Epstein Secrets

Child Exploitation Statutes in Title 18 September 26, 2006 To R. Alexander Acosta Thomas Mulvihill Jeffrey Sloman Kenneth Now Robert Waters Andrew Lourie Roger Stefin Karen Atkinson Rolando Garcia Bruce Brown Richard Boscovich Barbara Martinez From cc: Anne Schultz AUSA On July 27, 2006, Cong

pervisory responsibility over the subject matter, or his/her designee, when: 1. Prior consultation or approval would be required by a statute or by Departmental policy for a declination of prosecution or dismissal of a charge with regard to which the agreement is to be made; or 2. The person is: a. A high-

response from the Civil Rights Division to the notification. Criminal Division *until late Feb. 2008 Alice Fisher Assistant Attorney General Andrew Lourie * Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Sigal Mandelker Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Oosterbaan Chief, CEOS Office of the

rosecution should Epstein renege on his agreement, and she outlined for Acosta and Sloman the steps she proposed to take while Epstein was pursuing Departmental review. Those steps included re-establishing contact with victims, interviewing victims in New York and one victim who lived in a foreign country,

nted expansion of federal law to cover conduct that has always been exclusively within the core of state powers. At this point in time, the need for Departmental oversight is critical. We appreciate this opportunity to submit our assessment of the key facts in this case and review of the pertinent federal stat

an, p.2, q2. The Truth: e It was the government, and not the defense, that suggested a plea to state charges to resolve the federal investigation. Andrew Lourie proposed declining prosecution in favor of the state. Although Mr. Epstein and the State Attorney’s Office had already reached a plea agreement, in A