EFTA00019900.pdf

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Document Information

Type: Email chain
File Size: 119 KB
Summary

This document is an email chain between attorney Aida Leisenring and the US Attorney's Office (USANYS) regarding the preservation of video surveillance from the MCC. Leisenring requested footage from the hallway outside her client Tartaglione's cell covering the 'Epstein incident' on July 22-23, 2019. In December 2019, Leisenring expressed surprise that the video was not retained despite her earlier request and confirmation from officials.

People (8)

Name Role Context
Aida Leisenring Attorney
Partner at Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco LLP; representing Tartaglione; requesting video preservation.
Tartaglione Inmate / Client
Client of Aida Leisenring; video requested of the hallway outside his cell regarding the 'Epstein incident'.
Jeffrey Epstein Inmate
Mentioned in relation to the 'Epstein incident' on July 23, 2019.
Bruce Barket Attorney
Cc'd on emails; partner at the same firm.
Tony Ricco Recipient
Recipient of the July 25 email.
Stephanie Scannell Recipient
Recipient of the July 25 email.
Bruce Koffsky Recipient
Recipient of the July 25 email.
Redacted Sender (USANYS) Government Official
Co-Chief, Narcotics Unit, US Attorney's Office NY South; responding to preservation requests.

Organizations (4)

Name Type Context
Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco LLP
Law firm representing Aida Leisenring and Tartaglione.
USANYS
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (implied by email signature).
MCC
Metropolitan Correctional Center (implied location of staff and cells).
Narcotics Unit
Unit within USANYS.

Timeline (3 events)

2019-07-23
Epstein incident (suicide attempt/assault)
MCC, Tartaglione's cell/hallway
2019-07-24
Aida Leisenring visit with Tartaglione
MCC
Aida Leisenring Tartaglione Redacted Official
2019-12-17
Discovery that video footage was not retained
N/A

Locations (3)

Location Context
Address of Aida Leisenring's law firm.
Location for which video surveillance is requested.
MCC
Correctional facility where the incident occurred.

Relationships (2)

Aida Leisenring Attorney-Client Tartaglione
Refers to 'my visit with Tartaglione' and filing requests on his behalf.
Tartaglione Co-inmate/Proximate Jeffrey Epstein
Request for video outside Tartaglione's cell regarding the 'Epstein incident'.

Key Quotes (3)

"I am surprised that the video was not retained, as I specifically requested its preservation, and [Redacted] had confirmed with me that he had made the preservation request."
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Quote #1
"I am writing to request the preservation of all video surveillance that captures the hallway outside of Tartaglione's cell on the date and time of the Epstein incident that is currently being investigated."
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Quote #2
"Please be advised MCC staff do not have body cameras."
Source
EFTA00019900.pdf
Quote #3

Full Extracted Text

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From: [Redacted] (USANYS) [Redacted]
To: Aida Leisenring [Redacted]
Cc: [Redacted] (USANYS)" [Redacted], Bruce Barket <[Redacted]>, "BRUCE KOFFSKY" ([Redacted]) <[Redacted]>, "[Redacted]" <[Redacted]>
Subject: Re: Preservation request
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 21:58:29 +0000
We'll follow up again.
[Redacted]
Co-Chief, Narcotics Unit
[Redacted]
On Dec 17, 2019, at 16:41, Aida Leisenring <[Redacted]> wrote:
Dear [Redacted] and [Redacted],
I am surprised that the video was not retained, as I specifically requested its preservation, and [Redacted] had confirmed with me that he had made the preservation request. See below. Thank you.
Aida Ferrer Leisenring, Esq.
Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco LLP
[Redacted]
Garden City, NY 11530
T [Redacted]
F ([Redacted]
Please note that my emailed has changed to:
[Redacted]
This transmittal may be a confidential attorney client communication or may otherwise be privileged or confidential. If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you suspect that you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.
From: Aida Leisenring
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 4:30 PM
To: Bruce Barket
Subject: FW: Preservation request
Aida Ferrer Leisenring, Esq.
Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco LLP
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[Redacted]
Please note that my emailed has changed to:
[Redacted]
This transmittal may be a confidential attorney client communication or may otherwise be privileged or confidential. If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you suspect that you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.
From [Redacted]
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:59 PM
To: Tony Ricco [Redacted]; Aida Leisenring; Bruce Barket; Stephanie Scannell; 'BRUCE KOFFSKY'
[Redacted]
Subject: Re: Preservation request
Hello Aida,
It was great seeing you as well.
I have asked the appropriate staff to preserve the requested video footage. Please be advised MCC staff do not have body cameras.
Thank you,
[Redacted]
>>> Aida Leisenring [Redacted] 7/25/2019 11:54 AM >>>
Hello [Redacted],
It was good to see you yesterday. Thank you for accommodating my visit with Tartaglione and giving him extra time to review his discovery. We very much appreciate that.
I am writing to request the preservation of all video surveillance that captures the hallway outside of Tartaglione's cell on the date and time of the Epstein incident that is currently being investigated. I believe that the date and time is July 23 during the early morning hours. Accordingly, I would ask that all video surveillance from July 22 at 11 pm to July 23 at 4 am is preserved. If it is your understanding that the incident occurred at a different time, please let me know and preserve the relevant footage, including an hour before the incident and an hour afterwards. If the responding officers were wearing body cameras that captured the inside of the cell in the aftermath of the incident, I am requesting that such footage also be preserved.
We will be officially requesting this material through the appropriate means, but please consider this email a formal preservation request.
Thank you.
Aida Ferrer Leisenring, Esq.
Barket, Epstein, Kearon, Aldea & LoTurco LLP
[Redacted]
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Please note that my emailed has changed to:
[Redacted]
This transmittal may be a confidential attorney client communication or may otherwise be privileged or confidential. If it is not clear that you are the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error; any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this transmittal is strictly prohibited. If you suspect that you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone or email and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.
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