Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document52 ~ Filed 08/29/19 Page1of2 Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 47-1 Filed 08/19/19 Page 1of2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - _ ‘io see om: - -_ ah ae -_ - — _ _ - x NOLLE PROSEQUI UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : 19 Cr. 4 bet USDC SDNY : DOCUMENT wianipienie dl tial sings ELECTRONICALLY FILED Defendant. : DOC #: DATE FILED: @/24 79 am -_ - -_ - -_ -~ - - ~- -~ - - = = x Le The filing of this nolle prosequi will dispose of this case with respect to JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant. 24 On July 2, 2019, Indictment 19 Cr. 490 (the Indictment”) was returned, charging JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and one count of sex ‘trafficking of miners, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591. 2. On or about August 10, 2019, while the above- captioned case was pending, but prior to any trial or other disposition, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, died. 4. Because JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, died while this case was pending, and therefore before a final judgment was issued, the Indictment must be dismissed under the rule of abatement. See United States v. Wright, 160 F.3d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1998). DOJ-OGR- 00000637