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EFTA01262956.pdf

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This is a search and seizure warrant dated July 15, 2019, authorizing law enforcement to search specific electronic devices seized from Jeffrey Epstein, including his iPhone, iPad, CDs, and hard drives. The warrant specifically seeks evidence of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy charges. [Rating: 8/10 - Critical law enforcement document showing formal warrant to search Epstein's devices for sex trafficking evidence, revealing specific electronic items seized and detailed search protocols]

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Extracted Entities

Name Type Context
United States District Court Southern District of New York organization Court issuing the warrant
Jeffrey Epstein person Subject from whom electronic devices were seized on July 6 and July 11, 2019
Kevin Nathan person Judge who issued the search and seizure warrant

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AO 93 (SDNY Rev. 01/ 17) Seareh end Seizure Warrant
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
for the
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An application by a federal law enforcement officer or an attorney for the government requests the search
of the following person or property located in the Southern District of _
(ldentifr the person or describe the property to be searched and give its location):
See Attachment A
The person or property to be searched, described above, is believed to conceal (idea* the person describe the property
or
to be seized):
See Attachment A
The search and seizure are related to violation(s) of (inserts/atm:my citations):
I fmd that the affidavit(s), or any recorded testimony, establish probable cause to search and seize the person or
ProPertY.
YOU ARE COMMANDED to execDt his warrant on or before To ( y 2.9, /oil
(not to exceed 14 days)
*in the daytime 6:00 a.m. to 10 p.m. 0 at any time in the day or night as I find reasonable cause has been
established.
Unless delayed notice is authorized below, you must give a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property
taken to the person from whom, or from whose premises, the property was taken, or leave the copy and receipt at the
place where the property was taken.
The officer executing this warrant, or an officer present during the execution of the warrant, must prepare an
inventory as required by law and promptly return this warrant and inventory to the. Clerk of the Court.
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Upon its return, this warrant and inventory should be filed under seal by the Cleft of the Court. Of
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find that immediate notification may have an adverse result listed in 18 U.S.C. § 2705 (except for delay
of trial), and authorize the officer executing this warrant to delay notice to the person who, or whose property, will be
searched or seized (check the appropriate x or 30 days (not to exceed 30).
°until, the facts justifying, the later specific date of
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Date and time issued:
-JUL- 1-5-2019
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City and state: New York, NY
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AO 93 (SOW Rev. 01/17) Seem]) and Seizure Warrant (Page 2)
Return
Case No.: Date and time warrant executed: Copy of warrant and inventory left with:
Inventory made in the presence of :
Inventory of the property taken and name of any person(s) seized:
Certification
I declare under penalty of perjury that this inventory is correct and was returned along with the original warrant
to the Court.
Date:
Executing officer's signature
Printed name and title
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Attachment A
L Items Subject to Search and Seizure
The Subject Items are particularly described as follows':
• A black iPhone with IMEI number 357201093322785, which was seized from
JEFFREY EPSTEIN on or about July 6, 2019 ("Subject Item-1").
• A silver iPad with serial number DLXQGM3KGMW3, which was seized from
JEFFREY EPSTEIN on or about July 6, 2019 ("Subject Item-2").
• Two black binders with CDs, which were seizedkom a blue suitcase on or about fl Z\
July 11, 2019 ("Subject Item-3").
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• Two black hard drives, which were seizeckfrom a blue suitrAse on or about 110 11,
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A box of CDs, which was seized from a b ue suitcase on or about 7uly 11;
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("Subject Item-5").
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• Two binders with various CDs, whiCia were ser2P4irom a black-sluitcase on or about
July 11, 2019 ("Subject Item-6"). 66 ,3e00,1 i lit rtc\se,ct
IL Review of ESI on the Subject Items
Law enforcement personnel (who may include, in addition to law enforcement officers and
agents, attorneys for the government, attorney support staff, agency personnel assisting the
government in this investigation, and outside technical experts under government control) are
authorized to review the ESI contained on the Subject Items for evidence, fruits, and
instrumentalities of violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591 (sex trafficking of
minors), and 371 (sex trafficking conspiracy) (the "Subject Offenses") described as follows:
1. Any documents or communications with or regarding victims or potential victims
of the Subject Offenses;
2. Any photographs of victims or potential victims of the Subject Offenses;
3. Any nude, partially nude, or sexually suggestive photographs of individuals who
appear to be teenage girls, or younger;
4. Records, data, or other items that evidence ownership, control, or use of, or access
to the Subject Items, including, but not limited to orePss history data, historical location data,
To the extent that the Subject Items contain any SD cards or other removable storage media, the
description of each such item encompasses those SD cards and other media.
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configuration files, saved usernames and passwords, user profiles, e-mail contacts, and
photographs;
5. Any child erotica, defined as suggestive visual depictions of nude minors that do
not constitute child pornography as defined by 18 U.S.C. § 2256(8).
As to Subject Item-1 and Subject Item-2, Law enforcement personnel (who may include,
in addition to law enforcement officers and agents, attorneys for the government, attorney support
staff, agency personnel assisting the government in this investigation, and outside technical experts
under government control) are further authorized to review the ESI contained on Subject Item-1
and • Subject Item-2 for evidence, fruits, and instrumentalities of violations of Title 18, United
States Code, Sections 1591 (sex trafficking of minors), and 371 (sex trafficking conspiracy) (the
"Subject Offenses") described as follows:
1. Any documents or communications with or regarding co-conspirators in the Subject
Offenses.
In conducting this review, law enforcement personnel may use various techniques to
• determine which files or other ESI contain evidence or fruits of the Subject Offenses. Such
techniques may include, for example:
• • surveying directories or folders and the individual files they 'contain (analogous to
looking at the outside of a file cabinet for the markings it contains and opening a drawer
believed to contain pertinent files);
• conducting a file-by-file review by "opening" or reading the first few "pages" of such
files in order to determine their precise contents (analogous to performing a cursory
examination of each document in a file cabinet to determine its relevance);
• "cc-sinning" storage areas to discover and possibly recover recently deleted data or
deliberately hidden files; and
• performing electronic keyword searches through all electronic storage areas to
determine the existence and location of data potentially related to the subject matter of
the investigation; and
• reviewing metadata, system information, configuration files, registry data, and any
other information reflecting how, when, and by whom the computer was used.
Law enforcement personnel will make reasonable efforts to search only for files,
documents, or other electronically stored information within the categories identified in Section II
of this Attachment. However, law enforcement personnel are authorized to conduct a complete
review of all the ESI from seized devices or storage media if necessary to evaluate its contents and
to locate all data responsive to the warrant
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