Epstein Secrets

BY NIALL SKLAUCHLAN. Esquire 13 Chad Pugatch, P-u-g-a-t-c-h, here as co-counsel for II JOSEPH IANNO. Esquire 14 Jeffrey Epstein, along with Mr. Scott Link, who will IS On behalf of Fowler White 15 introduce himself. 16 AKERMAN. LLP. by 16 MR. LINK: Good morning, Judge. Do you need 17 JOAN LEVET

t we have been informed that that disk was 12 included in one of 36 boxes that were reviewed by the law 13 firm of Link & Savory, obtained from the Fowler White law 14 firm, who were predecessor counsel to Mr. Epstein, and 15 were the direct object of this Court's order prohibiting 16 retention of th

wler White Burnett, P.A. MR. PUGATCH: Good morning, your Honor. Chad Pugatch, P-u-g-a-t-c-h, here as co-counsel on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Scott Link, L-i-n-k, my co-counsel is also here in Court. MR. LINK: Good morning, your Honor. MS. HENDERSON: Good morning, your Honor. Brittany Henderson on

N: Thank you, Judge. Niall McLachlan again for Fowler White. You'll remember what this case is about, Judge. There was discovery in late December. Fowler White printed the documents, had them Bates numbered pursuant to the agreement of the parties and this Court's order. About seven and a half year

tions in the motion. MR. PUGATCH: Good afternoon, your Honor. Chad Pugatch, P-u-g-a-t-c-h, here as co-counsel for Jeffrey Epstein, along with Mr. Scott Link, who will introduce himself. MR. LINK: Good morning, Judge. Do you need me to spell -- L-i-n-k, first name is Scott, S-c-o-t-t. Thank you, ma'am.

t, but we have been informed that that disk was included in one of 36 boxes that were reviewed by the law firm of Link & Sartory, obtained from the Fowler White law firm, who were predecessor counsel to Mr. Epstein, and were the direct object of this Court's order prohibiting retention of that specif

on behalf of Fowler White Barnett. MR. PUGATCH: Good morning, your Honor. Chad Pugatch, P-u-g-a-t-c-h, on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein. Co-counsel, Scott Link -- MR. LINK: Over here. MR. PUGATCH: -- is here with me, L-i-n-k. MR. LINK: Good morning, Judge. THE COURT: Good morning. MR. VITALE: Good mornin

bout discovery, and your Honor said we're not getting into all of that, you can have two depositions. You can depose Mr. Epstein and you can depose Fowler White's corporate representative on very limited issues, and that was, chain of custody of the disk, and the alleged violation of the agreed order

e copied by Fowler White and provided to him at a later date. On February I, 2018, Fowler White delivered copies of the documents and the items that Scott Link had flagged. One of those items was a CD with handwriting on the front stating "Epstein Bates Stamp." Inspection of that CD indicated that it was "

Mr. Epstein money. As is evident by the email correspondence between and amongst the Counsel handling this issue at the time—representatives of the Fowler White firm, the Farmer Jaffe firm, and Special Master Carney—Farmer Jaffe vehemently objected to this Fowler White in-house printing process. In fa

194] because Fowler White allegedly retained a copy of the "subject documents" and passed these documents on to Mr. Epstein and his current counsel, Scott Link and Kara Rockenbach. [D.E. 6326 at 6-11]. The Court incorporates by reference the allegations made by Farmer Jaffe in the Motion for Order to Show

ain any copies of the documents contained on the discs provided to it, nor shall any images or copies of said documents be retained in the memory of Fowler White's copiers. Should it be determined that Fowler White or Epstein retained images or copies of the subject documents on its computer or otherwi

k between the printing of the documents in December 2010 and 2 Movants claim that current counsel for Jeffrey Epstein in a pending state court case (Scott Link, Esq.) sent counsel for Bradley Edwards in that case (Jack Scarola, Esq.) a flash drive which purported to duplicate "the disc we located in Fowler

Epstein's co-counsel contacted Fowler White and inquired about any confidentiality orders concerning the CD, counsel was specifically told that the Fowler White attorney could not specifically remember due to the age of the file, but that he thought there was such an order and that Epstein's counsel sh

rning. 10 under federal law, there's a similar law to is A Good morning. 11 the one that we have under the state system. II 0 As you know, Scott Link, and 12 And so I thought it was very 12 representing the plaintiff, Jeffrey Epstein, in this 13 significant. It was unique for an attorney 1

g Mr. Epstein that wan unethical? A No. O Illegal? A No. O Inappropriate? I/ A No. IS la 30 Q Do you know Joe Ackerman? No's at the Fowler White Elm. A No. 21 Q During the time that you were at the 22 Rothstein firm and representing E.M. and Sane 23 Doe, tell me how old was M.?

CD Q: Do you see paragraph four in that document? A: You have asked me that question before. Yes. Q: And in that paragraph four, it indicates that Scott Link informed you that he had located a CD. MR. LINK: Yes, sir, that's what it says. BY MR. CASSELL: Q: Did he tell you anything about L.M. when he in

By JACK A. GOLDBERGER, ESQUIRE For Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs: SEARCY, DENNEY, SCAROLA, BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A. By JACK SCAROLA, ESQUIRE For Fowler White: CARLTON FIELDS, PA By JOSEPH IANNO, JR, ESQUIRE For L.M., E.W. and Jane Doe: S.J. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF LAW at the UNIVERSITY OF UTAH By PA

Will the attorneys please announce their appearances for the record? MR. SCAROLA: Jack Scarola appearing on behalf of Bradley Edwards. MR. LINK: Scott Link and Kara Rockenbach on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein. MR. IANNO: Joseph Ianno, Carlton Fields on behalf of Fowler White. MR. GOLDBERGER: And Jack Gol

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