Epstein Secrets

arges in Connecticut federal court that he set up a scheme to bribe Indonesian officials. The British executive's case led to an important ruling by the Second Circuit that said prosecutors can't charge a person with conspiring to violate the FCPA if the individual couldn't be charged with violating the law itself.

acility built for fewer than 500. The conditions of their confinement vary widely, depending on where they are held, from the general population to the Special Housing Unit on the ninth floor to the fearsome 10 South wing. The SHU is for people the jail deems not safe in general population or who have allegedly broken j

arges in Connecticut federal court that he set up a scheme to bribe Indonesian officials. The British executive's case led to an important ruling by the Second Circuit that said prosecutors can't charge a person with conspiring to violate the FCPA if the individual couldn't be charged with violating the law itself.

acility built for fewer than 500. The conditions of their confinement vary widely, depending on where they are held, from the general population to the Special Housing Unit on the ninth floor to the fearsome 10 South wing. The SHU is for people the jail deems not safe in general population or who have allegedly broken j

n's cellmate was transferred to another facility and he was not assigned a new cellmate. Additionally, on that date, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unsealed approximately 2,000 pages of documents in civil litigation involving Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted in December 2021 of consp

ugust 10, 2019, in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York (MCC New York), Epstein was found hanged in his assigned cell within the Special Housing Unit (SHU). The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York, determined that Epstein had died by suicide. The OIG conducted this investigat

’s cellmate was transferred to another facility and he was not assigned a new cellmate. Additionally, on that date, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unsealed approximately 2,000 pages of documents in civil litigation involving Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted in December 2021 of consp

ugust 10, 2019, in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York (MCC New York), Epstein was found hanged in his assigned cell within the Special Housing Unit (SHU). The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York, determined that Epstein had died by suicide. The OIG conducted this investiga

n's cellmate was transferred to another facility and he was not assigned a new cellmate. Additionally, on that date, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit unsealed approximately 2,000 pages of documents in civil litigation involving Ghislaine Maxwell, who was later convicted in December 2021 of consp

ugust 10, 2019, in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York (MCC New York), Epstein was found hanged in his assigned cell within the Special Housing Unit (SHU). The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, City of New York, determined that Epstein had died by suicide. The OIG conducted this investigat

that the government acted in bad faith. United States v. Greenburg, 835 F.3d 295, 303 (2d Cir. 2016); United States v. Rastelli, 870 F.2d 822, 833 (2d Cir. 1989). In other words, when the Government fails to preserve evidentiary material that is "potentially useful," such failure "does not violate due

the requested video) no longer exists" (1/9/20 Letter: 1). Further, the Government explained, "the backup system in place that housed all video for the Special Housing Unit, including the video requested by defense counsel . . . no longer exists . . . and has not since at least August 2019 as a result of technical erro

ave the inherent authority to compel pretrial disclosure of the identities of government witnesses. See United States v. Cannone, 528 F.2d 296, 301 (2d Cir. 1975). Such disclosure is warranted when there is a specific showing that the disclosure is material to the preparation of the defense and reasonab

ein was arrested and detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") on sex trafficking charges, and was subsequently assigned to the MCC's Special Housing Unit ("SHU") due to risk factors for suicide and safety concerns. After an apparent suicide attempt on July 23, 2019, Mr. Epstein was transferred to sui