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000039 EFTA00805358 years later and had nothing to do with it." Id. But, as the Post also reported, "[slome law enforcement sources don't believe Vance had no clue that his office had a sex-offender case involving a Manhattan mogul with close ties to Democrats." Id. Unsealing of the First Departmen

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ts and designated Epstein as a level three sex offender. Epstein, 89 A.D.3d at 570, 933 N.Y.S.2d at 240. At a hearing preceding her ruling, Justice Pickholz told the Assistant District Attorney that she had "never seen the 3 4811-3721-9459v.2 3930°33-000039 EFTA00805354 prosecutor's office do anythin

because "there are no real victims here." Id. Ex. C. In January 2011, the judge presiding over the sex-offender registration proceedings, Justice Ruth Pickholz, rejected ADA Gaffney's arguments and designated Epstein as a level three sex offender. Epstein, 89 A.D.3d at 570, 933 N.Y.S.2d at 240. At a hearing

ke, I have never even the prosecutor's office do this. So the prosecutor joined in with defense counsel. I think Kirkland & Ellis and the ADA from Vance's office joined together, and they both argued for lowering the offense level from a 3 to a 1. She says a few things like that which are pretty un

he Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders New York state and then in state court by the courts and, particularly, a decision of the Honorable Justice Ruth Pickholz on our about January 18, 2011. I believe that decision was appealed to the New York State Appellate Division and was unanimously upheld. I read th

to the New York State Appellate Division and was unanimously upheld. I read this morning a copy of the transcript of the proceedings before Judge Pickholz which I'm likely to place on the docket after today's session. And the question is for each side. First of all, they're free to comment on my descr

ke, I have never even the prosecutor's office do this. So the prosecutor joined in with defense counsel. I think Kirkland & Ellis and the ADA from Vance's office joined together, and they both argued for lowering the offense level from a 3 to a 1. She says a few things like that which are pretty un

to the New York State Appellate Division and was unanimously upheld. I read this morning a copy of the transcript of the proceedings before Judge Pickholz which I'm likely to place on the docket after today's session. And the question is for each side. First of all, they're free to comment on my descr

he Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders New York state and then in state court by the courts and, particularly, a decision of the Honorable Justice Ruth Pickholz on our about January 18, 2011. I believe that decision was appealed to the New York State Appellate Division and was unanimously upheld. I read th

THE STATE OF NEW YORK, : App. Div. No. 6081 Respondent, ; On Appeal from New York Supreme Court, : New York County, Index No. 30129/10 - against - : (Pickholz, J.) JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN, ; Defendant-Appellant. x NOTICE OF MOTION BY NYP HOLDINGS, INC. TQ UNSEAL APPELLATE BRIEFS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, upon t

ister as Level 3 — which would require he travel to New York every 90 days and check in with cops. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016459 --- PAGE BREAK --- Judge Ruth Pickholz was flabbergasted. She couldn’t understand why the DA would want to go easy on Epstein, after the New York State Board of Examiners of Sex Offenders

o the financier. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016462 --- PAGE BREAK --- “tL don't think you did much of an investigation here,” Pickholz said. “| am shocked.” Vance's mishandling of the Epstein hearing has come under new scrutiny after a Miami Herald report last week revealed a secret “non- prosecution agreement”

als. The DA's office insists Vance “was not aware” of the hearing until years later and had nothing to do with it. “Our prosecutor made a mistake,” Vance spokesman Danny Frost said of Gaffney. Gaffney, a prosecutor working in the Harvey Weinstein probe, left the DA's office in September. She declined