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York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 RE: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, Criminal No. 19-490 Dear Judge Berman: Steptoe STEPTOE • JOHNSON LLP We write to outline the grounds entitling Jeffrey Epstein to pretrial release, proposing a stringent set of conditions that w
unding the practice, we respectfully propose it here as a fallback, asking the Court to revisit its propriety despite the reservations expressed in Zarrab. Those reservations, though admirably motivated and sincerely held, raise substantial equal protection concerns. They impair the statutory right to
of Denmark-from where defendant could not be extradited-charged with bulk cash smuggling and forfeiture, noting that the 9 This Court's opinion in Zarrab stands only for the proposition that wealthy defendants should not be provided an unfair advantage. It does not, of course, suggest that wealthy def
tes Courthouse (212) 805-6715 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 RE: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, Criminal No. 19-490 Dear Judge Berman: Steptoe SttPtOt • JOHNSON ttP We write to outline the grounds entitling Jeffrey Epstein to pretrial release, proposing a stringent set of conditions that
ot, of course, suggest that wealthy defendants should bear a special disadvantage. The facts supporting the Court's ruling of pretrial detention in Zarrab are easily distinguishable. The present case does not have national security implications, Mr. Epstein is a United States citizen (and does not poss
of Denmark-from where defendant could not be extradited-charged with bulk cash smuggling and forfeiture, noting that the 9 This Court's opinion in Zarrab stands only for the proposition that wealthy defendants should not be provided an unfair advantage. It does not, of course, suggest that wealthy def
tes Courthouse (212) 805-6715 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 RE: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, Criminal No. 19-490 Dear Judge Berman: Steptoe ATCPTOC A JOiiNSON ..n We write to outline the grounds entitling Jeffrey Epstein to pretrial release, proposing a stringent set of conditions that
of Denmark-from where defendant could not be extradited-charged with bulk cash smuggling and forfeiture, noting that the 9 This Court's opinion in Zarrab stands only for the proposition that wealthy defendants should not be provided an unfair advantage. It does not, of course, suggest that wealthy def
ot, of course, suggest that wealthy defendants should bear a special disadvantage. The facts supporting the Court's ruling of pretrial detention in Zarrab are easily distinguishable. The present case does not have national security implications, Mr. Epstein is a United States citizen (and does not poss
York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 RE: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, Criminal No. 19-490 Dear Judge Berman: Steptoe STEPTOE I JOHNSON UP We write to outline the grounds entitling Jeffrey Epstein to pretrial release, proposing a stringent set of conditions that w
unding the practice, we respectfully propose it here as a fallback, asking the Court to revisit its propriety despite the reservations expressed in Zarrab. Those reservations, though admirably motivated and sincerely held, raise substantial equal protection concerns. They impair the statutory right to
of Denmark-from where defendant could not be extradited-charged with bulk cash smuggling and forfeiture, noting that the 9 This Court's opinion in Zarrab stands only for the proposition that wealthy defendants should not be provided an unfair advantage. It does not, of course, suggest that wealthy def
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Harry Reid
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Reid Weingarten
PERSONMartin Weinberg
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United States
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Department of Justice
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New York
LOCATIONLeon Black
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George Mitchell
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Marc Rich
PERSONthe Southern District
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Michael Cohen
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Geoffrey S. Berman
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Southern District of New York
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Prince Andrew
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Richard M. Berman
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Alexander Acosta
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ORGANIZATIONPretrial Services
ORGANIZATIONSecond Circuit
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