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onviction becomes final, under the "well-settled rule that actions upon penal statutes do not survive the death of the wrongdoer." United States v. Wright, 160 F.3d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1998) (internal citation omitted). This rule applies with full force here, and requires the dismissal of the Indictment.

District of New York The Si/viol. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Plaza New York, New York 10007 August 28, 2019 By ECF and E-Mail Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge Southern District of New York 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 Re: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19 C

e was pending, and therefore before a final judgment was issued, the Indictment must be dismissed under the rule of abatement. See United States v. Wright, 160 F.3d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1998). EFTA00104850 Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 47-1 Filed 08/19/19 Page 2 of 2 5. Accordingly, I recommend tha

uthern District of New York The Slivio.l. Mollo Building One Saint Andrew's Pike New York. New York 10007 August 19, 2019 VIA ECF The Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 Re: United State

e was pending, and therefore before a final judgment was issued, the Indictment must be dismissed under the rule of abatement. See United States v. Wright, 160 F.3d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1998). EFTA00040575 Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 47-1 Filed 08/19/19 Page 2 of 2 5. Accordingly, I recommend tha

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thern District of New York The Silvioi.. Malin Building One Soini Andrew's Plo:a New York, New York 10007 August 19, 2019 VIA ECF The Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Judge Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, New York 10007 Re: United State

e was pending, and therefore before a final judgment was issued, the Indictment must be dismissed under the rule of abatement. See United States v. Wright, 160 F.3d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1998). EFTA00010423 --- PAGE BREAK --- Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 47-1 Filed 08/19/19 Page 2 of 2 S. Accordin

24 25 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant. Before: x 19 CR 490 (RMB) New York, N.Y. August 27, 2019 10:30 a.m. HON. RICHARD M. BERMAN, District Judge APPEARANCES GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York BY: Assistant United States Attorn

courts, but more recently, it has faced some appropriate criticism. The rule of abatement is best explained in the Second Circuit case of U.S. v. Wright. In that Wright case, two defendants had pled guilty to embezzlement and tax evasion. Both defendants appealed, but one of the defendants died whi