After Epstein Death
MCC Guards nolle Prosequi
Tova Noel Opposes Unsealing
Bid DOJ Replies
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
Scope
Song
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Jan 26 – After Jeffrey Epstein
reportedly committed suicide
in the Metropolitan
Correctional Center on
November 25, 2019 a trial date
of April 20, 2020 was set for
two MCC officers Tova Noel and
Michael Thomas by U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Analisa Torres.
On January
30, 2020, after a heated
discussion of defense lawyers'
rights to go on vacation, the
trial was postponed first to
June 8, then to June 22. Inner
City Press live-tweeted thread
here
and below. More on Patreon here.
On January
6, 2026 DOJ asked to unseal
grand jury transcripts in the
case, under the Epstein Files
Transparency Act - 3 page
filing on Patreon here
On January 7
Judge Torres docketed: "If
Defendants object to the
Government's motion, by
January 14, 2026, they shall
file a letter on the docket
indicating the basis of the
objection."
On January 14
Tova Noel objected to any
unsealed, adding that if any
happens "only specific
references to Jeffrey Epstein
should be disclosed," and
requested a "closed hearing."
Filing on Patreon here.
On January 26, a
snow day in NYC and DC, DOJ
replied that "while Noel
'wishes to minimize the public
disclosure of her case,' the
Act requires the unsealing of
the materials at issue." DOJ
reply on Patreon here.
Back on May 25,
2021 Judge Analisa Torres help
a short proceeding and
approved the deferred
prosecution agreements. Inner
City Press live tweeted it, here
and below.
On December
30, 2021, the day after
Epstein's co-conspirator
Ghislaine Maxwell was
convicted of five of the six
sex trafficking counts against
her, the SDNY US Attorney's
Office filed as to Tova Noel
and Michael Thomas a Nolle
Prosequi entirely disposing of
the case against them. Closing
the books..
Inner City Press
will continue to cover this
and other SDNY and 2nd Circuit
cases - watch this site, and there is
more on
Patreon, here.
This
case is USA v.
Noel, et al.,
1:19-cr-830
(Torres)
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