Epstein Secrets

you mention in your letter, I -a simple line AUSA — handled the primary negotiations for the Office, and conducted those negotiations with you, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lewis, and a host of other highly skilled and experienced practitioners. As you put it, your group has a "combined 250 years experience" to my

y your Office: IT APPEARING, alter an inv.:30101km of the ulTenses and Upslein's background, that the interest of the United States pursuant to the Petite policy will be served by the hallowing procedure . . . Epstein understands that the United States Attorney has no authority to require the State At

compass mu just die 12 individuals minted in the indictment, but "all or the minor girls identified during the federal investigation." Sc, e-mail to Sanchez dated August 3, 2007. EFTA00214314 12/11/2007 11:45 FAX it 026/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP It. Alexander Acosta December I I, 2007 Page 3 As I

your Office: IT APPEARING, after an investigation of the offenses and Epstein's background. that the interest of the United Stales pursuant to the Petite policy will be served by the following procedure ... Epstein understands that the United States Attorney has no authority to require the State Atto

e Leap Year team, was excluded from consideration because she had disagreed with Lilly Ann Sanchez about the handling of an obscenity case while Ms. Sanchez was an AUSA. 29 According to PBPD Chief Reiter, the State Attorney initially planned to file no charges against Epstein. Following complaints, the

e was insufficient evidence to charge him with any offense; (b) there was no basis for federal prosecution and that federal prosecution violated the Petite policy; (c) I had engaged in prosecutorial misconduct during the investigation and resolution of the matter; (d) Jeff Sloman had engaged in prosecu

d that she would confer with Krischer and Belohlavek “to make sure the defense doesn’t try to do an end run.” That same morning, Epstein attorney Sanchez, who had not been involved in negotiations for several weeks, emailed Sloman, advising, “[I] want to finalize the plea deal and there is only one i

ngle forum in which to proceed to satisfy the substantial federal and state interests involved.” If a substantial question arises as to whether the Petite policy applies to a particular prosecution, the prosecutor should submit the matter to the appropriate Assistant Attorney General for resolution.