Epstein Secrets

a U.S. Mail on Monday, July 13, 2009, on the following: Jack A. Goldberger, Esq. Attorney For: Jeffrey Epstein 250 Australian Avenue Suite 1400 West Palm 4101 Robert D. Critton, Jr., Michael J. Pike Attorney For: Jeffrey Epstein 515 North Flagler Drive Suite 400 West Palm Beach. 33401 Judith St

ments of law when unsealing the nonprosecution agreement because the agreement references federal grand jury proceedings, which are protected under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e)(2). Epstein failed to raise this argument in his motion to make the agreement confidential, (A-13), and he did not demonstrate at th

on for Permission to Disclose Grand Jury Material" for the following reasons: 1. The Application contains information regarding proceedings before West Palm Beach Federal Grand Jury 07-103, which is subject to the secrecy protections of Fed. R. Crim. P. 6. 2. Pursuant to Rule 6(eX6), "[r]ecords, orders,

r, and subject to any other conditions that it directs — of a grand-jury matter: (i) preliminarily to or in connection with a judicial proceeding." Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) provides that the traditional rule of grand jury secrecy may be placed aside under certain circumstances to allow for disclosure. S

rdens. FL 33410 Phone: Fax: Counsel for non-party intervener, Florida Bar No. STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE--WEST PALM BEACH 401 North Dixie Highway West Palm ch FL 33401 Phon • Fax: Counsel for respondent, State of Florida Florida Bar No. U.S. Attorney's Office--Southern District 500 South Australia

quire confidentiality) (Supp.A.-8.) Federal law imposes no such preemption of the Florida constitution and common law in this case. In particular, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) does not restrict access to the NPA. Federal Rule 6(e) restrains grand jurors, court reporters, government attorneys, interpreters a

Plea Hearing Transcript at 27-29. 115 for up to 12 hours per day, six days per week, to work at the “Florida Science Foundation” office in West Palm Beach.182 In mid-November 2008, Villafaña learned that Epstein was on work release. She notified Acosta, Sloman, and the USAO Criminal Division Ch

rough a plea agreement, including a plea that calls for the imposition of a specific, predetermined sentence. USAM §§ 9-27.330, 9-27.400; see also Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(c)(1). 206 OPR also considered whether Acosta, Sloman, Menchel, Lourie, or Villafa