Epstein Secrets

as alleged that Epstein has international contacts, having travelled overseas with such famous persons as President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump. Is Epstein contesting that he has these international travels? Here again, it is impossible to tell because Epstein has not explained whether he

ons as President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump. Is Epstein contesting that he has these

President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump. Is Epstein contesting that he has these intern

dant’s] seemingly blanket invocation of the privilege against self-incrimination.” Custer Battles, 41 F.Supp.2d at 634-35 (emphasis added). Thus, Custer Battles cautioned against drawing inferences about other people’s state of mind via an adverse inference from defendant Morris’ invocation of his Fifth Amen

such an inference is somehow not proper under the test laid out by United States v. Custer Battles, LLC, 415 F.Supp.2d 628, 633 (E.D. Va. 2006). Custer Battles lays out a two-prong test for deciding whether a factfinder can appropriately draw an adverse inference. The first prong is whether there is “a vali

vit include: (1) Epstein may own a Boeing 727 with a trading room (Sec Affidavit of Paul Cassell 17); (2) Epstein has travelled internationally with Donald Trump and is EFTA00221935 Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM Document 198 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/13/2009 Page 8 of 24 Jane Doe v. Epstein Case No. 08-CV-808

Epstein has travelled internationally with Donald Trump and is EFTA00221935 Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM Do

); (2) Epstein has travelled internationally with Donald Trump and is EFTA00221935 Case 9:08-cv-80119-K

ly be drawn when independent evidence exists of the fact to which the party refuses to answer." Id. at 635 (emphasis added) (citations omitted). In Custer Battles. LLC unlike the instant case, the court found the record contained "ample evidence of Morris' involvement in the [fraudulent) billing ... which in

tion (discussed below), he frequently traveled around the globe in the company of such famous persons as President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump. It is therefore reasonable to infer that he has international contacts, including international financial contacts. See Affidavit of Paul Cassell

President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump. It is therefore reasonable to infer that he has

ons as President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump. It is therefore reasonable to infer that

lege without placing the witness in the 'cruel trilemma' of choosing among incrimination, perjury, or contempt." United States ex rel. DRC, Inc. v. Custer Battles, LLC, 415 F.Supp.2d 628, 633 (E.D. Va. 2006). The Eleventh Circuit has not hesitated to support district courts that draw an adverse inference from