August 10, 2019

August 10, 2019 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons Office of the Warden SENT VIA EMAIL The Honorable Colleen McMahon, Chief Judge The Honorable Richard M. Berman, District Judge Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007-1312 Re: Dear Chief Judge McMahon and Judge Berman: Metropolitan Correctional Center 150 Park Row New York, New York 10007 (646) 836-6300. (646) 836-7551 (Fax) EPSTEIN, Jeffrey, Federal Register No. 76318-054 United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19-cr-00490- RMB I am writing to notify the Court of the death of Jeffrey Epstein, who passed away Saturday, August 10, 2019, at around 7:37 a.m. Mr. Epstein had been found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit at around 6:30 am from an apparent suicide at the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York, New York. Responding staff immediately initiated life-saving measures and requested emergency medical services (EMS), by whom Mr. Epstein was transported to a local hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries. Mr. Epstein was pronounced dead at the New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital in New York, New York. At this time, there are no preliminary reports identifying the exact cause of death. An autopsy is pending, and we expect to have more information as to the cause of death from the medical examiner in the near future. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is actively investigating the incident. In addition to the FBI's investigation, the Attorney General has requested that the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General look into the matter as well. CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_000 10250 EFTA00139478 MCC Ncw York will provide an update to the Court as soon as the autopsy is completed and the official cause of death is determined. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at . Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely, MCC New York cc: arshal, an , Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Assistant U.S. Attorneys ounse or r. pstein CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_00010251 EFTA00139479