From: PC a To: Subject: Fwd: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Date: Friday, June 19, 2020 1:30:15 PM I spoke to i. We'll all have a meeting Monday about this. Time thd. 19 New York - office - cell weeeeene ee Forwarded message ---------- rom: TE Loy oy, Date: Jun 19, 2020 1:20 PM Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents (USANYS)" (USANYS)" < can comment on the status of the hard drives. Also, is going to expedite getting copies of Epstein's phone and tablet seized during his arrest to the team so their review can be a priority. FBI New York On Jun 19, 2020 1:14 PM, i" wrote: We are going every other day now, ramping up to 75% week after next. I need drives to put things on like Zz and I discussed earlier. Once I have those drives, it will take me a couple days to copy stuff. LMK when I can expect the drives. Thanks. ms NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk (USANYS)" On Jun 19, 2020 1:09 PM," 4 > wrote: 3503-028 Page | of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002011 EFTA00157193

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Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 14: 28 a EE; MEE (1541's) (Contractor a SY — (USANYS) Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Sent: Monday, June 01, 2 To: a | USANYS) [Contractor] >: (USANYS) <a eS SSS CSC‘“‘®TC(‘;CS es es Be BY) (5!) —- Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Will do. NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk On Jun 1, 2020 4:26 PM, " (USANYS)" > wrote: id thanks for letting us know o identify a Unders in touch both on timing and also on there's a way t 1 categorize what's a been produced, or if we'll need to just the raw data at this stage and go from there 3503-028 Page 2 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002012 EFTA00157194

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Sent: Monday, June 01, 2020 16:23 (USANYS) <j a jf | {7 28 ee a B() | 8)) Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents =z. Unfortunately, recent events and our staffing levels have conspired to put a kink in just about everything. If we can't make heads or tails of the stuff I've already produced, we'll do it again. They have told us that our staffing levels will be steadily increasing over the next few weeks, but I'm going to have to push back my estimate by a week or 2. Sorry about that. My next day in the office is Thursday, so I'll be able to see if I can easily identify what I already gave you and marry it to a reliable identifier. NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk On Jun 1, 2020 4:13 PM, ") (USANYS)" > wrote: Thanks for this update — ll take a look and circle back if any questions Separately, to follow up on a question from the May 15 email below, the list has just five devices as still pending to be t ferred to us, and | think it’s right that the plan is to reproduce all the materials so that we can get them in searchable format, but just wanted to confirm? Currently, we aren't able to match any of the prior productions to specific devices — so if we’re able to match them up by Bates number now, that might work, but otherwise | think it makes sense for us to get everything. But let us know if any issue with that And related to that question, are we still on track to get t ull range of data in the next week or so? | don’t think v gotten any updates on that status in the past few weeks, and we’re eager to be able to start reviewing thanks again, Sent: Friday, May 29, 2020 12:53 oS (SS) a ; ITY (SAS) 3503-028 Page 3 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002013 EFTA00157195

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Subject: Re: Epstein search warrant documents Updated item des riptions. Just a side note, many thumb driv nd SD cards will not have a serial numbe ible externally, but will report one through our tools. | included those electronically reported serial numbers. Any questions, let me know FBI NY CART Coordinator Senior Examiner Fron: Sent: 6 E >, 2020 4:11 PM Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents 3503-028 T_T | | = Page 4 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002014 EFTA00157196

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(or: es <s Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2020 15:54 —_— _—es Subject: Re: Epstein search warrant documents Here is The listing of all the evidence gathered in NY that | have. | added some columns to guide you to the unique numbers CART NY uses fro their evidence. The template wasn't a slam dunk over, so | did what | could to convey the information. If you are confused by anything, please let me know. In the column for approximate size, it is in GB, totaled at the bottom and verted to TB. In the materials contained column, | put what load file group the data was rin (Mac, Windows, Loose Media, IDE, or Blacklight) If there is no entry in that column, that data has yet o be transferred. There are 2 Macs and a DVR you don't have as well as an iPhone and an iPad. IF the descriptions are a bit light, let me know and I'll do what | can to beef them up. | will get you the Island stuff tomorrow. Coordinator Senior Examiner 3503-028 Page 5 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002015 EFTA00157197

