Epstein Secrets

RELIMINARY STATEMENT Financier Jeffrey Epstein's suicide in August 2019, and subsequent revelations about what Attorney General William Barr called the Metropolitan Correctional Center's (MCC) "failure to adequately secure this prisoner," led to widespread calls for accountability and reform. Ali Watkins, Katie Benner & Danielle Ivo

irection, and focus of its investigations, and thereby enable suspects to establish defenses or fraudulent alibis or to destroy or alter evidence." Maydak v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 218 F.3d 760, 762 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (citing NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. 214, 227 (1978)). The agency affida

ocal 3, Intl Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. NLRB, 845 F.2d 1177 (2d Cir. 1988) 19 Malizia v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 519 F. Supp. 338 (S.D.N.Y. 1981) 9 Maydak v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 218 F.3d 760 (D.C. Cir. 2000) 9, 13 Mead Data Central, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the Air Force, 566 F.2d 242 (1977) 6 Meye

RELIMINARY STATEMENT Financier Jeffrey Epstein's suicide in August 2019, and subsequent revelations about what Attorney General William Barr called the Metropolitan Correctional Center's (MCC) "failure to adequately secure this prisoner," led to widespread calls for accountability and reform. Ali Watkins, Katie Benner & Danielle Ivo

irection, and focus of its investigations, and thereby enable suspects to establish defenses or fraudulent alibis or to destroy or alter evidence." Maydak v. U.S. Dep't of Justice, 218 F.3d 760, 762 (D.C. Cir. 2000) (citing NLRB v. Robbins Tire & Rubber Co., 437 U.S. 214, 227 (1978)). The agency affida

ocal 3, Intl Bhd. of Elec. Workers v. NLRB, 845 F.2d 1177 (2d Cir. 1988) 19 Malizia v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 519 F. Supp. 338 (S.D.N.Y. 1981) 9 Maydak v. U.S. Dep't ofJustice, 218 F.3d 760 (D.C. Cir. 2000) 9, 13 Mead Data Central, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of the Air Force, 566 F.2d 242 (1977) 6 Meye

ictment, Dkt. No. 2, United States v. Epstein, No. 19-cr-490 (RMB) (S.D.N.Y.). Epstein was arrested on July 6, 2019, and thereafter incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") until his death. see Docket Entry Nos. 5, 32 and 44, United States v. Epstein,No. 19-cr-490 (RMB) (S.D.N.Y.). II. The Radar Online's FOIA

direction, and focus of its investigations, and thereby enable suspects to establish defenses or fraudulent alibis or to destroy or alter evidence." Maydak v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 218 F.3d 760 (D. Cir. 2000). Here, release of the records would interfere with enforcement proceedings by revealing the F