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Summary
This document is a chain of internal emails from August 10, 2019, documenting the timeline of the U.S. Attorney's Office learning about Jeffrey Epstein's death. The correspondence reveals significant confusion and frustration among officials, as the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) issued press releases and spoke to the media before providing official confirmation or details to the prosecutors, who were simultaneously fielding frantic calls from Epstein's defense counsel. The chain begins with a notification of an 'apparent suicide attempt' at 7:52 AM and progresses to confirmation that he 'passed away' by 8:18 AM.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Epstein | Federal Inmate / Subject |
Subject of the email updates regarding his death/suicide attempt.
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| Redacted Senders/Recipients | Government Officials |
Likely officials within the U.S. Attorney's Office (SDNY) and potentially DOJ/BOP liaisons.
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| Defense Counsel | Attorneys for Epstein |
Mentioned as making 'frantic calls' to the U.S. Attorney's Office for information.
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| Epstein's Family | Next of Kin |
Mentioned as needing to be notified by attorneys.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| BOP |
Bureau of Prisons; criticized for releasing press info before notifying the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office |
The office handling the case; frustrated by lack of information.
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| Marshals |
USMS; noted as being unsuccessful in reaching authority at BOP.
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| HQ |
Headquarters (likely BOP or DOJ); recipient of the 'significant incident report'.
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Timeline (2 events)
2019-08-10
Death of Jeffrey Epstein / Suicide Attempt
BOP Facility / Hospital
Relationships (2)
Emails express extreme frustration that BOP is not communicating with the US Attorney's office while releasing info to the press.
Defense counsel is calling the US Attorney's office frantically for information regarding their client.
Key Quotes (5)
"It is frankly unbelievable to me that BOP is issuing public press releases on this before telling us basic information so that we can relay it to his attorneys who can relay it to his family."Source
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"BOP just provided another update- Epstein has passed."Source
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"The BOP just informed us that Epstein is being taken by ambulance to the hospital from another apparent suicide attempt"Source
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"It is extraordinarily frustrating to have to tell them that we have less information than the press."Source
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"What do you mean by 'passed'?"Source
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From: [REDACTED]
Subject: Fwd: Epstein update
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:31:36 +0000
Subject: Fwd: Epstein update
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:31:36 +0000
Just FYI. Will let you know if we get any additional information. I’ll be in the subway for the next half hour or so but then at my desk today.
Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message:
From: [REDACTED]
Date: August 10, 2019 at 11:30:02 EDT
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Epstein update
Date: August 10, 2019 at 11:30:02 EDT
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Epstein update
[REDACTED],
It is frankly unbelievable to me that BOP is issuing public press releases on this before telling us basic information so that we can relay it to his attorneys who can relay it to his family. When can we expect to get either some sort of statement we can pass along to counsel as accurate and reliable or have a call with someone?
I understand from the Marshals that they have been unsuccessful in reaching anyone with authority at BOP, and given the BOP press release that was just put out I assume we need to speak with someone there. Please advise.
Thank you.
[REDACTED]
[REDACTED]
On Aug 10, 2019, at 10:43, [REDACTED] wrote:
[REDACTED],
As you might imagine, we are getting increasingly frantic calls from defense counsel who continue to be seeing information in the press that we—the U.S. Attorney’s Office—haven’t yet received. We need to know as soon as possible the very basic facts, such as time and cause of death at the absolute minimum. It has now been hours since this was reported publicly. Please advise when we can expect to receive either a written report on those basic facts or when we can have a call to get that information to relay to his counsel. It is extraordinarily frustrating to have to tell them that we have less information than the press. Please advise.
Thank you,
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[REDACTED]
On Aug 10, 2019, at 08:46, [REDACTED] > wrote:
Passed away. We are completing a significant incident report for HQ for Death of a Federal Inmatehowever, I do not have any specifics from the BOP yet.
From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 8:44 AM
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Epstein update
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 8:44 AM
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Epstein update
[REDACTED]
Thank you for telling us. What do you mean by “passed”?
Thanks,
[REDACTED]
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 10, 2019, at 8:18 AM [REDACTED] wrote:
BOP just provided another update- Epstein has passed. I have no additional info. I will push out updates as we receive.
From: [REDACTED]
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 7:52 AM
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Epstein update
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 7:52 AM
To: [REDACTED]
Subject: Re: Automatic reply: Epstein update
FYI:
The BOP just informed us that Epstein is being taken by ambulance to the hospital from another apparent suicide attempt- no other information was provided.
The BOP just informed us that Epstein is being taken by ambulance to the hospital from another apparent suicide attempt- no other information was provided.
They will update us as more info becomes available.
On Aug 10, 2019, at 7:26 AM, [REDACTED] > wrote:
I will be out of the office on vacation until Monday, August 12th. Although I will have access to email during my absence, my responses may be delayed. For urgent matters, please contact the other AUSA(s) on the case, or AUSA [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] or [REDACTED]
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