Epstein Secrets

A, Declaration of Assistant United States Attorney A. Marie Villafafta, ¶ 2. Subsequently, the Palm Beach Police Department sought the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Id. Throughout the investigation, when a victim was identified, victim notification letters were provided to the victim by both the FBI Victi

TA00206816 Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 13 Entered on FLSD Docket 07)15/2008 Page 4 of 8 %se January 10, 2008, and to S.R. on May 30, 2008. Villafafia Decl., 1 3. Throughout the investigation, AUSA Villafafia and the FBI's Victim-Witness Specialist had contact with C.W. Villafafia Decl., 1 4. Earlier i

fied approximately 20 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 who were sexually abused by Epstein. (DE 407 at ¶ 4.) In 2006, at the request of the PBPD, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") opened an investigation into allegations that Epstein and his personal assistants used the facilities of interstate commerce to induce girls

in the best interest of the Office and the victims as a whole based on information obtained from the victims and the agents assigned to the case. (Villafafia Decl. ¶ 19.) The Government also believed that Epstein was trying to set aside the NPA and therefore the Government needed to be prepared for a prosecut

fied approximately 20 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 who were sexually abused by Epstein. (DE 407 at ¶ 4.) In 2006, at the request of the PBPD, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") opened an investigation into allegations that Epstein and his personal assistants used the facilities of interstate commerce to induce girls

in the best interest of the Office and the victims as a whole based on information obtained from the victims and the agents assigned to the case. (Villafafia Decl. ¶ 19.) The Government also believed that Epstein was trying to set aside the NPA and therefore the Government needed to be prepared for a prosecut

efforts to make sure that these n hisaiprotected. If you have any concerns in this regard, please feel free to contact me at II , or Special Agent from•the Federal Bureau of Investigation at 561 822-5946. You also can contact the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime in Washington, D.C. at 202.307-5983. That Office has a

t he represents III, IN, and M. Victim letters were provided to all three individuals. The letters to mg and s were forwarded on January 10, 2008. Villafafia Decl., 1 3. On May 28, 2008, Its status as a victim was confirmed when she was interviewed by federal agents. W., The FBI Victim Witness specialist sen