Who is Tony Ricco in the Epstein files?

He appears to be a member of the defense team for Nicholas Tartaglione. All 16 emails in the archive that name him are 2019–2020 correspondence with federal prosecutors about discovery in that case. The files do not show him communicating with or acting for Jeffrey Epstein. The emails do not give his full name or title.

Do the documents show any direct connection between Tony Ricco and Jeffrey Epstein?

No. The emails are about the Tartaglione case. Epstein's name links to Ricco in the data because the same documents sit in the archive, not because the emails describe a relationship. The files do not show any meeting, correspondence or business between them.

What are the emails mentioning Tony Ricco about?

They are discovery-related exchanges between the Tartaglione defense lawyers and an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Topics include statements by Tartaglione, responses to defense discovery requests, additional information requested in January 2020, and surveillance photos and videos. Ricco is one of several lawyers copied on them.

Did Tony Ricco send any of these emails?

The documents mostly show him as a recipient. In one chain (EFTA00015932) he is in the header, and he is named on the To or Cc lines of the rest. No email in the files is clearly written by him.

Who is Tony Ricco in the Epstein files?

He appears to be a member of the defense team for Nicholas Tartaglione. All 16 emails in the archive that name him are 2019–2020 correspondence with federal prosecutors about discovery in that case. The files do not show him communicating with or acting for Jeffrey Epstein. The emails do not give his full name or title.

Do the documents show any direct connection between Tony Ricco and Jeffrey Epstein?

No. The emails are about the Tartaglione case. Epstein's name links to Ricco in the data because the same documents sit in the archive, not because the emails describe a relationship. The files do not show any meeting, correspondence or business between them.

What are the emails mentioning Tony Ricco about?

They are discovery-related exchanges between the Tartaglione defense lawyers and an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Topics include statements by Tartaglione, responses to defense discovery requests, additional information requested in January 2020, and surveillance photos and videos. Ricco is one of several lawyers copied on them.

Did Tony Ricco send any of these emails?

The documents mostly show him as a recipient. In one chain (EFTA00015932) he is in the header, and he is named on the To or Cc lines of the rest. No email in the files is clearly written by him.

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Tony Ricco appears in 16 emails in the archive. All of them are 2019–2020 messages between prosecutors and the defense team for Nicholas Tartaglione, a defendant in a separate federal case. In the emails he is a recipient and co-recipient of the discovery correspondence.

Ricco is listed on the To or Cc lines of email chains titled "Statements by Mr. Tartaglione," "Tartaglione Discovery Requests," "Tartaglione - Additional Information re Discovery Requests," and "Tartaglione - additional photos and videos." The chains run from July 2019 to January 2020. He is grouped with Bruce Barket, Aida Leisenring, Bruce Koffsky, John Diaz and Kenneth J. Montgomery. An Assistant U.S. Attorney from the Southern District of New York sends many of the messages. Only one of the 16 emails (EFTA00015932) shows him in the From/To/Cc header in a form that the search tied to direct correspondence. In the others he is named in recipient lists, and the files contain no email he wrote. None of the 16 is a legal filing, flight record, financial record or other substantive record.

Key Highlights

•All 16 documents are emails. The archive holds no court filings, flight logs, financial records or other non-email records that name him.
•The emails concern the defense of Nicholas Tartaglione. They cover prosecutors' answers to discovery requests, statements by Tartaglione, and requests for surveillance photos and videos. They do not describe any dealings with Jeffrey Epstein.
•Ricco appears alongside the same group of defense lawyers and staff (Barket, Leisenring, Koffsky, Diaz, Montgomery) in nearly every chain.
•A November 22, 2019 reply addressed to the prosecutor says, "Understood. Thank you. We'll get back to you after we've had a chance to review and discuss the attached material." The headers suggest it came from Ricco's side of the defense team, but the sender line is not fully legible.
•The strong overlap with Jeffrey Epstein (16 shared documents) most likely reflects the archive's collection of these emails, not any personal connection. Nothing in them shows Ricco knew or dealt with Epstein.

