Epstein Secrets

in a suite prison, with the option of eliminating incarceration upon successful completion of the term of supervised custody. among other terms. Mr. Menchel stated that "the federal interest will not he vindicated in the absence of a Iwo year term in state prison." See August 3.2007 letter. Such an arti

as of traditionally local concern. we urged your Office to contemplate whether a federal prOSCCUtiall Was appropriate. However, on August 3. 2007. Matthew Menchel rejected a proposed state plea which included that Mr. Epstein serve two years of supervised custody followed by two years of incarceration in a su

ting and negotiation this portion of the Agreement. The first major obstacle was a direct result of Ms. Villafanu's improper attempt to appoint. Mr. Bert Ocariz, a close, person friend of her boyfriend's for the role of attorney representative. We objected in the strongest terms to such an appointment due t

contact the sender by reply E-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. Thank you. “= Message from "A. on Fri, ----- To: "Lilly Subject: Menchel Dear Lilly: Thank you for your letter of August 2nd regarding your proposal on how to resolve the Epstein matter. ‘ As we explained at our meeting on

al interest, and, at this time, he is not inclined to meet with counsel for Mr. Epstein. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney By: Matthew Menchel — Chief, Criminal Division cc: Roy Black Gerald Lefcourt R. Alexander Acosta Jeffrey Sloman Andrew Lourie A. Marie Villafafia Margot Moss, Esq.

U.S. Attorney HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012629 TAB 30 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012630 —_, cc bec (USAFLS)” 09/27/2007 03:06 PM Subject RE: Conference Call with Bert Ocariz Hi Jay — J already told Bert that there is no indictment and, as 1 mentioned, he doesn’t really need to/want to see the entire plea agreement, just

Sloman & Lourie; 7/6/07 Lefcourt & Dershowitz to Sloman; 7/25/07 Lefcourt & Dershowitz to Menchel; 8/2/07 EFTA00066350 Sanchez to Menchel; 8/3/07 Menchel to Sanchez; 9/17/07 to Lekowitz; 10/25/07 Sloman Itr to Davis; 11/8/07 Lefkowitz to Sloman; 11/13/07 Sloman to Lefkowitz (was this sent?); 11/28/07

court to Lourie; 6/18/07 to Lefcourt; 6/25/07 Lefcourt to Sloman & Lourie; 7/6/07 Lefcourt & Dershowitz to Sloman; 7/25/07 Lefcourt & Dershowitz to Menchel; 8/2/07 EFTA00066350 Sanchez to Menchel; 8/3/07 Menchel to Sanchez; 9/17/07 to Lekowitz; 10/25/07 Sloman Itr to Davis; 11/8/07 Lefkowitz to Slom

s Agrmt & Addendum (file folder) Mtgw/ Ken Starr (file folder) MTarget Letter (file folder) Notes re Post Agreement Communications (file folder) Bert Ocariz (file folder) 6/19/08 Starr Submission to the DAG (file folder) 6/3/08 Sloman Submission to the DAG (file folder) 5/27/08 Starr Submission to the

n to use 'a' versus `the' and other minutiae. When you and I could not reach agreement, you repeatedly went over my head, involving Messrs. Lourie, Menchel, , and Acosta in the negotiations at various times." U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 269. 28. The December 13, 2007, letter also reveals that th

made to the victims of the non-prosecution agreement. 14. On about September 27, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Marie revealed to an attorney (Bert Ocariz), who was under discussion to be a representative of victims of Epstein's sexual abuse, that a non-prosecution agreement was in the process of being

n to use 'a' versus `the' and other minutiae. When you and I could not reach agreement, you repeatedly went over my head, involving Messrs. Lourie, Menchel, Sloman, and Acosta in the negotiations at various times." U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 269. 28. The December 13, 2007, letter also reveals th

made to the victims of the non-prosecution agreement. 14. On about September 27, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Marie revealed to an attorney (Bert Ocariz), who was under discussion to be a representative of victims of Epstein's sexual abuse, that a non-prosecution agreement was in the process of being

d Epstein's sentencing exposure . . . " See Tab 1, May 19, 2008 Letter from J. . In fact, by a email dated August 3, 2007, Criminal Division Chief Matthew Menchel advised the defense that the federal government required a minimum term of two years of incarceration. See Tab 40, August 3, 2007 Email from M. Men

From: Jay Lefkowitz [[email protected]] Sent: y, September 27, 2007 2:53 PM To: , Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: e. onference Call with Bert Ocariz Marie -I will not be able to get back to you until tomorrow. However, some of the questions he raised cause me some serious concern. 1. Can we get

, 2007 (82 pages), Author: A. Marie Villafana. Addressees: R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney; Jeff Sloman, First Assistant U.S. Attorney; Matthew Menchel, Chief, Criminal Division; Andrew Lourie; Managing Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern Region; and Karen Atkinson, Chief, Northern Region. (P). Draf

07 11:49 a.m., RE: One more thing (2 pages) E-mail, Marie Villafana to Jay Lefkowitz, dated September 27, 2007 10:52 a.m., RE Conference Call with Bert Ocariz (1 page) 6 EFTA00191191 E-mail, Jay Leflcowitz to Marie Villafana, dated September 27, 2007 10:57 a.m., RE: Conference call with Bert Ocariz (2