Epstein Secrets

letter now accuses me of "manufacturing" charges of obstruction of justice, making obscene phone calls, and violating child privacy laws. When Mr. Lourie told you that those charges would "embarrass the Office," he meant that the Office was unwilling to bend the facts to satisfy Mr. Epstein's desired

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26 EXHIBIT 43 EFTA00184603 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-43 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 26 Dear Ms. Villafafia and Mr. Lourie: LAW OFFICES Of GERALD B. LuttatiRT, P.C. A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 148 EAST 70'" STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10021 GERALD B. LERCOURT Www1Glef

0736-KAM Document 361-48 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of .4 • FOVVLERWHITE W BURNETT MIAMI • FORT LAUDERDALE • WEST PALI/ BEACH • ST. PETERSBURG August 2, 2007 Mr. Matthew Chief, Criminal Division United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 99 NE 4 Street Miami, Florida

policy. By May 2007, AUSA Villafafia began seeking approval from her supervisors to indict Epstein. Her immediate supervisor was Andrew Lourie. Mr. Lourie had served as the Chief of the Public Integrity Section at DOJ as well as in several supervisory positions in the SDFL. By mid- 2006, he had returne

Attorney's Office will close their investigations. EFTA00225194 FOWLERWHITE AIII)kiaLv5 BURNETT MIAMI • FORT LAUDERDALE • WEST PALM BEACH • ST. PETERSBURG August 2, 2007 Mr. Matthew Menchel Chief, Criminal Division United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 99 NE 4 Street Miami,