Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, did not have client list: DOJ memo

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Fox News Digital has received a two-page internal memorandum from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, stating that the deceased pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide. It also clarifies that there is no list of clients linked to Epstein for exploitation by third parties.

The memo includes a statement saying, “This comprehensive review found no incriminating ‘client list.'” Additionally, it asserts that there was no credible evidence supporting the notion that Epstein blackmailed influential individuals. Furthermore, no evidence was discovered to justify an investigation against any uncharged third parties.

Axios first reported on the memo Sunday night. 

Trump and Bondi

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks alongside President Donald Trump on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House on June 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

“As DOJ’s Inspector General explained in 2023, anyone entering or attempting to enter the tier where Epstein’s cell was located from the SHU common area would have been captured by this footage,” according to the memo. “The FBI’s independent review of this footage confirmed that from the time Epstein was locked in his cell at around 10:40 pm on August 9, 2019, until around 6:30 am the next morning, nobody entered any of the tiers in the SHU.”

Images from the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General’s full report regarding Jeffrey Epstein's death

Images from the DOJ’s Office of Inspector General’s full report titled “Investigation and Review of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Custody, Care, and Supervision of Jeffrey Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York, New York”, released to the public on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General)

The powerful and wealthy sexual predator, who was connected to high-level American politicians and British royalty, pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution charges in Florida in 2008.

He was accused of sexual exploitation of over 250 underage girls in his 2019 arrest. 

In 2022, Epstein’s partner in crime, Ghislaine Maxwell, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport minors to participate in illegal sex acts, transporting a minor to participate in illegal sex acts, sex trafficking conspiracy, and sex trafficking of a minor.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein smile in this undated photograph

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein smile in this undated photograph. This photo was one of many unearthed during Maxwell’s sex trafficking trial in the Southern District of New York, where she was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2022 for working with Epstein to sexually abuse minors. (U.S. Department of Justice/Mega)

The DOJ release announcing Maxwell’s sentencing says she procured underage girls for Epstein to sexually exploit. It makes no mention of a broader sex trafficking operation by Epstein himself.

The DOJ did not immediately return follow-up comment requests. 

The FBI did not return comment requests.

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