Epstein Secrets

t despite Oosterbaan’s favorable opinion of the case, “[t]his was . . . a bit of uncharted territory,” involving facts that were unlike the case law Oosterbaan had cited. Although Lourie had some concerns about the legal issues and about the witnesses, he “probably” did not see any impediment to going for

d in the case and describing it as a “highly sensitive” case involving “a high profile, very rich defendant.”39 After CEOS reviewed the materials, Oosterbaan responded to Lourie with an email stating that the memorandum was “exhaustive” and “well done” and noting that Villafaña “has correctly focused on

oyment a decade earlier as an associate at the firm.94 On the evening of August 6, 2007, Sloman emailed Acosta: “Just saw Menchel. I didn’t know Kirkland made a call into you. You were right. Unbelievable.” During their OPR interviews, neither Acosta nor Sloman remembered the call from Kirkland & E

time, Epstein's attorneys advised that an agreement involving jail time would not be acceptable. On August 31, 2007, the FBI agents and I met with Drew Oosterbaan, Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, to discuss the evidence and theory of the prosecution. Ile had previously been provided wit

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e and relationship 18 of -- with Ken Starr of Kirkland S Ellis -- 19 A Right. 20 Q -- up to this point? 21 A So, I had been an associate at Kirkland, I think I 22 indicated, what was it -- 23 Q Mm-hmm. 24 A -- from '94 to '90 -- what was it? Was it '96 or 25 '97? EFTA00009049 --- PAGE

e and relationship 18 of -- with Ken Starr of Kirkland S Ellis -- 19 A Right. 20 Q -- up to this point? 21 A So, I had been an associate at Kirkland, I think I 22 indicated, what was it -- 23 Q Mm-hmm. 24 A -- from '94 to '90 -- what was it? Was it '96 or 25 '97? EFTA00009049 --- PAGE

e and relationship 18 of -- with Ken Starr of Kirkland S Ellis -- 19 A Right. 20 Q -- up to this point? 21 A So, I had been an associate at Kirkland, I think I 22 indicated, what was it -- 23 Q Mm-hmm. 24 A -- from '94 to '90 -- what was it? Was it '96 or 25 '97? EFTA00009049 --- PAGE

Fair. I remember it was Starr and Lefkowitz. I 18 don't know if it was Lilly Ann. 19 Q All right, and our information is it was you, Drew 20 Oosterbaan, Sloman, , and John MacMillan. Do you -- 21 do you know John MacMillan? 22 A Vaguely. 23 Q All right. He was an AUSA as well. 24 A Right.

etting Drew into the meeting was to not have them 6 appeal us, and then having Drew say, not a good case. 7 Q All right. So, were you aware that Drew Oosterbaan 8 had, in preparation for this, gone to West Palm and actually 9 gone through the evidence and met with the case agent and the 10 line AUSA 11

etting Drew into the meeting was to not have them 6 appeal us, and then having Drew say, not a good case. 7 Q All right. So, were you aware that Drew Oosterbaan 8 had, in preparation for this, gone to West Palm and actually 9 gone through the evidence and met with the case agent and the 10 line AUSA 11

etting Drew into the meeting was to not have them 6 appeal us, and then having Drew say, not a good case. 7 Q All right. So, were you aware that Drew Oosterbaan 8 had, in preparation for this, gone to West Palm and actually 9 gone through the evidence and met with the case agent and the 10 line AUSA 11

Fair. I remember it was Starr and Lefkowitz. I 18 don't know if it was Lilly Ann. 19 Q All right, and our information is it was you, Drew 20 Oosterbaan, Sloman, , and John MacMillan. Do you -- 21 do you know John MacMillan? 22 A Vaguely. 23 Q All right. He was an AUSA as well. 24 A Right.

Fair. I remember it was Starr and Lefkowitz. I 18 don't know if it was Lilly Ann. 19 Q All right, and our information is it was you, Drew 20 Oosterbaan, Sloman, , and John MacMillan. Do you -- 21 do you know John MacMillan? 22 A Vaguely. 23 Q All right. He was an AUSA as well. 24 A Right.