📊 DOJ SECTION 3 — BY THE NUMBERS
What DOJ Released (9 Categories)
- FBI investigative records and interview memoranda (FD-302s)
- Communications intercepts and surveillance materials
- Financial records obtained via subpoena and search warrant
- Flight logs and travel records
- Grand jury exhibits (non-testimony materials)
- Victim and witness statements (redacted for PII)
- Plea agreement and non-prosecution agreement files
- Internal DOJ correspondence regarding case management
- Property and asset records from sex offender registration
What DOJ Withheld (3 Privilege Claims)
- Deliberative-process privilege — internal policy discussions
- Work-product doctrine — attorney analysis/strategy
- Attorney-client privilege — DOJ counsel communications
Redaction Categories
- Victim personally identifying information (PII)
- Child sexual abuse material (CSAM)
- Active/ongoing law enforcement investigations
- Death and abuse imagery
🎯 CLASSIFIED: 120 PERSONS ACROSS 8 TIERS
Every name on the DOJ's official list (pages 1-4, A through J) cross-referenced against 2,059,705 extracted pages, 447,045 communications, 44 key findings, and 8,059 deep sweep hits.
🎚️ THE 8-TIER FRAMEWORK
Based on the evidence in the 2 million pages we extracted, we classify every name on the DOJ's list into one of 8 tiers — from incidental mention (Tier 0) to co-conspirator (Tier 7).
| Tier | Label | Definition | Example Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Incidental | Name appears in news clipping, media article, or contact book with no meaningful connection | Celebrity name in gossip column found in files |
| 1 | Ambient | Same social circles; may appear in contact book or event list; no documented interaction with Epstein | Name on event guest list, no correspondence |
| 2 | Acquaintance | Documented personal interaction (emails, meetings, phone calls) but no awareness of criminal activity | Social emails, dinner invitations, <50 communications |
| 3 | Aware but Uninvolved | Knew Epstein well enough to have seen warning signs; may have distanced themselves | 50-200 communications, meetings post-conviction |
| 4 | Enabler | Knew about problems, still did business; institutional complicity through willful blindness | Continued relationship post-conviction, financial dealings |
| 5 | Peripheral Participant | Questionable documented activity; some involvement in the network's operations | Named in victim testimony, flight logs to island, coaching victim discrediting |
| 6 | Active Collaborator | Regular involvement, repeated visits, deep financial entanglement, operational role | Hundreds of emails, financial architecture, documented visits, cellmate allegations |
| 7 | Co-Conspirator | Fully complicit — recruited victims, trafficked, funded operations, covered up evidence | Convicted/indicted, FBI evidence, victim testimony of direct abuse, trafficking operations |
CO-CONSPIRATORS — Convicted, Indicted, or Direct Trafficking Evidence
4 personsIndividuals with convictions, indictments, or direct evidence of participation in trafficking, recruitment, or abuse operations.
ACTIVE COLLABORATORS — Regular Involvement, Deep Entanglement
7 personsRegular involvement in Epstein's operations, repeated visits, extensive financial entanglement, or multiple victim allegations.
PERIPHERAL PARTICIPANTS — Documented Questionable Activity
10 personsNamed in victim testimony, flight logs to island, coaching victim discrediting, or other documented questionable involvement.
ENABLERS — Continued Relationship Post-Conviction, Willful Blindness
14 personsMaintained active relationships with Epstein after his 2008 conviction, engaged in financial dealings, or provided institutional cover.
AWARE BUT UNINVOLVED — Knew Epstein, Saw Warning Signs
14 personsDocumented relationship with Epstein sufficient to have encountered warning signs. No direct evidence of criminal involvement.
ACQUAINTANCES — Documented Interaction, No Crime Evidence
22 personsDocumented personal contact with Epstein (emails, meetings, phone calls) but no evidence of awareness of or participation in criminal activity.
AMBIENT — Same Social Circles, No Documented Interaction
28 personsName appears in contact books, event lists, or social orbit. No documented personal interaction with Epstein found in the files.
INCIDENTAL — Name in Media Clipping or No Meaningful Connection
21 personsName appears in news clippings, gossip columns, or public records archived in the files. No connection to Epstein beyond appearing in material he possessed.
📋 PENDING CLASSIFICATION — DOJ Pages 5-6
The DOJ Section 3 Report is 6 pages. Pages 5-6 (names K through Z) have not yet been transcribed. The following individuals from pages 1-4 of the DOJ list were not classified above due to insufficient information about their identity or role:
These names will be classified as pages 5-6 become available and as additional cross-referencing against the 2 million extracted pages is completed.
📊 EVIDENCE SOURCES USED FOR CLASSIFICATION
| Source | Scale | Used For |
|---|---|---|
| KEY-FINDINGS.md | 44 findings | Direct evidence citations for tiers 4-7 |
| Email/Comms Network | 447,045 documents | Communication volume, relationship intensity |
| Recovered Blank Pages | 400,913 pages | Document co-occurrence counts |
| Deep Sweep | 8,059 hits, 6,611 novel | Novel name frequencies, financial signals |
| FBI Records | FD-302s, complaint intakes | Positive case hits, victim allegations |
| Depositions | 276,445 pages | Sworn testimony naming sex partners |
| Legal Filings | 549,360 pages | Cellmate interviews, NPA, CVRA |
| Financial Records | QuickBooks, bank accounts | Transaction flows, institutional relationships |
| Cast Network JSON | 97 cast members | Known relationships, categories |
| Flight Logs | Flight/travel records | Travel to properties, island visits |
| DOJ Section 3 Report | 6 pages (Feb 14, 2026) | Official "politically exposed persons" list |