Epstein Secrets

U.S. Department of Justice Washington, D.C. 2053U June 23, 2008 Jay Lefkowitz, Esq. Kenneth Starr, Esq. Kirkland and Ellis LLP Gentlemen: This Office has completed a thorough review of the U.S. Attorney's handling of the matter involving your client, Jeffrey

of Justice Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section ("CEOS") regarding the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein by the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (`USAO").1 I will refrain from recounting Mr. Epstein's arguments in detail here, but, rather, will highlight salient points responsive

ssor Alan Dershowitz_ In connection with the federal investigation, Epstein added Rimier Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr and Jay Lcfkowitz from • Kirkland and Ellis, former U.S. Attorney Guy Lewis, former Assistant U.S. Attorneys Lilly Ann Sanchez and Michael Tien, and Massachusetts defense attomcy Mar

sq., Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esq., Guy Lewis, Esq. and Michael Tein, Esq. to name a few. Background. On September 24, 2007, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida ("SDFL") entered into a Non-Prosecut ion Agreement ("the Agreement") with Jeffrey Epstein regarding his sexual conduct involving minor v

ecusal from the Justice Department's internal probe into the non-prosecution of Epstein as signed off by Acosta. "Due to his prior association with Kirkland and Ellis, the Attorney General has and will remain recused from any retrospective review of the resolution of the earlier [Southern District of Flo

or girls experienced horrible sexual abuse and rape in Florida. But then Epstein was given a slap-on- the-wrist deal in 2008 from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and some of his co- conspirators were shielded from prosecution. To make matters even worse, that deal seems to have been the product of

ecusal from the Justice Department's internal probe into the non-prosecution of Epstein as signed off by Acosta. "Due to his prior association with Kirkland and Ellis, the Attorney General has and will remain recused from any retrospective review of the resolution of the earlier [Southern District of Flo

or girls experienced horrible sexual abuse and rape in Florida. But then Epstein was given a slap-on- the-wrist deal in 2008 from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida and some of his co- conspirators were shielded from prosecution. To make matters even worse, that deal seems to have been the product of

oyment a decade earlier as an associate at the firm.94 On the evening of August 6, 2007, Sloman emailed Acosta: “Just saw Menchel. I didn’t know Kirkland made a call into you. You were right. Unbelievable.” During their OPR interviews, neither Acosta nor Sloman remembered the call from Kirkland & E

dead. The New York City Chief Medical Examiner concluded that Epstein had committed suicide. As a result of Epstein’s death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York filed a nolle prosequi to dismiss the pending indictment against Epstein. On August 27, 2019, the district court held a hearing at w