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The U.S. Attorney's Office writes to Judge Berman regarding the case against Jeffrey Epstein, arguing that the indictment must be dismissed due to Epstein's death and that the court lacks the authority to conduct its own investigation into the circumstances of his suicide. The letter requests the court to grant the Government's nolle prosequi motion.

Subject

United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB)

Sender

GEOFFREY S. BERMAN, United States Attorney

Recipients

Honorable Richard M. Berman

Document ID

19 Cr. 490 (RMB)

Date

2019-08-28

"well-settled rule that actions upon penal statutes do not survive the death of the wrongdoer."

"court has the inherent authority to find out what happened on its watch"

"supervis[e], or at least keep an interest in these proceeding[s]."

Context

The death of Jeffrey Epstein and the legal proceedings surrounding his case were highly publicized.

Media Worthy

Yes

Legal matters/litigation

Richard M. BermanJeffrey EpsteinWrightBrooksScalia, J.YoungCoxThompsonRockefellerEmmett SullivanTed StevensGEOFFREY S. BERMAN

U.S. Department of JusticeUnited States AttorneySouthern District of New YorkUnited States District JudgeSecond CircuitFederal Bureau of InvestigationDepartment of Justice - Office of Inspector General

New YorkSouthern District of New York

Tone

Professional

Purpose

To respond to legal arguments raised by defense counsel and to request the Court to grant the Government's nolle prosequi motion due to the death of the defendant.

Significance

The document addresses the legal implications of Jeffrey Epstein's death on the pending criminal case against him and the court's authority to investigate the circumstances of his death.

File Name

EFTA00020085.txt

Dataset

dataset_8

Type

Text

Model

gemini-2.0-flash-001

Processed

2026-02-07T18:44:44.376437

DOJ Source

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