EFTA00163638.pdf

From: To: (NY) (FBI)" ca > PX FBI)" (OTD) (FBI)" Subject: Re: Maxwell Audio Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:41:31 +0000 Importance: Normal Inline-Images: image001.png Thank you We will provide our estimate of completion shortly. From: (PX) (FBI) < > Sent: Friday, August 8, 2025 11:38:14 AM To: (OTD) (FBI) < :.; (OTD) (FBI) . (LD) (FBI) a.; (NY) (FBI) < >; . (NY) (FBI) (CID) (FBI) < >.; (NY) (FBI) (OTD) (FBI) < >; (OTD) (FBI) (OTD) (FBI) <M > Subject: Re: Maxwell Audio Great thanks I'll message same to DOJ. NY can you guys provide estimate for time of completion? Assistant Director FBI Criminal Investigative Division (Cell) From: (OTD) (FBI) < > Sent: Friday, August 8, 2025 11:26:22 AM To: • (PX) (P8I) ‹e (OTD) (FBI) c >; . (LD) (FBI) c >; (NY) (F81) < >; (NY) (FBI) (CID) (FBI) < M>;-. (NY) (FBI) ce (OTD) (FBI) < I>: (OTD) (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) < > Subject: RE: Maxwell Audio All OTD has completed the requested audio file processing. We will send the audio files over to NYC ASAC and SA for the accuracy review. EFTA00163638 Please let me know if there are any questions or concerns. Thank you, Deputy Assistant Director Operational Technolo Division Mobile: From: (PX) (FBI) Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2025 4:05 PM To: (OTD) (FBI) < >; (OTD) (FBI) < . (LD) (FBI) a; (NY) (FBI) c (NY) (FBI) (CID) (FBI) <->;-. (NY) (FBI) c > Subject: Re: Maxwell Audio All I spoke to again and provided the updated timeline of possible OTD completion by tomorrow afternoon and then delivery to NY. He seemed receptive and understanding of the limitations but will likely discuss with DAG. I also advised him you'd be passing same info to the Director to set expectations. Thanks all and let me know if any updates. Assistant Director FBI Criminal Investigative Division (Cell) From: (PX) (FBI) < Sent: Thursday, August 7, 2025 6:17:47 AM To: (OTD) (FBI) < • (LD) (FBI) an; Subject: Fw: Maxwell Audio > (OTD) (FBI) < (NY) (FBI) c >; (CID) (FBI) < FBI group only. I'm trying to step in front of these tasks and coordinate comms with DOJ. (NY) (FBI) LD/OTD - ariy -ifo on this task and below timeframe? Is this at all viable? If we need more time I can go direct to MI but would like some context. Happy to discuss this morning. Thanks • Assistant Director FBI Criminal Investigative Division (Cell) EFTA00163639 From: Sent: Wednesda To: C (FBI) OASG) (JMD) < (OAG) (JMD) Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - Re: Maxwell Audio (ODAG) ust 6, 2025 10:02:47 PM (NY FBI < NY) (FBI) < LD) (FBI) (OTD FBI < Au OTD) (FBI) < Hi, all, OAG JMD < OTD FBI PX FBI) < OTD FBI < NY FB (OASG) (JMD) CID) Just to reiterate: The redactions should be done to the separate files as originally produced to DOJ by not the combined files. Thank you! From: (ODAG) Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 8:38:57 PM To: Cc: (OTD) (FBI) . (LD) (FBI) Subject: RE: Maxwell Audio >; . (NY) (FBI) (NY) (FBI) < > >; (GM) (FBI) < >; (OTD) (FBI) (NY) (FBI) < (OTD) (FBI) (CID) (FBI) < >; (OAG) (OASG) (OASG) (OAG) Thank you, . Below are the timestamps from the original files—not the combined files-sent over to DOJ. The files are identified by their length. The name to be redacted is listed along with the timestamp. We understand it is late, and this takes a lot of work. We also want to ensure this is done correctly. We would like for your team to do your best to have the redacted audio files sent over to us via Teleporter by noon tomorrow. Please let me know if you have any questions at all. I am available on my mobile tonight and tomorrow to discuss anything to ensure we get this done. Thank you and your team in advance for your work on this. From file length 1:06:24 3 Redact '• ' at 47:10 From file length 1:06:24 3 Redact '• at 51:09, 51:12 EFTA00163640 From file length 1:06:24 3 Redact '• at 55:28 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact ' ' at 14:04, 14:06, 14:08 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact ' ' at 14:31 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " IM" at 16:29 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact ' ' at 28:42 