Epstein Secrets

red 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 in the investigation, T.M. was represented by James Ei

of a public court proceeding or the right to restitution. In her memorandum, petitioner relies upon In Re Dean, 527 F.3d 391 (5th Cir. 2008), where the Fifth Circuit held that the CVRA required the government to "confer in some reasonable way with the victims before ultimately exercising its broad discretion." Id

efkowitz e-mailed AUSA Villafana, requesting: "Marie - Please do whatever you can to keep this [Agreement] from becoming public." (emphasis added). AUSA Villafafia assured Lefkowitz that the Agreement would be kept confidential. 7 For example, in a December 6, 2007 letter, AUSA Villafana informed Lefkowitz tha

A. Id. The district court rejected the victims' request, and the victims filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, pursuant to § 377l (d)(3). ? I Id. Upon review, the Fifth Circuit concluded, as discussed above, that " '[t]here am clearly rights under the CVRA

tters in approximately June 2007 [Jane Doe #1] and August 2006 [Jane Doe #2] wherein they were advised of this right and given the phone numbers of AUSA Villafafia, FBI Special Agent Kuyrkendall, and the Justice Department's Office for Victims of Crime. The letters specifically advised that if the Petitioners

tifiable victims and afford the victims of the rights set forth in the CVRA, prior to the actual entry of the guilty plea. Id. at 393. Ultimately, the Fifth Circuit found the district court erred in entering its ex parte order because the fewer than 200 victims "could be easily reached." Id. at 394-95. Additiona

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-

(5th Cir. 2010) (Fifth Amendment rights of organization were violated when its name was listed among 246 unindicted coconspirators 'This opinion of the Fifth Circuit was made binding precedent in the Eleventh Circuit pursuant to Bonner'. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206, 1209 (11th Cir. 1981) (en bane). 8 EFTA00

f the proposed state plea agreement, and learned that Epstein's state plea hearing was scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2008, at 8:30 a.m.-eel„ 1 10. AUSA Villafafia and the Palm Beach Police Department attempted to provide notification to victims in the short time that they had. jj Although all known victims we

of a public court proceeding or the right to restitution. In her memorandum, petitioner relics upon In Re Dean, 527 F.3d 391 (5th Cir. 2008), where the Fifth Circuit held that the CVRA required the government to "confer in some reasonable way with the victims before ultimately exercising its broad discretion." Id