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The name 'Nicholas' appears across multiple distinct individuals in the Epstein files, most notably Nicholas Tartaglione (Epstein's former cellmate accused of attempted murder), Nicholas Biase (DOJ SDNY public affairs chief handling media requests), and Nicholas Koontz (DOJ official coordinating document releases).
The mentions span three main categories: (1) DOJ personnel managing the Epstein investigation and prosecution—Nicholas Biase coordinating media responses about Epstein's death and Maxwell's case, and Nicholas Koontz handling document production timelines; (2) Nicholas Tartaglione, the former NYPD officer and convicted murderer who was Epstein's cellmate during the July 23, 2019 incident where Epstein was found with neck injuries; and (3) incidental references including sociologist Nicholas Christakis cited in a book found in Epstein's possession, mathematician Nicholas Minorsky referenced in another book, and Lord Mountbatten's grandson Nicholas killed in an IRA bombing (mentioned in a news article). Many other mentions are simply the first name 'Nicholas' appearing in contact lists, email headers, or as part of longer names.
Key Highlights
- •Nicholas Tartaglione was Epstein's cellmate when Epstein claimed someone tried to kill him on July 23, 2019; prison records show Tartaglione was later cleared of wrongdoing
- •Nicholas Biase served as SDNY's Chief Public Information Officer, coordinating media responses for Epstein's death investigation and Maxwell's prosecution
- •Nicholas Koontz appears in DOJ emails about document production deadlines for the Epstein case, providing status updates on completion estimates
- •Most references to 'Nicholas' are incidental—authors cited in books, people in contact lists, or first names in email threads
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ncentric circles that radiates out from those closest to you to those you don’t know at all. Based on social network analyses by sociologists such as Nicholas Christakis, the majority of people within the inner circles will be like you in a number of ways, including their race, religion, political affiliati
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Mar 22, 2005Source: House Oversight Committee
f Oscillations by the Russian engineer-mathematicians, A. A. Andropov and C.E. Chaikin. Another relatively early classic is Nonlinear Oscillations by Nicholas Minorsky. The most common form of transition from a fixed point to a limit cycle was pictured as changes in the surface of the action, the bow/-hilloc
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Jan 5, 2017Source: House Oversight Committee
ar, Washington, D.C., September 14, 2016. Lawrence H. Summers, “When he Best Umps Blow a Call,” ashington Post, July 14, 2016. artin Neil Baily and Nicholas ontalbano, “Why Is US Productivity Growth So Slow? Possible Explanations and Policy Responses,” Brookings nstitution, September 1, 2016. evin Daly,
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NSCOTT,BARBARA S AULT,MICHAEL RIBIS,NICHOLAS L MORRIS,DONNA OKUN,BETH M BOG
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hington Post High Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone. From: Heberlig, Brian Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 6:47 PM To: Weingarten, Reid; Silverman, Nicholas Subject: GOP fundraiser Broidy under investigation for alleged effort to sell government influence, people familiar with probe say - The Washington P
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From: ' To: ' Cc: "Blase, Nicholas (USANYS)" <Nicholas[email protected]>, "Margolin, James (USANYS) [Contractor]" <[email protected]>, " Subject: Re: JE case Date: Fri, 15 Nov
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From: "Blase. Nicholas (USANYS)" To: "IMInitedYS)" <MIMMIE>, , "Ma olio James USANYS Contractor)" "Berman, Geoffrey (USANYS)" Subject: Jeffrey Epstein friend Ghislaine
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the November 9 date. He thinks the next step might be done on Tuesday, and then a better estimate of completion might be possible. • From: Koontz, Nicholas [US] .c: > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:25 PM To: (USANYS) < > Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Subject: Phone Call Follow-Up Good Afternoon M:
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the November 9 date. He thinks the next step might be done on Tuesday, and then a better estimate of completion might be possible. • From: Koontz, Nicholas [US] < Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:25 PM To: Tyrrell, Edward (USANYS) •tj l> Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] •: > Subject: Phone Call Follow-Up
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From: "Blase, Nicholas (USANYS)" To: USANY USANYS Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor]" Subject Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 17:02:59 +0000 Apparently just completed a conference ca
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gal Bay off Ireland's northwest coast when the bomb exploded. Three others were killed in the attack, including Mountbatten's 14-year-old grandson, Nicholas. Later that day, an IRA bombing attack on land killed 18 British paratroopers in County Down, Northern Ireland. The assassination of Mountbatten wa
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From: "Blase, Nicholas (USANYS)" To: USANYS)" Cc: Subject: RE: Prince Andrew as Epstein witness? - HuffPost Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 19:52:03 +0000 I'll respond. Than
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From: ' To: "Biase, Nicholas USANYS "Margolin, James (USANYS) [Contractor]" Subject: Fwd: US v. Maxwell, 20 CR. 330 (AJN) - Government Submission Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 02:14
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The Sunday Times 1 London Bridge Street London SE I 9GF Tel: +44 (0)20 7782 5745 Mob: +44 (0)7956 142 227 On Fri, 26 Nov 2021 at 14:48, Biase, Nicholas (USANYS) <Nicholas[email protected]> wrote: In order meet the demand for the high volume of media requests we are already receiving, the following gu
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entered the SHU, no one conducted any counts or rounds throughout the night, and no one entered the area in which Epstein was housed. From: Biase, Nicholas (USANYS) Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 11:15 AM Subject: CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS CHARGED WITH FALSIFYING RECORDS ON AUGUST 9TH AND 10TH AT THE MET
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The suggestibility of children's recollections (pp. 77- 82). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Saywitz, K. J., Goodman, G. S., Nicholas, E., & Moan, S. (1991). Children's memories of physical examinations involving genital touch: Implications for reports of child sexual abuse. Journa
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ssage: From: ' (USANYS)"11 Date: Jul 24 2019 at 10:25:31 PM To: " (USANYS)" (USANYS)" Cc: "Margolin, James (USANYS) [Contractor]" < , "Blase, Nicholas (USANYS)" Subject: Epstein NBC 4 will run a story about Epstein tonight at 11—that he was either attacked or attempted to hurt himself. National N
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the November 9 date. He thinks the next step might be done on Tuesday, and then a better estimate of completion might be possible. • From: Koontz, Nicholas [US] Sent: Friday, October 30, 2020 12:25 PM To: (USANYS) Cc: (USANYS) [Contractor] < Subject: Phone Call Follow-Up Good Afternoon U: Following
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s being on the floor and hearing someone snorin that's when he realized the ng was coming from him. Epstein alleged that his cell mate Tartaglione, Nicholas; Reg. No. was on the floor sleepi g at the time. Epstein stated he has never had any Issues with Tartaglione, he is not three one y artaglione. an
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