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From: TS (US5\S) <i Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 12:25 PM Ce: I (USNS) <i PI (USANS) re a eS) a - Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Respectfully, | think there are some miscommunications here — all we have asked is to receive the materials in a format such that we can view them using a sy 1 we have access to. We're not able to get web-enabled access through any FBI tool, so we asked for the materials to be transferred in a ould put them on Relativity, which both we ave the files in a format that we can produce them to defense c wn My understanding from ttorney’s Office) to get the original files that in many other cases and it hasn’t previously been an issue to do it now is just for us (t vendor will process—by which | just mean cc erting into file formats that are loadable onto Relativity. It doesn’t really have anything to do with the taint review—we have to have access to the 1s for disco cs in ours very purposes And we were happy to get the materials as they were processed, but when we received the 1.1 earlier this year, they were in a format that wasn’t usable for the reasons 1, |understand from jj that the best vaterials in their original formats, which | understand will be That should wo to understand the appro et copies of t and designated by dev | was just trying well as the timeline thanks, Tuesday, May 12, 2020 13:03 To: ES (SANS) <i; TS (SANS) (Contractor) Cc: A (SANS) a; tf |iMais F | eFC Subject: Re: Epstein search warrant documents Just to be clear. The US Attorney's Office (or it's contractors) are not "processing" anything. You are taking files that | will be extracting from processed evidence and putting them into an 3503-028 Page 6 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002016 EFTA00157198

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E-Discovery tool (Relativity) to do a taint review. Relativity is NOT a forensic tool. It is incapable of dealing with many things that are found forensically on a computer like free space, slack space, and system files to name a few. When we started this, and you insisted you do the taint review in Relativity, | warned you that it was adding months worth of work on top of what was already done, and that Relativity was incapable of viewing everything. You insisted we do it this way. So now [J and | have come up with a way to fit this round peg into this square hole. We will get it done. Sorry it has taken so long, but we are talking about terabytes worth of data over multiple forms of digital evidence. Phones, tablets, loose media, cameras, DVRs, servers, laptops, and desktop computers. We have gotten past encryption on multiple devices. When we review devices on such large cases, we usually do it piece by piece as things are processed, | was unaware that you didn't want to review as things were processed, that you wanted to do it "all at once", so that added to the delay. Sorry for that. Just a differentiation of methodology | suppose. HB 2nd | feel confident that the method we have come up with will be more consistent and preserve the attribution of files to devices and links of e-mails to attachments that the load file generation that | did a while back was lacking. FBI N¥ CART Coordinator Senior Examiner From: A (SAS) <a - Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 11:33 AM To: i <>; es (SANYS) [Contractor] SG Ce: A USANYS) i I (USA) SCS Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Okay, so just to check, you both think that there is not a need to do a test run? You're both comfortable with just basically sending us copies of everything? | don’t totally understand why we couldn't have done that eight months ago, but regardless of the passage of time, | want to make sure we understand so we can report to our supervisors. | assurne that means that we (at the U.S Attorney’s Office and through contractors) will therefore need to do all the processing ourselves, correct? And thanks again to you both. From: a < Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 11:30 3503-028 Page 7 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002017 EFTA00157199

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Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Like || said in his earlier email. It will be the raw data and it will be marked so it is easier to attribute it to a particular device. Problem now is how to get the data to J since he is teleworking. NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk On May 12, 2020 11:15 AM, " (USANYS)" “ > wrote: you do, but can you please | have no do tell us what that plan is? Thanks! Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 11:11 (USANYS) <i T Ce: USS) <a \em Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents I will use the spreadsheet, no problem. | | and I ironed out all the details. We've got a good plan moving forward that will meet your needs. NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk (USANYS)" On May 12, 2020 10:34 AM, " 4 > wrote: > the attached spreadsheet in ed. | think you had prev sly sent we’re all on the same page In terms of data transfer, J are you just sending a literal copy of all the raw data, and we'll process and upload it on our end? | ask to make sure we don’t lose any searchability — when FBI 3503-028 Page 8 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002018 EFTA00157200

