Epstein Secrets

ions, but also sharing with him details about your Office's theory concerning what laws you believe Mr. Epstein has violated. In broad strokes, Mr. David Weinstein told Mr. Thomas that the Office was contemplating charging Mr. Epstein under Sections 2422(b) (with a full discussion of principal liability), 2423,

n's attorneys stating that "I intend to notify the victims by letter after COB Thursday [two days later]." See Tab 34, November 27, 2007 Email from J. Sloman to J. Lelkowitz. 42. The morning of November 28, attorneys for Mr. Epstein faxed a letter to Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher, requesting a

y gave information about this case directly to the media—including to Landon Thomas, the senior business correspondent for the New York Times. AUSA David Weinstein spoke about the case in great detail to Mr. Thomas, and, although the USAO refused to provide any of this information to Mr. Epstein's defense team

sel, confirming that "I understand that the plea and sentence will occur on or before the January 4th [2008] date." See October 31, 2007 Email from J. Sloman to J. Lefkowitz (emphasis added). On November 5, 2007, despite Mr. Sloman's having sent the October 31 email only a week earlier, after learning th

ent representation that “/T]he SDFL indicated a willingness to defer to the State the length of incarceration...” See Tab 1, May 19, 2008 Letter from J. Sloman, p. 2. This statement is simply not true. Contrary to Mr. Sloman’s assertion, federal prosecutors refused to accept what the State believed to be app

osecution’s theory of the case and the plea negotiations. Mr. Thomas’s calls to the USAO initially were referred to Assistant United States Attorney David Weinstein. AUSA Weinstein informed Mr. Thomas that federal authorities were considering charging Mr. Epstein under 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591, 2422 and 2423, and told t