Who is Swergold in the Epstein files?

The documents identify Jason Swergold as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. They show him in professional email exchanges about detention conditions, a social visit request, and disclosure materials connected to Epstein-related proceedings.

What do the emails show Swergold doing?

They show Swergold participating in email coordination with prosecutors and defense counsel on detention-related matters. The files do not establish a personal relationship with Epstein.

Do the files contain court records or travel records about Swergold?

The archive counts list 12 documents mentioning him, all emails, and no substantive non-email records such as legal filings or travel records. One email includes a news article excerpt discussing a court filing.

Who is Swergold in the Epstein files?

The documents identify Jason Swergold as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. They show him in professional email exchanges about detention conditions, a social visit request, and disclosure materials connected to Epstein-related proceedings.

What do the emails show Swergold doing?

They show Swergold participating in email coordination with prosecutors and defense counsel on detention-related matters. The files do not establish a personal relationship with Epstein.

Do the files contain court records or travel records about Swergold?

The archive counts list 12 documents mentioning him, all emails, and no substantive non-email records such as legal filings or travel records. One email includes a news article excerpt discussing a court filing.

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The files identify Jason Swergold as an Assistant U.S. Attorney involved in correspondence about Jeffrey Epstein’s detention and related legal matters. They include direct professional emails with Epstein’s defense team, but no substantive non-email records about Swergold.

Swergold appears in emails about conditions in the Special Housing Unit, a request for a social visit, and follow-up on disclosure materials related to a July 23 incident. The documents also include a news article excerpt attributing a court filing about missing jail surveillance footage to Swergold and another prosecutor. All 12 documents are emails; two list him in a sender or recipient header, and none are legal, government, financial, travel, investigation, medical, or calendar records. I found no relevant Wikipedia entry or clearly focused news coverage about Swergold himself.

Key Highlights

•Email threads show Swergold corresponding with defense attorney Bruce Barket and Aida Leisenring about Epstein-related detention matters.
•A July 2019 thread concerns conditions in the Special Housing Unit; a forwarded message concerns a request for Nick Tartaglione to see his parents.
•The files contain a news article excerpt describing Swergold as one of the prosecutors who explained a court filing about jail surveillance footage.

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Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

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Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

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Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

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Document Mentions (12)

EFTA00016403 - EFTA00016404

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ood. We have 10:30 sonogram tomorrow so I'll meet you up there after. Co-Chief, Narcotics Unit From: Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 9:15 AM To: Swergold, Jason (USANYS) Subject: RE: Follow Up on July 23 Incident Sensitive Disclosure Materials Thanks again for taking the lead on this stuff. I'll be i

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EFTA00016904 - EFTA00016905

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anything you want to discuss before tomorrow's conference. I have a 10am plea in White Plains tomorrow, so I'm planning to take the train up. From: Swergold, Jason (USANYS) Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2019 6:47 AM To: Aida Leisenring <[email protected]> Cc: Subject: Re: Follow Up on July 23

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EFTA00030715 - EFTA00030719

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torney Begin forwarded message: From: Bruce Barket Date: August 29, 2019 at 22:55:09 EDT To: " (USANYS)" Subject: Fwd: update on social visit? Swergold (USANYS)" This is not the position I expected from my first request for Nick to see his parents. Apparently, I misunderstood our conversation from

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EFTA00032518 - EFTA00032546

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e Epstein's cell, when in fact the footage they preserved was from a different part of the facility, explained Assistant U.S. Attorneys and Jason Swergold in the latest filing." -- Border crossings are starting to plateau as U.S. officials report a continued decline in immigration apprehensions. Abiga

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EFTA00041963.pdf (email 26: FW: UPDATE: Media inquiry - dux today - NY Daily News -)

EFTA00041963_email_026

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Assistant United States Attorney 212-637-1023 From: Bruce Barket <bbarket(thbarketepstein.com> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 3:06 PM To: ) < >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) <al0iohnson(abop.gov> I ) <[email protected]>; 'Stephanie Scannell' <sscannellPboo gov> Cc: Aida Leisenring <aleisenring@barket

EFTA00041963.pdf (email 27: RE: Tarlaglkione and MCC)

EFTA00041963_email_027

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son M. Swergold Assistant United States Attorney 212-637-1023 From: Bruce Barket <[email protected]> August 26, 2019 3:06 PM > wrote: >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) < >; > ([email protected]) <[email protected]>; 'Stephanie Scannell' <[email protected]> Cc: Aida Leisenring <aleisenring@barket

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EFTA00041963.pdf (email 77: Re: meeting with tartaglione 8015 @ 5:00 pm)

EFTA00041963_email_077

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Swergold Assistant United States Attorney 212-637-1023 From: Bruce Barket <bbarketPbarketepstein.corn> Sent: Monda Au ust 26 2019 3:06 PM To: >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) >; Page 10342 EFTA00042853 >; 'Stephanie Scannell' <sscannfillObop gov> Cc: Aida Leisenring <aleisenringObarketeostein.com> S

EFTA00041963.pdf (email 84: Tartaglkione and MCC)

EFTA00041963_email_084

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ld Assistant United States Attorney 212-637-1023 From: Bruce Barket <bbarketPbarketepstein.com> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 3:06 PM To: 1c >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) clSwergold(ausa.doj.gov>; <al0johnsonPbop gov> (alOjohnsonPbop.gov) <alOjohnsonebop.gov>; 'Stephanie Scannell' <sscannelllabop.go

EFTA00044963.pdf (email 2: RE: Inmate Wilbert Kitson)

EFTA00044963_email_002

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tein.corn> Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 1:02 PM To: Adam Johnson < > <a10johnson(thbop gov>; Ste hanie Scannell <sscannellebo ..•ov> Cc: ) • >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) <JSwergoldlausa.doj.gov>• tonyricco (tonvriccoPaol.corn) <tonvriccoPaol corn>. Aida Leisenring <[email protected]> Sub

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EFTA00044963.pdf (email 4: Re: FW: conditions in SHU)

EFTA00044963_email_004

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From: Stephanie Scannell <ss_cannell@b_oazoN> Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 1:38 PM To: Adam Johnson < >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) < I <[email protected]>; (USANYS) Subject: Re: FW: conditions in SHU Hi M, >; Adam is out today and I'm not sure what his sche

EFTA00044963.pdf (email 5: RE: FW: conditions in HU)

EFTA00044963_email_005

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istant United States Attorney 212.637.1023 From: Adam Johnson < > Sent: Monday, July 8, 2019 2:08 PM To: Ste hanie Scannell <sscannell@bo . ov>; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) >; >; (USANYS) < > Subject: RE: FW: conditions in SHU Hi all, How does 2:45 or 3 sound? Would tomorrow be better? Time got away

EFTA00044963.pdf (email 6: Re: FW: conditions in SHU)

EFTA00044963_email_006

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t. Plaza New York. NY 10007 212-637-2324 From: Stephanie Scannell <sscannellPbop,gp_y> Sent: Friday, July 5, 2019 1:38 PM To: Adam Johnson < >; Swergold, Jason (USANYS) < (USANYS) Subject: Re: FW: conditions in SHU Hi >; Adam is out today and I'm not sure what his schedule is for Monday. Is there

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