Epstein Secrets

CONFIDENTIAL Jennifer Gaffney, Esq. Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes Unit New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Patrick Egan, Esq. Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit / Trial Bureau 40 New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Re:

s scheduled to appear before the Honorable Ruth Pickholz in New York Supreme Court, Part 66, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 for a hearing pursuant to New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), Correction Law § 168 et seq.. We respectfully submit this letter and the accompanying materials for your cons

of all, because the offense which triggered the registration requirement in Florida — and then, solely by virtue of Correction Law § 168-a(d)(2), in New York — would not have been a registerable offense at all (and almost certainly would have only been a misdemeanor) had it been committed in New York inst

CONFIDENTIAL Jennifer Gaffney, Esq. Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes Unit New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Patrick Egan, Esq. Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit / Trial Bureau 40 New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Re:

s scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court, Part 66, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 for a hearing before the Honorable Ruth Pickholz pursuant to New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), Correction Law § 168 et seq.. To follow up to our conversation in your office on October 13, and as you have

ted point, we note that upon further consideration and investigation, our current view is that Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to register in New York at all.5 Mr. Epstein maintains his primary residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands and does not actually live, work, or attend school in New York, the

CONFIDENTIAL Jennifer Gaffney, Esq. Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes Unit New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Patrick Egan, Esq. Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit / Trial Bureau 40 New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Re:

s scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court, Part 66, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 for a hearing before the Honorable Ruth Pickholz pursuant to New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), Correction Law § 168 et seq.. To follow up on our conversation in your office on October 13, and as you have

ted point, we note that upon further consideration and investigation, our current view is that Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to register in New York at all.5 Mr. Epstein maintains his primary residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands and does not actually live, work, or attend school in New York, the

CONFIDENTIAL Jennifer Gaffney, Esq. Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes Unit New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Patrick Egan, Esq. Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit / Trial Bureau 40 New York District Attorney's Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Re:

s scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court, Part 66, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 for a hearing before the Honorable Ruth Pickholz pursuant to New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), Correction Law § 168 et seq.. To follow up feu our conversation in your office on October 13, and as you have

ted point, we note that upon further consideration and investigation, our current view is that Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to register in New York at all.5 Mr. Epstein maintains his primary residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands and does not actually live, work, or attend school in New York, the

CONFIDENTIAL Jennifer Gaffney, Esq. Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes Unit New York District Attorneys Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Patrick Egan, Esq. Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit / Trial Bureau 40 New York District Attorneys Office One Hogan Place New York, NY 10013 Re:

s scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court, Part 66, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 for a hearing before the Honorable Ruth Pickholz pursuant to New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), N.Y. Correction Law § 168 et seq. (McKinney 2008). To follow up on our conversation in your office on October

ted point, we note that upon further consideration and investigation, our current view is that Jeffrey Epstein should not be required to register in New York at all! Mr. Epstein maintains his primary residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands and does not actually live, work, or attend school in New York, the t

October October 28, 2010 By E-mail and By Hand CONFIDENTIAL Jennifer Gaffney, Esq. Deputy Bureau Chief, Sex Crimes Unit New York District Atto Patrick Egan, Esq. Assistant District Attorney, Sex Crimes Unit / Thal Bureau 40 New York District Attorney's Office Re: SORA Determination for Jeffrey E. Eps

o is scheduled to appear in New York Supreme Court, Part 66, on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 for a hearing befo a Honorable Ruth Pickholz pursuant to New York's Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA), . Correction Law § 168 et seq. (McKinney 2008). To follow up on our conversation in your office on October

wyers dealt only with two prosecutors in the office on the sex-offender designation: Jennifer Gaffney, the deputy chief of the sex crimes unit, and Patrick Egan. Mr. Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell Aug. 10, while awaiting trial on new sex-trafficking charges stemming from what federal prosec

t the highest risk of committing another crime. If adopted by a court, the board's recommendation meant that Mr. Epstein would have to check in with New York police every 90 days and would be listed in a public database of sex offenders with his photo. That fall, Mr. Lefkowitz and Ms. Musumeci said in let

wyers dealt only with two prosecutors in the office on the sex-offender designation: Jennifer Gaffney, the deputy chief of the sex crimes unit, and Patrick Egan. Mr. Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan jail cell Aug. 10, while awaiting trial on new sex-trafficking charges stemming from what federal prosec

t the highest risk of committing another crime. If adopted by a court, the board's recommendation meant that Mr. Epstein would have to check in with New York police every 90 days and would be listed in a public database of sex offenders with his photo. That fall, Mr. Lefkowitz and Ms. Musumeci said in let