Epstein Secrets

confidential information governed by the protective order to other government agencies for the purpose of enforcing the criminal or civil laws of the United States. Thus, the Government seeks to reserve the right to use confidential information produced by Fisher in this case in unrelated civil or criminal ma

ce of parties and witnesses and in interest of justice bears burden of estab- lishing by preponderance of evidence that transfer is necessary. 28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a). 6. Federal Courts 6=101, 103, 105 Although trial judge is afforded great discretion in deciding motion to transfer for convenience of

lamic Republic of Iran ("Iran"). After diplomatic and consular relations with Iran were severed in 1980, the Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") of the United States Department of State took possession of the building pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq. OFM leased the building to Epstein in 1992. Epstein

mic Re- public of Iran ("Iran"). After diplomatic and consular relations with Iran were severed in 1980, the Office of Foreign Missions ("0FM") of the United States Department of State took poas.ssion of the budding pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. § 4301 of seq. 0FM leased the building to defen- dant Jeffrey E. Ep

the Foreign Missions Act ("FMA"), ss& 22 U.S.C. §§ 4302(a)(3)-(4), the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ("VCCR"), a bilateral treaty between the United States and Iran. See 21 U.S.T. 77, 596 U.N.T.S. 261, TIAS 6820, art. 27(a)(a). Following the severance of diplomatic ties between the United States and Ira

of the government of Iran (Declaration of Richard C. Massey ("Massey Dec."), Exh. A thereto). As such, they were recognized as consular property by the United States Department of State ("State Department"), Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") (Massey Dec., Exh. A thereto), and enjoyed the protection of the Foreign Missions Act ("FMA

ign policy concerns and issues of reciprocity among nations. See id . The FMA defines a "foreign mission" as "any mission to or agency or entity in the United States which is involved in the diplomatic, consular, or other activities of, or which is substantially owned or effectively controlled by ... a foreign go

URE OF THE ACTION This is an action by plaintiff United States of America (the "Government") on behalf of the Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") of the United States Department of State (the "State Department") against defendants Jeffrey E. Epstein ("Epstein"), Ivan S. Fisher ("Fisher"), Ellyn Bank, Debra Elisa Cohen, Diane Fisher

RNATIONAL TREATIES AND STATUTORY SCHEMES A. The Foreign Missions Act of 1982 1. Pursuant to the FMA, 22 U.S.C. § 4301 et seq ., "the operation in the United States of foreign missions ... is a proper subject for the exercise of Federal jurisdiction." Id . § 4301(a). The FMA provides, inter alia , that "it is th

OF THE ACTION 1. This is an action by plaintiff United States of America (the "Government") on behalf of the Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") of the United States Department of State (the "State Department") against defendants Jeffrey E. Epstein ("Epstein"), Ivan S. Fisher ("Fisher"), Ellyn Bank, Debra Elisa Cohen, Diane Fisher

the Foreign Missions Act ("FMA"), ss& 22 U.S.C. §§ 4302(a)(3)-(4), the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations ("VCCR"), a bilateral treaty between the United States and Iran. See 21 U.S.T. 77, 596 U.N.T.S. 261, TIAS 6820, art. 27(a)(a). Following the severance of diplomatic ties between the United States and Ira

of the government of Iran (Declaration of Richard C. Massey ("Massey Dec."), Exh. A thereto). As such, they were recognized as consular property by the United States Department of State ("State Department"), Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") (Massey Dec., Exh. A thereto), and enjoyed the protection of the Foreign Missions Act ("FMA

Mary Jo White, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, by Serene Nakano, Assistant United States Attorney, New York City, for the United States. Gage & Pavlis, by G. Robert Gage, Jr., Ellen J. Casey, New York City, for Ivan S. Fisher. MEMORANDUM DECISION CHIN, J. *1 In this case, the Uni

slamic Republic of Iran ("Iran"). After diplomatic and consular relations with Iran were severed in 1980, the Office of Foreign Missions ("OFM") of the United States Department of State took possession of the building pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act, 22 U.S.C. s 4301 et seq. OFM leased the building to Epstein in 1992. Epstein