Epstein Secrets

-8777 Original Message From: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 1:47 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: Epstein Marie, my blackberry is giving me trouble so I'm using jeff's. I told lily that a state plea with jail time and sex offender status may satisfy the usa. I

o one on the defense team believes that the federal investigation in this matter has been for show. Nor are your arguments that I have violated the Ashcroft memo, the USAM or any other policy well taken. As Chief of the Criminal Division, I am the person designated by the US Attorney to exercise appropr

y Epstein matter and the letter in response of Gerald Lefcourt and I would like to speak to you further regar ing same since we do not believe that Marie's letter es raised by Roy Black. I am in my office at Original documents will not Follow by mail. Time of Transmittal: a.m./p.m. Transmitted By

Vol. 1, No 7. at 6; and January 2004, Vol. 1, No. I, at 1, 3 (reflecting the positions of President Bush, Attorney General former Attorney General Ashcroft, and former Assistant Attorney General for the ivi t is Division Acosta that human trafficking involves force, fraud and coercion, and is a form o

il from Jcff Montan to Marie Villafafia regarding conversation about 225.5 issue and enui of guilt' plea 1147 6/25/2008 Email from Jeff Sloman to Marie %Adana with attached revised victim notification letter 13-48 6/25/2008 Entails between Marie Villafaila,JcITSIontan, Bob Senior, Karen Atkinson,

Criminal Chief Matt Menchel contacted SLC Schultz about moving me to Appeals after I pointed out actions that I considered to be in violation of the Ashcroft memo and victims' rights legislation. I also understand that SLC Schultz may have knowledge of USA Acosta providing my prosecution memorandum to Cr

26 forward with charges in this case. Lourie forwarded a copy of the prosecution memorandum to Menchel. Lourie’s transmittal message read: Marie did a 50 [sic] page pros memo in the Epstein case. I am going to start reading it tonight. . . . It’s a major case because the target is one of t

u know is completely unacceptable to the FBI, ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], the victims, and me. These plea negotiations violate the Ashcroft memo, the U.S. Attorney[s’] Manual, and all of the various iterations of the victims’ rights legislation. Strategically, you have started the plea

to Alex to discuss.” Lourie immediately emailed Acosta the following: I looked at the latest draft from Jay [Lefkowitz] and I must agree with Marie. Based on my own conversations with him, his draft is out of left field. He claims to orally agree to our terms and then sends us a document that

he prosecutor harbors a good faith doubt, based on either the law or the evidence, as to the government’s ability to prove the charge at trial. The Ashcroft Memo explains that the “basic policy” “requires federal prosecutors to charge and pursue all charges that are determined to be readily provable” an