Epstein Secrets

mi until January 2004, when she transferred to the West Palm Beach branch office. Villafaña handled the majority of the child exploitation cases in West Palm Beach, along with other criminal matters. In 2006, she was designated as the USAO’s first coordinator for Project Safe Childhood, a new Department initia

She explained to Lourie the basis for her objections to the meeting, but Lourie “vehemently” 24 disagreed with her position. Villafaña and a West Palm Beach AUSA with whom she was consulting about the investigation, and who served for a time as her co-counsel, both recalled meeting with Lourie in his office

at the relevant time. During the period most relevant to this Report, the Attorney General was Michael Mukasey, the Deputy Attorney General was Mark Filip, and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division was Alice Fisher. The Chief of CEOS was Andrew Oosterbaan. The U.S. Attorney’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.

ey Southern District of Florida First AuLstant U.S. 4liortrty 99 NE thStreti Miam& FL 31132 DELIVERY BY FEDERAL EXPRESS June 3, 2008 Honorable Mark Filip Office of the Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Re: Jeffrey Epst

possible public corruption or, at the least] miscarriage of justice. With regard to the logistics of opening the case file, the opening of files in West Palm Beach is relatively informal. In instances where an agent approaches line directly (either because it is duty matter or because the investigation is with

lenging both the sufficiency of the evidence and the federal interest in the case. At this point, Epstein sought review from Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip (Exhibit B- 33), and he hired Joe Whitley to join his defense team. I was informed that Epstein's deadline to enter his guilty plea would be extende

da. Letter to James Eisenberg, dated January 10, 2008; RE: , (2 pages); Author: Twiller Smith, Victim Specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation, West Palm Beach, Florida. Letter to S.R., dated May 30, 2008, RE: , (2 pages); Author: Twiller Smith, Victim Specialist, Federal Bureau of Investigation, West Pal

ously submitted April 21, 2008 letter to OPR (1 page, with 3 page letter attached); Author: Jeffrey H. Sloman (P) Letter to Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, dated May 19, 2008, No Subject, Authors: Kenneth W. Starr and Joe D. Whitley, attachment entitled "Summary of Misconduct Issues in the Matter of J

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.

ict of Florida First Assistani U.S. Marne), 99 N.& 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 (305) 961-9100 DELIVERY BY FEDERAL EXPRESS June 3, 2008 Honorable Mark Filip Office of the Deputy Attorney Genera; United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, El 20530 Re: Jeffrey Bigwig

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

of Florida First Assistant U.S. Attorney 991V.E. 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 (303) 961-9100 DELIVERY BY FEDERAL_ EXPRESS June 3, 2008 honorable Mark Filip Office of the Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Re: Jeffrey Epst

ssible public corruption or, at the least, a miscarriage of justice. With regard to the logistics of opening the case file, the opening of files in West Palm Beach is relatively informal. In instances where an agent approaches a line AUSA directly (either because it is a duty matter or because the investigation

B-37 5/19/2008 Lefkowitz Sloman Letter setting June 2, 2008 deadline to comply with terms and conditions of the NPA B-32 5/27/2008 Honorable Mark Filip, DAG Kenneth Starr Request for independent review of Epstein matter B-33 5/27/2008 Emails between A. Marie Villafana and Karen Atkinson regarding

VVest Palm Beach,- Florida 33401 .4 5 JACK GOLDBERGER,:ESQ. ATTENBURY. GOLDBERGER. RICHARDSON & WEISS, P:A. 6 250 South Australian Avenue, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach'. Florida 33401 7 8 APPEARING ON BEHALF OF WITNESS: 9 JOANNE O'CONNOR, ESQ. JOHN RANDOLPH, ESQ. 10 JONES. FOSTER, JOHNSTON & STUBBS. R:A. 505 South' F

current and former USAO staff and attorneys and current and former Department attorneys and senior managers, including former Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip and former Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Alice Fisher. OPR also interviewed former State Attorney Barry Krischer and former As

e 105 1 Q Do you know whether he actually met with any of the 2 victim witnesses? 3 A I can't speak to that. Q Do you know whether went to West Palm 5 and sat down and actually went through the evidence as to 6 each one of the potential -- 7 A I -- 8 Q -- witnesses? 9 A I can't speak to

e 105 1 Q Do you know whether he actually met with any of the 2 victim witnesses? 3 A I can't speak to that. Q Do you know whether went to West Palm 5 and sat down and actually went through the evidence as to 6 each one of the potential -- 7 A I -- 8 Q -- witnesses? 9 A I can't speak to

e 105 1 Q Do you know whether he actually met with any of the 2 victim witnesses? 3 A I can't speak to that. Q Do you know whether went to West Palm 5 and sat down and actually went through the evidence as to 6 each one of the potential -- 7 A I -- 8 Q -- witnesses? 9 A I can't speak to

age 116 1 IMP offered to the DAG -- the then DAG -- 2 A Yes. 3 Q -- in June of 2008, a whole year later. The DAG, 4 Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, and this is -- you 5 certainly recall that there was an appeal, if you will, a 6 small appeal to the DAG's office -- 7 A Right. 8 Q -- by d

age 116 1 IMP offered to the DAG -- the then DAG -- 2 A Yes. 3 Q -- in June of 2008, a whole year later. The DAG, 4 Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, and this is -- you 5 certainly recall that there was an appeal, if you will, a 6 small appeal to the DAG's office -- 7 A Right. 8 Q -- by d

age 116 1 IMP offered to the DAG -- the then DAG -- 2 A Yes. 3 Q -- in June of 2008, a whole year later. The DAG, 4 Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, and this is -- you 5 certainly recall that there was an appeal, if you will, a 6 small appeal to the DAG's office -- 7 A Right. 8 Q -- by d