EPSTEIN
page 5 / 522 . OCR, unverified
New York, District of the Virgin Islands, Southern District of Florida, and Northern District of
Georgia respective) . We have obtained the necessary authorization (Certificate of Identity, Form
DOJ-361) from
for the release of her records to our firm, Boies, Schiller and Flexner
LLP, and to me specifically. See the signed authorization form enclosed.
is our client and we are obtaining her records on her behalf. This is a priority
over all other aspects of our record requests contained in the eight referenced FOIA requests.
Specifically, records related to complaints filed by her against Jeffrey Epstein in New York are
requested on an expedited basis if possible.
Second, in regard to Jeffrey Epstein (DOB: 01/20/1953). Records concerning Epstein were
requested in FOIA requests: EOUSA-2019-003549, EOUSA-2019-003550, EOUSA-2019-
003552, EOUSA-2019-003553, and EOUSA-2019-003554 directed toward the United States
Attorney's Offices for the District of New Mexico, Southern District of New York, District of the
Virgin Islands, Southern District of Florida, and Northern District of Georgia respectively.
Subsequent to our original request, Jeffrey Epstein died on August 10, 2019. Given that Epstein
died in Federal custody while facing Federal charges, and the resulting media attention, we assume
that the Department of Justice is well aware of his death. As Jeffrey Epstein is now deceased, any
privacy concerns are extinguished. We therefore renew our request for all records pertaining to
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Jeffrey Epstein. Should you require that we obtain a formal death certificate to proceed, please let
• us know and we will conduct that exercise.
Finally, we request all public documents concerning t
irieti individuals that may be
contained within your files as described by Assistant Director
in the third paragraph of his
letter. We are prepared to pay reasonable duplication fees in an amount not to exceed $500 for
any such records.
We reserve the right to supplement this request with additional supporting material as it
may become available, and to file a formal a
should that become neces
. If it is hel ful
please free to contact me by telephone at
or via email at
to discuss these matters and expedite a satisfactory resolution.
Enclosures
Sincerely,
Sigrid S.
ey, Esq.
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U.S. Department of Justice
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
Freedom of Information and Privacy Staff
Si rid S. McCawlcv
July 17, 2019
Re: Request Numbers: EOUSA-2019.003546. EOUSA-2019-003548. EOUSA-2019-003549.
BOUSA-2019-003550. EOUSA-20 I 9-00355 EOUSA-2019-003552. EOUSA-2019-003553. &
EOUSA-20 I 9-003554
Date of Receipt: July 1.2019
Subject of Request: Third-Party Material — Multiple Inividuals
Dear Ms. McCawley:
The Executive Office for United States Attorneys has received eight Freedom of
Information Act request that you filed on July 1, 2019, and assigned the above reference numbers
to them.
You have requested records concerning third parties. Records pertaining to a third party
generally cannot be released absent express authorization and consent of the third party, proof
that the subject of your request is deceased, or a clear demonstration that the public interest in
disclosure outweighs the personal privacy interest and that significant public benefit would result
from the disclosure of the requested records. Since you have not furnished a release, death
certificate, or public justification for release, the release of records concerning a third party
would result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and would be in violation of the
Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.§ 552a. These records are also generally exempt from disclosure pursuant
to sections (bX6) and (b)(7)(C) of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552.
We will release, if requested, any public records maintained in our files, such as court
records and news clippings, without the express authorization of the third party, a death
certificate, or public justification for release. If you desire to obtain public records, if public
records exist in ow files, lease re I with a letter askin for the ublic documents. Please send
your letter to
Should you obtain the written authorization and consent of the third party for release of
the records to you, please submit a new request for the documents accompanied by the written
authorization. A form is enclosed to assist you in providing us the authorization and consent of
the subject of your request. Your name should appear in the section titled "Optional." The
authorization must be notarized or si ed under enalt of a 'u
ursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1001.
Please send your new request to
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This is our final action on this above-numbered request. If you arc not satisfied with my
response to this request, you may administratively appeal by writin to the Direct rOffice of