The U.S. Department of Justice early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photographs related to Jeffrey Epstein as part of a federal law that requires public disclosure of government records connected to the deceased financier and convicted sex offender.
The Justice Department said the release followed a multi-agency review process mandated under the law, which directs federal agencies to identify, examine and publish Epstein-related records, subject to limited legal exemptions.
The newly released files include investigative reports, internal government communications, correspondence, reference materials and photographs collected during past federal investigations into Epstein, according to the department. Officials said they redacted portions of the documents to protect personal privacy, grand jury secrecy, law enforcement methods and other sensitive information.
The records cover multiple periods of Epstein’s interactions with the criminal justice system, including his 2008 plea agreement in Florida, his registration as a sex offender, his federal sex-trafficking charges filed in New York in 2019, and matters related to his detention and death in federal custody.
The Justice Department said staff reviewed each document to remove classified material, protected personal data and information barred from release under federal law before posting the files to a public online database.
Officials said the release represents one phase of an ongoing disclosure process and that additional Epstein-related records will be published on a rolling basis as reviews continue.
The department did not provide an interpretive summary of the documents and described the disclosure as a records release rather than an investigative finding.
The new release adds to thousands of Epstein-related pages previously disclosed under the same law, including records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and federal prosecutors. The Justice Department said it will continue releasing remaining records in accordance with statutory requirements.
