6,000 E-MAILS, 10 BOXES TURNED

6,000 E-MAILS, 10 BOXES TURNED OVER FOR CASE AGAINST RRA About 6.000 e-mails and 10 boxes of work files relating to con- victed billionaire Jeffrey Epstein • will be turned over to his lawyers and attorneys for investors who lost millions of dollars in the Scott Rothstein's Pont scheme. But a special master will be ap- pointed to review the documents beforehand to ensure nothing ro- tected by attorney-client privilege is revealed. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Raymond Ray ruled Wednesday. Epstein will be required to pay for the special master, who will be cho- sen jointly by all the parties. ' In 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to acharge of soliciting prostitution af- ter accusations that he had sex with minor girls. lie recently finished a one-year house arrest sentence. The documents relate to Epstein. who has faced civil suits brought by the families of underage girls he al- legedly had serwith. It is unclear if the files are from legitimate cases or cases that Rothstein may have fab- ricated to recruit investors as part of his $1.2 billion.Ponzi scheme. The e-mails and boxes of records are being sought by parties involved in litigation against Rothstein and his defunct Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm. They Include com- mtmications between lawyers, contingency fee agreements and information about and names of Epstein's alleged underage victims. i The law firm represented six of tpstein's victims before Rothstein's $1.2 billion settlement financing scheme collapsed last November, PELANIE BELL The e-n ails and boxes are in the possession of Gary Farmer, right and Bradley Edwards, former Rothstein Rosenfeklt Adler attorneys who opposed releasing them. They say they contained protected work product for active cases against Jeffrey Epstein, left, Including new ones. but he also allegedly recruited in- vestors for settlements with nonexa latent victims. The e-mails and boxes are in the possession of Gary Farmer and ' Bradley Edwards. former RRA at- torneys who opposed releasing them. They say they contained pro- tected work product for active cas- es against Epstein, including new ones. But attorneys for Epstein — Idly Ann Sanchez, Joseph Ackerman Jr. and Christopher Knight of Fowler White Burnett in Miami — argued subpoenas were issued for the ma- terials inApril and they still have not been turned over. Epstein's attor- neys say they need the material .to prepare for an October trial in Palm Beach Circuit Court. where Epstein is suing Rothstein and Edwards. Epstein, a part-time Palm Beach resident, has settled with some of the victims confiden- tially. He is now su- ing Rothstein and Edwards for. alleg- edly filing a frivolous cast "Thesis docu- ments have been used by others," Knight said. "I think invoking privilege is a smoke- screen." Farmer responded: "Mr. Epstein .,. has settled with tons of people. Despite this, he has filed a law- suit against (the victim) and Mr. SEE ROTHSTEIN, PAGE All Ray EFTA00726198