This is an official email from the First Assistant US Attorney for the Southern District of Florida to Jeffrey Epstein's attorney Jay Lefkowitz, informing him that the June 2, 2008 deadline for Epstein to comply with his plea agreement was postponed pending a review by the Deputy Attorney General's Office.

This May 28, 2008 email documents a critical moment in the controversial Epstein plea deal saga. Epstein's legal team, led by Jay Lefkowitz of Kirkland & Ellis, had requested the Deputy Attorney General's office review aspects of the investigation into Epstein's sexual conduct with minors. The prosecutor confirms that the original June 2, 2008 compliance deadline for the September 24, 2007 non-prosecution agreement (as modified in December 2007) was postponed until the review was complete. This delay tactic was part of Epstein's efforts to challenge or modify his plea deal terms at the highest levels of the Justice Department.

Key Highlights

• •Epstein's attorneys successfully escalated the case to the Deputy Attorney General level for review
• •The original compliance deadline of June 2, 2008 was postponed pending DOJ review
• •References the September 24, 2007 'global resolution' - the controversial non-prosecution agreement negotiated by Alexander Acosta
• •Jay Lefkowitz, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis (Acosta's former firm), was Epstein's lead attorney in these negotiations
• •Lilly Ann Sanchez is mentioned as receiving a modification letter in December 2007

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