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Federal Criminal Trialtrial-daytrial-dayAndrew RohrbachChristian R. EverdellTracy ChapelldirectcrossDay 9 - December 9, 2021The court rejected proposed summary-witness testimony, then heard FedEx invoice authentication and cross-examination.
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Day 9 - December 9, 2021

Court Bars Proposed Summary Witness, Hears FedEx Invoice Testimony

Judge Alison J. Nathan
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Day 9 of 19
Appearing:
Andrew Rohrbach Christian R. Everdell Tracy Chapell

The court rejected proposed summary-witness testimony, then heard FedEx invoice authentication and cross-examination.

Full day summary

Before testimony began, the court rejected the government's proposed summary-witness testimony from Special Agent Michael Buscemi about connections among message-pad exhibits, saying those connections should be addressed in closing argument. The court also discussed a narrowed possible question for Mr. Glassman that could avoid an attorney-client privilege dispute, deferred the Exhibit 52 issue until the government was ready to rest, and addressed timing for the charging conference. FedEx senior paralegal Tracy Chapell then authenticated invoices from Jeffrey E. Epstein's account, and the court admitted three invoices under seal with corresponding public versions. On cross-examination, defense counsel compared other transactions from the account and introduced a defense exhibit under temporary seal pending narrow redactions. The court adjourned after learning that an attorney was ill.

1. Summary-Witness and Glassman Subpoena Hearings

Before the jury entered, the court rejected the government's proposed summary witness for message-pad exhibits and directed the government to make the proposed connections in closing argument.

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Procedural
Morning Pretrial Matters
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Counsel placed witness-scope agreements and proposed exhibit-handling procedures on the record before testimony resumed.

Procedural
Summary-Witness Admissibility Hearing
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The court rejected a proposed summary-witness presentation about message-pad exhibits and said the government should make the proposed connections in closing argument.

Procedural
Glassman Subpoena and Privilege Discussion
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The court proposed a narrow, potentially stipulated form of Glassman testimony to avoid an attorney-client privilege issue and directed the parties to file letters with proposed redactions.

Highlights

Summary-Witness Admissibility HearingrulingAfter hearing argument over the government's proposed summary-witness presentation, the court ruled that Special Agent Michael Buscemi could not provide the proposed testimony and said the proposed connections among exhibits should be addressed in closing argument.Summary-Witness Admissibility Hearing“I'm not going to let you do it through a witness who has no personal experience.”— Alison J. NathanThe court's ruling rejected the proposed summary-witness presentation.

2. Tracy Chapell — Direct/Cross

Tracy Chapell authenticated FedEx invoices from Jeffrey E. Epstein's account, and the court admitted government and defense records before adjourning because an attorney was ill.

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Direct
Tracy Chapell — Direct Tracy Chapell Andrew Rohrbach
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FedEx paralegal Tracy Chapell authenticated three Epstein-account invoices, and the court admitted sealed and public versions of each.

Cross
Tracy Chapell — Cross Tracy Chapell Christian R. Everdell
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Chapell agreed that the reviewed FedEx invoices showed no shipment from Maxwell to Carolyn or the discussed name variants. The court admitted additional verified defense invoices under temporary seal.

Highlights

Tracy Chapell — Directtestimony highlightChapell described FedEx's invoice-generation and recordkeeping practices while authenticating invoices from Jeffrey E. Epstein's account.Tracy Chapell — Direct“Well, each movement of the package is scanned so it can be tracked through the system as to where the package is. Once it meets the final delivery spot, then that final scan will generate an invoice.”— Tracy ChapellExplains the FedEx process used to create the invoice records Chapell authenticated.Tracy Chapell — Crosstestimony highlightDefense counsel compared the invoices highlighted on direct with other transactions from the same Epstein account, eliciting that entries addressed to Carolyn or Cardine listed other senders while several entries listing G. Maxwell went to different recipients.
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