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form the basis for Counts Five and Six—to the grand jury in the Southern District of Florida in support of a proposed 60-count federal indictment of Jeffrey Epstein and Sarah Kellen. (Id. at 22:17-31:6). The indictment included a conspiracy count and a substantive count alleging a sex trafficking offense involvi

torney's Office for the Southern District of Florida ("USAO-SDFL") interviewed Accuser-4 in or around 2007 during their three- year investigation of Epstein's alleged sexual abuse (the "Florida Investigation"). And remarkably, although interviewed just a few years after she claims any misconduct occurred

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5a). "[F]rom 2001 to 2004, [Accuser-4] provided Mr. Epstein with ... over 100 massages and all but three of

20 United States v. Carter, 454 F.2d 426 (4th Cir. 1972) 17 United States v. Garcia-Gonzalez, 714 F.3d 306 (5th Cir. 2013) 21 United States v. Gebbie, 294 F.3d 540 (3rd Cir. 2002) 14, 15, 16, 17 United States v. Gonzalez, 93 F. App'x 268 (2d Cir. 2004) 14, 16 United States v. Harvey, 791 F.2

ed here. The Palm Beach FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida ("USAO-SDFL") conducted a thorough investigation of Jeffrey Epstein from 2006-2008 (the "Florida Investigation"), but decided not to prosecute him or his "potential co-conspirators" and abandoned any potential federa

s Office for the Southern District of New York ("USAO-SDNY") decided that it was not satisfied with this outcome and is now seeking a "do-over." But Epstein died as a result of the government's own negligence before he could be brought to trial. The government has now targeted Ms. Maxwell as the next be

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79) 13, 14 United States v. Carter, 454 F.2d 426 (4th Cir. 1972) 10 United States v. Dionisio, 503 F.3d 78 (2d Cir. 2007) 12 United States v. Gebbie, 294 F.3d 540 (3d Cir. 2002) 6, 7, 10 United States v. Gonzalez, 93 F. App'x 268 (2d Cir. 2004) 7 United States v. Korfant, 771 F.2d 660 (2d C

t because Annabi did not address the circumstances of this case; it is also consistent with fundamental fairness. As the Third Circuit cautioned in Gebbie, individual U.S. Attorney's Offices should not view themselves as "sovereigns of autonomous fiefdoms" with the ability to charge a defendant with t

ion"). One does not need to engage in complex analysis to understand what has happened here: the government has sought to substitute our client for Jeffrey Epstein, even if it means stretching—and ultimately exceeding—the bounds of the law. Yet, it is in precisely this setting—involving a defendant who, despit

en short of its obligations here. The indictment must be dismissed. The government's sudden zeal to prosecute Ms. Maxwell for alleged conduct with Epstein in the 1990s—conduct for which the government never even charged Epstein—follows a history that is both highly unusual and deeply troubling. The gov

ohen Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN &

82 (2d Cir. 2019) 13, 26, 29, 30 United States v. Florida West Intl Airways, Inc., 853 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (S.D. Fla. 2012) 16, 17 United States v. Gebbie, 294 F.3d 540 (3d Cir. 2002) 24, 25 United States v. Gonzalez, 93 F. App'x 268 (2d Cir. 2004) 14, 22, 27, 29 United States v. Harvey, 791 F.2d

ion"). One does not need to engage in complex analysis to understand what has happened here: the government has sought to substitute our client for Jeffrey Epstein, even if it means stretching—and ultimately exceeding—the bounds of the law. Yet, it is in precisely this setting—involving I defendant who, despit

en short of its obligations here. The indictment must be dismissed. The government's sudden zeal to prosecute Ms. Maxwell for alleged conduct with Epstein in the 1990s—conduct for which the government never even charged Epstein—follows I history that is both highly unusual and deeply troubling. The gov

overnment has sought to substitute our client for Jeffrey Epstein, even if it means stretching—and ultimat

82 (2d Cir. 2019) 13, 26, 29, 30 United States v. Florida West Intl Airways, Inc., 853 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (S.D. Fla. 2012) 16, 17 United States v. Gebbie, 294 F.3d 540 (3d Cir. 2002) 24, 25 United States v. Gonzalez, 93 F. App'x 268 (2d Cir. 2004) 14, 22, 27, 29 United States v. Harvey, 791 F.2d

ristian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Phone: Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN &

182 (2d Cir. 2019) 5, 6, 10, 17 United States v. Florida West Intl Airways, Inc., 853 F. Supp. 2d 1209 (S.D. Fla. 2012) 3, 4, 6 United States v. Gebbie, 294 F.3d 540 (3d Cir. 2002) 12 United States v. Gonzalez, 93 F. App'x 268 (2d Cir. 2004) 8 United States v. Harvey, 791 F.2d 294 (4th Cir. 19

7 United States v. Van Thornout, 100 F.3d 590 (8th Cir. 1996) 12 Other Authorities Dienst, J., Valiquette, J., Winter, T., and Fitzpatrick, S. "Jeffrey Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges." NBC New York. July 3, 2020 15 iii EFTA00028883 --- PAGE BREAK --- Ghislaine Maxw