Epstein Secrets

13 1 Kenneth W. Starr Joe D. Whitley Kirkland & Ellis LLP Alston & Bird LIP May 19, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE (202) 514.0467 CONFIDENTIAL honorable Mark Filip Office of the Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice Dear Judge Filip: In his confirmation hearings last fall, Judge Mukasey

e she strength of this ease, we have been constrained to point out the fact thin the alleged victims chose to present themselves to • world through MySpace profiles with self-selected monikers such as -Pimp Juice- and' ' or with nude photos. RFP MIA 000451 EFTA00208932 12/11/2007 11:40 FAX ill 012

o significant problems with that reliance. First there is no mention al certain critical admissions made by during her interview, as well as on her MySpace %%vilage (discovered by defense investigators and turned over to the State Attorney). Second. all but omitted from the Police Report is an • refere

lenging both the sufficiency of the evidence and the federal interest in the case. At this point, Epstein sought review from Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip (Exhibit B- 33), and he hired Joe Whitley to join his defense team. I was informed that Epstein's deadline to enter his guilty plea would be extende

ile the letter covered all of these topics, I recall the meeting was focused primarily on challenges to the victims' credibility (e.g., one victim's MySpace page showed her smoking marijuana and posing provocatively); allegations of police overreaching; and the lack of evidence that Epstein knew the vic

nt of Justice. d1 Child Exploitation Obscenity Section. 42 Hon. Sigal Mandelker, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice. d3 Hon. Mark Filip, Office of the Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice. PRIVILEGED & CONFIDENTIAL 9 EFTA00296187 CHRONOLOGY OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S DOCUMENT

terview of 7. 10/4/20054 Taped Telephone Interview o ollow-u. 8. 10/4/20056 Taped Interview of 9. 10/5/20056 Taped Interview o 10. 10/9/2002 MySpace page for 11. 10/11/2005 Transcript of Interview o 12. 10/18/20058 Videotaped Walk Through of 358 El Brillo 13. 10/18/2005 Search warrant for 35

at the relevant time. During the period most relevant to this Report, the Attorney General was Michael Mukasey, the Deputy Attorney General was Mark Filip, and the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division was Alice Fisher. The Chief of CEOS was Andrew Oosterbaan. The U.S. Attorney’s

voluminous material in an effort to undermine some of the victims’ credibility, including criminal records, victims’ social media postings (such as MySpace pages) about their own sexual activity and drug use, and victim statements that appeared to undercut allegations of criminal activity and Epstein’s

B-37 5/19/2008 Lefkowitz Sloman Letter setting June 2, 2008 deadline to comply with terms and conditions of the NPA B-32 5/27/2008 Honorable Mark Filip, DAG Kenneth Starr Request for independent review of Epstein matter B-33 5/27/2008 Emails between A. Marie Villafana and Karen Atkinson regarding

ile the letter covered all of these topics, I recall the meeting was focused primarily on challenges to the victims' credibility (e.g., one victim's MySpace page showed her smoking marijuana and posing provocatively); allegations of police overreaching; and the lack of evidence that Epstein knew the vic

an oral presentation to supplement our written submissions, and we will promptly respond to any inquiries you may have. cc: Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012140 --- PAGE BREAK --- MAIN SUBMISSION HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012141 --- PAGE BREAK --- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP SUBMISSION TO THE OFF

or talked to Mr. Epstein prior to her arrival at his house; and 3) she lied about her age not only to Mr. Epstein, but, in fact, to the world on her MySpace page when she said that she was 18 years old. Itis, then, also worth noting in this regard that 18 U.S.C. §§2243(c) provides an affirmative defense i