Epstein Secrets

to be present, and also provided counsel with a list of the statutes that were the subject of the investigation. On June 26, 2007, Mr. Menchel, Mr. Laurie, AUSA Villafana, and FAUSA Sloman, and two FBI agents met with Alan Dershowitz, Roy Black, Gerald Lefcourt, and Lilly Ann Sanchez. During that meet

suggests that this is politically motivated because Epstein is a prominent figure with "close ties to former President Clinton." Messrs. Starr and Whitley go on to claim that 1/FAUSA Sloman unilaterally, arbitrarily and unnecessarily imposed a June 2, 2008 deadline in order to prevent Epstein from see

bly, after we objected to these overly broad and intrusive requests. Deputy Chief Andrew Laurie denied knowledge of Ms. Villalima's actions and Mr. Laurie commendably sought to significantly narrow the list of documents requested. In a subsequent court filing. Ms. Villafana referred to our agreement to

vement The inclusion of Section 2255. a purely civil remedy. raises the risk of excessive government interference in private, civil matters. As Mr. Whitley states in his opinion, " . . .unueccssary entanglement of the government in such eases and the use of federal resources could improperly influence

ter, I will continue to refer to myself as "First Assistant USA Sloman" or "FAUSA Sloman" to help reduce any confusion. Rolando Garcia replaced Mr. Laurie as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division. 2 EFTA00190453 By the late Spring and early Summer, the focus of the investigation shined from inv

Agreement, the SDFL unilaterally proposed to divest its right to select the attorney representative for the victims. Contrary to Messrs. Starr and Whitley's recent assertion that this was "engineered in a way that appears intended to profit particular lawyers in private practice in South Florida with p

tein. Notably. affix we objected to these overt broad and intrusive requests. Deputy Chief Andrew Laurie denied knowledge of Ms. s actions and Mr Laurie commendably so t igni tiara ly narrow the list of documen requested. In a subsequent court filing, Ms. referred to our agreement to remove these

ent • The inclusion or Section 2255. a purely civil remedy. raises the risk of excessive government interference in private, civil matters. As Mr. Whitley states in his ;minion. . . .unnecessary entanglement of the government in such cases and the use of federal resources could improperly influence s

to evaluate whether I, along with U.S. Attorney Acosta, Criminal Division Chiefs Menchel and, later Robert Senior, Deputy Criminal Division Chiefs Laurie, followed by Rolando Garcia, and AUSA Villafafia have somehow steered this investigation toward "an unprecedented extension of federal law"despite

e Agreement, the SDFL unilaterally proposed to divest its right to select the attorney representative for the victims. Contrary to Messrs. Starr and Whitley's recent assertion that this was "engineered in a way that appears intended to profit particular lawyers in private practice in South Florida with