Epstein Secrets

TE OF FLORIDA no • '^cn, For Palm Beach County, at the Spring Term thereof, in the-year of our Lord Two ThouSg^d IWd Six. to-wit: The Grand Jurors of the State of-Florida, inquiring^ Beach, upon their oaths do present that JEFFREYX. EPSTEIN in> the County of Palm Beach aforesaid, inthe Circuit and State. aforesaid, COU

th State and Federal law enforcement agencies, and after due consultation with the State Attorney's Office,·•~t the interests of ihe United St,ates, the State of Fl9rid!I, and the Dc(en<hlnt will be· served by thc.{Qllowing procedure;. ' THEREFORE, on the authority of R.Alexander Acosta, United,States Attomey'for t

o tt:ie evil exc1mple. of. all ot_hers, ·and :against 'the:peace and:digr,,ity•of the State,· • '\ • • • - • • • • I '-. ,• • • • ,of Floriga, .I hereby c • • • • • . • • t~f.i~ '1(WYetUrn,ing this indictment as.au,ttiorfzed.and,required by'iaw'. , ' . : . ~ ... ·:; , . . ·- ,

The foregoi ng instru in ent was sworn to or affirmed b'eforeme this 1st day of May,ZOObyb) Det Joe Recarey, who is personally known to me. State of Elorida County ofTa Im Beach Signatu^w^rr^stAig Officer Signature of Police-Officer (F.S.S. 117.10) Date: WOlgOW T’npe <>f 22 CA/Aronberg-000825 FILED: PALM

tch them have intercourse and masturbate himself. Occasionally, Epstein would then join in The foregoing instrument was sworn to or affirmed State of Florida/ before me this I5* day of May, 2006 by County of Palm/Beach Det Joe Recarey, who is personally known to me. /k I Signature/ ing Officer Signature of

STATE OF FLORIDA ] For Palm Beach County, at the Spring Term thereof, in the-year of our Lord Two Thousand and Six, to-wit: The'GrandjJurors of-ttie'.StaJe'of Florida; inquinngJmand (or the/body, of said County of PalrruBeach. ypon their paths do present that JEFFREYS. EPSTEIN in the'County of Palm‘Beach aforesaid,

ther underage girls to engage. in similar sex acts for money, He committed these offenses in locations including New York, New York, and Palm Beach, Fiorida. EPSTEiN is e~pecfed to be- presented in M~nh_attan fedt:?rc:il cggri this aftemopn before U,$, Magistrate Judge Hen_ry B, P_itman, The case is assi

urt sentence would also mean that the federal government was not proceeding.” There is no evidence, however, that he verified this understanding with Sloman or Villafana, let alone the State Attorney. OPR found no indication that Acosta ever communicated, or directed Sloman or Villafana to communicate, hi

tojthe victims regarding the upcoming change of plea, but the Office decided dial victim notification could only come from a state investigator, and Jeff Sloman asked PBPD Cliief Reiter to assist.” On Saturday, June 28,2008, VillafanajemailedSloman to inform him tliat PBPD Cliief Reiter “is going to notify vi

ision to resolve the case through the NPA or in the negotiations leading to the agreement: former U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta, and former AUSAs Jeffrey H. Sloman, Matthew I. Menchel, Andrew C. Lourie, and Ann Marie C. Villafana. Each subject submitted written responses detailing their involvement in the federa

n the CVRA litigation; Outlook data collected to respond to production requests in that case; a set ofEpstein case documents maintained by Acosta and Sloman; computer files regarding the Epstein case collected by Sloman; Villafafia’s Outlook data; Acosta’s hard drive; and the permanently retained official

÷teher--has-beealniest-ne-eevecage-ecthe-easert-kb 16. in-a-letter-later-sent-br-lar Lefleowitt-te-the-LITSnactterfter fer-the-Seuthern-Distriet-ef Flerida, Le1kewi stated that ASUA had "assidueusly" hidden frem him the fact that Bert Ocariz was a friend of -beyffienel,1478rAuemeyls-Gefespendenee-at-

ent-Md-the-Justiee-Departmem-eenteet-any—tietimsr for-example-Jane-Dee-04r abeut-their-views-en-the-nen-pmseeutien, 26. On about December 6, 2007, Jeffrey H. Sloman, First Assistant U.S. Attorney sent a letter to Jay Lefkowitz, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit noting-the-U,SrAttemeyls Office's leg

ion would continue, possibly leading to a federal prosecution. Edwards Declaration at & 8. 23. On about November 27, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Sloman sent an e-mail to Jay Lefkowitz, defense counsel for Epstein, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit The e mail stated: that the U.S. Attor

vernment-reashed-any-fiaal resolatien-ef-that-investigatien,Eilwar-els-Deelaratien-at—&40, 33. On about February 25, 2008, Assistant U.S. Attorney Sloman sent an e-mail to Jay Lefkowitz, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit _.Epsteinis-spiminal-utiefease ceanseir explaining-that-the-lustie

e. enter "none". NAME. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY Assistant U.S. Attorney IIPIRIPPHsral•venue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach,Elorida 33401-6235 EFTA00179473 NOV-05-2009 14:24 CRM DIV KEENEY 202 307 0677 P.02 U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division Assistant Attorney G

