DOJ Letter: Southern D.New, October 19, 2020 (EFTA00084880)

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio I. Motto Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York. New York 10007 MEMORANDUM To: Case File, USvEpstein, 2018R01618 From: Subject: Search Warrant Responsiveness Review Protocol for Image and Video Files from Epstein Devices Date: October 19, 2020 This memorandum is intended to memorialize the protocol for conducting a responsiveness review of image and video files obtained pursuant search warrants in the above-referenced investigation. BACKGROUND In July of 2019, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") executed multiple search warrants on the New York residence of Jeffrey Epstein. During those searches, the FBI seized dozens of electronic devices. Pursuant to the warrants authorizing those searches, the FBI extracted data from those electronic devices. In August of 2019, the FBI executed a search warrant on the Virgin Islands residence of Jeffrey Epstein. During that