Epstein Secrets

nduct of any particular professional, we cannot escape the conclusion that the cumulative effect of the conduct of Assistant United States Attorney Marie Villafana led your Office to take positions during the investigation and negotiation of this matter that has led to unprecedented federal overreaching. In fac

he grand jury issued subpoenas to the records-custodian and employees of Epstein's businesses for all financial transactions from 2003 forward, Ms. Villafana (who we were told was not authorized to act in this regard without supervisory approval) promised to close the money-laundering investigation "if th

lty Hiccintakc wcwouniMilacOrn Ikcember I I. 2007 O051 530-6444 I lonomble R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney United States Attorney's Unice Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Alex: As we discussed during our telephone conversations on both Friday and Monday (yesterday), we arc submitting two s

quire registration. A. Honda Statute § 796.03 is Inapplicable It should be noted that at the time § 796.03 was negotiated between the panics. Ms. Villafana maintained (and continued to maintain as late as last week). that a § 796.03 charge involved the solicitation of a minor, not the procurement of a m

st as rigorous a standard of certainty and clarity to your Office's indictment than to a state statute. even one that is pail of a deal made by your Unice. It would he unseemly in the extreme fur your Office to apply a more permissive standard to its own work than to a state statute. We believe stron

ge 3 was identified in previous correspondence as a person who remained on the Government's list of "victims" even after (at least according to Ms. Villufana's letter) the list was subjected to careful multi-party review. Ms.. Miller's sworn statement clearly reflects the fact that she is not a "victim'

ons to res ve and finalize issues as expeditiously as possible. In fact, since t e initial ono negotiations between Mr.. bpste n s counsel and your Unice. we have always proceeded iu a timely manner and made several efforts to meet with the attorneys in your Office in person when we believed that a fa