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January 15, 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 as an update to its previous submissions to
the Court regarding the review and redaction of certain of the materials required to be published
pursuant to the directives of H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act (the “Act”).1 As noted
in the Department’s January 5 letter, while not all the materials under review are covered by the
Courts’ Orders, the Department nevertheless continues to implement procedures across its review
to ensure that victim-identifying information is protected consistent with the Courts’ Orders and
to the maximum extent practicable.
The Department has made substantial progress and remains focused on releasing materials
under the Act promptly while protecting victim privacy. Compliance with the Act is a substantial
undertaking, principally because, for a substantial number of documents, careful, manual review
1 In particular, the Department references United States v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) (S.D.N.Y.)
Dkts. 87, 88, 91; and United States v. Maxwell, 20 Cr. 330 (PAE) (S.D.N.Y.) Dkts. 819, 823, 826.
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