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sent versions before, it had already been processed shat we talked about on the phone a month ag ng, for example, data from one device to make sure it transfers correctly, before sending over literally everything — is that still the plan? thanks, From: RE (USANYS) [Contractor] Sent: Tuesday, May 1 0 10:27 Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Hello i Me and {J just finished our phone call rega ata and where the da arding the data. (J will put together a list of ‘ es the all of t will work to s ome har data off of the ha to figure out a way to get Please let us know if there are any questions Sent: Friday, May 8, 2020 2:15 PM p+ Ce: NN (USANYS) (Contractor) SE ; i, ME (USANYS) * _....._ fi. yg — | SS 5) Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Okay than 5 know if at any nt that changes, otherwise we'll look forward to being a eturns in early June. Thanks again. Sent: Friday, May 08, 2020 14:14 3503-028 Page 9 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002019 EFTA00157201

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ee a a SS SS (.) °)) - Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents There has been talk of us returning to normal soon, so I don't think it will effect the timeline I initially gave you. If it does, I'll let you know. Fe NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk (USANYS)" On May 8, 2020 1:58 PM, " < > wrote: that lis Thursday. As a refresh, the info we are Is in nplate On the returns themselv mentioned mean that the estimate ith from now fo: mplete transmis warrant returns is no longer lik ‘ould you please let us know what the current estimate would be can factor that in? Thanks very much Sent: Friday, May 08, 2020 13:50 To: ES (USNS) a; I (UsANys) 52103) [Contractor EE BE 2") a \) 3) Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Sorry for the delay, they reduced us to | day a week, so things have been stretched out by a factor of 5. I will be back in the office on Thursday and will be able to get you the list then as I have to access some of our systems to do so. Also, [EEE please reach out to me at one of the numbers below so we can brain storm. Thanks. NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner a «<1! 3503-028 Page 10 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002020 EFTA00157202

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PE csi On May > wrote: think you had said you expected to be able to get us a list of the devi om his zed from the searc rrants at Epstein’s resider erson upon arrest, in about a month (during our co ence call a month a to check — so wante f we can still expect tha y soon? We're waiting on that list to n updated search Please let us know the current timeline — and also the current nk you and warrant on all of those de timeline on producing the results from those August and September searches coordinate on that had mentioned yo were goi 1onths from our call, which would be about a month from now track thanks, From: i a.) 3) a Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 15:27 540) Contactor) A BB (USA%S) SS \) |) Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Ok let’s plan on 11am tomorrow morning, | am trying to get an FBI line with a larger capacity but | won't kn until tomor Thanks ow am. | will push it out when confirmed From: IS (SANS) (ci Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 3:15 PM ae re ee “ee: ee (USANYS) « a USNS) — — — Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant docum ents 3503-028 Page |1 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002021 EFTA00157203

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can do anytime tomorrow, and [ij IJ can also join anytime tomorrow. So whenever is d on your end. we can host a conferenc but only up to six lines at a time — so if FBI has larger capacity 1 that let us know, otherwise I’d propose we do ) = ) = ) = —_ you wants to join (and if not, one of I / HD) From: i a.) 3!) a Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 14:13 oS SS; a; es SS 5) SS Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Are you available tomorrow for a conference call to discuss this issue? FBI New York On Apr 7, 2020 1:55 PM, " (USANYS)" > wrote: Following up on this from a month ago know we're living in a different world than what existed while workin This has been pending for four weeks ago, but are you at all able to ely? almost two months and we still don’t have a c list 0 e or item that was seized and che for which of those we've rece’ materials e vappy to have a call if that would be useful, but as a first step the most basic thing we’re looking for is the info in the template spreadsheet we sent earlier (that’s also attached) thanks, 3503-028 Page 12 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002022 EFTA00157204

