Epstein Secrets

al. * John M. Fitzgibbons, Asst. U.S. Any., Tampa, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant. Frank Regano, Tampa, Fla., for defendant- appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Before HILL and HENDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge. PER CURIAM: This is an appeal f

he government that Gonzalez approached him on another occasion for assistance in getting dis- missed a DWI for Jeff Lewis. Castaneda was unsure if Weaver had ultimately been successful in fixing the case. FN7. Castaneda told the government that an individual known as "Chuy" Hinojosa Page 4 of 11 P

xchange for getting the charges dismissed or sentences re- duced. Castaneda's role in this conspiracy was that of middleman, referring "clients" to Weaver, arran- ging meetings, receiving payments, and suggesting strategics for accomplishing fixes. Weavers role on the other hand was that of principal,

he transaction in- volving Jeff Lewis). Predicate Act Six-- referring to the dismissal of a marijuana charge for Silverio Garza-- pertained only to Weaver. FN I6. On appeal, Castaneda asserts four distinct errors that allegedly warrant the re- versal of his conviction. Because we con- clude that the g

ILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL I2 ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-011801 EFTA00192847 Epstein will not contest the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida over his person and/or the subject matter, and Epstein waives his right to contest liability and also waives h

y it' by altering the definition of criminal conduct or increasing the punishment for the crime." Lynce I. Mathis 519 U.S. 433, 441 (1997) (quoting Weaver,. Graham 450 U.S. 24, 29 (1981)). United States'. Sim!, 153 F.3d 1256, 1259 (11th Cir. 1998) (emphasis added; internal alterations omitted). Even t

NDDS, for the 1999 edition of Federal Narcotics Prosecutions. http://10.173.2.12/usao/cousa/ole/usabook/drug/26drug.htm 4/10/2008 EFTA00191635 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. Notice of Appeal From Magistrate's Order Denyi

se to criminal pen- alties and (2) the elimination of de- fenses available when the crime was committed, are plainly not in issue here. It is true Weaver, id. at 29, 101 S.Ct. at 964 also speaks in terms of the challenged law "disadvantag[ing] the offender affected by it." But that characterization

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ition of criminal conduct or increasing the punishment for the crime." 14/rice v. Mathis 519 U.S. 433, 117 S.Ct. 891, 137 L.Ed.2d 63 (1997) (quoting Weaver v. Graham 450 U.S. 24, 29, 101 S.Ct. 960, 67 L.Ed.2d 17 (1981)). U.S. v. Sieuel,153 F.3d 1256, 1259 (11th Cir. 1998). In improperly attempting to