Epstein Secrets

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of ihe tape and had e conversation with Rush ebout its contents. Representing Rush and the newspaper. Washington ettomey Laura Hindman and New York Daly News ettomey Ame Carroll argued the tape florid !VI be retested under any circumstances, citing reporter's protected pdvilege. Rush told Epstein the con

otten saying he had come "dose to crossing a one' concerning sex with underage girls. Those and other revelations about the 22-trinute Interview by New York Day News reporter RULi with Epstein are contained in a 24-page court Ping by **may* Brad Edwards and POW Cast* on hail of Jane Doe. Edwards represents Doe

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y inappropriate ma! facility, but he will be required for the rest of his We to account for his whereabouts." Epstein, a former business partner of Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman, pleaded guilty to a state charge in exchange for the feds' dropping their probe into possible federal criminal violations. Le

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 Assistant State

he United States Attorney's Office prepared negotiated lea agreements containing these charges. For example, in a September 18, 2007, email from AUSA Villafafia to Lefkowitz (attached hereto as Exhibit “H’), she attached the proposed plea agreement describing Epstein’s witness tampering as follows: "UNITED

been negotiated with Epstein’s attorneys that would block federal sussecution, To the contrary, AUSA Villafafia mentioned a possible indictment. AUSA Villafafia did indicate that federal investigators had concrete evidence and information that Epstein had sexually molested many underage minor females, includi

Edwards reasonably pursued the flight logs in discovery, 80. In the fall of 2009, Epstein gave a recorded interview to George Rush, a reporter with the New York Daily News about pending legal proceedings. In that interview, Epstein demonstrated an utter lack of remorse for his crimes (but indirectly admitted his crimes)

been negotiated with Epstein’s attorneys that would block federal prosecution. To the contrary, AUSA Villafafia mentioned a possible indictment. AUSA Villafafia did indicate that federal investigators had concrete evidence and information that Epstein had sexnatly molested many underage minor females, includi

Edwards reasonably pursued the flight logs in discovery. 80. In the fall of 2009, Epstein gave a recorded interview to George Rush, a reporter with the New York Daily News about pending legal proceedings. In that interview, Epstein demonstrated an utter lack of remorse for his crimes (but indirectly admitted his crimes)