Epstein Secrets

Evidence ...............................60 3. September 7, 2007: Acosta, Other USAO Attorneys, and FBI Supervisors Meet with Epstein Attorneys Starr, Lefkowitz, and Sanchez ...............................................................................................62 VI. SEPTEMBER 2007: TH

to the NPA, two attorneys from the firm of Kirkland & Ellis, one of the largest law firms in the country, contacted the USAO on Epstein’s behalf: Kenneth Starr, former federal judge and Solicitor General, who was serving as Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law while of counsel to the firm; and Jay Le

ll, but he did remember an occasion on which he entered Acosta’s office as Acosta was finishing a phone conversation, and Acosta stated, “[T]hat was Ken Starr,” and told Menchel the call related to the Epstein case. 60 jurisdiction), while making clear that we are not talking about the details o

TMENT’S INTERPRETATION OF THE CVRA’S DEFINITION OF “CRIME VICTIM” AT THE TIME OF THE EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION ................ 192 A. April 1, 2005 Office of Legal Counsel “Preliminary Review” ............................192 B. 2005 Attorney General Guidelines for Victim and Witness Assistance ..............193 IV.

ressional intent"); see also Letter from Kenneth Starr, Esq. to John Roth, June 19, 2008 (attached as Ex

of this case fall squarely outside the heartland of those [federal] statutes — in fact, in law, and in congressional intent"); see also Letter from Kenneth Starr, Esq. to John Roth, June 19, 2008 (attached as Exhibit _J. Defense counsel also urged the USAO-SDFL to respect the long-recognized "Petite Policy,"'

requires that a crime victim be harmed by an offense that "is charged in Federal district court." (DE 403-15:1-2). The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel ("OLC") confirmed this view in 2010, noting that "the CVRA is best read as providing that the rights identified in section 3771(a) are guaranteed f

was dissatisfied with the NPA, “we stand ready to unwind the Agreement” and proceed to trial. Shortly thereafter, Acosta informed defense counsel Starr by letter that he had directed prosecutors “not to issue victim notification letters until this Friday [December 7] at 5 p.m., to provide you with t

ice. III. THE DEPARTMENT’S INTERPRETATION OF THE CVRA’S DEFINITION OF “CRIME VICTIM” AT THE TIME OF THE EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION A. April 1, 2005 Office of Legal Counsel “Preliminary Review” In 2005, Department management requested informal guidance from the Department’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) regarding int