Epstein Secrets

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ssel are fIghtng lo obtain the 22.mlnLie tape on behalf of Epstein victim Jane Doe. She has Ned one of • dozen pending off cases in fedora! court In West Palm Beech egstral Epstein. A status check Is sat for Thursday In those cases baton U.S. District Judge Kenneth Mena. Doe could have sallied the lawsuit for 1

de—rlet—knew whethee-the-title-ef-ttte-deooment-was-diselesed-when4he-Agreemem-was-filed-under-sealr but 39. On July 3, 2008, Mr. Edwards sent to AUSA Villafafia a letter. See Affidavit of Bradley J. Edwards, Esq., at 15 (attachment 2). In the letter, Mr. Edwards indicated his client's desire that federal ch

red on FLSD Docket 07/1 %et U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 300 South Australian Ave . Suite 400 West Palm Bench. FL 3340! (361)820-871 I Facsimile (36I) 820.8777 June 7, 2007 DELIVERY BY HAND Miss 04111110 Re: Crime Victims' and Witnesses' Rights Dear M

cket 07/1 d,. Page.120of 21 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI - West Palm Beach Suite 500 505 South Plaster Drive West Perm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (581) 833.7517 Fax: (561) 833-7970 Re: Case Number Gear This case is currently under Investigation. This can be a lengthy proce

investigation, when a victim was identified, victim notification letters were provided to the victim by both the FBI Victim-Witness Specialist and AUSA Villafafia. Id., 3. Petitioner's counsel, Brad Edwards, Esq., currently represents C.W., T.M., and S.R. The U.S. Attorney's Office victim notification letter

s well as in several supervisory positions in the SDFL. By mid- 2006, he had returned to his position as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division in West Palm Beach (head of the West Palm Beach branch office), after serving as the interim iallifiLof the Public Integrity Section at DOJ at the request of AAG Fishe

and federal attorneys or agents. We have no objection to sending the letters through the mail' but we will not remove the language about contacting AUSA Villafafia or Special Agent Kuyrkendall with questions or concerns. Again, federal law requires that victims have the "reasonable right to confer with the att

ng suit. A violation of this provision, by contesting jurisdiction or otherwise, will be considered a material breach. It had been my suggestion to AUSA Villafafia that we simply quote the terms of the Agreement directly into the Notification Letter or include a photocopy of the relevant sections. If you would

s well as in several supervisory positions in the SDFL. By mid- 2006, he had returned to his position as the Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division in West Palm Beach (head of the West Palm Beach branch office), after serving as the interim Chief of the Public Integrity Section at DOJ at the request of AAG Fisher.

e S. Fisher, as well as the Criminal Division's Appellate Section and the Office of Enforcement Operations regarding the petit policy. By May 2007, AUSA Villafafia began seeking approval from her supervisors to indict Epstein. Her immediate supervisor was Andrew Lourie. Mr. Lourie had served as the Chief of the

t Jeffrey Epstein (a billionaire with significant with significant political connections) sexually abused more than 30 minor girls at his mansion in West Palm Beach (sic), Florida, and elsewhere. Epstein performed repeated lewd, lascivious, and sexual acts on them, including (but not limited to) masturbation, to

The Section 2255 provision issue was first discussed at a July 31, 2007, meeting between FAU SA , Criminal Chief_, West Palm Beach Chief Lourie, AUSA Villafafia, and two FBI agents who met with Roy Black, Gerald Lefcourt, and Lilly Ann Sanchez. On that date, the prosecutors presented a written, four-bullet-

at the United States 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

t his ranch which, given the circumstances of the case, raised the reasonable inference he was sexually abusing these girls as he had abused girls in West Palm Brena and elsewhere. Richardson had also returned campaign donations that were given to him by Epstein, indicating that he believed that there was somethi

arie Villafafia to inform her that I represented Jane Doe #1.) and, later, Jane Doe #2@@M). I asked to meet to provide information regarding Epstein. AUSA Villafafia did not advise me that a plea agreement had already been negotiated with Epstein’s attomeys that would block federal prosecution. AUSA Villafafia did

n the law offices of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & cpm poor rnaiaa Geiss Shipley, 2139 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, On behalf of the Defendant: iL. West Palm Beach, Florida. ACK SCAROLA, ESQUIRE ‘ eae pee ‘AROLA, ; My name is Joe Kozak. Iam the BARNHART & SHIPLEY, P.A. videographer. The court reporter is Cindy 2