Epstein Secrets

ally, the government has demonstrated a rational link between disclosure of the documents and interference with the pending criminal proceedings of Tova Noel and Michael Thomas as well as the criminal prosecution of Nicholas Tartaglione. These are weighty pending criminal proceedings, and the government

let me start us off on Tartaglione because I may be able to zero in on what is of particular concern. I could not follow, although I've read both Capone declarations, including the first one — which, starting around paragraph 28, engages with Tartaglione — I couldn't think up, except with some degr

uld not implicate the entire document, right? MR. : With the exception that I think some of these documents — and I believe this is noted in the Capone declaration — there are concerns about even releasing them in part because I think the idea, first, in the Tartaglione case that there would be do

ally, the government has demonstrated a rational link between disclosure of the documents and interference with the pending criminal proceedings of Tova Noel and Michael Thomas as well as the criminal prosecution of Nicholas Tartaglione. These are weighty pending criminal proceedings, and the government

let me start us off on Tartaglione because I may be able to zero in on what is of particular concern. I could not follow, although I've read both Capone declarations, including the first one — which, starting around paragraph 28, engages with Tartaglione — I couldn't think up, except with some degr

implicate the entire document, right? MR. KOCHEVAR: With the exception that I think some of these documents — and I believe this is noted in the Capone declaration — there are concerns about even releasing them in part because I think the idea, first, in the Tartaglione case that there would be do

BOP also properly withheld records under Exemption 7(A) that could reasonably be expected to interfere with the prosecutions of Michael Thomas and Tova Noel. The Capone Declarations logically and plausibly explain why these records could reasonably be expected to interfere with Noel, including because t

isclosure of the Records Would Interfere with Pending Criminal Proceedings BOP properly withheld the Tartaglione Records' under Exemption 7(A). The Capone and Supplemental Capone Declarations explain why release of the Tartaglione Records would interfere with the Tartaglione prosecution, wherein the G

1 7.) An autopsy confirmed that he had committed suicide by hanging himself. (Id.) Since then, charges have been brought against Michael Thomas and Tova Noel, both correctional officers on duty at the SHU the night of Epstein's death, who allegedly failed to perform prisoner counts and then signed false

de, and his mental health; and (7) emails relating to Epstein's death, investigations into Epstein's death, and GOP's response to Epstein's death. (Capone Dec111 12-26.) Those records bear little relationship to the prosecutions of Noel and Thomas for making false statements and for conspiring to defr

BOP also properly withheld records under Exemption 7(A) that could reasonably be expected to interfere with the prosecutions of Michael Thomas and Tova Noel. The Capone Declarations logically and plausibly explain why these records could reasonably be expected to interfere with Noel, including because t

isclosure of the Records Would Interfere with Pending Criminal Proceedings BOP properly withheld the Tartaglione Records' under Exemption 7(A). The Capone and Supplemental Capone Declarations explain why release of the Tartaglione Records would interfere with the Tartaglione prosecution, wherein the G

1 7.) An autopsy confirmed that he had committed suicide by hanging himself. (Id.) Since then, charges have been brought against Michael Thomas and Tova Noel, both correctional officers on duty at the SHU the night of Epstein's death, who allegedly failed to perform prisoner counts and then signed false

de, and his mental health; and (7) emails relating to Epstein's death, investigations into Epstein's death, and GOP's response to Epstein's death. (Capone Dec111 12-26.) Those records bear little relationship to the prosecutions of Noel and Thomas for making false statements and for conspiring to defr