Epstein Secrets

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at liberty to discuss this matter with you. Moreover, it is not the practice of this Office to discuss internal Department of Justice policies with non-Justice Department personnel. If Mr. believes he has cause to move to quash the subpoena, or if Mr. Epstein does for that matter, counsel for the respective parties

ropriety of those other subpoenas is not at issue here, the subpoenas to Mr. Riley and to his firm are. When it was pointed out to prosecutors that internal Department of Justice rules require, inter-O11a, that issuance of the subpoenas be predicated on the pre-approval of the Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Divis

ivalent of forty million pages of text — about the information contained in the books on one floor of a typical academic library." United States v. Vilar, 2007 WL 1075041 at *35 (S.D.N.Y. April 4, 2007) (emphasis added); accord In re Search of Premises Known as 1406 N. 2nd Ave., 2006 WL 709036 at *3 (

poena to a defense investigator under these circumstances is the same as a subpoena to defense counsel. And USAM Guideline §9-11.255 requires prior Department of Justice approval for the issuance of a subpoena to a lawyer. That requirement evidently was not met. See Black Aft 115. Second, "because of the potential e

ivalent of forty million pages of text — about the information contained in the books on one floor of a typical academic library." United States v. Vilar, 2007 WI., 1075041 at *35 (S.D.N.Y. April 4, 2007) (emphasis added); accord In re Search of Premises Known as 1406 N. 2nd Ave., 2006 WL 709036 at *3

0: Exhibit 11: Exhibit 12: Notes from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York June 14, 2007 Email November 2020 Report, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Professional Responsibility Notes from February 11, 2021 Call Notes from February 29, 2016 Meeting November 30, 2018 Email December 6

App'x 732 (2d Cir. 2017) 256 United States v. Vickers, No. 13 Cr. 128 (RJA) (HKS), 2014 WL 1838255 (W.D.N.Y. May 8,2014) passim United States v. Vilar, No. 05 Cr. 621 (KMK), 2007 WL 1075041 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 4,2007) 169 United States v. Villegas, 899 F.2d 1324 (2d Cir. 1990) 115 EFTA00099964

t 1: Notes from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York Exhibit 2: June 14, 2007 Email Exhibit 3: November 2020 Report, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Professional Responsibility Exhibit 4: Notes from February 11, 2021 Call Exhibit 5: Notes from February 29, 2016 Meeting Exhibit 6:

pp'x 732 (2d Cir. 2017) 256 United States v. Vickers, No. 13 Cr. 128 (RJA) (HKS), 2014 WL 1838255 (W.D.N.Y. May 8, 2014) passim United States v. Vilar, No. 05 Cr. 621 (KMK), 2007 WL 1075041 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 4, 2007) 169 United States v. Villegas, 899 F.2d 1324 (2d Cir. 1990) 115 EFTA00077629 U

t 1: Notes from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York Exhibit 2: June 14, 2007 Email Exhibit 3: November 2020 Report, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Professional Responsibility Exhibit 4: Notes from February 11, 2021 Call Exhibit 5: Notes from February 29, 2016 Meeting Exhibit 6:

pp'x 732 (2d Cir. 2017) 256 United States v. Vickers, No. 13 Cr. 128 (RJA) (HKS), 2014 WL 1838255 (W.D.N.Y. May 8, 2014) passim United States v. Vilar, No. 05 Cr. 621 (KMK), 2007 WL 1075041 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 4, 2007) 169 United States v. Villegas, 899 F.2d 1324 (2d Cir. 1990) 115 EFTA00039444 U

DFL has explained, the NPA did not bind other districts, and could not. That is because the USAO-SDFL lacked the authority to do so under applicable Department of Justice guidelines: Significantly, under the governing provision of the United States Attorney's Manual, the USAO-SDFL did not have the authority to unila

App'x 732 (2d Cir. 2017) 168 United States v. Vickers, No. 13-CR-I28-A, 2014 WL 1838255 (W.D.N.Y. May 8, 2014) 37, 38, 39, 154 United States v. Vilar, No. 05 Cr. 621 (KMK), 2007 WL 1075041 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 4, 2007) 114 United States v. Villegas, 899 F.2d 1324 (2d Cir. 1990) 82 United States v.

t 1: Notes from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York Exhibit 2: June 14, 2007 Email Exhibit 3: November 2020 Report, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Professional Responsibility Exhibit 4: Notes from February 11, 2021 Call Exhibit 5: Notes from February 29, 2016 Meeting Exhibit 6:

pp'x 732 (2d Cir. 2017) 256 United States v. Vickers, No. 13 Cr. 128 (RJA) (HKS), 2014 WL 1838255 (W.D.N.Y. May 8, 2014) passim United States v. Vilar, No. 05 Cr. 621 (KMK), 2007 WL 1075041 (S.D.N.Y. Apr. 4, 2007) 169 United States v. Villegas, 899 F.2d 1324 (2d Cir. 1990) 115 EFTA00103022 U