Epstein Secrets

n led to; the impeachment ofPresident Clinton. Marra describes an October 2007 breakfast meeting between Acosta, who,is now U.S; labor secretary, and Lefkowitz shortly after the noh-prosecution agreement was inked, After the meeting, Lefkowitz sent Acosta a note thanking him for “the commitment you made to m

ruling. Neither Black nor New York City attorney Jay Lefkowitz,,who led efforts to bury the federal indictment,

14681-XXXX-MB Div.: AG Plaintiff, v. DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida; SHARON R. BOCK, as Clerk and Comptroller of Palm Beach County, Florida, Defendants. FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT CA Florida Holdings, LLC, publisher of The Palm Beach Post, for its First Amended Complaint against Dav

to intervene on Epstein's behalf. The U.S. Attorney's Office said it wouldn't comment on Marra' s ruling. Neither Black nor New York City attorney Jay Lefkowitz, who led efforts to bury the federal indictment, responded to emails or phone calls for comment. West Palm Beach attorney Jack Goldberger, who rep

ed to the impeachment of President Clinton. Marra describes an October 2007 breakfast meeting between Acosta, who is now U.S. labor secretary, and Lefkowitz shortly after the non-prosecution agreement was inked. After the meeting, Lefkowitz sent Acosta a note thanking him for "the commitment you made t

th offices located at 2751 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, Florida. 3. Defendant Joseph Abruzzo is the duly elected Clerk and Comptroller of Palm Beach County, Florida. He is sued herein in his official capacity as his office is in possession and/or control of documents that are the subject of this action

a 33130-1780 Miami (305) 358-2800 Fort Lauderdale (954) 463-4346 # 59-1263738 August 14, 2009 Reference No.: 15342 Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Attn: Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. 153 East 53 Street New York, NY 10022 Client: Matter 5502 -Kirkland & Ellis, LLP 30608 -Epstein, Jeffrey (COMMON) adv. USA Date Atty S

e No.: 15342 Kirkland & Ellis, LLP Attn: Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. 153 East 53 Street New York, NY 10022 Cl

of Palm 1.00 150.00 EFTA00600833 Kirkland & Ellis, LLP August 14, 2009 Page 2 of 6 Reference No.: 15342 Date Atty Services Hours Amount Beach County; preparation of letter unclosing records. 02/26/09 EBS Conference with AE, KE re update on settlement negotiations on behalf ofai, drafting of

ta met with Kirkland & Ellis partners hi Lefkowitz rd. Ken Starr and Ms. Sanchez, along with Chief and AUSAsNigga and FAUSA "Messrs. Starr and Lefkowitz present arguments regarding the sufficiency of the federal interest in the case and other legal and factual issues. We discussed those legal argume

er 9, 2007 New York Post article attached at Tab C. Prior to signing the Non-Prosecution Agreement, Mr. Epstein's defense team included Ken Starr, Jay Lefkowitz, Lilly Ann Sanchez, Alan Dershowitz, Gerald Lefcourt, Roy Black, Guy Lewis, Martin Weinberg, Jack Goldberger, Stephanie Thacker', and the associates

h fully set forth herein. 32. On or about the dates enumerated as to each count listed below, the exact dates A being unknown to the Grand Jury, Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the Defendants listed below did knowingly, in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, r

February 9, 2011 To: Clerk, New York County Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. NEW YORK DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE One Hogan Place New York, NY Telephone: Lefkowitz, P.C. dra Lynn Musumeci KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, Ne Telephone: Facsimile: Y. Attorneys for Defendant Jeffrey E.

wo on the calendar, matter of Jeffrey Epstein. Your appearances please. MS. GAFFNEY: for the People. Good afternoon, Your Honor. MR. LEFKOWITZ: Jay Lefkowitz and Sandra Musumeci for Mr. Epstein. THE COURT: Mr. Epstein is not here. MR. LEFKOWITZ: That's correct. THE COURT: Are you waiving his appearance

30, 2008 04/26/2010 14:51 3553626 CIRCUIT CRIMINAL PAGE B6/20 S CFH 20080 2672 52 OR BK 22760 PG 0565 RECORDED 07/17/ 2008 le 3 06242 Pals Beach County, Florida Sharon IL Bock, CLERK It COMPTROLLER Pg 0565; (lpgl JUDGMENT The above Defendant. being personally before this Coon represented by I j

ered to join the trial team and provide additional support from CEOS. On September 7, 2007, U.S. Attorney Acosta met with Kirkland & Ellis partners Jay Lefkowitz and former Solicitor General Ken Starr and Ms. Sanchez, along with Chief Oosterbahn and AUSAs Villafana, John McMillan, and FAUSA Sloman, Messrs. St

. We discussed those legal arguments and the unanimous opinion of all of the attorneys present was in favor of prosecution. During that meeting, Mr. Lefkowitz also offered a plea resolution. His offer, in essence, was that Epstein be subjected to home confinement at his Palm Beach home, using private secu

. S 34 EFTA00225249 (208) On or about January 1, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, a, and traveled from Anguilla, British West Indies tt item Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (209) On or about January 6, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN traveled from Tet

September 17, 2007 email from M. Villafana to J. Lefkowitz attaching draft Deferred Prosecution Agreement, E

set forth herein. 32. On or about the dates enumerated as to each count listed below, the exact dates / being unknown to the Grand Jury, iniPalm Beach County, in the Southern District of Florida, and elsewhere, the Defendants listed below did knowingly, in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, r

. I did this in an attempt to avoid what I foresaw would likely be a litigious selection process. It was only after I proposed this change that Mr. Letkowitz raised with me his enumerated concerns. 2 Section 2255 provides that: "falny person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of [enumerated s

P-013483 EFTA00230388 (208) On or about January 1, 2005, Defendants JEFFREY EPSTEIN, and raveled from Anguilla, British West Indies tc) Isa,lm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion Air, Inc. (209) On or about January 6, 2005, Defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN traveled from Tet

j 2005 (Neil Rasmus / Patrick- 1 McMullan.com / Sipa Press) <a te 2008 Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office booking photo of Jeffrey Epstein (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office) The Stockade, where Epstein | served his sentence, photo; here in 2006, was located at Of + Fairgrounds Road in West F® Beach, Flo

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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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No.:50 2009 CA 040800XXXXMBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff, VS. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, and BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually,

Epstein'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

s Attorney's Office prepared negotiated plea 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