Epstein Secrets

not yet been secured before prosecutors sealed the sweetheart deal with Epstein.' In response a request for comment on this report, an attorney for Marie Villafafla, the former Assistant U.S. Attorney who led the Department's handling of the matter, commented: "Because the Department of Justice has declined to

any claims of privilege and allow attorney Marie Villafana to disclose any and all relevant testimony to th

er OLA, assign to OPR. EFTA00175139 COMMITTEES: BEN SASSE NEBRASKA linked *tato ,*enate WASHINGTON, DC 20510 February 21, 2020 The Honorable William P. Barr Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear General Barr, FINANCE INTELLIGENCE JUDICIARY

21, 2020 The Honorable William P. Barr Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear General Barr, FINANCE INTELLIGENCE JUDICIARY BANKING I write to you today in regards to Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier who ran an international chil

. Sasse to AG Barr Pls log & assign to OPR. Thanks. From: Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 4:58 PM To Cc Subject: Fwd: Letter from Sen. Sasse to AG Barr - please log in. ■ - can you provide assignment guidance and track? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Payne, William

tigative information and may not be permitted access to grand jury information" (id. at 4). 12. To assist in responding to the OPR investigation, Villafana secured the representation of Jonathan Biran, a partner at Baker Donelson in Washington, DC. Mr. Biran graduated from Stanford Law School in 1993 a

ive order attached hereto. a. Disclosure shall be limited to grand jury material relevant to Mr. Biran's representation of Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Marie Villafafia that are necessary to: (a) allow Villafafia to respond to OPR's written questions; (b) prepare for OPR's interview of Villafaila; and (c) partici

s, the Justice Department Policies and Procedures state: "[t]he majority of OPR investigations are administrative in nature, and 2 Attorney General Barr is recused from this matter because his former law firm represented Mr. Epstein during the course of the investigation and negotiated the NPA. 4 E

vestigations are administrative in nature, and 2 Attorney General Barr is recused from this matter because his former la

Florida accepted the case for prosecution and assigned specific federal prosecutors to handle the case. The lead Assistant U.S. Attorney ("AUSA"), A. Marie Villafaita, sent a letter to the identified victims, informing each victim that she was protected by, and had rights under, the CVRA. For example, in 2006, t

d, Epstein's attorney Jay Lefkowitz e-mailed AUSA Villafana, requesting: "Marie - Please do whatever you can

t occurred in New York (and Florida to some extent). While he was in custody on these charges, Epstein was found dead. Statement of Attorney General William P. Barr on the Death of Jeffrey Epstein (Aug. 10, 2018), available at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pristatement-attorney-general-william-p- barr-death-jeffre

l William P. Barr on the Death of Jeffrey Epstein (Aug. 10, 2018), available at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pristatement-attorney-general-william-p- barr-death-jeffrey-epstein. In June 2020, the SDNY U.S. Attorneys Office indicted Ghislaine Maxwell for her participation with Epstein in the sexual abus

residences, his criminal conduct had occurred in other locations; or whether the additional victims might implicate other offenders. In addition, Villafaña planned to approach the female assistants to attempt to obtain cooperation, but that step had not been taken.252 Most importantly, Acosta ended t

that the interpretation of victim standing under the CVRA continues to be a matter of debate.401 In a November 21, 2019 letter to Attorney General William Barr, a Congressional Representative stated that she had recently introduced legislation specifically to “[c]larify that victims of federal crimes have

ember 21, 2019 letter to Attorney General William Barr, a Congressional Representative stated that she

the court in 2008 when it's accepted or whatever. Villafana was the lead prosecutor in that case, and she, I

ormer Attorney General of the United States, Bill Barr? No. Do you remember whether Mr. Epstein knew him

st called Sharon 9 Churcher. There is a lawyer called Brad Edwards. 10 These two -- and there is a Southern District of 11 Florida prosecutor called Villafana. 12 I would very much look forward to showing 13 you the relationship between these three parties that 14 created that story. 15

ge 192 1 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: All right. 2 TODD BLANCHE: Do you remember any 3 conversations with Epstein about a book that Mr. Barr 4 wrote called Space Relations? 5 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I've never heard of 6 that. 7 TODD BLANCHE: About aliens and sex? 8

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st called Sharon 9 Churcher. There is a lawyer called Brad Edwards. 10 These two -- and there is a Southern District of 11 Florida prosecutor called Villafana. 12 I would very much look forward to showing 13 you the relationship between these three parties that 14 created that story. 15

ge 192 1 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: All right. 2 TODD BLANCHE: Do you remember any 3 conversations with Epstein about a book that Mr. Barr 4 wrote called Space Relations? 5 GHISLAINE MAXWELL: I've never heard of 6 that. 7 TODD BLANCHE: About aliens and sex? 8

s lawyers were allowed to dictate the terms of each deal that they drew up, and prosecutors repeatedly backed down on deadlines. The lead prosecutor, Marie Villafafia, amid the negotiations wrote to Epstein lawyer Jay Lefkowitz: “I thought we had worked very well together in resolving this dispute. ... I feel that

t of international child labor laws and human trafficking, was personally involved in the negotiations, records, letters and emails show. AG nominee Barr pledges to look into handling of Epstein case Sen. Ben Sasse questioned attorney general nominee William Barr about the Jeffrey Epstein case on Janu

records, letters and emails show. AG nominee Barr pledges to look into handling of Epstein case Sen. Ben Sasse questioned attorney general nominee William Barr about the Jeffrey Epstein case on January 15, 2019, getting the nominee to commit to having the Department of Justice look into the handling of that