Epstein Secrets

tion of Epstein's federal case, on July 3, 2008, attorney Edwards sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney's Office comm

stitutional principle of separation of powers. Attorneys and Law Firms *1198 Paul Cassell, University of Utah College of Law, SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Bradley James Edwards, EdwardsPottinger, LLC, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, for Petitioner. Richard Christian Komando, Bradley Garrison & Komando, ORANGE PARK, FL, for Amicus C

her. The U.S. Attorney's Office continued to conceal the existence of the NPA from all the victims for months to come. In mid- June *1233 of 2008, Bradley Edwards, the Fort Lauderdale, Florida attorney for several of Epstein's victims, contacted AUSA Villafana to inform her that he represented Jane Doe I and

for several of Epstein's victims, contacted AUSA Villafana to inform her that he represented Jane Doe I and, later, Jane Doe 2. AUSA Villafana and Edwards discussed the possibility of federal charges being filed against Epstein in the future. Edwards was led to believe that federal charges could stil

391, 394 (5th Cir. 2008). The Sixth Circuit has deemed it "uncertain" whether CVRA protections apply "prior to [the] filing of ... charges." In re Acker, 596 F.3d 370, 373 (6th Cir. 2010). The district courts that have considered the question are divided. Compare, e.g., 1' United States it Oakum, No

tes District Court, Southern District of Florida Bradley J. Edwards, Esq., Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehr

ts that the victims have offered. DATED: March 21, 2011 Respectfully Submitted, l Bradley J. Edwards adley J. Edwards FARMER, JAFFE, WEISSING, EDWARDS, FISTOS & LEHRMAN, P.L. 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Telephone (954) 524-2820 Facsimile (954) 524-2822 Flori

n that we believe is material to the victims' CVRA case — a limited amount of information that could be swiftly located by your Office." Letter from Bradley J. Edwards & Paul G. Cassell to Wifredo A. Ferrer, Mar. I, 2011. The victims have, for example, requested that the U.S. Attorney's Office provide to them unreda

trict court concluded that the violations alleged by the victims did not provide a basis for rejecting the plea agreement. Id. at 726-27; see In re Acker, 596 F.3d 370, 373 (6th Cir. 2010) (denying mandamus where petitioners sought to vacate plea agreement which made no provision for restitution in de

dential communications to the media to ridicule and prejudice Mr. Epstein. And currying favor with the media at Mr. Epstein's expense is not new to Bradley Edwards, the lawyer who represents Jane Doe 2 EFTA00205543 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 160 Entered on FLSD Docket 04/17/2012 Page 3 of 13 1 and Jane

ory statements about Mr. Epstein. If the correspondence between the defense team and the government is not kept confidential, attorneys Scarola and Edwards could reasonably be expected to continue disseminating out-of-court publicity and making extrajudicial statements and commentary to the media to pre

trict court concluded that the violations alleged by the victims did not provide a basis for rejecting the plea agreement. Id. at 726-27; see In re Acker, 596 F.3d 370, 373 (6th Cir. 2010) (denying mandamus where petitioners sought to vacate plea agreement which made no provision for restitution in de

ents of the NPA as early as October of 2008. She was also provided pro bono counsel with the assistance of the Government prior to her retaining Mr. Edwards, see Villafana Declaration, Dkt. 14 at pg 4, Motion at 25 ("the Special Agents have said that they explained that Epstein would plead guilty to sta

, 563 F.3d 1092, 1099 (10th Cir. 2009) (stating that "the purpose of the CVRA is to permit victim participation in ongoing criminal matters"); In re Acker, 5% F.3d 370, 373 (6th Cir. 2010) (characterizing as "uncertain" the question whether a victim has rights before formal charges are filed). 2 EFT