Bruce Barke appears in federal prosecutor emails regarding Jeffrey Epstein's criminal case in 2019-2020, representing Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's former cellmate at the Metropolitan Correctional Center.

Bruce Barke (also known as Bruce A. Barket) is a prominent New York criminal defense attorney who appears in email correspondence with federal prosecutors handling the Epstein case. The emails show him coordinating meetings and raising concerns about conditions at MCC where his client, Nicholas Tartaglione, was housed. Tartaglione briefly shared a cell with Epstein before Epstein's death and was present during a July 2019 incident where Epstein was found injured. Barket publicly defended his client, stating Tartaglione had done nothing wrong and that the two inmates had become friends during their brief time together.

Key Highlights

• •Represented Nicholas Tartaglione, Epstein's cellmate at MCC who was present during a July 2019 incident involving Epstein
• •Communicated with federal prosecutors about MCC conditions and scheduling during the Epstein investigation period
• •Appeared on 60 Minutes in January 2020 to discuss Epstein's suicide and his client's perspective
• •His law firm name 'Barket Epstein' references his law partner Steven B. Epstein, not Jeffrey Epstein

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