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Document EFTA00010435 is a letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York to Roberta A. Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, dated April 21, 2020.
The letter responds to a request for information relating to Jeffrey Epstein and a plaintiff, Jane Doe, in the case Doe v. Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein. It indicates that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is providing certain documents responsive to the request, as authorized by the United States Attorney, and lists the enclosed documents, including reports of service of grand jury subpoenas on Jane Doe, a biographical report of Jane Doe, reports of contact between Jane Doe and the FBI, and a document retrieved from a device in Epstein's New York residence. The letter references 'Touhy regulations,' which govern DOJ's response to the request.
Key Highlights
- •The document is a response from the Department of Justice to a request for information about Jeffrey Epstein and Jane Doe.
- •Roberta A. Kaplan, of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, is the recipient of the letter.
- •The documents provided include reports of FBI contact with Jane Doe and a document from Epstein's residence.
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 April 21, 2020 By Electronic Mail Roberta A. Kaplan Ka Ian Hecker & Fink LLP New York, NY 10118 Re: Request for Information Relating to Jeffrey Epstein Dear Ms. Kaplan: I write in response to the your letter dated February 25, 2020, seeking documents from the Department of Justice ("DOJ") related to Jeffrey Epstein and plaintiff Jane Doe in Doe v. Estate of Jeffrey E. Epstein, No. 19-cv-8673 (S.D.N.Y.). As noted in my previous letter dated January 6, 2020, DOJ's response to your request is governed by federal regulations, referred to as "Touhy regulations." See United States a rel. Touhy v. Ragen, 340 U.S. 462 (1951). Pursuant to these regulations, the United States Attorney has authorized DOJ to provide certain documents responsive to your request. Please find electronic versions of these documents enclosed. The password for these documents will be sent to you by separate cover. The enclosed documents are as follows: • Pages numbered DO.1_001-005 are a report of service of a grand jury subpoena on Jane Doe. • Pages numbered DO.1_006-007 are a report of service of a grand jury subpoena on Jane Doe. • Pages numbered DOJ_008-009 are a report of service of a grand jury subpoena on Jane Doe. • Pages numbered DO.1_010-076 are a biographical report of Jane Doe. Pages have been redacted to exclude non-responsive material and references to third parties. • Pages numbered DO,1_077-078 are a report of contact between Jane Doe and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. • Pages numbered DO,1_079-080 are a report of contact between Jane Doe and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. • Pages numbered DO,1_081-087 are a document retrieved from an electronic search of a device in Epstein's New York residence in 2019. • Pages numbered DO,1_088-091 are pages from a document obtained in approximately April 2005 from discarded trash located outside the Palm Beach residence occupied by Jeffrey Epstein. Please contact me once you have had a chance to review this letter if you would like to discuss the issues herein further. EFTA00010435
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Page 2 Sincerely, GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Assistant nited States Attorney EFTA00010436
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