What is document EFTA00028458?

This is an internal email chain from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USANYS) regarding routine foreign travel approval procedures for an Assistant US Attorney. It was released as part of the DOJ's Epstein document disclosures but appears to be an administrative record rather than a document directly related to the Epstein investigation.

Who is mentioned in this document?

All individual names are redacted in this document. The only identifiable entities are government offices: USANYS (US Attorney Southern District of New York), EOUSA (Executive Office for United States Attorneys), the State Department, and OIA (Office of International Affairs). The document references an unnamed AUSA (Assistant US Attorney) seeking travel approval.

What does this document reveal?

This document reveals standard DOJ bureaucratic procedures for foreign travel authorization, including the requirement for ECC packages, passport documentation, visa coordination with the State Department, and OIA approval. It does not appear to contain information directly relevant to the Epstein case and may have been included in the disclosure due to broad document collection parameters from the SDNY office during the relevant time period.

What is document EFTA00028458?

This is an internal email chain from the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USANYS) regarding routine foreign travel approval procedures for an Assistant US Attorney. It was released as part of the DOJ's Epstein document disclosures but appears to be an administrative record rather than a document directly related to the Epstein investigation.

Who is mentioned in this document?

All individual names are redacted in this document. The only identifiable entities are government offices: USANYS (US Attorney Southern District of New York), EOUSA (Executive Office for United States Attorneys), the State Department, and OIA (Office of International Affairs). The document references an unnamed AUSA (Assistant US Attorney) seeking travel approval.

What does this document reveal?

This document reveals standard DOJ bureaucratic procedures for foreign travel authorization, including the requirement for ECC packages, passport documentation, visa coordination with the State Department, and OIA approval. It does not appear to contain information directly relevant to the Epstein case and may have been included in the disclosure due to broad document collection parameters from the SDNY office during the relevant time period.

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An internal email chain from the US Attorney's Office (Southern District of New York) coordinating foreign travel approval for a redacted Assistant US Attorney in January 2020.

This document consists of routine administrative emails between DOJ personnel regarding an ECC (Ethics Clearance Certificate) travel request package for an unnamed AUSA. The emails coordinate passport information, visa requirements, and OIA (Office of International Affairs) approval for international travel scheduled for February 3, 2020. All names of the traveling attorney and staff are redacted. This is an administrative procedural document with no apparent connection to the Epstein investigation itself.

Key Highlights

•Routine DOJ administrative travel coordination from January 2020
•All personnel names are fully redacted throughout the document
•References standard government foreign travel approval processes including State Department visa coordination
•Travel was scheduled for February 3, 2020 with booking reference HEZZTD

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From: ' (USANYS)" To: USAEO-Foreign Travel Cc: ' )" Subject: FW: ECC package - AUSA Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 18:09:18 +0000 Importance: High Attachments: _ECCjackage_2.3.20.pdf ECC ackage Passport info added. Thank you From: (USANYS) Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 2:31 PM To: USAEO-Foreign Travel Cc: (USANYS) dr: › Subject: FW: ECC package - AUSA ECC ackage Importance: High Hi RMP, Please see the attached ECC request package for If required, please inform the traveler how to determine who the POC is for this trip. Hi Please let EOUSA know if you have checked to see if a visa is required for your destination. View the state dept. link for the county you are traveling to visa link for the counts), you are traveling to. Pisa policies may be found on the Department ofState's website or on the website hosted by each county c embassy: https://travelstate.govicontendpessports/enfrountryhtml Traveler; Consult EOUSA usaeo.foreign.travel@usdojgcs mailbox to obtain a visa for you. To provide sufficient time for the State Dept. to issue the authorization letter and for the foreign government to process the visa request, it is recommended that visa request package be submitted to EOUSAX RMP Travel. Staff IS business days prior to the proposed date of departure. Thank you ---Original Message---- From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 1:41 PM To: (USANYS) 4 ›; (USANYS) Subject: FW: ITINERARY ONLY - Travel Date: 03FEB20 - Ref: HEZZTD Finally have a correct itinerary! This is for both the passport application and the request for approval of the travel. Thanks so much for your help. From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:39 AM To: (USANYS) EFTA00028458

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Cc: (USANYS)< > Subject: RE: Sorry One more thing - EOUSA also needs your OIA approval email. Thanks We have reached out to OIA and are awaiting their approval. We'll send it as soon as we have it. From: (USANYS) Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:39 AM To: Cc: Subject: Sorry One more thing - EOUSA also needs your OIA approval email. Thanks (USANYS) Sorry, One more thing - EOUSA also needs your OIA approval email. Thanks From: Sent: Friday, January 24, 2020 10:33 AM To: (USANYS) Subject: RE: Questionnaire - Hi We also need this one ASAP. Thanks Attached is my questionairre Original Message From: (USANYS) Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:28 PM To: USAEO-Foreign Travel Cc: (USANYS) < Subject: FW: ITINERARY ONLY - - Travel Date: 04FEB20 - Ref: HEZZTD Attached is AUSas flight itinerary for her upcoming foreign travel. I know you needed this for the passport. We will be routing a travel authorization for her trip soon. Thank you! Original Message From: Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2020 2:26 PM To: (USANYS) (USANYS) Subject: FW: ITINERARY ONLY - - Travel Date: 04FEB20 - Ref: HEZZTD Hi, Attached is my itinerary with the revised dates (2/4/20 through 2/6/20) for the trip to Sweden. Should have the draft travel memo ready to send shortly. Thanks, EFTA00028459

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