Epstein Secrets

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dall and Richards for the health and well-being of Ms. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. ...•••••••• . MARIE VELLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY EFTA00225549 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave.,

self and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for the health and well-being of Ms. Garcia. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: C/ "Z. A. MARIE VILLAFANA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00225552 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida

egards of m self and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for the health and well-being of Ms. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE V1LLAFAN- A ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00225555 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney' Southern District of Flor

ons under the terms of the NPA. I then worked to find pro bono counsel for those victims (Exhibit B-23). On May 15, 2008, CEOS, DAAG Mandelker, and AAG Fisher completed their review, finding that our case against Epstein was neither improper nor inappropriate (Exhibit B-24). By that time, a revised indict

Jay P. Lelkowitz, P.C. a To Call Writer Directly: June 17, 2009 VIA FACSIMILE Ms. A. Marie Villafana, Esq. United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Re: Jef

erger received a responsive letter from you alleging that the plea agreement violated the NPA. See June 27, 2008 Email from Assistant U.S. Attorney Villafana to R. Black and J. Goldberger attaching Notice of Non-Compliance. Second, you allege that language contained in the first draft of the plea agreemen

8 Ms. A. Marie Villafana, Esq. June 17, 2009 Page 7 was-neyes-affer-ded-a-reasenable-eppestenity-te-seMeiwand-preMdmeemments-en-the-netirmatien Villfana. As you indicated in your July 10, 2008 reply to Mr. Goldberger, you commenced sending out the victim neti fcatien lettem o.. a rou:ng bacia without

ess concerns." See December 19, 2007 Letter from U.S. Attorney Acosta to Attorney Lilly Ann Sanchez at pg 3. He also stated that he had spoken with AAG Fisher to ask that she review this matter and to expedite the process. Id. • In the beginning of January, 2008, Mr. Acosta and I discussed the need for f

ce: . R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney A. Marie Villafana Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Atkinson Assistant

T RICHARDS: This is Special Agent Jason 3 Richards with the FBI along with Special Agent 4 Nesbit Kirkendul and Assistant United States 5 Attorney Marie Bilafonia here to conduct an 6 interview with vs. AISO present is 7 her attorney, Jim Eisenberg and Carrie Sheehan. 8 MR. EISENBERG: And we are here -- This

the Epstein matter, will be handled by AUSA Marie Villafana and/or her supervisor, Karen Atkinson, so he does

30 days to appeal the decision to the Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Alice Fisher. As you recall, you chose to forego an appeal to AAG Fisher, and instead pursued a negotiated resolution which, ultimately, resulted in the _ execution of the Agreement. The Negotiation Phase During negotia

Jay P. Lelkowitz, P.C. To Call Writer Directly: June 16, 2009 VIA FACSIMILE Ms. A. Marie Villafana, Esq. United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Re: Jef

ed of the resolution of this matter pursuant to the Crime Victims' Rights under § 3771. See November 28, 2007 Draft Victim Notification Letter from Villafana. We promptly objected to the draft letter, and our dialogue regarding notification issues continued. You did not finalize the notification letter fo

issues raised are important and must be fully vetted irrespective of timeliness concerns." He also indicated in that letter that he reached out to AAG Fisher to ask that she review this matter and to expedite the process. See December 19, 2007 Letter from Acosta to Sanchez. EFTA00731106 Ms. A. Marie V

owitz, P.C. To ail iictly: [email protected] VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York. New York 10022-4811 Ms. A. Marie Villafana, Esq. United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Dear Ma

ve letter from you alleging that the plea agreement violated the NPA. See Exhibit 11, June 27/28, 2008 Email String between Assistant U.S. Attorney Villafana and R. Black and J. Goldberger (attaching Notice of Non-Compliance). Second, you state that language contained in the first draft of the plea agreem

erns." See Exhibit 6, December 19, 2007 Letter from U.S. Attorney Acosta to Attorney Lilly Ann Sanchez at 3. He also stated that he had spoken with AAG Fisher to ask that she review this matter and to expedite the process. Id. • In the beginning of January, 2008, Mr. Acosta and I discussed the need for f

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2, 2007 2:05 PM To: Lourie, Andrew (USAFLS) Cc: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Lilly Ann Sanchez Subjec

LEFKOWFIZ, ESQ. , 2008 PAGE 2 OF 5 Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Mice Fisher. As you recall, you chose to forego an appeal to AAG Fisher, and instead pursued a negotiated resolution which, ultimately, resulted in the execution of the Agreement. The Negotiation Phase During negotiati

side of caution in making decisions that relate to the performance of his duties. Sincerely, Jeffrey H. Sloman Acting United States Attorney By: A. Marie Villafafia Assistant United States Attorney cc: Karen Atkinson, Chief, Northern Division Jack Goldberger, Esq. Roy Black, Esq. EFTA00194714 KIRKLAND & E

torney's Office • Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Ms. Villafana, M www.kirkland.com June 12, 2009 Facsimile: I am in possession of your June 12, 2009 letter giving notice of breach. I respectfully submit tha

erns." See Exhibit 6, December 19, 2007 Letter from U.S. Attorney Acosta to Attorney Lilly Ann Sanchez at 3. He also stated that he had spoken with AAG Fisher to ask that she review this matter and to expedite the process. Id. • In the beginning of January, 2008, Mr. Acosta and I discussed the need for fu

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Gmail - Fw: confidential communication Page 1 of 4 sil Ann Marie Villafana< Fw: confidential communication 1 message Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) < Ann.Marie.C.Villafana@usdoj.gov> Thu, May 22, 2008 at 3:38 AM Original Message From: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) To: Sloman

0 days to appeal the decision to the Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Alice Fisher. As you recall, you chose to forego an appeal to AAG Fisher, and instead pursued a negotiated resolution which, ultimately, resulted in the execution of the Agreement. The Negotiation Phase During negotiati

. By the way, Jeff and Alex have been very clear that we are not negotiating with this guy any more in any way. Thx. Bob Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:54 PM To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subjec

more or less. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(b). A A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY A. MARIE VILLAFANA ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 54 EFTA00225730 (a) cannot be located upon the exercise of due diligence; has been transferred or sold to, or

0 days to appeal the decision to the Assistant Attorney General of the United States, Alice Fisher. As you recall, you chose to forego an appeal to AAG Fisher, and instead pursued a negotiated resolution which, ultimately, resulted in the execution of the Agreement. The Negotiation Phase During negotiati

ase at the Earliest Stage 4, In early November of 2006, Epstein’s lawyers had their initial contact with the newly assigned line federal prosecutor, A. Marie Villafana. Although it is extremely unusual for a First Assistant United States Attorney to participate in such a communication, FAUSA Jeffrey Sloman was prese

proval because her subpoena was not directed to “an office physically located within an attorney’s office.” See Tab 18, December 13, 2007 Letter from M. Villafana at 4n.1. This answer clearly suggests that Ms. Villafana had intentionally misled the Department officials about the items that her subpoena sought.”

an threatened to send to an undisclosed list of “victims.” The eventual transmission of this highly misleading letter was only halted by an appeal to AAG Fisher. Among those substantive objections (which related to far more than the “time and place” of the state’s sentencing hearing) were: o Sending the lett