What is document EFTA00019950?

This is an internal email between members of Jeffrey Epstein's defense team sent on August 10, 2019—the very day Epstein was found dead at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The email forwards a Bureau of Prisons press release about Epstein's death and confirms that an FBI investigation has been launched.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The email is addressed to Epstein's defense attorneys Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg (Marty), and Reid Weingarten. Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten were prominent criminal defense attorneys who later publicly expressed 'significant doubts' about the suicide ruling and described the evidence as 'far more consistent with assault' than suicide.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides a rare inside view of Epstein's legal team's immediate response on the day of his death. It shows they were scrambling for information from the Bureau of Prisons and confirms that FBI investigation reports were accurate. The sender notes they expected the FBI investigation to be 'extremely rigorous'—ironically, these same attorneys would later challenge the official findings and conduct their own investigation into their client's death.

Why is this document significant?

This is a contemporaneous record from the day of Epstein's death showing his defense team's real-time response. It documents the initial chaos and information-gathering efforts before the controversy over his death became a major public story. The attorneys mentioned—Weinberg and Weingarten—would go on to publicly dispute the suicide ruling, making this early email notable as context for their later skepticism.

What is document EFTA00019950?

This is an internal email between members of Jeffrey Epstein's defense team sent on August 10, 2019—the very day Epstein was found dead at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The email forwards a Bureau of Prisons press release about Epstein's death and confirms that an FBI investigation has been launched.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The email is addressed to Epstein's defense attorneys Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg (Marty), and Reid Weingarten. Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten were prominent criminal defense attorneys who later publicly expressed 'significant doubts' about the suicide ruling and described the evidence as 'far more consistent with assault' than suicide.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides a rare inside view of Epstein's legal team's immediate response on the day of his death. It shows they were scrambling for information from the Bureau of Prisons and confirms that FBI investigation reports were accurate. The sender notes they expected the FBI investigation to be 'extremely rigorous'—ironically, these same attorneys would later challenge the official findings and conduct their own investigation into their client's death.

Why is this document significant?

This is a contemporaneous record from the day of Epstein's death showing his defense team's real-time response. It documents the initial chaos and information-gathering efforts before the controversy over his death became a major public story. The attorneys mentioned—Weinberg and Weingarten—would go on to publicly dispute the suicide ruling, making this early email notable as context for their later skepticism.

EFTA00019950

An internal email from Jeffrey Epstein's defense team sent on August 10, 2019—the day Epstein was found dead—forwarding the Bureau of Prisons press release and confirming the FBI investigation into his death had been initiated.

This email was sent by a member of Epstein's legal team to defense attorneys Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten on August 10, 2019, the same day Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The sender forwards a Bureau of Prisons press release and confirms that an FBI investigation into Epstein's death has been initiated, describing the expected investigation as 'extremely rigorous.' This is a significant contemporaneous document showing the defense team's real-time response to their client's death and their immediate efforts to obtain information from prison authorities.

Key Highlights

•Sent on August 10, 2019—the day Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell
•Addressed to Epstein's lead defense attorneys: Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten
•Confirms FBI investigation into Epstein's death was initiated and expected to be 'extremely rigorous'
•Shows defense team was actively seeking information from the Bureau of Prisons immediately after death

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From: To: "Miller, Michael" INIESsAartin G. Weinberg" <=1.1M>, "Weingarten, M"M Cc: Subject: Re: US v Epstein Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 15:56:37 +0000 Attachments: attachment_l.pdf; ATT00001.htm Mike, Marty, Reid, Following up on my conversations with Mike and Marty this morning, and my discussion with Mike moments ago, attached is a press release just sent to us (and I believe also issued publicly) some minutes ago. It represents all the information we have from BOP so far, but of course if we are successful in our continuing efforts to get additional information we will pass it along immediately. Separately, we can tell you that the reports that an FBI investigation into the death has been initiated are accurate, and I fully expect that investigation to be extremely rigorous. As always please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at any time if that would be useful. thank you, EFTA00019950