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Document EFTA00035425 is a notification letter from the Warden of the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) New York to Chief Judge Colleen McMahon and District Judge Richard M. Berman, informing them of the death of Jeffrey Epstein on August 10, 2019.
The letter states that Jeffrey Epstein was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 6:30 a.m. from an apparent suicide and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. The letter also mentions that an autopsy is pending, the FBI is investigating the incident, and the court will be updated once the official cause of death is determined. The document also lists Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten, counsel for Mr. Epstein, in the cc section.
Key Highlights
- •The document confirms the death of Jeffrey Epstein on August 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
- •The letter is addressed to Chief Judge Colleen McMahon and Judge Richard M. Berman, who were overseeing Epstein's case.
- •The FBI is actively investigating the incident.
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EFTA00035425 - EFTA00035426
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August 10, 2019 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Office of the Warden Metropolitan Correctional Center New York, Ncw York 10007 (646) 836-6300, (646) 836-7551 (Fax) SENT VIA EMAIL The Honorable Colleen McMahon, Chief Judge The Honorable Richard M. Berman, District Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse New York, New York 10007-1312 Re: EPSTEIN, Jeffrey, Federal Register No. 76318-054 United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19-cr-00490-RMB Dear Chief Judge McMahon and Judge Berman: I am writing to notify the Court of the death of Jeffrey Epstein, who passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, at around 7:37 a.m. Mr. Epstein had been found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit at around 6:30 am from an apparent suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Responding staff immediately initiated life-saving measures and requested emergency medical services (EMS), by whom Mr. Epstein was transported to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Mr. Epstein was pronounced dead at the New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital in New York, New York. At this time, there are no preliminary reports identifying the exact cause of death. An autopsy is pending, and we expect to have more information as to the cause of death from the medical examiner in the near future. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is actively investigating the incident. EFTA00035425
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MCC New York will provide an update to the Court as soon as the autopsy is completed and the official cause of death is determined. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at . Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely, Warden MCC New York cc: Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten, Counsel for Mr. Epstein EFTA00035426
Entities Mentioned
CM
Colleen McMahon
PERSON
United States federal judge
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
PERSON
American politician (1927-2003)
Geoffrey S. Berman
PERSON
Harry Reid
PERSON
American politician (1939–2021)
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON • 4 mentions
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
MW
Martin Weinberg
PERSON • 2 mentions
American attorney (born 1946)
McMahon
PERSON
Reid Weingarten
PERSON • 2 mentions
Town in the valley of the Schussen River, in the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Richard M. Berman
PERSON
American judge
Department of Justice
ORGANIZATION
FBI
ORGANIZATION
Federal Bureau of Prisons
ORGANIZATION
Office of the Warden
ORGANIZATION
New York City
LOCATION
Most populous city in the United States
Statistics
Pages:2
Entities:14
Avg. OCR:0.9%
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