatives for the Epstein Estate (Trustees) and Government officials (likely SDNY). The Estate is requesting search warrant inventories for Epstein's New York and New Mexico properties to aid in estate administration. The Government clarifies that previous defense counsel destroyed or returned discovery materials following Epstein's suicide but provides specific Bates numbers for relevant documents and discusses scheduling a meeting to resolve potential forfeiture claims.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Jeffrey Epstein Deceased Defendant
Subject of the 'now-defunct criminal case', 'Epstein's suicide' mentioned.
Andy Associate/Partner
Mentioned in sign-off 'Happy and Healthy New Year from Andy and me'.
Chief of the Criminal Division Government Official
Requested to attend the proposed meeting.
Trustees Estate Representatives
The party requesting discovery materials.
Redacted Partner Co-Chair, White Collar Defense
Sender of the initial email requesting search warrant returns.

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
USAO (United States Attorney's Office)
Implied by Bates numbers USAO_4381-4445 and USAO_2662-4380.
Epstein Estate
Subject of the meeting ('JE estate meeting').
Defense Counsel
Previous lawyers for Epstein who returned/destroyed discovery materials.

Timeline (3 events)

2019-07-31
Discovery letter sent to counsel
N/A
Government Defense Counsel
2019-08
Epstein's Suicide (referenced as past event)
N/A
2020-01
Proposed meeting dates (Jan 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Likely New York
Trustees Government Chief of Criminal Division

Locations (4)

Location Context
Subject of two searches and warrant returns.
Subject of search inquiries; government notes they have 'not searched' it.
Likely Little St. James; status of search warrant return being reviewed.
Address in the signature block of the defense attorney.

Relationships (2)

Redacted Partner Colleagues/Partners Andy
Sign-off: 'Happy and Healthy New Year from Andy and me.'
Government Legal Adversaries/Negotiators Epstein Estate Trustees
Negotiating discovery access and forfeiture claims.

Key Quotes (4)

"defense counsel returned and/or destroyed discovery materials, pursuant to the protective order, following Epstein’s suicide."
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Quote #1
"We’re not yet exactly sure what our ability is to provide to the Trustees what is effectively discovery in a now-defunct criminal case against Epstein himself"
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EFTA00024507.pdf
Quote #2
"meeting to discuss the possibility of resolving the Government’s potential forfeiture claims"
Source
EFTA00024507.pdf
Quote #3
"we have not searched the New Mexico property"
Source
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Quote #4

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From: [Redacted]
To: [Redacted]
Subject: Re: JE estate meeting
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2019 00:52:36 +0000
: )
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 20, 2019, at 19:43, [Redacted] wrote:
Ah, sorry, just saw this.
On Dec 20, 2019, at 5:22 PM, [Redacted] wrote:
[Redacted] I'm sorry – my colleagues remind me that this is inaccurate, defense counsel returned and/or destroyed discovery materials, pursuant to the protective order, following Epstein’s suicide. So they won’t be able to provide discovery materials. However, I believe they should separately have copies of the search warrant inventories which were of course provided separate from the protective order; if they don’t, please let us know, and again we’ll continue to try to figure out what if any obligations / restrictions we are subject to on the copies of inventory records that we have. Apologies for the confusion.
[Redacted]
From: [Redacted]
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2019 17:17
To: [Redacted]
Cc: [Redacted]
Subject: RE: JE estate meeting
[Redacted]
We’re not yet exactly sure what our ability is to provide to the Trustees what is effectively discovery in a now-defunct criminal case against Epstein himself; that said, I can convey that we did produce to defense counsel detailed search warrant returns in connection with the New York property. Perhaps you would be able to obtain those from Epstein’s criminal defense counsel? In particular I believe what you’re looking for would be especially at USAO_4381-4445, but potentially also USAO_2662-4380 (though I note that a handful of those pages were marked as Confidential under a protective order, as set forth in the discovery letter sent to counsel on July 31, 2019). We will also review the status of the search warrant return with respect to the island property (and we have not searched the New Mexico property), and I hope this is useful in the interim.
Separately, I’ve conveyed your request for a meeting to discuss the possibility of resolving the Government’s potential forfeiture claims, and I haven’t yet gotten a response to relay but will let you know as soon as I do (and will also provide these dates in connection with your request).
thanks,
[Redacted]
EFTA00024507
From: [Redacted]
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2019 19:09
To: [Redacted]
Cc: [Redacted]
Subject: JE estate meeting
[Redacted]
To follow up on our call, can you please send us the search warrant returns/inventories and, if possible, any additional detail regarding the items that were seized in the two searches of the New York property and the search of the New Mexico property.
With respect to a next meeting with you and the Chief of the Criminal Division and, of course, any other colleagues you wish to attend, the following dates in early January would be good for us:
January 3, 6 (before 2:00), 7, 8 (1:00 or later), 9 (after 11:00), or 10
Happy and Healthy New Year from Andy and me.
[Redacted] Partner
Co-Chair, White Collar Defense
[Redacted]
[Redacted] New York, NY 10004-1482
Office [Redacted] Cell [Redacted] Fax [Redacted]
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