4 CRM DIV KEENEY 202 307 0677 P.02 U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.0 10530 N0V - 5 2009 Jeffrey H. Sloman Acting United States Attorney Southern District of Florida Miami, Florida 33132 Attention: Re: Subpocna to Brad Edwards, Esq., Law Finn of Roth

thern District of Florida Miami, Florida 33132 Attention: Re: Subpocna to Brad Edwards, Esq., Law Finn of Rothstein, Rosenfeldt, Adler Dear Mr. Sloman: Assistant United States Attorney I received your request to issue the above-referenced subpoena related to Operation Stolen Globe. After review,

ize all acts of prostitution (a vice traditionally governed by state rogulationy)). and there is no evidence that Palm Beach County authorities and Florid* prosecutors cannot effectively prosecuic and punish the conduct, there is no reason why this matter should be extracted from die hands of state pro

ur sultstanube arguments regarding why a federal prosecution of Mr. h.pinein is not nu:timed were "compelling.- I Inwever. in euniradielion In Mr. Sloman's assertion that CliQS had provided an independent. de unto review. CMS; made clear that it did nol. du sit. indeed. C1'.O5 declined In uNteiiiille

s Attorney Southern District of Florida UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 99 NE 474 STREET MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132-2111 Jeffrey H. Sloman First Assistant U.S. Attorney 305 961 9299 Cyndee Campos Staff Assistant 305 961 9461 305 530-6444 fax FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION COVER SHEET DA

to craft a secret plea deal with the wealthy New York hedge fund manager has come under federal scrutiny. Epstein, who also has homes in Palm Beach, Fla., and New York, lives on Little St. James Island off St. Thomas. In his first public comments on the 10-year-old case, Jeffrey H. Sloman who at the

has homes in Palm Beach, Fla., and New York, lives on Little St. James Island off St. Thomas. In his first public comments on the 10-year-old case, Jeffrey H. Sloman who at the time was second in com- mand under Acosta at the U.S. Attor- ney’s Office in Miami — said prosecu- tors resolved the case based on the fa

et back to you. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 East Broward Boulevard, 7th Floor 394 From: Jay Lefkowitzilliiii Sent: Frida r June 1 : To: Sub . Dea Attached please find letters and exhibits responding to your two recent letters. EFTA00214097 I hope we can speak n

Monday, June 22, 2009 1:03 PM To: Subject: RE: Response Letters Epstein This truly is the never ending story!!! From: Sent: on ay, une IMP To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS); Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: FW: Response Letters Epstein I received all of these from Jay. Apparentl

9-Civ-Marra (1/29/08); Intervenor's Complaint, at ¶ 2 (filed by "Jane Doe's Mother" and stating that "Jane Doe's Mother is a citizen and resident of the State of Georgia."), DE 5-2, Jane Doe No. I v. Epstein, Case No. 08-80069-Civ-Marra (1/29/08); Petition for Removal of Disability of Non-Age, at ¶¶ I, 2, 7 (filed "

No, sir. 8 Q. How many women and how many men came to 9 your house? 10 A. I want to say two ladies and two guys. 11 Q. Did someone named Jeffrey Sloman come to 12 your house? 13 A. I don't know names, sir. 14 Q. Do you know who Jeffrey Sloman is? 15 A. No, sir. 16 Q. Do you know who Jef

t responds to CEOS’s assessment of its limited review of Mr. Epstein’s case; and a point-by- point rebuttal to First Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Sloman’s recent letter which we believe contains factual inaccuracies typical of our correspondence from the United States Attorney’s Office in Miami (the “

he pertinent federal statutes, and respectfully request that the Office of the Deputy Attorney General end federal involvement in this matter so that the State of Florida may resolve this case appropriately. Summary of the Facts Mr. Epstein has maintained a home in Palm Beach, Florida for the past 20 years. While the

creates a substantive right which prevents prosecution and conviction of an individual after the statute has run.” See State v. King, 282 So. 2d 162 (Fla. 1973); Tucker v. State, 417 So. 2d 1006 (Fla. 3d D.C.A. 1982) (citing cases). Given the one-year statute of limitations, any conduct that might amou