Epstein Secrets

it is whether they can require the defendant to serve a sentence that was not even "available" to State prosecutors. Id. In this case, however, Mr. Menchel has not asked for anything that State prosecutors could not have obtained. The fact that State authorities chose—for unquestionably legitimate reaso

without substantiation, that the proposed State plea agreement failed to vindicate the federal interest. On August 3, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Menchel rejected the State's new proposed plea agreement. He flatly stated that "the federal interest will not be vindicated in the absence of a two year te

ed constant. It has. I reviewed a Google map to confirm that the distance between that place of employment and the location where he was stopped by Palm Beach Police is less than 3 miles (and that the location where he was walking was on a direct route to his place of work). It has taken us a while to respond to

Privilege Privacy Act P-014011 thru P-014025 7/3/2007-7/13/2007 email chain between Matt Menchel and Marie Villafafia regarding disagreement on Menchel's plea negotiations and written request for meeting between USAO management and victims 6(e) Work Product Deliberative Process Investigative Pri

ment Work Product Deliberative Process P-014204 thru P-014205 9/24/2007 emails between Marie Villafafia and Rolando Garcia regarding notifying Palm Beach Police Chief and victims about agreement Work Product Deliberative Process P-014206 thru P-014216 9/24/2007-9/25/2007 emails between Alex Acosta, Mar

WONSEinvcom FAITH A. FRIEDMAN filedmeneldwurlaw.wco BY HAND DELIVERY June 25, 2007 Jeffrey Sloman, Esq., First Assistant United States Attorney Matthew Menchel, Esq., Chief, Criminal Division The United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 99 NE 4th Street Miami, Florida 33 I 32 Andrew

eged criminal violations. There are serious hurdles to a federal prosecution, including the way the federal investigation was initiated, namely by Palm Beach Police Detective Recarey. Although Det. Recarey's questionable actions undermined the state proceeding, his work was provided to your Office "on a silver

e Privilege Privac Act P-014011 thru P-014025 7/312007-7/1312007 email chain between Man Menchel and Marie Villafafia regarding disagreement on Menchel's plea negotiations and written request for meeting between USAO management and victims 6(e) Work Product Deliberative Process Investigative Pri

ement Work Product Deliberative Process P-014204 thru P-014205 9/24/2007 emails between Marie Villafana and Rolando Garcia regarding notifying Palm Beach Police Chief and victims about agreement Work Product Deliberative Process P-014206 thru P-014216 9/24/2007-9/25/2007 emails between Alex Acosta, Mar

e Privilege Privac Act P-014011 thru P-014025 7/312007-7/1312007 email chain between Man Menchel and Marie Villafafia regarding disagreement on Menchel's plea negotiations and written request for meeting between USAO management and victims 6(e) Work Product Deliberative Process Investigative Pri

ement Work Product Deliberative Process P-014204 thru P-014205 9/24/2007 emails between Marie Villafana and Rolando Garcia regarding notifying Palm Beach Police Chief and victims about agreement Work Product Deliberative Process P-014206 thru P-014216 9/24/2007-9/25/2007 emails between Alex Acosta, Mar