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Document Mentions (16)

EFTA00015932 - EFTA00015934

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From: Michael Bachrach To: "- (USANYS)" cj Cc: Tony Ricco Mont ome Subject: Fw: Statements by Mr. Tartaglione Date: Tue, 19 Noy 2019 19:19:57 +0000 BRUCE KOFFSKY , Aida Leisenrin ', "Kenneth J. "Micha

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EFTA00015994 - EFTA00015996

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ly delete this message and all its attachments From: (USANYS) [mallto Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 11:51 AM To: Bruce Barket; Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; Montgomery Esq Cc: Subject: RE: Statements by Mr. Tartaglione All, ; John Diaz; Kenneth J. In response to your request for any

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EFTA00015997 - EFTA00015999

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eisenrin BRUCE KOFFSKY , "Kenneth J. Montgomery Esq" Cc:" < Subject: RE: Statements by Mr. Tartaglione Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:08:01 +0000 Tony Ricco Understood. Thank you. We'll get back to you after we've had a chance to review and discuss the attached material. Have a nice weekend. --Michael

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EFTA00019900 - EFTA00019902

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y us immediately by telephone or email and immediately delete this message and all its attachments. Fro Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:59 PM To: Tony Ricco ); Aida Leisenring; Bruce Barket; Stephanie Scannell; 'BRUCE KOFFSKY' Je w' ct reservation request Hello Aida, It was great seeing you as well.

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EFTA00021766 - EFTA00021767

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ail and immediately delete this message and all its attachments From: Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2020 11:12 AM To: Bruce Barket; Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; michael mbach John Diaz Cc: Subject: Tartaglione - Additional Information re Discovery Requests All — 1— We have been informed

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EFTA00030557 - EFTA00030559

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ving. Thoughts? Assistant United States Attorney From: Bruce Barket Sent: Friday, November 22, 2019 3:06 PM (USANYS) c ); Aida Leisenring To: >; Tony Ricco ; BRUCE KOFFSKY < John Diaz Kenneth J. Montgomery Esq < Cc: Subject: RE: Statements by Mr. Tartaglione Let's set up a call as I believe that th

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EFTA00072699.pdf

EFTA00072699

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From: ' (1 SANYS)" Tony Ricco "BRUCE KOFFSKY" John Diaz , Aida Leisenrin , To: Bruce Barket < "Kenneth J. Montgomery Esq" Cc: ' Subject: RE: Statements by Mr. Tartaglione

EFTA00073473.pdf

EFTA00073473

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e this message and all its attachments From: IMIE, (USANYS) [mailto: Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:22 PM To: Bruce Barker Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; Cc: Subject: Tartaglione Discovery Requests All, I John Diaz; In response to your recent requests for certain information relat

EFTA00074082.pdf

EFTA00074082

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From: Bruce Barket < To: "' Cc: ' >, Tony Ricco Subject: RE: Tartaglione Discovery Requests Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:59:42 +0000 Aida Leisenring , "BRUCE KOFFSKY" ,John Diaz We appreciate yo

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EFTA00074097.pdf

EFTA00074097

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il and immediately delete this message and all its attachments From: Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:22 PM To: Bruce Barket; Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; Cc: Subject: Tartaglione Discovery Requests John Diaz; All, EFTA00074097 In response to your recent requests for certain infor

EFTA00074102.pdf

EFTA00074102

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il and immediately delete this message and all its attachments From: Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:22 PM To: Bruce Barket; Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; Cc: Subject: Tartaglione Discovery Requests All, I John Diaz; In response to your recent requests for certain information relate

EFTA00074706.pdf

EFTA00074706

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r email and immediately delete this message and all its attachments Fro Sent: Monday, January 13, 2020 12:12 PM To: Bruce Barket• Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; michael@mbach John Diaz Cc: Subject: RE: Tartaglione - Additional Information re Discovery Requests I'm not sure why that's neces

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EFTA00079557.pdf

EFTA00079557

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s request should just go to SIS again, right? From: Bruce Barket • Sent: Friday, December 20, 2019 10:21 AM To: Cc: Aida Leisenring John Diaz ; Tony Ricco <->; BRUCE KOFFSKY Subject: Re: Tartaglione - additional photos and videos Good morning, Thanks for tracking down the Surveillance video. We sti

EFTA00079552.pdf

EFTA00079552

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o the extent you can. Co-Chief, Narcotics Unit From: Bruce Barket Sent: Friday, December 20, 2019 10:21 AM To: Cc: Aida Leisenring John Diaz ; Tony Ricco c: EM).; BRUCE KOFFSKY Subject: Re: Tartaglione - additional photos and videos Good morning, Thanks for tracking down the Surveillance video. We

EFTA00091809.pdf

EFTA00091809

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telephone or email and immediately delete this message and all its attachments From: Sent: on ay,January , : To: Bruce Barket• Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; michael mbach • John Diaz Cc: Subject: RE: Tartaglione - Additional Information re Discovery Requests Ok. Please send some dates

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EFTA00091946.pdf

EFTA00091946

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delete this message and all its attachments From: (USANYS) [mailto: Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2019 10:22 PM To: Bruce Barket; Aida Leisenring; Tony Ricco; BRUCE KOFFSKY; 1 Cc: Subject: Tartaglione Discovery Requests All, ; John Diaz; In response to your recent requests for certain information rel

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