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From: A (USANYS) Sent: Monday, March 09, 2020 12:00 oS <a; IT (SS) 2) a ee Cc: EES (USANYS) [Contractor] E>; HE BEBE (USANYS) a es <> ee Ss) 5!) <a Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Unfortunately | don’t think this is very helpful to us. Did you take a look at the example spreadsheet | sent on 2/24? The search warrant returns (that we sent on 2/23), and we don’t have the 1B or CART numbers to be el file you sent has descriptions that don’t match up to the items listed in the able to cross-reference. We also can’t tell what you mean by “loose media” without a specific comparison to what was seized, we don’t know which iterns you're referring to as “Windows machines,” and we can’t tell whether the irety of any lar item has been transferred, or just partial. For example, it looks like we have gotten very, very few image files, which is surprising. We have also encountered some very significant problems in trying to review the more than 1 million documents we recently received The data we've received has no way to put any emails and attachments together. So if an email says, “see the attached flight records,” for example, we have no way of linking that up with the records themselves. Not only is that a big problem for us in review, it’s going to be a huge problem for producing the documents to defense counsel. The load file has no link to the native file, so when we load the data to the database, there’s no way to have the native files show up in the database. Because many of the files are too arge to open in the viewer, it effectively means that there are many files that are completely nvisible to us. - Related, the control numbers in the load file don’t match up to the native files. So we have two sets of numbers and no way to match up anything—that is, even if v were to try to go it down every individual large file in the native files, it would be impossible So the data that we most recently got, we need to get in a form that addresses those issues, and we likely will need to get a similar reproduction of the data we received a couple months ago. Otherwise we're sifting through more than a million documents without much rhyme or reason. I've re-attached the spreadsheet we sent last week —! think that’s a good place to start in terms of our necessary record-keeping, and we need that info at the very least, as well as anything else you think would be useful. Also attaching the SW returns for reference. And again, we’re happy to meet up anytime and hash all this out in person if that’s useful. 3503-028 Page 13 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002023 EFTA00157205

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thanks or TT Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2020 1€ 0: TS (USNS) a; I (USA's) rr Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents the US Attorney's Office for taint ‘ound int apartment, they tu out te 3 cor drive: ves in total) from a July se media from the NY Only 2 Macs one of his properties. | only proce ). All the apartment is included. All the Wind Y¥ apartment are incluc from NY and 1 from the Island are included | will have to more closely coordir r is loading up Relativity with the remaining Macs as the tool they have to essed with does not easily re-name the load files Spreadsheet is attached Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2020 12:25 PM To: a) <>; Ps (SANS) 2) a \\) CC Te Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents | could do Thursday morning, but | think it would be helpful for us to get the ting in advance of the meeting so we can figure out in advance what [if any) additional steps we need — is that 3503-028 Page 14 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002024 EFTA00157206

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Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2020 09:59 2) rt a a a SS SS (.) °)) - Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Can we do Thursday morning? My network should be back by then and I can give you a good accounting. Pe NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk On Mar 2, 2020 11:15 AM, ' (USANYS)" > wrote: ne can meet on this? Doing the w ly check in on this —is there a time this w thanks, From: i (USANYS) Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 17:38 To: a < ss (SAYS) a Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents w be bei ul to all sit her to ave an in- t helpful to facilitate that would at | think would b spreadsheet of each separate device referenced in the two search warrant returns, with vailable for that next em columns for whether we’ve dumped the contents, whether they've been reviewed and/or transferred, what portions were transferred, etc 3503-028 Page 15 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002025 EFTA00157207

