Epstein Secrets

TA00225417 EXHIBITS TO WRITTEN RESPONSE OF A. MARIE VILLAFANA Exhibit # Date Description I 5/1/2006 Letter from Chief Rcitcr to State Attorney Krischer 2 5/23/2006 File Opening Documents 3 7/3/2007- 7/13/2007 Emails between Criminal Chief Matt Menchel and AUSA Villafaiia regarding plea negotia

vise Epstein will be given chance to perform B m 5/28/2008 Atkinson, Villafana, Garcia Villafana, Sloman Email chain regarding information from Barry Krischer, the State Attorney 5/28/2008 Lefkowitz Sloman Email - 1 page 5/28/2008 Soman, Villafana Atkinson Email chain regarding Epstein's request to

Criminal Chief Matt Menchel contacted SLC Schultz about moving me to Appeals after I pointed out actions that I considered to be in violation of the Ashcroft memo and victims' rights legislation. I also understand that SLC Schultz may have knowledge of USA Acosta providing my prosecution memorandum to Cr

te’s 20 judicial circuits, headed by a State Attorney who is elected to a four-year term. Palm Beach County constitutes the 15th Judicial Circuit. Barry Krischer was the elected State Attorney for that circuit from 1992 until January 2009. During the period relevant to this Report, the Palm Beach County Sta

rney Barry Krischer explained to OPR that the Epstein case was unusual in that police brought the case to his office without having made an arrest. Krischer was unfamiliar with Epstein, and the case was assigned to the Crimes Against Children Unit. PBPD Chief Michael Reiter stated in a 2009 civil depos

u know is completely unacceptable to the FBI, ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], the victims, and me. These plea negotiations violate the Ashcroft memo, the U.S. Attorney[s’] Manual, and all of the various iterations of the victims’ rights legislation. Strategically, you have started the plea

hat Mr. Epstein plead guilty to a registerable state charge. It appears that there was a misunderstanding at the meeting I had with Messrs. Lourie, Krischer, Goldberger, Lefcourt, Ms. and Ms. Please confirm this with IIII Lourie. Before the meeting, Mr. Krischer, and Ms. a sex prosecutor for 13 year

thy balance of power between the States and the Fede I Government will reduce the risk of tyranny and abuse from either front.") (quoting Gregory'. Ashcroft, 501 U.S. 452, 458 (1997)). Thus, Congress's power to legislate in this area is constrained by the Commerce Clause. As Lopez demonstrates, the 08-8

d on Sunday, the Office cannot and will not bind Immigration. Also, your timetable will need to move up significantly. As [State Attorney] Barry [Krischer] said in our meeting last week, his office can put together a plea agreement, [and an] information, and get you all before the [state] judge on a c

he prosecutor harbors a good faith doubt, based on either the law or the evidence, as to the government’s ability to prove the charge at trial. The Ashcroft Memo explains that the “basic policy” “requires federal prosecutors to charge and pursue all charges that are determined to be readily provable” an