DOJ Letter: Southern D.New, Request for Information Relating to Jeffrey Epstein (EFTA00077069)

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street New York, New York 10007 June __, 2020 By Electronic Mail Robert Glassman, Esq. Panish Shea & Boyle LLP 11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90025 Re: Request for Information Relating to Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Glassman: I am the Assistant U.S. Attorney ("AUSA") who will be handling the request you discussed with AUSA for certain information relating to Jeffrey Epstein. Because your request seeks information from Department of Justice (the "Department") employees acquired during and as part of their performance of their official duties, your request is governed by certain Department regulations-commonly referred to as Touhy regulations- which, inter alia, prohibit any Department employee from disclosing such information "without prior approval of the proper Department official in accordance with §§ 16.24 and 16.25 of this part." 28 C.F.R. § 16.22(a