RSG #358: How To Reconstruct a Federal Investigation From Attorney Proffer Records

RSG #358: How To Reconstruct a Federal Investigation From Attorney Proffer Records

Federal investigations do not always advance through subpoenas, raids, and dramatic courthouse entrances. Sometimes an attorney calls a prosecutor and says, in careful lawyer language, “My client may know something useful, but we would prefer not to stroll blindly into criminal exposure.” That conversation may lead to an attorney proffer, a client proffer session, a …

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RSG #351: How To Reconstruct an Epstein Investigation From Closing Records

An investigation rarely ends with a dramatic official stamping “CASE CLOSED” across a folder while violins play in the background. More often, it ends through a quiet collection of memoranda, database entries, supervisor approvals, evidence instructions, referral notices, declination decisions, and administrative forms. Those closing records can reveal what investigators examined, which allegations they pursued, …

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