Epstein Secrets

, No. 1 at 1; July 2004, Vol. 1, No 7. at 6; and January 2004, Vol. 1, No. 1, at I, 3 (reflecting the positions of President Bush, Attorney General Gonzalez, former Attorney General Ashcroft, and former Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Acosta that human trafficking involves force,

sterday. 'write to you now to supplement our discussion. As you know, I feel strongly that the involvement of the federal government—culminating in the Deferred Prosecution Agreement—runs afoul of fundamental principles of federalism, the well-established Petite Policy, and issues of paramount importance with respect to the admi

the alleged conduct, and that is the effective age of consent for federa ses.I4 There i Mr. Epstein was aware that either of the other two girls Gonzales and was underage. Ms. has openly acknowledged that she lied to Mr. Epstein a ut er age, and other girls ave tes ified that Ms. told them to lie

fallen into this manifest legal error.22 In addition, federal prosecutors insisted that they dictate every detail of the State sentence pursuant to the Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Once again, this was done without any coordination with the State. Federal prosecutors went so far as to demand a restriction on the judge not to

r. Epstein) ever attempted to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce them over the telephone (or over the Internet). See infra part II.A. Two girls, Gonzalez and , were 14 or 15 at the time the met Mr. Epstein. Given that each has brought a civil lawsuit against Mr. Epstein, with Ms. and her family see

ion of the Petite Policy, and an appendix, which includes significant documentary evidence including testimony by witnesses that was obtained after the Deferred Prosecution Agreement was signed. For the reasons we discuss in the submission, we do not believe this is an appropriate case for federal prosecution. I want to call you