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

ation (id). I specifically asked Mr. Menchel if he had any comments or concerns but received no response (id)17 On Monday, May 21, 2007, I wrote to Chief Menchel and FAUSA Sloman for "guidance" and "a sense of the direction where we are headed" (id. at 3). Again, no response. On that day, PBPD and save them

SAs Lourie, Garcia, and Villafafia) and counsel for Epstein (Messrs. Lefcourt, Lefkowitz, and Goldberger) met with Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krisher and Assistant State Attorney Lanna Belohlavek to discuss a plea to an Information in the state court that would satisfy the federal interest in the

port any disposition that eliminates the need for trial. See attached Tab B, August 2, 2007 letter from Lilly Ann Sanchez to SDFL Criminal Division Chief Menchel, p.2, fn 1. Ironically, it is Epstein's "national" attorneys who are now representing to the Deputy Attorney General of the United States in their M

SAs Lourie, Garcia, and Villafafta) and counsel for Epstein (Messrs. Lefcourt, Lefkowitz, and Goldberger) met with Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krisher and Assistant State Attorney Lanna Belohlavek to discuss a plea to an Information in the state court that would satisfy the federal interest in the

port any disposition that eliminates the need for trial. See attached Tab B, August 2, 2007 letter from Lilly Ann Sanchez to SDFL Criminal Division Chief Menchel, p.2, fn 1. Ironically, it is Epstein's "national" attorneys who are now representing to the Deputy Attorney General of the United States in their M

On June 19, 2008, I sent an email to State Attorney Krischer advising him that we had spoken with Roy Black about wrapping up both the state and federal /times (Exhibit 68). I reminded State Attorney Krischer

a fair trial."). 35 Regardless of that position, as noted earlier, the decision to resolve the case through a non-prosecution agreement was made by Chief Menchel, and his email of July 5, 2007 informed me that he was the person vested with the discretion to vary from any Department policy and that he had und