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o is Jeffrey." The Talented Mr. Epstein, by Vicky Ward, in Vanity Fair (Jan. 2005)21 Dershowitz has als

afts to is Jeffrey." The Talented Mr. Epstein, by Vicky Ward, in Vanity Fair (Jan. 2005)21 Dershowitz ha

tz stated "I'm on my 20th book. . . . The only person outside of my immediate family that I send drafts to is Jeffrey." The Talented Mr. Epstein, by Vicky Ward, in Vanity Fair (Jan. 2005)21 Dershowitz has also been quoted as saying that, even if Epstein went bankrupt, "I would be as interested in him as a

a phone) as the vehicle of the inducement. See, e.g., United States ' Murrel, 368 F.3d 1283, 1286 (11th Cir. 2004) (government must ... prove that Murrell, using the intemet, acted with a specific intent to persuade a means to engage in unlawful sex). In fact, we have reviewed every indictment filed i

l Law e=-44 To constitute a substantial step to- ward the commission of a crime, for pur- poses of a co

nder § 2422(b) requires a finding only of an intent to entice, not an intent to perform the sexual act following the persuasion); United States v. Murrell. 368 F.3d 1283, 1286 (11th Cir2004) (stat- ing that the underlying conduct that 2422(b) criminalizes is the persuasion of the minor, rather than t

d sexual conversations, tried to entice the victim by representa- tions about his car, house, and money, and went to a prearranged meeting place); Murrell, 368 F.3d at 1288 (holding that the evidence was sufficient where the defen- dant traveled two hours to meet a minor for sex in exchange for money,

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. •526 Fitch & Grant, of New York City (Elihu Root and William D. Guthrie, both of New York City, of counsel), for appellee Jacob Ruppert. Before WARD, ROGERS, and HOUGH, Circuit Judges. WARD, Circuit Judge. These three cases involve the same question, and in each the appeal is from an order of

the possibility more appealing" an "to stimulate the occurrence of." United States Rashkovski, VI F.3d 1133, 1137 (9th Cir.2002); United States Murrell, 368 F.3d 1283, 1287 (11th Cir.2004). This Court rests on the plain meaning of the words in the statute in deciding whether the Government has sat

, and (2) conduct that is a substantial step to- ward its commission. United States v. Blue Bird 372

girls to have sex with him, and that his conversations with their purported mother were a substantial step toward that end. See United States v. Murrell, 368 F.3d 1283, 1287-88 (11th Cir. 2004); United States v. Hornaday, 392 F.3d 1306, 1310 (11th Cir.2004). Spurlock described to "Mary" his desire