An email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys and federal prosecutors regarding evidence preservation requests in the criminal case, dated August 9, 2019—just one day before Epstein's death in custody.

This document is an internal legal correspondence from August 2019 in the case of United States v. Epstein. Defense attorney Martin Weinberg, a prominent Boston criminal defense lawyer, is following up with prosecutors about preservation and production of evidence. The email references letters sent on July 26 and August 1, 2019, requesting that prosecutors preserve records and notify other relevant parties—including AUSAs in the Northern District of Georgia and CEOS (Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section)—about preservation obligations ahead of a September 13, 2019 discovery deadline. This email was sent on August 9, 2019, the day before Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Key Highlights

• •Email dated August 9, 2019—one day before Jeffrey Epstein's death in custody
• •Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten were Epstein's lead defense attorneys who later publicly questioned the suicide ruling
• •Defense team requesting evidence preservation from prosecutors across multiple jurisdictions including Northern District of Georgia
• •References to CEOS (DOJ's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section) involvement in the case
• •Shows defense was actively preparing for trial with discovery deadline of September 13, 2019

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