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Redacted Colleague
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Business associate |
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USANYS
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Professional adversarial |
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USANYS AUSA
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Professional inter agency |
1
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USANYS Assistant US Attorney
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Professional adversarial |
1
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1 | |
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Requester (Redacted)
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Business associate |
1
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person
Redacted Inquirer
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Business associate |
1
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1 | |
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person
USANYS (AUSA)
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Professional adversarial |
1
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1 | |
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person
Assistant U.S. Attorney
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Professional adversarial |
1
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1 |
| Date | Event Type | Description | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-01 | N/A | FBI NY CART reports staffing levels reduced due to 'recent events' (likely COVID-19/protests), ca... | New York | View |
| 2020-02-24 | N/A | FBI tearing out old network and replacing it; mandated deletion of 400 TB of old stuff. | FBI NY Office | View |
| 2020-01-01 | N/A | Network replacement and COVID-19 telework transition causing significant delays in evidence proce... | FBI NY Office | View |
| 2020-01-01 | N/A | FBI NY Network Infrastructure Replacement | FBI NY Office | View |
| 2019-08-09 | N/A | Inventory and status check of seized Epstein electronic devices by FBI CART. | New York | View |
Update on data processing: 350 GB ready for export. Includes Macs, Windows boxes, loose media. Warns that email attachments in the forensic tool are not linked to emails due to the original client used. Mentions iPhone/iPad reports take longer.
Discussing the final export of data (approx 350 GB), small files slowing down the copy process, and logistics of physical delivery via FedEx.
Confirming both NY and USVI materials are being sent. Noting difficulties with newer Mac items in APFS format.
Explains delay: 'Biggest stumbling block are the newer Mac items that are in APFS (there are a bunch from the Island)'.
Explaining delays due to 'newer Mac items in APFS' from the Island. Mentions one item has over 500,000 emails. Mentions being at cardiologist.
Confirming need for a list of locations in the house where each item was recovered.
Providing updated item descriptions and noting that many thumb drives/SD cards lack external serial numbers.
Providing updated item descriptions and noting that thumb drives/SD cards lack visible serial numbers but have internal digital ones.
Requesting serial numbers to differentiate duplicate devices (Dell PowerEdge, Sony Vaio, etc.) and asking for location data within the house.
Requesting serial numbers or specific identifiers for devices to differentiate them in a search warrant. Lists specific devices like Dell Power Edge servers and Sony Vaio laptops.
Technical dispute regarding 'Relativity' vs forensic tools. FBI states Relativity is not a forensic tool and cannot handle free space/slack space. FBI agrees to specific extraction method despite disagreement on methodology.
Explaining that Relativity is not a forensic tool and that the FBI is extracting raw data to fit the US Attorney's needs despite technical challenges.
Explaining that Relativity is not a forensic tool and cannot handle specific forensic data types (slack space, system files). Defending the FBI's methodology and noting the massive volume of data (terabytes).
Defensive email stating Relativity is not a forensic tool and that USANYS insistence on using it added months of work.
Explaining that Relativity is not a forensic tool and cannot handle slack space/system files. Mentioning terabytes of data from phones, tablets, DVRs, servers, etc. Confirming encryption was bypassed on multiple devices.
Technical dispute regarding the use of Relativity (e-discovery tool) versus forensic tools. FBI explains Relativity cannot handle forensic data like slack space. Mentions terabytes of data from phones, tablets, servers, etc.
Explaining that Relativity is not a forensic tool and that insisting on using it for taint review added months of work. Discussing the volume of data (Terabytes) and encryption challenges.
Complaining about data format issues, specifically that emails cannot be linked to attachments (citing 'flight records' as an example) and load files don't match native files.
Complaining about data quality: load files don't link to native files, emails are separated from attachments (specifically mentioning inability to link 'attached flight records' to emails), and image files are missing.
Complaint that data received has no links between emails and attachments (e.g., flight records attached to emails cannot be linked).
Clarifying evidence handed over: 9 IDE drives found in NY were copies of 3 drives from a July 2007 search. Only 2 Macs from NY and 1 from Island included so far.
Explaining delays due to FBI network replacement (deleting 400TB of old stuff) and confirming Windows items from NY search are handed over.
Explains delay due to FBI network replacement (deleting 400TB of old stuff). Confirms Windows items from NY search are handed over. Mentions 'Kitchen' Mac from the Island has been produced.
Explaining delay due to network replacement and deletion of 400TB of old data. Confirming Windows items and loose media from NY handed over.
Explains delay due to FBI network replacement (deleting 400 TB of old stuff). Confirms NY Windows items and loose media handed over.
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