Epstein Secrets

agreement stil being ACOsta meets with Epstein I,er Jay Lefkowitz at t. West Pa. Beach MaMott to discuss finalizin

is continuing. 2008 January: Epstein attorney, Lefkowitz, calls A.sta, telling him his client will not g

er.use legal team tries to negotiate a .al with the State Attorney's Office. LaNyers discuss a deferred prosecution in whic

e asking who Epstein was and stating in no uncertain terms that Epstein is not cooperating. Nonetheless, I can imagine our good friends (Goldberger, Lefkowitz, and others) telling the SAO that Epstein actually is cooperating and that the USA() agrees that he should have his sentence reduced. Now, this coul

From: To: Cc Subject: Epstein issue with State Attorney's Office Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:16:38 +0000 Importance: Normal It is Tuesday, so there must be a new issue with Epstein. This one potentially involves t

er for the victim [Mary]. She was calling because the State Attorney's Office still had not returned any of her calls as to whe

recruited Roy Black—the lawyer who'd cleared William Kennedy Smith of rape and kept Rush Limbaugh out of prison for his alleged illegal drug use—and Jay Lefkowitz, a defense attorney who'd worked with US attorney R. Alexander Acosta at Ken Starr's law firm. And so in September, the US attorney's office reached

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ay have civil damages claims against Mr. Epstein. The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (jointly

pstein's civil exposure. For example, on October 3, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafafia sent an email (attached hereto as Exhibit “D’’) to Jay Lefkowitz, counsel for Epstein, with attached proposed letter to special master regarding handling numerous expected civil claims against Epstein. The letter r

es Attorney's Office prepared negotiated lea agreements containing these charges. For example, in a September 18, 2007, email from AUSA Villafafia to Lefkowitz (attached hereto as Exhibit “H’), she attached the proposed plea agreement describing Epstein’s witness tampering as follows: "UNITED STATES vs. JE

Epstein in the dark about the status of his case. The U.S. Attorney's Office signed a non-prosecution agreement with the multi

t the judge to know how many victims and accomplices there were. Federal prosecutor A. Marie Villafafia— in a September 2007 email to Epstein lawyer Jay Lefkowitz — said: “I will mention co-conspirators but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all the other crimes and all the other persons that we coul

— in a September 2007 email to Epstein lawyer Jay Lefkowitz — said: “I will mention co-conspirators but I wou

U.S. Department ofJustice DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Jay: United States At

nt ofJustice DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 15

to complain because our independent investigation uncovered facts that are unfavorable to your client. You complain that I "forced" your client and the State Attorney's Office to proceed on charges that they do not believe in, yet you do not want our Office to inform the State Attorney's Office of facts that su ort the ad

KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. To Call Writer Directly: (212)446-4970 [email protected] VIA E-MAIL Da =group Center 159 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022

& ELLIS LLP AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. To Call Writer Directly: (212)446-4970 l

mplementation of the state sentence. Fifth, pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Epstein, through his counsel, agrees to provide the agreements made with the State Attorney's Office. Finally, I must tell you that I am troubled by the manner in which your Office has dealt with the § 2255 issues that are encompassed in the Agreem

olding adjudication or sentencing, and probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment." I have more than a dozen e-mails between myself and Jay Lefkowitz discussing the U.S. Attorney's insistence on eighteen months of incarceration. You will recall that at one meeting you and Ms. Sanchez raised the id

more than a dozen e-mails between myself and Jay Lefkowitz discussing the U.S. Attorney's insistence on eigh

months in county jail for all charges, ... without probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment. Thus, the proposed plea agreement with the State Attorney's Office does not comply with the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. To comply with the Agreement, Mr. Epstein must make a binding recommendation of ei