Who is Ed O'Callaghan in the Epstein documents?

Ed O'Callaghan was the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in 2019, the #3 official at the Department of Justice. He appears in internal DOJ emails from August 14, 2019, coordinating a visit to the Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein had died four days earlier. As a top DOJ official, he had oversight responsibilities for the Bureau of Prisons and was involved in the high-level response to Epstein's death in federal custody.

Was Ed O'Callaghan involved in the Epstein prosecution?

O'Callaghan was not directly involved in prosecuting Epstein—that was led by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman's office in the Southern District of New York. However, as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, O'Callaghan had oversight responsibilities for all 93 U.S. attorney offices and DOJ law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Prisons. His appearance in these documents relates to the high-level DOJ response after Epstein's death in federal custody.

Who is Ed O'Callaghan in the Epstein documents?

Ed O'Callaghan was the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in 2019, the #3 official at the Department of Justice. He appears in internal DOJ emails from August 14, 2019, coordinating a visit to the Metropolitan Correctional Center where Jeffrey Epstein had died four days earlier. As a top DOJ official, he had oversight responsibilities for the Bureau of Prisons and was involved in the high-level response to Epstein's death in federal custody.

Was Ed O'Callaghan involved in the Epstein prosecution?

O'Callaghan was not directly involved in prosecuting Epstein—that was led by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman's office in the Southern District of New York. However, as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, O'Callaghan had oversight responsibilities for all 93 U.S. attorney offices and DOJ law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Prisons. His appearance in these documents relates to the high-level DOJ response after Epstein's death in federal custody.

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Ed O'Callaghan was the Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General in August 2019 when Jeffrey Epstein died at MCC, and appears in these documents coordinating a visit to the Metropolitan Correctional Center with U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman days after Epstein's death.

O'Callaghan appears in internal DOJ emails dated August 14, 2019—four days after Epstein's death on August 10—coordinating a visit to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York. As the #3 official at DOJ (Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General), he was involved in the high-level response to Epstein's death in federal custody. The emails show him planning to accompany U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman and the new acting warden on a tour of MCC, indicating DOJ leadership's direct involvement in addressing the crisis following Epstein's suicide.

Key Highlights

•All mentions are from August 14, 2019—four days after Epstein's death at MCC on August 10
•As Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (DOJ's #3 official), O'Callaghan had oversight responsibilities for the Bureau of Prisons and all DOJ law enforcement agencies
•The coordinated visit with Geoffrey Berman (who prosecuted Epstein) suggests high-level DOJ response to the custody failures that led to Epstein's death
•Later represented Attorney General William Barr in congressional testimony about the Epstein and Maxwell investigations

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Books for Further Reading

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

Bradley J. Edwards

Victims' attorney's firsthand account

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Nicolas Roos, Stephanie Scannell 2019/08/14 12:18 RE: MCC Visit Thursday TEXT.htm, Mime.822 Two additional people from DOJ will join the visit: Ed O'Callahan Tim Shea In addition, Geoff has asked that the new acting warden join the tour. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks. From: Adam Johnson

EFTA00045963.pdf (email 23: RE: MCC Visit Thursday)

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EFTA00045963.pdf (email 30: Re: FW: MCC Visit Thursday)

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36-6455 f: (646)836-7665 >> > "Donaleski, Rebekah (USANYS)" > 8/14/2019 12:17 PM >> > Adam, Two additional people from DOJ will join the visit: Ed O'Callahan Tim Shea In addition, Geoff has asked that the new acting warden join the tour. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks. From: Adam Johnson

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EFTA00045963.pdf (email 33: Re: MCC Visit Thursday)

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EFTA00045963.pdf (email 39: RE: MCC Visit Thursday)

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August 14, 2019 12:41 PM To: Adam Johnson >• Stephanie Scannell <sscannellPbop.gov> Cc: Roos, Nicolas (USANYS) < Subject: RE: MCC Visit Thursday Ed O'Callahan — Principal Deputy Attorney General Tim Shea — Advisor at AG's office Geoffrey Berman — US Attorney Audrey Strauss - Deputy US Attorney Laura Bir