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact ' ' at 30:40 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact ' " at 32:04 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " " at 32:06 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " " at 37:10 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact ' " at 39:17 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " " at 39:35 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " at 42:28 From file length 36:42 4 Redact " " at 7:08 From file length 1:11:28 4 Redact " " at 2:34 From file length 1:11:28 4 Redact " " at 3:12 From file length 42:10 4 Redact a" at 13:54 From file length 42:10 4 Redact a" at 19:31 From file length 16:18 4 Redact a" at 00:29 From file length 1:06:24 3 Redact "- From file length 1:06:24 3 Redact " ' at 55:19 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact "- From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " ' at 14:01 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact "- From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " ' at 17:12 at 55:14 at 13:42 at 14:09 From file length 1:00:53 3 Redact " ' at 17:55 EFTA00163641 From file length 42:10 4 Redact " at 18:22 Redact the name from 42:10 file at time stamps 11:25, 11:27, and 18:24 Redact a from 42:10 file at timestamp 18:18 Actin Associate Depu Attorney General (o) ; (m) (S) (TS) From: Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 4:58 PM To: (ODAG) Cc: (OTD) (FBI) < (OTD) (FBI) <M >; . (LD) (FBI) <a>: Subject: RE: Maxwell Audio Thanks (NY) (FBI) . (NY) (FBI) <= > (OTD) (FBI) <- > >*, (NY) (FBI) <a> (OTD) (FBI) (CID) (FBI) <a> . CID copies and will coordinate requests with FBI NY and OTD. Assistant Director FBI - Criminal Investigative Division Cell: From: (ODAG) Sent: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 4:24 PM To: . (NY) (FBI) Cc: (FBI) ce (OTD) (FBI) (OTD) (FBI) <a> Subject: (EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Maxwell Audio . (OTD) (FBI) (NY) (F8i) . (LD) (FBI) a; • (PX) (FBI) c >; (OTD) (NY) (FBI) Hi, all, Thank you again for your hard work on this project. Just to give you a heads up, we are going to be looking to redact all victim names from the audio recordings (in the same manner as you did for the two individuals previously). We are working on getting the timestamps to you ASAP. EFTA00163642 Thank you in advance for your work on this. Acting Associate Deputy Attorney General (o) ; (m) (S) (TS) From: Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 2:47 PM To: (ODAG) (NY) (FBI) < Cc: . (LD) (FBI) (FBI) <->, < Subject: Re: Maxwell Audio >; (OTD) (FBI) < (OTD) (FBI) (OTD) (FBI) < :.; (PX) (FBI) < >; (OTD) (NY) (FBI) Hi , I just left you a voice mail. When OTD is done with their edits, they are going to upload the files to my OneDrive folder (I have granted the 3 OTD users access). I can then forward the files to you via OneDrive (if you can now download from it), JEFS (if link works for me), or Teleporter. From: (ODAG) Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 2:07 PM To: (OTD) (FBI) <->; (NY) (FBI) < >; (NY) (FBI) < Cc: . (LD) (FBI) >; (PX) (FBI) < >; (OTD) (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) <->; (NY) (FBI) (OTD) (FBI) <fl> Subject: (EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Maxwell Audio Can you just upload the file into a new JEFs folder and share that with me? You have ODAG approval for that. Acting Associate Deputy Attorney General (o) (S) (TS) ;(m) From: (ODAG) Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 1:59 PM To: > Cc: (FBI) < . (LD) (FBI) Subject: RE: Maxwell Audio (NY) (FBI) c >; ■>; (OTD) (FBI) < . (PX) (FBI) < >; (OTD) (FBI) < > I don't know how you received the audio files. >; (NY) (FBI) (OTD) (NY) (FBI) EFTA00163643 Perhaps or can elucidate? Actin Associate Depu Attorney General (o) ; (m) (S) (TS) From: Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 1:57 PM To: (ODAG) c. :1; . (NY) (FBI) < > Cc: . (LD) (FBI) .:: >; . (PX) (FBI) <a; (OTD) (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) >; (NY) (FBI) ; (OTD) (FBI) a> Subject: RE: Maxwell Audio Sir, The original folder in which we received the audio files. From: (ODAG) Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 