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An email exchange between Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorney Jay Lefkowitz and U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta from January 30, 2008, discussing a $50 million civil lawsuit filed against Epstein and plans to take depositions in relation to a victim's case.
This document captures a critical moment in the Jeffrey Epstein case—direct communication between his high-powered defense attorney Jay Lefkowitz of Kirkland & Ellis and lead federal prosecutor Alexander Acosta during the controversial 2008 plea deal negotiations. Lefkowitz gives Acosta a 'heads up' about a $50 million civil lawsuit filed against Epstein, representing a victim's father and stepmother, and states they will likely need to proceed with depositions. A federal prosecutor's response—'Won't he be surprised when [redacted] isn't part of the indictment'—suggests inside knowledge about what charges would or would not be included.
Key Highlights
- •Direct email between Epstein's attorney Jay Lefkowitz and prosecutor Alexander Acosta during 2008 plea negotiations
- •References $50 million civil lawsuit filed by victim's father and stepmother, announced at a press conference
- •Prosecutor's cryptic response suggests advance knowledge of what would be excluded from indictment
- •Reveals the unusually close communication between defense and prosecution that critics later condemned
- •Lefkowitz notes he and Acosta spoke 'regularly' and he misses not speaking as often
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From To: "Acosta, Alex (USAFLS)" >, Subject: RE: Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:42:11 +0000 Importance: Normal Won't he be surprised when isn't part of the indictment. Assistant U.S. Attorne ----Original Message From: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Sent: Wednesda Janua 30, 2008 1:20 PM To: Subject: Fw: Fyi. --------- ---------- --- Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Original Message -- From: Jay Lefkowitz To: Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Sent: Wed Jan 30 13:07:11 2008 Alex - I hope all is well. I miss not speaking to so regularly, although I assume it means we are both able to focus on some other matters. I wanted to just give you a heads up. As you probably saw in the papers, Jeff Sloman's former law firm recently held a press conference to announce a 50 milion dollar civil lawsuit against Epstein. They purportedly re resent the father and stepmother of . In are light of this development, we probably have no alternative but to go ahead and notice deposition in accordance with state procedure in the near future. I am traveling today, but as you know, always reachable. Best regards, Jay The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may EFTA00013721
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Entities Mentioned
Alexander Acosta
PERSON
American attorney and politician, 27th U.S. Secretary of Labor (born 1969)
Jay Lefkowitz
PERSON • 2 mentions
American lawyer
Jeffrey Epstein
PERSON
American sex offender and financier (1953–2019)
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP
ORGANIZATION
International law firm
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
ORGANIZATION
Large law firm in the United States, based in Chicago, Illinois
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