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|—and the xamples. That will help us fully vething roughly like the attached, with any other categories you think wou tly hypothetical, obviously rstand what's > far, and what remains. een reviewed, transferred, and r {Also just on the picture the de ans e do want copies of those as well, please including from the discs and think FBI was goin lo an initial scree make sure no CP, and since | think tt o, we'll need to get those to be able to review them as many thanks, = Sent: Monday, February 24, 2020 09:24 To: ES (SNS) a: (UsAivys) af tT CCT 9 | 3 —reorf Cc: EE (USANYS) [Contractor] >; TE BEBE (USANYS) > es < ee | es) 2! < Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents Sorry for the delayed response. They are tearing out our old network and giving us a new one, they mandated we delete old stuff (about 400 TB worth). Now that they are working on replacing the network, we can do only local work. I should be able to give you an accounting of what is what. I can say, off the top of my head, that all windows based items from the NY search have been handed over as well as all loose media. The CDs from NY only contained pictures, no documents. There are still some Apple items from NY that need to be produced. As far as the Island stuff goes, the Ist item on your spreadsheet, the "kitchen" mac has been produced. Still working on the rest. NY CART Coordinator Senior Forensic Examiner cell desk On Feb 23, 2020 12:21 (USANYS)" 4 rote: Team, Following up on the below from last weekend, I’m still not sure how we're addressing this so | tho ght it would make sense for us to all schedule a (hopefully relatively brief} meeting to all get on the same page? We didn’t hear back on which files had previously been provided, but our tech folks did their best to differentiate, and we got é materials yesterday and its well over a ocuments, and we don’t have a re looking at —i.€., w devices the 3503-028 Page 16 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002026 EFTA00157208

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materials came from, whether it’s full or partial results, how many more devices we have coming, etc. Based on the attached search warrant returns, it looks like from the New York mansion (the PDF) there are approximately 40 devices that would have storage (computers, hard drives, thumb drives, etc.) and that’s not even counting at least 60+ CDs. And then from the Virgin Islands (the Excel spreadsheet), at least more than 25 devices, including multiple servers / server racks. So we gotta know what we've already received, what remains, anticipated schedule, etc, and | know it’s a lot of moving pieces on all sides so wanted to loop in everybody at once. The case team will be in California this coming week from Tuesday through Friday, but then | think generally around the first week of March, which will hopefully be plenty of time to schedule a productive meeting thanks all, From: I (SANS) Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 16:30 To: a, <a; es (\) (5!) a Cc: ES (USANYS) [Contractor] i >; as a a SS) a CCG Subject: RE: Epstein search warrant documents I'm not sure who's the exact right person to ask this, so wanted to get everybody on one email chain about it — | have the hard drive that JJ dropped off that has new Epstein search warrant materials, but it looks like there are also old materials (that | think we had previously received and uploaded??) on the hard drive, and so I’m not sure what's new. Just generally, and [J and | talked about this last week too, but it’s basically impossible for us to keep track of what we’re getting, and what has been completed, without some kind of identification or labeling system, along with a list of which devices have been extracted and downloaded. So for example on the hard drive currently, there are 38 folders labeled “loadFiles” through “37loadFiles” with a modified date of 11/14/19, which | think we may have already previously received — but I’m not sure, because we haven’t gotten any info on which folders match up to which devices, etc. And then there’s another folder titled “NYCO24362” that has a modified date of 1/27/20, so | think that may be the materials we hadn't previously received? That folder by itself has more than 600,000 items. | don’t want to give | | anything that we've already previously received and uploaded, and | can’t 3503-028 Page 17 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002027 EFTA00157209

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tell from the folder or file names whether everything on the drive is new, or whether just additional materials were saved onto it in addition to what we already have. [J are you able to give us some guidance on this? Ultimately what we really need is a spreadsheet of every device, whether it’s been dumped (or partially dumped), and then identifying that same info — which device, and what materials from it — are being given to us with each data transfer. Otherwise | think organizationally and for review purposes it will be a total disaster for us. We're happy to have a meeting on this if that’s helpful — and thanks everybody for the assistance. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York 3503-028 Page 18 of 18 SUBJECT TO PROTECTIVE ORDER PARAGRAPHS 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 17 EFTA_00002028 EFTA00157210