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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 785 _ Filed 07/18/25 Page2of4 transcripts in United States v. Epstein, subject to appropriate redactions of victim-related and other personal identifying information.” The Department will work with the United States Attorney’s Office for Southern District of New York to make appropriate redactions of victim-related information and other personal identifying information prior to releasing the transcripts. Transparency in this process will not be at the expense of our obligation under the law to protect victims. 1. On July 2, 2019, a grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York returned an indictment charging Epstein with sex trafficking offenses. See United States v. Epstein, 1:19- cr-490, Dkt. No. 2. (S.D.N.Y.). On August 10, 2019, while awaiting trial, Epstein committed suicide in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. Soon after, the Court dismissed the indictment. Dkt. No. 52. 2. On June 29, 2020, a grand jury sitting in the Southern District of New York charged Epstein’s longtime confidant, Ghislaine Maxwell, with numerous offenses related to the trafficking and coercion of minors. See Dkt. No. 1. In December 2021, a jury found Maxwell guilty on several counts. This Court sentenced Maxwell to 240 months’ imprisonment and the Second Circuit later affirmed her convictions and sentence. See United States v. Maxwell, 118 F.4th 256 (2d Cir. 2024). oe On July 6, 2025, the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the conclusion of their review of the particulars of Epstein’s crimes and death. Since then, the public’s interest in the Epstein matter has remained. Given this longstanding and legitimate interest, the government now moves to unseal grand jury transcripts associated with Epstein. 2 The Department of Justice is filing similar motions in United States v. Epstein, 1:19-cr-490 (S.D.N.Y.), and in the Southern District of Florida. DOJ-OGR-00015038