EFTA00035442.pdf

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Type: Email correspondence
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Summary

This document contains an email chain from August 11, 2019, between Matt Pieper of CBS News and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Office of Public Affairs following the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Pieper inquires whether Epstein was on suicide watch. The BOP responds by providing a link to Attorney General William Barr's statement and declining further comment. An internal BOP note instructs staff to only provide the AG's statement for any follow-up inquiries.

People (3)

Name Role Context
Matt Pieper Radio Anchor/Correspondent
Journalist for CBS News inquiring about Jeffrey Epstein's suicide watch status.
Jeffrey Epstein Inmate/Subject
Subject of the media inquiry regarding his death and suicide watch status.
William Barr Attorney General
Mentioned in the URL provided by BOP regarding his statement on Epstein's death.

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Government agency responding to media inquiries.
Office of Public Affairs
Department within BOP handling the correspondence.
CBS News
Media organization represented by Matt Pieper.
Department of Justice
Implied via the justice.gov link provided.

Timeline (1 events)

2019-08-11
Media inquiry and internal BOP coordination regarding Jeffrey Epstein's death and suicide watch status.
Email correspondence
Matt Pieper BOP Public Affairs

Locations (1)

Location Context
Location listed in Matt Pieper's signature block.

Relationships (1)

Matt Pieper Journalist/Source Federal Bureau of Prisons
Email chain requesting information on behalf of CBS News.

Key Quotes (3)

"For any get backs - the only thing we are saying now is we can provide the AG's statement and we decline further comment."
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Quote #1
"But how can I find out if Jeffrey Epstein was on suicide watch while he was in your custody?"
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Quote #2
"We can provide the Attorney General's statement here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-william-p-barr-death-jeffrey-epstein."
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Quote #3

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From: "BOP-IPP/Public Affairs" < [REDACTED] >
To: " [REDACTED] "
Cc: " [REDACTED] "
Subject: Fwd: RE: CBS News Request - Epstein
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 17:24:22 +0000
Importance: Normal
Inline-Images: IMAGE.jpeg
For any get backs - the only thing we are saying now is we can provide the AG's statement and we decline further comment.
Office of Public Affairs
Information, Policy and Public Affairs Division
Federal Bureau of Prisons
[REDACTED]
>>> "Pieper, Matt" < [REDACTED] > 8/11/2019 9:06 AM >>>
Thank you.
But how can I find out if Jeffrey Epstein was on suicide watch while he was in your custody?
From: BOP-IPP/Public Affairs < [REDACTED] >
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2019 8:51 AM
To: Pieper, Matt < [REDACTED] >
Subject: Re: CBS News Request - Epstein
External Email
Matt,
We can provide the Attorney General's statement here: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/statement-attorney-general-william-p-barr-death-jeffrey-epstein.
We decline further comment.
Office of Public Affairs
Information, Policy and Public Affairs Division
Federal Bureau of Prisons
[REDACTED]
>>> "Pieper, Matt" < [REDACTED] > 8/11/2019 5:14 AM >>>
Hi there –
I understand officials may have given a statement yesterday on whether or not Jeffrey Epstein was on suicide watch.
Are you able to confirm whether or not he was or might you have a statement regarding the issue that you sent to others?
I appreciate it, on behalf of CBS News.
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Description:
Matt Pieper
Radio Anchor/Correspondent
NEW YORK, NY
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