Jason Swergold was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who handled legal matters related to Jeffrey Epstein's detention, including correspondence about Nicholas Tartaglione (Epstein's former cellmate) and court filings regarding missing jail video footage.

Swergold appears in official prosecutorial correspondence and court documents from December 2019, after Epstein's death. The documents show him coordinating with defense attorneys Bruce Barket and Aida Leisenring about Tartaglione's detention conditions and family visits. He co-signed a court filing explaining that video footage from the Metropolitan Correctional Center had been lost due to technical errors. As Co-Chief of the Narcotics Unit and Deputy Chief of the White Plains Division, Swergold handled various administrative and legal matters connected to the Epstein investigation's aftermath.

Key Highlights

• •AUSA who handled correspondence about Nicholas Tartaglione, who shared a cell with Epstein in July 2019 when Epstein was found injured
• •Co-signed court filing explaining technical errors that resulted in lost video footage from Epstein's jail facility
• •Served as Co-Chief of Narcotics Unit and Deputy Chief of White Plains Division during the 2019 Epstein case
• •Now works in private practice at Yankwitt LLP after 8+ years at SDNY with an 11-1 trial record

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