Epstein Secrets

and federal attorneys or agents. We have no objection to sending the letters through the mail' but we will not remove the language about contacting AUSA Villafafia or Special Agent Kuyrkendall with questions or concerns. Again, federal law requires that victims have the "reasonable right to confer with the att

ng suit. A violation of this provision, by contesting jurisdiction or otherwise, will be considered a material breach. It had been my suggestion to AUSA Villafafia that we simply quote the terms of the Agreement directly into the Notification Letter or include a photocopy of the relevant sections. If you would

From: Garcia, Rolando (USAFLS) Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:26 AM To: (USAFLS) Subject: Epstein Where are we at in the plea negotiations? Tracking:

meet with her but she said that she believed such a meeting would be premature. In December, Lilly Ann Sanchez and Gerald Lefcourt again contacted AUSA Villafafia to set a meeting. In advance of such a meeting, AUSA Villafafia requested documents but that request was refused. Ms. Sanchez then contacted AUSA L

y so chose. Instead, Mr. Epstein elected to negotiate the Non-Prosecution Agreement, and on September 12, 2007, counsel for the SDFL (AUSAs Lourie, Garcia, and Villafafia) and counsel for Epstein (Messrs. Lefcourt, Lefkowitz, and Goldberger) met with Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krisher and

investigation, when a victim was identified, victim notification letters were provided to the victim by both the FBI Victim-Witness Specialist and AUSA Villafafia. Id., 3. Petitioner's counsel, Brad Edwards, Esq., currently represents C.W., T.M., and S.R. The U.S. Attorney's Office victim notification letter

M Document 9 Entered on FLSD Docket 07/1' 3 Page 13 of 17 some right to specific performance of an illegal non-prosecution agreement. See Saner. Garcia, 582 N.W.2d 879 (Minn. 1998) (plea agreement for 81 months sentence, but court added 10-year conditional release term because, under facts of case,

e S. Fisher, as well as the Criminal Division's Appellate Section and the Office of Enforcement Operations regarding the petit policy. By May 2007, AUSA Villafafia began seeking approval from her supervisors to indict Epstein. Her immediate supervisor was Andrew Lourie. Mr. Lourie had served as the Chief of the

y so chose. Instead, Mr. Epstein elected to negotiate the Non-Prosecution Agreement, and on September 12, 2007, counsel for the SDFL (AUSAs Lourie, Garcia, and Villafafia) and counsel for Epstein (Messrs. Lefcourt, Lefkowitz, and Goldberger) met with Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krisher and

the meeting was put o ff until September 7, 2007, despite the fact that the indictment was ready for presentation to the grand jury. In the interim, AUSA Villafafia and the investigators met with the Chief of the Child Exploitation Section, Drew Oosterbaan, to review, yet again, the evidence and legal theories

you so chose. Instead, Mr. Epstein elected to negotiate the Non-Prosecution nt, and on September 12, 2007, counsel for the United States (AUSAs IN Garcia, and ) and counsel for Mr. Epstein (Messrs. Lefcourt, Leflcowitz, and Goldberger) met with State Attorney Barry Krisher and Assistant State Attorn

The Section 2255 provision issue was first discussed at a July 31, 2007, meeting between FAU SA , Criminal Chief_, West Palm Beach Chief Lourie, AUSA Villafafia, and two FBI agents who met with Roy Black, Gerald Lefcourt, and Lilly Ann Sanchez. On that date, the prosecutors presented a written, four-bullet-

Tab 27, September 24, 2007 Email from J. Lefkowitz to M. 22. Ms. replied that she had "forwarded your message only to [=], (Loune], and Rolando [Garcia]. I don't anticipate it going any further than that." Id. 23. Ms. stated that the agreement would be "placed in the case file, which will be kept

es Attorney A. Marie Villafafia to the letter of Jeffrey R. Ragsdale, dated April 2, 2019, regarding the criminal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. AUSA Villafafia separately has sent you encrypted disks containing the exhibits referenced in her written response, and has emailed other exhibits that were not in

of this investigation and express the heartfelt regards of myself 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