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December 19, 2025
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 Government respectfully submits this letter in response to Your Honors’ December
10, 2025 Order in United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB), Dkt. 92 and December 9,
2025 Order in United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (PAE), Dkt. 820. The Government
submits this letter jointly as it believes that the issues raised are overlapping between the two cases.
Below, the Government describes the process for its review of certain materials released pursuant
to H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act (the “Act”), including for compliance with
Section 2(c)(l)(A) of the Act and, for a subset of those materials, the certification required by the
Court’s Order in United States v. Maxwell.
Overview of Relevant Processes and Review Procedures
The Department is undertaking a victim-oriented approach in connection with the
production and public disclosure of materials required by the Act (the “Transparency Act
Materials”).
The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
26 Federal Plaza, 37th Floor
New York, New York 10278
U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Southern District of New York
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