mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES001/DOJ-OGR-00000652.json

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  "full_text": "Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 53 Filed 09/03/19 Page 14 of 86 J8RsEPS1 refusing to cooperate with the investigation. We have heard allegations that people at the time who had responsibility for protecting our client falsified information. We understand that there were orders out there that Jeffrey Epstein was never to be left alone and that the orders were ignored by many of the employees of the prison. In a word, yikes. In addition, obviously we followed the medical examiner's report, or we haven't followed the report, we haven't seen it, but heard conclusions, initially not enough evidence to come to a conclusion, wanted to see more. We assumed she was talking about the videotapes, but then came to the conclusion that it was suicide. We report to the court that -- THE COURT: Suicide by hanging -- MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes. THE COURT: -- was her conclusion? MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes. And we report to the court that we had a doctor there at the time, and we also have been in receipt of a tremendous amount of medical and scientific evidence volunteered to us opining that the injuries suffered, as reported, were far more consistent with assault than with suicide, and we are happy to supply the court with all the information that we have. Now, in addition, as the court noted, we were underway with our pretrial motions, and as the court obviously SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 DOJ-OGR-00000652",
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      "content": "refusing to cooperate with the investigation. We have heard allegations that people at the time who had responsibility for protecting our client falsified information. We understand that there were orders out there that Jeffrey Epstein was never to be left alone and that the orders were ignored by many of the employees of the prison. In a word, yikes. In addition, obviously we followed the medical examiner's report, or we haven't followed the report, we haven't seen it, but heard conclusions, initially not enough evidence to come to a conclusion, wanted to see more. We assumed she was talking about the videotapes, but then came to the conclusion that it was suicide. We report to the court that -- THE COURT: Suicide by hanging -- MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes. THE COURT: -- was her conclusion? MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes. And we report to the court that we had a doctor there at the time, and we also have been in receipt of a tremendous amount of medical and scientific evidence volunteered to us opining that the injuries suffered, as reported, were far more consistent with assault than with suicide, and we are happy to supply the court with all the information that we have. Now, in addition, as the court noted, we were underway with our pretrial motions, and as the court obviously",
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