EFTA00017955
A December 2019 letter from the U.S. Attorney's Office confirming that surveillance video from Jeffrey Epstein's first apparent suicide attempt on July 22-23, 2019 was preserved at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.
This is an official court filing from U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman to Judge Kenneth M. Karas regarding the Nicholas Tartaglione case. The letter confirms that MCC staff preserved video footage from the night Epstein was found injured in his cell (July 22-23, 2019) following a request from Tartaglione's defense counsel. This document is historically significant because it represents the government's initial claim that the footage existed—a claim that would later be reversed when prosecutors admitted the video had been permanently deleted due to alleged clerical errors.
Key Highlights
- •Government confirms MCC preserved video from July 22-23, 2019—the night Epstein was found injured in his cell
- •Video was preserved at Tartaglione's defense counsel's request, as they claimed it showed him saving Epstein's life
- •This letter was later contradicted when prosecutors admitted the footage 'no longer exists' due to technical and clerical errors
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 300 Quarropas Sawa White Plains, New Yor* 10601 December 19, 2019 BY ECF The Honorable Kenneth M. Karas United States District Judge Southern District of New York 300 Quarropas Street White Plains, NY 10601 Re: United States v. Nicholas Tartaglione, S4 16 Cr. 832 (KMK) Dear Judge Karas: The Government respectfully submits this letter to update the Court regarding the defense's request for certain video footage from inside the Metropolitan Correctional Center ("MCC") on July 22 — July 23, 2019 (the "Video"). Earlier today, the Government confirmed with MCC staff that the Video was preserved by MCC staff upon defense counsel's request in July 2019, and the Government is in the process of obtaining a copy of the Video from the MCC. Once the Government obtains a copy of the Video, the Government intends to make it available for defense counsel's review at the United States Attorney's Office. Respectfully submitted, GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney By: Is/ Assistant United States Attorneys Cc: Counsel of record (by ECF) EFTA00017955
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