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An email exchange between U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta's office and Jeffrey Epstein's attorney Jay Lefkowitz scheduling Epstein's guilty plea for November 20, 2007, revealing direct coordination on the timing of the controversial plea deal.
This October 2007 email chain shows federal prosecutors coordinating directly with Jay Lefkowitz, a Kirkland & Ellis partner representing Jeffrey Epstein, to schedule the change of plea date. The exchange references a prior breakfast meeting between Acosta and Lefkowitz and confirms the plea for November 20, 2007. A prosecutor raises concern about whether the schedule change would affect when Epstein begins serving his sentence, highlighting the unusual level of accommodation given to Epstein's legal team during negotiations.
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- •Direct email coordination between federal prosecutors and Epstein's defense attorney Jay Lefkowitz on plea scheduling
- •Reference to an in-person breakfast meeting between U.S. Attorney Acosta and Lefkowitz where scheduling was discussed
- •Lefkowitz admits he had a conflict due to another case where he represented a government witness
- •Prosecutor's concern about whether the date change would delay Epstein's sentence
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From: (USAFLS)" To: Subject: RE: Follow up Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:29:07 +0000 Importance: Normal (USAFLS)" My understanding was that Jay would not be attending the change of plea, so his availability shouldn't have dictated the guilty plea date. Since we have agreed to the date change, can you please confirm with Jay that this will not effect the date when Epstein begins serving his sentence? Thank you. From: (USAFLS) Sent: Thu 10/18/2007 4:39 PM To: Jay Lefkowitz Cc: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Subject: RE: Follow up The change of plea will take place on November 20. Agreed. -----Original Message--- From: Jay Leflcowitz [mailto: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 4:35 PM To: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Cc: (USAFLS) Subject: Re: Follow up Alex - Thanks. M, are we all set? Jay -- Original Message ---- From: "Acosta, Alex (USAFLS)" [ Sent: 10/18/2007 12:15 PM AST To: Jay Lefkowitz Cc: "II (USAFLS)" Subject: RE: Follow up Can you see any issues with this? If not, please confirm with Jay. ----Original Message--- From: Jay Leflcowitz [mailto: Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:12 AM To: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Subject: Follow up EFTA00013696
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Alex - I wanted to thank you for making the time for breakfast Friday. It was great to catch up. Following up on our conversation about the date for Mr. Epstein's plea, where you said that you didn't want to dictate a schedule to the state, as we discussed I have a case where I represent an individual who is now the lead witness for the government, and openings are set for next week. Accordingly, I have now confirmed with Mr. Epstein's Florida counsel that the state's attorney's office and the court will be available to have him enter his plea on November 20. So we will plan to proceed on one that date. Please confirm that this is ok. Thanks, Jay The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to postmaster©kirkland.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. The infommtion contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to [email protected], and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. EFTA00013697
Entities Mentioned
Alexander Acosta
PERSON
American attorney and politician
Jay Lefkowitz
PERSON • 2 mentions
American lawyer
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON • 2 mentions
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
ORGANIZATION
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
ORGANIZATION
Large law firm in the United States, based in Chicago, Illinois
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