What is document EFTA00026683?

This is an email thread from July 10-11, 2019 between Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York and attorneys representing a Jeffrey Epstein victim, discussing the victim's right to participate in Epstein's bail hearing under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.

Who is Roberta Kaplan in relation to the Epstein case?

Roberta 'Robbie' Kaplan was an attorney at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP representing at least one Epstein victim during the 2019 federal prosecution. The prosecutors contacted her firm to facilitate victim testimony at Epstein's bail hearing.

What does this document reveal about victim involvement in Epstein's 2019 case?

The document shows that federal prosecutors proactively reached out to victims' attorneys to ensure their clients could exercise their statutory rights to be heard at Epstein's bail hearing, either through written submissions or testimony. This demonstrates the government's effort to involve victims in the bail determination process.

What was the Crime Victims' Rights Act provision mentioned?

The prosecutors cited 18 U.S.C. 3771(a)(4), which gives crime victims the right to be reasonably heard at public court proceedings involving release decisions. This allowed Epstein's victims to provide input on whether he should be granted bail.

When did this correspondence take place?

The emails were sent on July 10-11, 2019, just days after Epstein's arrest on July 6, 2019, and before his bail hearing on July 15, 2019 where Judge Richard Berman denied him bail.

What is document EFTA00026683?

This is an email thread from July 10-11, 2019 between Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District of New York and attorneys representing a Jeffrey Epstein victim, discussing the victim's right to participate in Epstein's bail hearing under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.

Who is Roberta Kaplan in relation to the Epstein case?

Roberta 'Robbie' Kaplan was an attorney at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP representing at least one Epstein victim during the 2019 federal prosecution. The prosecutors contacted her firm to facilitate victim testimony at Epstein's bail hearing.

What does this document reveal about victim involvement in Epstein's 2019 case?

The document shows that federal prosecutors proactively reached out to victims' attorneys to ensure their clients could exercise their statutory rights to be heard at Epstein's bail hearing, either through written submissions or testimony. This demonstrates the government's effort to involve victims in the bail determination process.

What was the Crime Victims' Rights Act provision mentioned?

The prosecutors cited 18 U.S.C. 3771(a)(4), which gives crime victims the right to be reasonably heard at public court proceedings involving release decisions. This allowed Epstein's victims to provide input on whether he should be granted bail.

When did this correspondence take place?

The emails were sent on July 10-11, 2019, just days after Epstein's arrest on July 6, 2019, and before his bail hearing on July 15, 2019 where Judge Richard Berman denied him bail.

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Email thread from July 2019 between federal prosecutors and attorneys representing an Epstein victim regarding Crime Victims' Rights Act procedures for the bail hearing in U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490.

This is internal legal correspondence from the Southern District of New York prosecutors to victim attorneys Roberta Kaplan, Jenna Dabbs, and others on July 10-11, 2019, shortly after Jeffrey Epstein's arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. The prosecutor notifies the victim's legal team of their client's statutory right under 18 U.S.C. 3771(a)(4) to be heard at Epstein's upcoming bail hearing and offers to coordinate victim testimony or written submissions for the government's bail opposition due that Friday. The emails show the prosecution actively engaging victims' counsel in the bail process.

Key Highlights

•Prosecutors contacted victim attorneys within days of Epstein's July 2019 arrest to facilitate victim participation in bail proceedings
•Legal team included prominent attorney Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP
•Document demonstrates prosecutors' compliance with Crime Victims' Rights Act requirements to allow victims to be heard at bail hearings
•Timing indicates this occurred before Epstein's July 15, 2019 bail hearing where he was ultimately denied release

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Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

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From: ' )" < To: ' Subject: FW: U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 -- victims' rights re: bail hearing Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 02:07:13 +0000 Importance: Normal I'm at my desk if you want to have a call. From: Roberta Kaplan Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 10:06 PM ; Conlon To: ; Jenna Dabbs > ; Alexandra Elenowitz-Hess Cc: Subject: Re: U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 -- victims' rights re: bail hearing Can you talk? Roberta ("Robbie") Kaplan, Esq. Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP New York, New York 10118 (212) 763-0883 I From: Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 5:56:39 PM To: MI Conlon; Roberta Kaplan; Jenna Dabbs; Alexandra Elenowitz-Hess Cc: ); Subject: RE: U.S. v. Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 - victims' rights re: bail hearing Hi all, As you may already know, pursuant to the Crime Victims' Rights Act, specifically 18 U.S.C. 3771(a)(4), a crime victim has the right to be reasonably heard at certain public proceedings in the district court, including proceedings involving release. Accordingly, we wanted to be in touch consistent with our responsibilities and obligations—and your client's rights—under that statute, to see whether your client would like to be heard in any fashion, whether through a submission, a representation that we can include in our bail submission due Friday, or some other form. Of course no requirement or obligation, but we would be happy to discuss it if that would be useful. To the extent this information is useful in your consideration, I can say that while I don't want to prejudge the Would it make sense to set up a brief call sometime tomorrow, if any of you want to discuss? I should be able to make myself available whenever is convenient for you (and likely will be just me, as the remainder of the team will be traveling). thank you, Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of New York EFTA00026683

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