EFTA Document EFTA01660485

AO IN (Rev. 01009)Subboesic toTatify S a Hering ot Trial iasCriminl Case To: UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 United States of America v. Ghistaine Maxwell Defreelou for the SouthemagAtjapf New York ) ) ) ) ) Case No. S2 20 Cr. 330 (MN) SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY AT A REARING OR TRIAL IN A CRIMINAL CASE t.500 t.5-00/7) kr.Die;ve SutheSob Nest aloe), i P ,530 YOU ARE COMMANDED to appear in the United States district court at the time, date, and place shown below to testify in this criminal case. When you arrive, you must remain at the court until the judge or a court officer allows you to leave. Place of Appearance: Urated States Courthouse 40 Foley Square New York, NY 70007 Courtroom No: ' 318 Date and Time: 44.0299P4994, 9:00 am Way*/ You must also bring with you the following documents, electronically stored information, or objects (blank (feel applicable): (SEAL) DattliN 16 2,11Zi upx% k %.• I I'... ‘‘ • 1Z •• .4: • ----- .•\ ti• 4.• to • in The name, address, e-mail, and telephone number of the attorney representing (name afpang M 7≤ Cinfugine .404,44€11 , who requests this subpoena, are: efir412a/7 [verge// aheo, i/esser LIP n 77yra 6 /Yea ores Anooz EFTA01660485 COHEN & DRESSER LLP Christian R. Evade.11 +1 (212) 957.7600 [email protected] BY FIRST CLASS MAIL Mr. Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 SOO Thed AVW49 Ntw Yak. NY !OCC2 at 212957 7603 ptbons wink colvinrnaccom November 15, 2021 - I tag vtAt Re: United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell, S2 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) Dear Assistant Attorney General Polite: lo-fra PL-5 moo-e. Cfrk 1.4 We represent the defendant, Ghislaine Maxwell, in the above-referenced matter. This letter constitutes a request made pursuant to United States a. reL Touhy v. Regan, 340 U.S. 462 (1951), for the testimony of (1) FBI Special Agent Jason Richards, and (2) former Assistant United States Attorney Amanda Kramer at the trial in this case on November 29, 2019 at 9:00 A.M., before the Honorable Alison J. Nathan, United States District Judge. In accordance with 28 C.F.R. § 16.23(c), we make the following statement setting forth a summary of the testimony we seek: SA Richards was co-case agent in charge of an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein conducted by the Palm Beach FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida from approximately July 2006 to June 2008 (the "Florida Investigation"). During the course of the Florida Investigation, SA Richards was present for numerous interviews of witnesses who alleged that they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein, including at least one witness who is anticipated to testify against Ms. Maxwell at the trial in the above- captioned case (the "Witness"). The interview of the Witness took place on August 7, 2007. SA Richards took contemporaneous notes of the interview and summarized his notes in an FBI 302, dated August 13, 2007. The government has produced SA Richards's notes and the FBI 302 to the defense as part of the criminal discovery in this case. In the event that the Witness's testimony at trial is inconsistent with the statements she made at the August 7, 2007 interview, the defense would seek to call SA Richards to impeach the Witness. Amanda Kramer is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York ("USAO-SDNY"), who is 2051279.1 EFTA01660486 U.S. Department of Justice November 15, 2021 Page 2 now in private practice.' In her capacity as the Human Trafficking and Project Safe Childhood Coordinator for the USAO-SDNY, Ms. Kramer met with attorneys for several of the alleged victims who are testifying against Ms. Maxwell in this case on February 29, 2016. At that meeting, the attorneys for the alleged victims attempted to persuade Ms. Kramer to open an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ms. Maxwell and discussed how a previous investigation into Mr. Epstein by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida had been resolved by a Non-Prosecution Agreement ("NPA"). Ms. Kramer took contemporaneous notes of that meeting and soon afterwards entailed the Chief of the Criminal Division of the USAO-SDNY to discuss the case. The USAO-SDNY did not open an investigation at that time. In late-November 2018, Ms. Kramer read an article in the Miami Herald which was extremely critical of the Epstein NM and highlighted the extent of Mr. Epstein's alleged crimes. Shortly after reading the Miami Herald article, Ms. Kramer approached prosecutors in the Public Corruption Unit of the USAO-SDNY, including several of the prosecutors on this case, and told them about the February 29, 2016 meeting. Ms. Kramer also provided the prosecutors with her notes of the meeting and other documents in her file. Shortly after that, the USAO-SDNY opened an investigation into Epstein that ultimately led to the indictment against Ms. Maxwell. The government has produced to the defense in discovery, among other things, Ms. Kramer's notes of the February 29, 2016 meeting, emails between Ms. Kramer and the prosecutors from the Public Corruption Unit in November-December 2018, and the prosecution team's notes of a February 11, 2021 phone call with Ms. Kramer in which she discusses her recollection of the February 29, 2016 meeting and her interactions with the prosecutors in November-December 2018. In the event that Judge Nathan permits the defense to elicit testimony at trial about the February 29, 2016 meeting and Ms. Kramer's subsequent interactions with the prosecutors on this case in November-December 2018, the defense would seek to call Ms. Kramer to testify about those topics. The testimony of SA Richards and Ms. Kramer is relevant and material to the issues in this case. Furthermore, it is Ms. Maxwell's position that the disclosure is appropriate under rules of Although Ms. Kramer is no longer an employee for the Department of Justice, the Department's Touhy regulations apply to "any information acquired by any person while such person was an employee of the Department as a part of the performance of that person's official duties or because of that person's official status." 28 C.F.R. § 16.21(a); see also Justice Manual, Section 1.6.111 (included in the definition of "employee" are "former Department employees in cases in which the subpoena or demand seeks testimony as to information acquired while the person was employed by the Department). 2051279.1 EFTA01660487 U.S. Department of Justice November 15, 2021 Page 3 procedure and that disclosure, to Ms. Maxwell's knowledge, would not violate any statute or regulations or reveal confidential sources, classified information, trade secrets, ongoing investigations, or investigatory techniques. (28 C.F.R. § 16.26(b)). me. If you have any questions or would like to discuss further, please do not hesitate to contact Sincerely, /s/ Christian R. Everdell Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP 800 Third Avenue, 21st Floor New York, New York 10022 (212) 957-7600 cc: All counsel of record (by email) 2051219.1 EFTA01660488