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February 5, 2026
BY ECF
Honorable Richard M. Berman
United States District Judge
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street
New York, New York 10007
Honorable Paul A. Engelmayer
United States District Court
Southern District of New York
40 Foley Square
New York, NY 10007
Re:
United States v. Jeffrey Epstein,
19 Cr. 490 (RMB)
United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell,
20 Cr. 330 (PAE)
Dear Judges Berman and Engelmayer:
The Department respectfully submits this letter in response to Judge Engelmayer’s Order,
dated February 3, 2026, United States v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (PAE) Dkt. 849, and to provide the
Court with an update with regard to its continued efforts to identify and protect victim-identifying
information, see United States v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB). As with prior correspondence to the
Court on these issues, the Department submits this jointly to Your Honors, because the issues
raised are overlapping between the two cases, and therefore appropriate to be raised in both. As
described in further detail below, and in connection with its publication obligations under the Act,
the Department has made, and continues to make, substantial progress in identifying, reviewing,
and redacting potential victim-identifying information both independently and in coordination
with victims and their counsel.
Background – The Department’s Approach to Identifying and Redacting Victim Information
As previously reported to the Court, on December 8, 2025, the Department made express
its intention—which had been conveyed to counsel for the victims and, in some instances directly
to victims themselves—that it would protect victim-identifying information to the maximum
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