RE: 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.
They will update us as more info becomes available.
BOP just provided another update- Epstein has passed. I have no additional info. I will push out updates as we receive.
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MCC Administrators have been in touch with at the USMS since early this morning. I too have been in touch
with since a little after 9 am, at which time I shared the limited information I had. The press release is the sum total of [ ]
the information we have at this time pending the investigation. I am going into the secure perimeter to see if there is
more information to share, but please be advised that some of what I get may be shared with your office but not further
since it is an open investigation.
Thank you,
Supervisory Staff Attorney
CLC New York
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Metropolitan Correctional Center
New York, New York 10007
Hi
I'm checking in to see if you're able to provide us with additional information. I'm
when you have a moment.
Thanks,
Removing BOP. They should NOT be releasing the body without confirming with FBI and DOJ-IG. Please discuss that with them.
I'll call you separately in a moment, but just in case email is faster, I just received a phone call from defense counsel that a person close to Mr. Epstein received a phone call from an individual named (phonetic) who claimed to be
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an investigator with the MCC and told the individual that Mr. Epstein's body was ready to be picked up at the hospital and that the individual could make arrangements for retrieval of the body. left his phone number as
Can you please confirm whether that individual is in fact with BOP and/or MCC? Defense counsel is understandably concerned that they (and others with connections with Mr. Epstein) are starting to get hoax or otherwise inaccurate information through phone calls and emails. And we would again respectfully but urgently request that if there is information like this that needs to go to representatives for Mr. Epstein, that it come to us so we can pass it along to his counsel with confidence that it is true and accurate.
(Separately, if it is accurate that BOP / MCC is prepared to release Mr. Epstein's body, his defense counsel is extremely concerned about whether that has been enough time for a full autopsy and any other investigative steps, and we would want to confirm that the FBI team addressing this matter has also been informed—but that's only if this is not a hoax, obviously.)
Please advise as soon as possible, as the individual is waiting to know whether they should take steps to retrieve the body.
thank you,
Yeah of course. In some ways I actually hope this is a hoax because if not, it's completely insane. And I just called but he didn't pick up.
Separately, and speaking of the FBI investigation, defense counsel also says that they're starting to get people calling them who claim to have information relevant to Epstein's death, and are wondering if there is an investigative point person to whom they can direct any such people?
Sorry but just related on the FBI and Dal-OIG investigation, can we get a contact at each of those?? I know there's apparently no AUSA assigned yet to the FBI side, but for example I would want to let FBI and OIG know that someone is claiming to be at MCC and calling Epstein's associates to have them pick up the body — they'll be more likely to have traction with BOP than we will.