12:54 PM To: (OTD) (FBI) <->; Cc: (LD) (FBI) •:: >; (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) < (OTD) (FBI) < Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] - RE: Maxwell Audio Which folder? Actin Associate Depu Attorney General (o) ; (m) (S) (TS) From: Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 1:53 PM To: (ODAG) c . (NY) (FBI) Cc: • (LO) (FBI) •= l'; • (PX) (FBI) 'c l>; (FBI) ce (OTD) (FBI) <a; (OTD) (FBI) Subject: RE: Maxwell Audio Sir, OTD would need a POC to request permission to upload the file to the shared folder. Thank you, (NY) (FBI) (PX) (FBI) (OTD) (NY) (FBI) (OTD) (NY) (FBI) EFTA00163644 From: (ODAG) Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 12:36 PM To: (OTD) (FBI) < :.; Cc: . (LD) (FBI) >; (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) < (NY) (FBI) < > (PX) (FBI) >; (ow) (FBI) c > Subject: [EXTERNAL EMAIL] RE: Maxwell Audio (OTD) (NY) (FBI) Request 1: If you could upload the audio file with the time stamps redacted for and into JEFs and share the link with me, that would be great. Request 2: I am working on obtaining an answer on this and will update ASAP. Thank you, all! Acting Associate Deputy Attorney General (o) ; (m) (S) (TS) From: <-> Sent: Monday, August 4, 2025 1:29 PM To: (ODAG) < . (NY) (FBI) <-> Cc: . (LD) (FBI) >; (PX) (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) <->; (OTD) (FBI) <->; (NY) (FBI) . ; (OTD) (FBI) <-> Subject: Maxwell Audio Good Afternoon, To meet expectations, OTD is requesting clarification on the instructions for the Maxwell audio recording. Request #1: ODAG Acting Associate Deputy Attorney General requested OTD to redact the portions identified below in the one audio file. Should OTD upload the result to the provided shared folder? Below are the portions requested for redaction from the audio file that is 42:10 in length (it is the second substantive recordin from 7/25). • Redact the name ' " from 42:10 file at time stamps 11:25, 11:27, and 18:24 • Redact ' " from 42:10 file at timestamp 18:18. OTD will overwrite the timestamps stated above with an audible sound to redact the names " " and ' ' unless otherwise advised. In addition, OTD will remove the metadata from the one file above with the length of 42:10. Request #2: NY ASAC requested OTD to merge the list of the below recordings into one audio recording. Is this accurate? Should OTD upload the result to the provided shared folder? Thursday July 24 7 24_25 Tallahassee.004 (44:33 in length): Begins at 10:12 a.m., ends at 10:56 a.m. EFTA00163645 7 24_25 Tallahassee.005 (1:06:24 in length): Begins at 11:07 a.m., ends at 12:15 p.m. 7 24_25_ Tallahassee.007 (3:01 in length): Begins at 12:59 p.m., no end given 7 24_25 Tallahassee.008 (1:00:53 in length): No begin given, ends at 2:03 p.m. 724_25_ Tallahassee.009 (36:42 in length): Begins at 2:16 p.m., ends at 2:53 p.m. 7 24_25 Tallahassee.010 (24:46 in length): Begins at 3:10 p.m., ends at 3:34 p.m. Friday July 25 xxx7 25.003 (1:11:28 in length): Begins at 9:24 a.m., ends at 10:35 a.m. xxx7 25.004 (42:10 in length): Begins at 10:49 a.m., ends at 11:31 a.m. xxx7 25.005 (0:49 in length): Begins at 11:49 a.m., no end given xxx7 25.006 (16:18 in length): No begin given, ends at 12:05 p.m. OTD personnel were provided access to two folders dated July 24th (10 audio files) and July 25th (6 audio files) for a total of 16 audio files. In request #2 from NY, there are 10 audio files listed for processing, please confirm OTD should not process the other 6 audio files in the shared folder. Who should OTD provide the one combined audio file to or should OTD upload the file to the provided shared folder? OTD will remove the metadata from the combined audio file. Currently, OTD is working on the redaction request from the one audio file per the ODAG's request. To ensure the redactions are completed accurately, OTD will need until tomorrow afternoon for the ODAG request #1 and until Wednesday afternoon for the NY request #2. Once OTD receives clarity on the final instructions we will be able to provide a specific timeline. Thank you, A/Section Chief Digital Forensics & Analytics Section Operational Technology Division Desk Mobile EFTA00163646