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Richard M. Berman
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American judge
Richard M. Berman was the United States Senior District Judge who presided over Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 federal sex trafficking case in the Southern District of New York. He ordered Epstein held without bail and later held a hearing allowing victims to speak after Epstein's death.
Judge Berman appears exclusively in legal documents and Bureau of Prisons records related to Epstein's 2019 arrest and subsequent death. He is referenced in court filings describing his July 18, 2019 decision to remand Epstein to custody without bail, which included 18 pages detailing the danger Epstein posed to the community. After Epstein's August 10, 2019 death, Judge Berman ordered a hearing on August 27, 2019, allowing victims to address the court despite the case's dismissal. His name appears in official correspondence and legal memoranda documenting the procedural history of the case.
Key Highlights
- •Issued a 37-page Decision & Order on July 18, 2019, remanding Epstein to custody, with 18 pages dedicated to explaining the danger he posed
- •Allowed victims to speak at an August 27, 2019 hearing after prosecutors moved to dismiss the indictment following Epstein's death
- •His decisions are cited in multiple DOJ and Bureau of Prisons documents analyzing Epstein's custody and the circumstances of his death
- •Presided over the case as a Senior District Judge in the Southern District of New York
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EFTA00009658 - EFTA00009663
3 mentionsSource: DOJ EFTA Records
AMERICA JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. x USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOT!{: DATE FILED:S 4 PROTECTIVE ORDER 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) x RICHARD M. BERMAN, United States District Judge: WHEREAS the Government intends to produce to JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, certain documents and materials that (
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he indictment against Epstein, while maintaining that they would continue to investigate his co-conspirators. 46. United States Senior District Judge Richard M. Berman ordered a hearing on August 27, 2019, on the prosecutors’ decision to dismiss the indictment and allowed victims to speak at the hearing. 47. In the
BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_2_of_4
1 mentionSource: Bureau of Prisons FOIA
guilty to these charges and was in pretrial status at the time of his death. In a 37-page Decision & Order Remanding the Defendant, signed by Judge Richard M. Berman on July 18, 2019, 18 pages were dedicated to detailing the danger Mr. Epstein posed to others and the community. The document also alleged he was a
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ements. Statement of Jane Doe 6. To the Honorable Richard M. Berman. Jeffrey Epstein stole my innocence. He gave me a
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indictment against Epstein, while maintaining that they would continue to investigate his co-conspirators. 43. United States Senior District Judge Richard M. Berman ordered a hearing on August 27, 2019, on the prosecutors’ decision to dismiss the indictment and allowed victims to speak at the hearing. NOT A CE
BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_1_of_4
1 mentionSource: Bureau of Prisons FOIA
ims and the victims will also be heard, if they wish to be. The hearing will be held in Courtroom 17B. Dated: New York, New York August 21, 2019 RICHARD M. BERMAN, U.S.D.J. Fwd: for Mr. Jeffrey Edward Epstein, Register Number: 76318-054 From NYM/Exec Assistant~ f >C6>: (b)(7)(C) ~harisma EdgeFb)(6); (b)(
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he indictment against Epstein, while maintaining that they would continue to investigate his co-cpnspirators. 55. United States Senior District Judge Richard M. Berman ^ordered a hearing on August 27, 2019, on the prosecutors’ decision to dismiss the indictment and allowed victims to speak at the hearing. Appendix a
BOP_Epstein_Records_Part_3_of_4
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, New York 10007 p: ( 646)83 6 (b){G); (b)(?)(C) f: (646)836-7665 ~ nysd.uscourts.gov> 8/12/201912:47 PM>>> Please see attached letter from Judge Richard M. Berman. (See attached file: Aug 12 letter.pdf) Page 10621 Page 1945 August 12, 2019 SENT VIA EMAIL The Honorable Richard M. Berman, District Judge
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1 mentionSource: Bureau of Prisons FOIA
guilty to these charges and was in pretrial status at the time of his death. In a 37-page Decision & Order Remanding the Defendant, signed by Judge Richard M. Berman on July 18, 2019, 18 pages were dedicated to detailing the danger Mr. Epstein posed to others and the community. The document also alleged he was a
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he indictment against Epstein, while maintaining that they would continue to investigate his co-conspirators. 46. United States Senior District Judge Richard M. Berman ordered a hearing on August 27, 2019, on the prosecutors’ decision to dismiss the indictment and allowed victims to speak at the hearing. 47. In the
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thern District of New York The Silvioi.. Malin Building One Soini Andrew's Plo:a New York, New York 10007 August 19, 2019 VIA ECF The Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 Re: United State
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Lincoln Center, 150 West 62nd S Bruce A. Green Louis Stein Chair -74}t5 USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC 111 DATE FILED: 1 1 Hon. Richard M. Berman U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007-1
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TES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE 500 PEARL STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10007 (212)1308-0715 CHAMBERS OF RICHARD M. BERMAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Bruce A. Green Louis Stein Chair Fordharn University School of Law 150 West 62"d Street Room 7-168 New York City,
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ral Bureau of Prisons Office of the Warden Metronnlann fonretinml Censer SENT VIA EMAIL The Honorable Colleen McMahon, Chief Judge The Honorable Richard M. Berman, District Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse Re: EPSTEIN, Jeffrey, Federal Register No. 76318-054 United States v. Jeffrey E
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RMB Document 22 Filed 07/16/19 Page 1 of 9 LAW OFFICE OF MARC FERNICH MARC FERNICH marefemichlaw.com ALSO ADMITTED IN MASSACHUSETTS BY ECF Hon. Richard M. Berman USDJ-SDNY 500 Pearl St. New York, NY 10007 810 SEVENTH AVENUE, SUITE 620 NEW YORK. NEW YORK 10019 212-446-2346 FAX: 212-459-2299 wwwlemichlaw
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RMB Document 23 Filed 07/16/19 Page 1 of 3 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York VIA ECF The Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 The Silvio J. Mol
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. Before: New York, N.Y. 19 Cr. 490(RMB) x Conference July 31, 2019 11:05 a.m. HON. RICHARD M. BERMAN, District Judge APPEARANCES GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York BY: Assistant United States Attorn
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24 25 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. Before: x x HON. RICHARD M. BERMAN APPEARANCES United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Assistant United States Attorneys MARTIN WEINBERG MARC FERNICH JOMES
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to be presented in Manhattan federal court this afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman. The case is assigned to U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: "As alleged, Jeffrey Epstein abused underage girls for years, operating a scheme in which girls he victimiz
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ations contained in paragraph 44, and therefore denies the allegations and demands strict proof thereof. 46. Admitted that United States Senior Judge Richard M. Berman ordered a hearing oh August 27, 2019, but the SAO is. without knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of any remaining f
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