To: "Jay Lefkowitz"

EFTA Document EFTA01729176

Subject: Epstein

From To Cc: Subject: Epstein Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:42:55 +0000 Importance: Normal Jay, The Section Chief of DOJ's Child Exploitation Obscenity Section (CEOS) notified me today that he will review the matter involving your client Jeffrey Epstein. The Section Chief has indicated that he is ready to proceed immediately, and I understand you are in the process of providing him this week with a summary of issues to be reviewed, and expect to meet with him next week. The Section Chief also indicated that you would be calling this Office regarding the upcoming March 3, 2008 court date in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, in and for Palm Beach County. As you know, the Agreement entered into by your client originally provided that the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (this Office) would defer prosecution if your client pled guilty to enumerated state charges by October 26, 2007. Since then, that date has been postponed for a number of reaso

Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 435 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 1 of 33

Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 435 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/21/2019 Page 1 of 33 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA JANE DOE 1 AND JANE DOE 2, Petitioners, vs. UNITED STATES, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER This cause is before the Court upon Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment (DE 361); the United States's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment (DE 408); Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Motion to Compel Answers (DE 348) and Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2's Motion for Finding Waiver of Work Product and Similar Protections by Government and for Production of Documents (DE 414). The Motions are fully briefed and ripe for review. The Court has carefully considered the Motions and is otherwise fully advised in the premises. I. Background The facts, as culled from affidavits, exhibits, depositions, answers to interrogatories and reasonably inferred, for the purpose of these motions, are as follows: From betw

Prosecutors allegedly colluded with Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers to downplay federal charges and secure a lenient plea

The passage alleges that senior U.S. attorneys and a federal prosecutor (Andrew Acosta, Paul Villafafia) worked with Epstein’s legal team to limit federal prosecution, manipulate venue, and keep victi Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Lourie attempted to strike references to a defendant’s prior sexual c U.S. Attorney Paul Villafafia negotiated with Epstein’s lawyers while an FBI investigation was act

Subject: FW: Vanity Fair magazine

From: To: Cc: Subject: FW: Vanity Fair magazine Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:47:26 +0000 Importance: Normal FYI - USAO response to Vanity Fair questions. From Se 11 3:46 PM To: Cc: Subject: Vanity Fair magazine Hi John. Hope all is well with you. Below, please find [in red ink] the USAO responses to your questions. s e Ho this helps. Take care, From• Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 1:51 PM To: Subject: From: John Connolly Vanity Fair magazine Please confirm receipt. AUSA It was a pleasure speaking with you this morning. As per your request here are questions I would like to have answered for a piece I am researching on Jeffrey Epstein. As life would have it I am going to be on a busman's holiday this coming week on Singer Island, FL. I would like to meet you and whomever else you think I should speak with. If not, I understand perfectly. Let me preface these questions by saying that AUS.ei who was in charge of the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein has a remarkably

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From: ' To:' . (USAFLS)" </O=USA/OU=FLS/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN > (USAFLS)" Subject: RE: Epstein Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:54:49 +0000 Importance: Normal Hey M— I am going to come down tomorrow to gather the boxes and talk with M. He has some ideas on the indictment. Are you free for a non-Epstein coffee? Just to get out of the office? From: (USAFLS) Sent: Wednesda January 09, 2008 4:44 PM To: Cc: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS); Subject: Epstein . (USAFLS) We just informed Jay Lefkowitz and Ken Starr that CEOS will provide a lawyer to join the SDFL team regarding Jeffrey Epstein. We advised that that lawyer will be an expert in the area and, more importantly, someone who has a national perspective concerning these matters. We also advised them that the CEOS lawyer will begin to review the investigative materials and defense submissions to determine how best to proceed. Lefkowitz said that he believes that is a fair way to proceed and requested that the CEOS lawyer contact him to a