DOJ seals Epstein grand jury materials after his death

Jeffrey Epstein died in federal custody at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on August 10, 2019, ruled a suicide. The Southern District of New York, led by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, declined to release grand jury transcripts tied to Epstein's 2019 federal sex trafficking case. DOJ officials cited Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e), which bars disclosure of grand jury materials, leaving sealed the identities of co-conspirators and testimony from abuse victims.