Federal Court Filing: Memorandum Of Law In Support Of The Federal Bureau Of (EFTA00069312)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF YORK X RADAR ONLINE LLC and JAMES ROBERSON, Plaintiffs, -v- 17 Civ. 3956 (PGG) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIONS, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OF LAW IN SUPPORT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AUDREY STRAUSS United States Attorney Southern District of New York 86 Chambers Street, Third Floor New York, Y rk 1 Telephone: ssistant United States Attorney - Of Counsel - 1 EFTA00069312 PRELIMINARY STATEMENT Radar Online LLC and James Robertson, a senior editor for Radar Online (collectively "Radar Online") seeks records at the core of the criminal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, prior to his passing, and the current prosecution of Ghisaille Maxwell. Congress did not intend the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 et seq., to interfere with pending criminal prosecutions. To make sure this would not happen, Congress expressly exempted records that could reasonably be expected to inte