Epstein Secrets

1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 25 Filed 08/05/20 Page 2 of 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT BACKGROUND 2 I. Criminal Proceedings Against Jeffrey Epstein 2 II. Criminal Proceedings Against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas 2 III. Criminal Proceedings Against Nicholas Tartaglione 3 IV. The Times's FO

loyees on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died. Some of the same records could also affect the penalty phase of a pending death penalty case against Epstein's former cell mate. Congress did not intend the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., to interfere with pending criminal prosecutions.

BACKGROUND 2 I. Criminal Proceedings Against Jeffrey Epstein 2 II. Criminal Proceedings Against Tova

information, and other personal details of third-party individuals other than Epstein.4 One category of records implicates the privacy interests of Epsteies surviving family members because these records contain highly personal details about his death, including images As a threshold matter, each of the

. John Doe Corp., 493 U.S. 146 (1 989) 4 Jordan v. U.S. Dep .t of Justice, M8 F.3d 1188 (10th Cir. 2 011) 9, 10, 21, 22 Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, 337 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D.D.C. 2004) 20, 21 Kansi v. U.S. Depst of Justice, 11 F. Supp. 2d 42 (D.D.C. 1998) 8 Kay v. F.C.C., 976 F. Supp. 23 (D.

BACKGROUND 2 I. Criminal Proceedings Against Jeffrey Epstein 2 II. Criminal Proceedings Against Tova

1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 25 Filed 08/05/20 Page 2 of 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT BACKGROUND 2 I. Criminal Proceedings Against Jeffrey Epstein 2 II. Criminal Proceedings Against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas 2 III. Criminal Proceedings Against Nicholas Tartaglione 3 IV. The Times's FO

loyees on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died. Some of the same records could also affect the penalty phase of a pending death penalty case against Epstein's former cell mate. Congress did not intend the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., to interfere with pending criminal prosecutions.

information, and other personal details of third-party individuals other than Epstein.4 One category of records implicates the privacy interests of Epsteies surviving family members because these records contain highly personal details about his death, including images As a threshold matter, each of the

. John Doe Corp., 493 U.S. 146 (1 989) 4 Jordan v. U.S. Dep .t of Justice, M8 F.3d 1188 (10th Cir. 2 011) 9, 10, 21, 22 Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, 337 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D.D.C. 2004) 20, 21 Kansi v. U.S. Depst of Justice, 11 F. Supp. 2d 42 (D.D.C. 1998) 8 Kay v. F.C.C., 976 F. Supp. 23 (D.

BACKGROUND 2 I. Criminal Proceedings Against Jeffrey Epstein 2 II. Criminal Proceedings Against Tova

1:20-cv-00833-PAE Document 25 Filed 08/05/20 Page 2 of 30 TABLE OF CONTENTS PRELIMINARY STATEMENT BACKGROUND 2 I. Criminal Proceedings Against Jeffrey Epstein 2 II. Criminal Proceedings Against Tova Noel and Michael Thomas 2 III. Criminal Proceedings Against Nicholas Tartaglione 3 IV. The Times's FO

loyees on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died. Some of the same records could also affect the penalty phase of a pending death penalty case against Epstein's former cell mate. Congress did not intend the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., to interfere with pending criminal prosecutions.

information, and other personal details of third-party individuals other than Epstein.4 One category of records implicates the privacy interests of Epsteies surviving family members because these records contain highly personal details about his death, including images As a threshold matter, each of the

. John Doe Corp., 493 U.S. 146 (1 989) 4 Jordan v. U.S. Dep .t of Justice, M8 F.3d 1188 (10th Cir. 2 011) 9, 10, 21, 22 Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, 337 F. Supp. 2d 146 (D.D.C. 2004) 20, 21 Kansi v. U.S. Depst of Justice, 11 F. Supp. 2d 42 (D.D.C. 1998) 8 Kay v. F.C.C., 976 F. Supp. 23 (D.

ow He Hanged Himself in Suicide, N.Y. Times (Aug. 16, 2019) 7 Ali Watkins, Danielle Ivory & Christina Goldbaum, Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein (Aug. 17, 2019) 5, 6 Julie K. Brown, Jeffrey Epstein Wasn't Trafficking Women — And He Didn't Kill Himself, Brother Says, Miami Herald (Nov. 14, 2

ords could interfere with the law enforcement proceedings it cites—the prosecution of murder defendant Nicholas Tartaglione, who shared a cell with Epstein for a brief period of time, and the prosecution of the two correctional officers who failed to perform prisoner counts at the time of Epstein's suic

0 OTHER AUTHORITIES Ali Watkins & Michael Gold, Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy Results Show He Hanged Himself in

neral explanations" that disclosure would impair or chill deliberations alone do not satisfy the foreseeable harm standard. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, 375 F. Supp. 3d 93, 100 (D.D.C. 2019); see also N.Y. Times Co v. Dep't of Health and Human Sews., 2021 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6267, at *30-31 (S.D.N.Y. J

ow He Hanged Himself in Suicide, N.Y. Times (Aug. 16, 2019) 7 Ali Watkins, Danielle Ivory & Christina Goldbaum, Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein (Aug. 17, 2019) 5, 6 Julie K. Brown, Jeffrey Epstein Wasn't Trafficking Women — And He Didn't Kill Himself, Brother Says, Miami Herald (Nov. 14, 2

ords could interfere with the law enforcement proceedings it cites—the prosecution of murder defendant Nicholas Tartaglione, who shared a cell with Epstein for a brief period of time, and the prosecution of the two correctional officers who failed to perform prisoner counts at the time of Epstein's suic

0 OTHER AUTHORITIES Ali Watkins & Michael Gold, Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy Results Show He Hanged Himself in

neral explanations" that disclosure would impair or chill deliberations alone do not satisfy the foreseeable harm standard. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, 375 F. Supp. 3d 93, 100 (D.D.C. 2019); see also N.Y. Times Co v. Dep't of Health and Human Sews., 2021 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6267, at *30-31 (S.D.N.Y. J

ow He Hanged Himself in Suicide, N.Y. Times (Aug. 16, 2019) 7 Ali Watkins, Danielle Ivory & Christina Goldbaum, Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein (Aug. 17, 2019) 5, 6 Julie K. Brown, Jeffrey Epstein Wasn't Trafficking Women — And He Didn't Kill Himself, Brother Says, Miami Herald (Nov. 14, 2

ords could interfere with the law enforcement proceedings it cites—the prosecution of murder defendant Nicholas Tartaglione, who shared a cell with Epstein for a brief period of time, and the prosecution of the two correctional officers who failed to perform prisoner counts at the time of Epstein's suic

0 OTHER AUTHORITIES Ali Watkins & Michael Gold, Jeffrey Epstein Autopsy Results Show He Hanged Himself in

neral explanations" that disclosure would impair or chill deliberations alone do not satisfy the foreseeable harm standard. Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dept of Commerce, 375 F. Supp. 3d 93, 100 (D.D.C. 2019); see also N.Y. Times Co v. Dep't of Health and Human Sews., 2021 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6267, at *30-31 (S.D.N.Y. J