Epstein Secrets

ce in Manhattan, a Palm Beach mansion and his own island in the Caribbean. At one point he counted among his friends former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and other high-powered figures. The appeal court decision described the background of Epstein's case, stating that in 2006, the Federal Bureau of I

is friends former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and other high-powered figures. The appeal court

among his friends former President Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and other high-powered figures. The appeal

he United States are Epstein's attorneys during the plea negotiations. Epstein's attorneys intervened, arguing that Federal Rule of Evidence 410 and Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11 create a privilege for plea negotiations blocking release of the correspondence. They also argued that the cowl should find that the m

influential contacts, including William Clinton, Donald Trump, Kevin Spacey, and Alan Dershowitz, and ot

he deal—called a non-prosecution agreement—essentially shut down an ongoing FBI probe . . . .” Julie K. Brown, “Perversion of Justice: How a future Trump cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime,” Miami Herald, Nov. 28, 2018. The NPA, however, was finalized and signed 91

th the beginning of the federal investigation, identified him as a wealthy Palm Beach resident with influential contacts, including William Clinton, Donald Trump, Kevin Spacey, and Alan Dershowitz, and other “prominent businessmen, academics and scientists.”210 Villafaña, Lourie, Sloman, and Acosta learned

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

m Beach, Florida. cc: A Marie Villafaila, AUSA DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2

15 EFTA00799620 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 403-19 Entered on FLED Docket 06/02/2017 Page 17 of 176 1264, 1307 (11th Cir. 2012). Likewise, Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) requires confidentiality for persons subject to a grand jury investigation. My recommendations to opposing counsel to limit any ple

ay of April, 2007, at West Palm Beach, Florida. DONALD M. MIDDLEBROOKS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE cc

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

ed in circles that in- cluded President Clinton, Donald Tnunp and Prince Andrew. "International Moneym

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