What is document EFTA00023683?

This is an internal DOJ email chain from September 24, 2020 showing federal contractors in the Southern District of New York coordinating the processing of bank records from Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan for discovery in the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document references Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in connection with the criminal case. The email participants are DOJ contractors whose names are redacted, working on processing discovery materials.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals that both Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan provided financial records to federal prosecutors, which were then being processed for production to Maxwell's defense team. This was the fourth round of discovery production, indicating the scope of financial evidence in the case.

Why were Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan records relevant to the Maxwell case?

Both banks had significant financial relationships with Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan handled his accounts until 2013, and Deutsche Bank opened over 40 accounts for him from 2013-2018, processing millions in allegedly suspicious transactions. These records were relevant to proving the financial operations of the trafficking enterprise.

What is the significance of the 'confidential' stamp mentioned?

Discovery materials containing sensitive financial information are typically marked confidential under protective orders. The contractors were ensuring proper confidentiality markings were applied to documents, though they noted that native Excel files could not receive the same stamp as image documents.

What is document EFTA00023683?

This is an internal DOJ email chain from September 24, 2020 showing federal contractors in the Southern District of New York coordinating the processing of bank records from Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan for discovery in the Ghislaine Maxwell criminal case.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document references Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in connection with the criminal case. The email participants are DOJ contractors whose names are redacted, working on processing discovery materials.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals that both Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan provided financial records to federal prosecutors, which were then being processed for production to Maxwell's defense team. This was the fourth round of discovery production, indicating the scope of financial evidence in the case.

Why were Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan records relevant to the Maxwell case?

Both banks had significant financial relationships with Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan handled his accounts until 2013, and Deutsche Bank opened over 40 accounts for him from 2013-2018, processing millions in allegedly suspicious transactions. These records were relevant to proving the financial operations of the trafficking enterprise.

What is the significance of the 'confidential' stamp mentioned?

Discovery materials containing sensitive financial information are typically marked confidential under protective orders. The contractors were ensuring proper confidentiality markings were applied to documents, though they noted that native Excel files could not receive the same stamp as image documents.

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An internal DOJ email chain from September 2020 showing federal contractors coordinating the processing and production of Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan financial records as discovery materials in the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell.

This document is a series of internal emails between DOJ contractors in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) dated September 24, 2020. The emails discuss the technical logistics of exporting bank records from Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan for discovery production in the Maxwell case (case number 2018R01618). The contractors discuss applying confidentiality stamps to documents, handling native Excel files, and copying files to the shared discovery folder. The file path references 'USvEpstein' and 'GM' (Ghislaine Maxwell), indicating these are materials related to both the Epstein investigation and Maxwell's prosecution.

Key Highlights

•Bank records from both Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan were being produced as discovery in the Maxwell criminal case
•This was part of the 'Fourth Production' of discovery materials, indicating substantial ongoing document exchange
•The case reference '2018R01618' and folder structure 'USvEpstein' confirms this relates to the federal Epstein/Maxwell investigation
•Documents marked confidential were being processed, with special handling for native Excel financial records

Frequently Asked Questions

Books for Further Reading

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

The Spider: Inside the Tangled Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

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To: From: ' (USANYS) [Contractor)" < To: J" IM (USANYS) [Contractor]" >' Cc: M" th thiYS Contractor]" , t (USANYS)" Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 15:45:40 +0000 Not a problem. I will let you know when everything has been copied to the below location. Thank you. From: (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:42 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] an (USANYS) < > Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload That's what I figured. Thanks! Now that they are all good to go would you please export both Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan productions to the shared here: \ Usa.doj.gov\cloucANYS StAndrews \ Shared \ USvEpstein- 2018R01618 \ Discovery \GM \ 04 Fourth Production \TO BE PRODUCED From: (USANYS) [Contractor] •c. > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:39 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] I Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < < > Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload >; (USANYS)< > No way to put a confidential stamp on a excel file. There should be an image placeholder that says document produced in native format which has the confidential stamp. From: (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:36 AM (USANYS) [Contractor] <a; Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < >; (USANYS) Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload Thanks =. These look great. One quick question, on documents in native format (excel files) is there a confidential stamp? I've checked and it seems the answer is no but I just want to be sure that I'm not missing anything. From: (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 11:20 AM EFTA00023683

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To: Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < (USANYS) [Contractor] (USANYS) < >*, t•. > Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload The documents should now be available for review. Please let me know if there are any questions. Thank you. From: Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:11 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload (USANYS) [Contractor) (USANYS) < >; These documents are not supposed to be privileged reviewed. The only documents that need to be privilege reviewed are the electronic search warrant returns. Thanks, From: (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 9:05 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < (USANYS) < Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload The data is probably secured for privilege review. Please let me know if these documents are not supposed to be privileged reviewed. Thank you. From: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 5:39 PM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < (USANYS) < >; Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload Hey—, When I click on each of those links I'm brought to a Relativity page with no data. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks, EFTA00023684

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From: (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2020 11:32 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] (USANYS) >; Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload The production of the documents has been completed. The below are links to the production for you to review: Deutsche Bank - https://dlpe.nss.pae.com/Relativityjgo?id=1420850-2343058 JP Morgan - https://d1pe.nss.pae.com/Relativityho?id=1420850-2343059 Please review the documents and let me know if anything needs to be adjusted with the production. Thank you. From: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:26 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] <->; (USANYS) .; Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload 1. Yes, we want to mark all of them confidential 2. We are working on that. 3. I suppose database load files? We want to retain the files as they are currently formatted as best we can. 4. That won't be an issue. I don't think we will be searching through them; the purpose is just to be able to stamp them. Thanks! From: (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Friday, September 18, 2020 10:10 AM To: (USANYS) [Contractor] Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] >; (USANYS) .; Subject: RE: Epstein/Maxwell Upload I know you want to produce these documents can you please tell me the following: 1. Will you placing a Confidential stamp on these documents? 2. What bates number do you wish to use on the documents? 3. How do you want to produce the documents (single page tiff images, database load files or PDF production). 4. Also please note that once the documents have been loaded to Relativity there is no way to run any searches for these images since they are mostly images and video. Please let me know if there are any questions. Thank you. EFTA00023685