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ids, and associate Laci Resendiz Key Factors For Challenging DOJ 'Taint Team' Procedure By Kara Brockmeyer, Andrew Levine and Douglas Zolkind When the U.S. Department of Justice executes a search warrant in a white collar investigation, it often uses a "taint team" or "filter team" — a group of prosecutors and agents separat

res, evaluate them in light of the factors described above, engage in a dialogue with the prosecutors, and bring a challenge in court if necessary. Justice Department Told Deutsche Bank Lender May Have Violated Criminal Settlement By Dave Michaels and Patricia Kowsmann EFTA00161681 The Justice Department has inform

will be consequences," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said at the Journal's CEO Council event this week, without naming individual companies. Any Justice Department move would be a costly setback for a bank that has been trying to improve its relationship with U.S. regulators and show investors it is a reformed

cant lack of uniformity in the DOJ's current approach to privilege reviews. But a recent Eleventh Circuit decision may lead to greater consistency. The Eleventh Circuit's Recent Decision In U.S. v. ICorf,[4] the Eleventh Circuit upheld the DOJ's use of a taint team to conduct a privilege review of materials seized fro

e an concerns in this regard, please feel free to contact me at, or Special Agent from the Federal Bureau of Investigation at You also can contact the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime in Washington, D.C. at That Office has a website at www.ovc.gov. You can seek the advice of an attorney with respect t

eedings free from unreasonable delay. (8) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy. Members of the U.S. Department of Justice and other federal investigative agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, must use their best efforts to make sure that these rights

gainst strict liability, especially since it applies in eases whcre there is no sexual contact at all with any person, let alone with a real minor. The Eleventh Circuit's decision in United States Murrell, supra, reflects this same understanding of the statute. The Murrell court wrote that, under the "plain language"

prosecuted. The new Grand Jury subpoena clearly violates the Non- Prosecution Agreement. Although Mr. Epstein has exercised his rights to appeal to the Department of Justice with the full consent and knowledge of the USAO, he has not breached the Agreement. The re-commencing of the Grand Jury is in violation of the Agree

to engage in a criminal sex act or (b) that Owens was under the age of 18.) (emphasis added). Again, none of these factors is present in this case. The Eleventh Circuit's interpretation of the statute makes perfect sense: were § 1591 not limited in this fashion, it would threaten to criminalize a host of localized be

FCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN LILLY ANPPSANCHEZ, ES . ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-011816 EFTA00192862 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida R ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE Lilly Ann Sanchez Fowler W

penalty ... if, in fact, someone ... is caught and convicted.") (emphasis added). Accordingly, Masha's Law cannot lawfully be applied in this case. The Eleventh Circuit's decision in United States I, Siegel 153 F.3d 1256 (11th Cir. 1998), is virtually on point. In Siegel, the defendant pleaded guilty to charges under

uled massage during any interstate travel, conduct that was not a causative factor in his regular returns to Palm Beach. • • III. PETITE POLICY The Department of Justice's Petite Policy ("Petite," or the "Policy") precludes federal prosecution in this matter. Petite establishes a baseline of a single prosecution for an

at (a) force or coercion would be used to cause Owens to engage in a criminal sex act or (b) that Owens was under the age of 18." (emphasis added). The Eleventh Circuit's interpretation of the statute makes perfect sense: were § 1591 not limited in that fashion, it would threaten to criminalize a host of localized be