EFTA Document EFTA01683964

To: Page 1 of 14 2020-01-23 00.02:57 (GMT) Federal Bureau of Investigation Records Information/Dissemination Section 170 Marcel Drive Winchester, Virginia Via Facsimile and Certified Mail January 22, 2020 EFTA01683964 EFTA01683965 EFTA01683966 EFTA01683967 EFTA01683968 Pages EFTA01683969 To: Page 7 of 14 2020-01.23 00:02:57 (GMT) S 0 Approved By: Drafted By: I Case ID #:41E-MM-108057-FF Olees44440 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Preo4fl99taOs To: Miami ROUTINE From: Miami PBCRA Contact: An, 1+6 -2 S /6 * b7c -2 Attn: SA' FE Date: 09/18/2008 aau Title: GENERAL FORFEITURE MATTERS JEFFREY EPSTEIN +(STA - CHILD PROSTITUTION 340Psis: Request closing of forfeiture subft)e FF. Details: Lnvestigatior. has revealed that as -1, -2, I I cr I -1. -2 r .1,A -2 I Pa ,m Beach, Ft. whAch is On 9/11/08, case agent advised writer that Epstein is currently being prosecuted by the State of:Florida and is complying with all conditions of- hia plea with the State of Florida. - Epstein ha& also provided information to tho FBI as agreed upon. Case agent advised that no federal prosecution will occur in this matter as lung 45 Epstein continues to uphold his agreement with the State -of Florida. Case agent also advised.that no further forfe1ture assistance will be required fob thin case. Case agent is requested to contact writer in the event this matter moves forward on a federal level. .1n that no further fcrfcktuin related action is deemed necessary in this Matter, it is requested that subfile • FP bv closed. +4 1 EFTA01683970 To: Paget of 14 2020-O1.23 00:02:57 (GMT) I EFTA01683971 To: Page.9 of 14 2020.01-23 00:02:57 (GMT) 2 EFTA01683972 To: . Page.10 of 14 2020-01-23 00:02:57 (GMT) 3 EFTA01683973 To: Page 11 of 14 2020-01-23 00:02:57 (GMT) 4 EFTA01683974 To: Pagol2 of 14 2020.01.23 00:02:57 (GMT) EFTA01683975 To: Page.13 of 14 2020-01-2300:02:57 (GMT) Private pathologist questions whether Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide; medical examiner stands by conclusion Kevin Johnson Kristine Phillips USA TODAY WASHINGTON — New York City's chief medical examiner said there's no need for a second investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death after a pathologist hired by the family argued that injuries to the disgraced financier point to homicide, not suicide. Epstein, 66, died while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. He was found unresponsive in his Manhattan jail cell early on Aug. 10. New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Barbara Sampson later ruIrd that Epstein died of suicide by hanging and refined conspiracy theories that foul play was involved. Michael Baden, a former New York City medical examiner who was hired by Epstein's brother, said in a Fox & Friends interview Wednesday morning that broken bones in Epstein's neck indicate a "huge amount of pressure" was applied. "There were findings that are unusual for suicide by hanging and more consistent with ligature homicidal strangulation," Baden said. Curiosity around one of those broken neck bones — the hyoid — has been at the center of theories about Epstein's death, which President Donald Trump has promoted. News outlets reported in August that Fperein suffered broken hones in his neck But The Washington Post, which first reported on the injuries, cited experts saying surf' hrralcs ran occur in_people_who hang _themselves, particularly if they arc older. In a statement Wednesday, Sampson said she stands by her conclusion that Epstein died by suicide. "Our investigation concluded that the cause of Mr. Epstein's death was hanging and the manner of death was suicide," she said. "The original medical investigation was thorough and complete. There is no reason for a second medical investigation by our office." Sampson said her office continues "to share information around the medical investigation with Mr. Epstein's family, their representatives, and their pathology consultant." Baden, a Fox News contributor, said he does not know what work federal investigators have done on Epstein's death, but he called on officials to investigate further. He said the ligature that EFTA01683976 To ' Page 14 of 14 2020-01-23 00:02:57 (GMT) was found wrapped around Epstein's neck was fashioned from bed sheets and would have contained DNA evidence. Baden served as New York City's medical examiner for one year, beginning in 1978. Prosecutors had alleged Epstein "sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls" at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida, and at other locations from at least 2002 to 2005. After Epstein's death, Attorney General William Barr ordered multiple investigations focusing on the operations at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center, which has been plagued with staffing shortages. Those investigations arc ongoing. Federal authorities have been examining whether guards assigned to Epstcin's unit slept through mandatory checks on his cell in the hours before he was found dead, and whether the guards falsified logs accounting for their time on duty. Epstein had been placed on suicide watch after he was found semiconscious with marks on his neck just three weeks earlier, but he was removed from monitoring shortly after. At the time of Epstein's suicide, there were more than 30 staff vacancies at the facility, said Serene Gregg, local president of the prison workers' union. Prison officials regularly assigned civilian staffers to work guard duty to plug unfilled officer positions, she said. Ten of the 18 staffers who reported for duty on the midnight-to-8 a.m. shift — the one during which Epstein was found dead — were working overtime, according to federal prison records. On the previous shift, 4 p.m. to midnight, six of the 20 staffers were working overtime. Contributing: Grace Hauck EFTA01683977