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Gary,
Our understanding is that U.S. Attorney Berman made a factual statement in response to a specific question that
suggested the Duke of York either would or was cooperating, and he responded that to date he has not in fact provided
cooperation with our investigation. That is, he corrected the record generally in a factually accurate statement; I don't
believe this would create a misleading impression. I appreciate that you have advised us that your client has a desire to
cooperate, and we look forward to hearing from you when he has made a determination as to whether he is in fact willing
to speak with us.
Regards,
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It has also been suggested that Geoffrey S. Berman has stated that the Duke of York has not co-operated with the
Southern District. As you know we have made it very clear that the Duke of York has a strong desire to cooperate with the
ongoing investigation by the DOJ and we are trying to reach a position where we are able to advise him to do so.
We are concerned about the misleading impression that has been created and the effect this has on our ability to advise
the Duke to proceed with any voluntary co-operation. Please confirm that the DOJ will not be making any further public
statements on this topic.
Thank you.
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On 22 Jan 2020, at 17:34,
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Gary,
We've received your response. We look forward to hearing whether the Duke of York is willing to speak with us.
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We are very grateful for your offer of assistance. At present we do not believe you can help us but we would welcome a
real-time conversation once we have achieved some of the more immediate preliminary tasks, including the need to gather
information from the Royal Household and others.
Best
Gary Bloxsome I Partner
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Gary,
Thank you for your response. It would be useful for us if you were able to help us understand the nature of the issues
and procedures with which you are dealing, particularly as it sounds like it will take at least a couple additional weeks
to address even minor preliminary issues, which suggests likely additional subsequent time to handle further
processes—and without a response to the question of whether he is willing to speak with us, separate from a general
desire to cooperate. Our investigation is moving forward expeditiously and so we would be grateful for some
understanding of the relevant issues (especially, though not exclusively, to the extent we may be able to assist in their
resolution) and would be happy to speak via phone if a real-time conversation would be more conducive to that
discussion.
thank you,
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Thank you for your email. The Duke of York has made it clear to us that he has a strong desire to cooperate fully with
the ongoing investigation by the DOJ.
It is our responsibility to deal with the various issues and procedures that arise here that will need to be addressed to
enable him to do so. We should be able to deal with at least some of the minor preliminary issues in the next two
weeks and we will update you on our progress once we have done so.
Regards,
Gary
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Gary,
We write to follow up on our phone conversation of a week ago. Could you please advise regarding status, in
particular the initial question, separate from any logistics, of whether you expect your client will be willing to speak
with us? And of course please let us know if any additional information would be useful to you.
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Thank you for your email.
Friday 10th January at 1400(LDN) time is fine.
Please forward dial in details.
Kind regards
Gary
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Gary,
We are available for a preliminary call this Friday, January 10. If it would be convenient for you, we are available at
9:00 local time for us (which I believe would be 14:00 your time). If that works, we can plan to call you at your
office line unless you'd prefer we use another number or a conference line.
thank you,
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Thank you for your email.
Please confirm whether you would be available for a preliminary telephone call on Friday 10th January 2020.
Kind regards.
Gary
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Mr. Bloxsome,
Thank you for your response and for confirming your representation. To respond to your question generally, in
connection with our investigation of conduct relating to Jeffrey Epstein and certain of his associates, we wish to
request a consensual, voluntary law enforcement interview with your client. Generally, we would expect to
inquire about his relationship and communications with Jeffrey Epstein and his associates, as well as certain
allegations that have arisen publicly and in our investigation to date.
Although we recognize we separately have the ability to convey such a request through diplomatic and law
enforcement channels, we understand we may also alternatively inquire directly with counsel, when an individual
has legal representation. Given your representation, we are inquiring directly with counsel in the first instance.
Certainly we can discuss our request in more detail, but we hope this will provide the information you were
seeking as a threshold matter, and we look forward to being in touch.
Regards,
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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Dear Sirs,
Thank you for your email dated 2 January 2020.
I confirm that we do represent HRH the Duke of York.
I would be grateful if you could please clarify what specifically you invite us to contact you about.
Kind regards
Gary Bloxsome
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Mr. Bloxsome,
We are the federal prosecutors investigating conduct relating to Jeffrey Epstein, under the U.S. Department of
Justice, Southern District of New York. We have been advised that you currently represent HRH The Duke of
York. Could you please advise whether that is correct? We — my colleagues
and I —
can be reached anytime at these email addresses, or please let us know if you would prefer to set up a time to
discuss via phone.
Regards,
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District of New York
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