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Email correspondence between prosecutors and defense attorneys coordinating evidence and logistics for Jeffrey Epstein's July 18, 2019 bail hearing in the Southern District of New York sex trafficking case.
This is prosecutorial correspondence from July 17-18, 2019, between Assistant U.S. Attorney and defense counsel (Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten from Steptoe & Johnson LLP, and Michael Scavelli) regarding Epstein's detention hearing. The emails discuss passport photographs being shared as evidence, scheduling for evidence review, and confirm that prosecutors don't expect to present new factual arguments at the upcoming conference beyond their written submissions. This represents standard pre-hearing coordination in what would become one of the most high-profile federal criminal cases of 2019.
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- •Coordination between federal prosecutors and Epstein's defense team ahead of his July 18, 2019 bail hearing in case 19 Cr. 490 (RMB)
- •Defense team included prominent attorneys Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten (Steptoe & Johnson), and Michael Scavelli
- •Prosecutors shared passport photographs as evidence and discussed maintaining chain of custody for physical evidence
- •Email confirms prosecutors would respond to court questions but not introduce new arguments beyond written submissions
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From: "- To: "'Miller, Michael"' Cc: "Scavelli, Michael" Subject: RE: U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 01:18:22 +0000 >, "Martin G. Weinberg" < , "Weingarten, Reid" Mike, Regarding the conference tomorrow, we don't currently expect to make any arguments based on new facts, but we will respond to any questions from the Court as appropriate. We will make best efforts to bring the passport, if we're able to do so and if chain custody can be maintained. In any event, you are free to schedule a time with us to review the passport and any other physical evidence that has been collected. From: Miller, Michael < Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 108 PM To: Cc: '; Martin G. Weinberg <M >: • Scavelli, Michael >; Weingarten, Reid < = Subject: RE: U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) Thank you, Much appreciated. Quick question — are there any facts or arguments that you envision making tomorrow that are not contained in your written submissions? Mike Michael C. Miller Partner Steptoe Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1114 Avenue of the Americas I New York, NY 10036 www.steptoe.com This message and any attached documents contain information from the law firm Steptoe & Johnson LLP that may be confidential andfor privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not read. copy, distribute, or use this information. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message. From: Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2019 7:02 PM To: Miller, Michael Cc: EFTA00021571
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Martin G. Weinberg Scavelli, Michael • Weingarten, Reid Subject: U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) Mike, The photographs you requested are attached. My understanding is that pages 6 and 7 were blank, and were not photographed. Best, Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York New York, NY 10007 EFTA00021572
Entities Mentioned
Harry Reid
PERSON
American politician (1939–2021)
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
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Martin Weinberg
PERSON • 2 mentions
American attorney (born 1946)
MM
Mike Michael C. Miller
PERSON
Reid Weingarten
PERSON
Town in the valley of the Schussen River, in the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
SC
Scavelli
PERSON
Steptoe
ORGANIZATION
Census-designated place in Whitman County, Washington, United States
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
ORGANIZATION
International law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C
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