Epstein Secrets

015 Subject: James Patterson To:" Hi Michael, < Nicole forwarded me your inquiry re: James Patterson. There's no book on Epstein at this point. Connolly has been working on an investigation for several years, and since he and Jim are both from Palm Beach they have met. Eventually they might see if th

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at 8:00 AM, Callahan, Sabrina wrote: Hi Michael, Nicole forwarded me your inquiry re: James Patterson. There's no book on Epstein at this point. Connolly has been working on an investigation for several years, and since he and Jim are both from Palm Beach they have met. Eventually they might see if th

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easonable person in Mr. Epstein's position would subject himself to questioning from authors whose bias and intent to smear him is already evident. John Connolly has a well-known track record of attacking Mr. Epstein, and the book is being marketed under a title — "Filthy Rich" — that makes the authors' host

pond to your letter dated May 5, 2016, claiming to be "disappointed" that Mr. Epstein will not agree to be interviewed for a book that your client, Hachette Book Group, intends to publish about him. Your feigned "disappointment" cannot be taken seriously. No reasonable person in Mr. Epstein's position would subjec

orously pursue all available legal remedies. Sincerely, Charles Michael cc: Martin G. Weinberg (by email, James Patterson (by overnight mail) John Connolly (by overnight mail) EFTA00583737

$TIPTOE S JOHNSON Ur As you know, our firm represents Jeffrey Epstein. I write further to our correspondence concerning the book that your client, Hachette Book Group, intends to publish about him. We recently received an email (a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A) from Steven Hoffenberg claiming to be on th

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iable impact on the town where | lived. Stirred by that sighting of Epstein up in New York, Tim Malloy and I began to investigate. We partnered with John Connolly, a tough, no-nonsense journalist who had once been a cop with the NYPD and had been following the Epstein story for close to ten years. Working toge