An email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys and federal prosecutors at the Southern District of New York, dated August 2, 2019, just eight days before Epstein's death in custody.

This document is an internal legal correspondence between Martin G. Weinberg, one of Epstein's defense attorneys, and Assistant United States Attorneys handling the federal sex trafficking case (United States v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490). The email shows Weinberg forwarding a previously sent attachment to ensure prosecutors received it, with the prosecution requesting that all three AUSAs be copied on future case-related communications. The correspondence originates from 1 St. Andrew's Plaza, the federal prosecutor's office in Manhattan. This routine procedural email from August 2, 2019 is historically significant given that Epstein died just eight days later on August 10, 2019.

Key Highlights

• •Email dated August 2, 2019—just 8 days before Epstein's death in his MCC jail cell
• •Martin G. Weinberg and Reid Weingarten were key members of Epstein's defense team who later publicly disputed the official suicide ruling
• •Shows active attorney-prosecutor communication in final days before criminal case was dismissed following Epstein's death
• •Standard attorney-client privileged communication disclaimer from Weinberg's law office

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