Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Sent: To: Marie, Kuyrkendall,.E N. (FBI) Monday, July 21, 2008 4:44 PM Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Here is a list of the victims Twiler still needs to make contact with: (Left Message) 1. 2. - (Will follow-up with VS Smith today with her guardian's information) 3. (Bad Number) 4. .. . • (Left Message) 5. eft Message) 6. r (Bad Number) 7. r i rong Number) 8. r (AustraliaNS Smith will contact the Legat today) 9, : to (Wrong Number) 10. (Bad Number) 11. Shasdy Velasco (ColumbiaNS Smith will contact the Legat today) We will attempt to locate current information and get back with you daily on victims that we speak with so that you can forward letter. Nesbitt 1 EFTA00194562

VICTIMS' ADDRESSES B: 09/03/1990 Age: 13 Address: 2319 Avenue Barcelona E, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 Phone: 561-294-8681 ' N „Dvir: 2/22/1986 Age: 17 dress: 387 Las Palmas Street, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-718-5070 (C) !)t?B: 1/21/1987 Age: 14 R9dress: 2210 48th Terrace North, West Palm Beach, FL Phone: 561-856-7647 (mother); 561-294-0330 (stepfather) D B: 02/21/1987 Age: 17 • dress: 349 86th Terrace South, West Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-201-2072 (C); 561-547-2415 (11); 561-798-1747 VALLARO, (Garcia - married name) DOB: 7/1986 Age: 17 Address: 8500 Tidewater Drive, Apt 61, Norfolk, VA 23503 Phone: 757-493-3750 (H) D :02/08/1987 Age: 17 Address: 7351 East Speedway Blvd, #22D, Tuscon, AZ 85710 Phone: 561-436-2111 (C) DOB: 10/10/1987 Age: 17 Address: 268 Bent Oak, #268, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-713-4911 (C); 561-723-3291 and 803-267-2586 (father, Michael M) New (C) Phone: 561-853-4452 EFTA00194563

DOB: 04/21/1988 Age: 16 Address: 10740 Oakland Way, Wellington, FL 33414 Phone: 561-601-8813 (C); 561-333-8195 (sister Kristin) (Cartwright) DOB: .06/18/1987 Age: 17 dress: 1554 Tangerine Blvd., Loxahatchee, FL 33470 A f Nov 21: 310 Crestwood Circle, Apt 208, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-294-4139 (C); 561-793-7706 (H); Newest # 561-644-4889 Email: mamacartwright07(glaol.com OB: 11/17/1986 Age: 17 A ss: 432 Oriole Circle, Jupiter, FL 33458 Phone: 772-224-1262 (aunt); 561-676-5619 (C) DOB: 01/02/1988 Age: 15-16 /6 4 Address: 8813 Rodeo Drive, Lake Worth, FL 33467 Phone: 305-345-5752 (father's cell); (C) 954-494-1178 DOB: 95/13/1990 Age: 14 A :16745 West Downers Drive, Loxahatchee, FL 33470 Phone: 561-333-7190 (H); 561-721-5394 (Erika Gonzales, step mom); 561-721-5393 (Daniel ME, dad) DOB: 12/30/1986 Age; 17 Address: FSU, P.O. Box 60055, Tallahassee, Phone: 561-779-8532 (C) (DiCenso) /14),?1,64ie DOB: 08/15/1986 Age: 17 4608 Diana Drive, Apt 3, Great Falls, MO 59405 Phone: 954-801-0217 (C); 954-830-1137 (David Dicenso, husband) EFTA00194564

05/30/1986 Age: 16 22 62 Lane North, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 Phone 294-8542 (C); 863-9461 (aunt's) : y2/08/1987 Age: 17 A : 111 Segovia Ave, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-502-7636 (C); 561-791-0945 (H) DOB: 04/29/1988 Age: 16 Address: 1543 Kudza Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 Phone: 561-574-4407 (C); 561-964-4365 (H) • ~~ATA, B: 02/29/1988 Age: 16 dress: 1508 C Road, Loxahatchee, FL 33470 Phone: 561-371-5635 (C); 591-784-7336 (H) EZ, DOB: 03/05/1988 Age: 16 Address: 108 Gibraltar St, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-935-1497; 561-283-3931; 561-784-8156 (parents) DOB: 07/26/1988 Age: 15 d ress: 265 Bang Oak, Royal Palm Beach, FL Ph e: 561-633-7361 (C) Attorney: James L. Eisenberg One Clearlake Center, Ste 704 Australian Ave South, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: 561-1-659-2009; 561-659-2380 (fax) —.....""---D.T = : 05/28/1987 Age: 17 Ad ress: 103 Mulbeny Grove Road, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 Phone: 561-310-9048 (C); 561-798-8739 (H) EFTA00194565

DOB: 07/30/1987 Age: 17 Address: 4783 Wiggins Road, Lake Worth, FL 33463 Phone: 561-201-7421 (C) PENTEK, DO :06/30/1987 Age: 16 : 11906 Loftway Circle, Apartment 323, Orlando, FL Phone: 561-313-6730 (C) DOB: 06/16/1987 Age: 16 Address: 4017 Bluff Harbor Way, Wellington, FL Phone: 561-306-9970 (C) D B: 06/17/1988 Age: 16 ddress: 1424 Edgehill Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33417 Phone: 561-689-4717 (H) DOB: 08/09/1983 Address: Phone: 001-614-486-2706; 011-612-9645-6353 (Australia) Husband: Robbie Giuffre (Giuffre) Age: 15 'N.NID1/4O1e1904/09/1986 Age: 17 : 12247 72nd Court North, Royal Palm Beach, FL 33412 Phone: 561-333-0180 (H) Attorney: Michael Dutko 600 S. Andrews Ave, Ste 500 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: 954-764-2500; 954-764-5040 (fax) SCHWEGEL, B: 04/23/1987 Age: 17 ddre.s.s: 600 Evelyn Court, West Palm Beach, FL 33413 Phone: 561-267-90.04 (C) EFTA00194566

DOB: 07/28/1988 Age: 16 Address:14843 93rd Street North, West Palm Beach, FL 33412 Phone: 561-267-9004 (C) DOB: 03/02/1986 Age: 17 Address: Palm Beach County Jail Phone: 863-773-9121 (father) VELASCO, Shasdy DOB: 09/21/1986 Age: 17 Address: Phone: See Email: [email protected] /tioXecit B: 10/23/19687 Age: 15 dress: 510 Lakeview Drive East, Royal Palm Beach, FL Phone: 561-541-8510 (boyfriend Jesse); 561-667-4412 (emergency, Eva Jean Ford) = ----- 111 DOB: 06/06/1987 Age: 16 A dress: 16767 SE Hwy 301 # 36, Sununerfield, FL 34491 one: 561-215-3391 (C); 561-798-3650 (parents) Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ***AGE is the age the Victim first encountered Epstein ****As of 7/21/2008 EFTA00194567

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (561)820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA UNITED STATES MAIL. Jack A. Goldberger, Esq. Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. One Clearlake Centre, Suite 1400 250 Australian Ave S. West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5015 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Goldberger: I have enclosed eleven additional victim notification letters. To the best of our knowledge, all of these victims are currently unrepresented. In accordance with the wishes of the victims and the spirit of Judge Pucillo's order, I have redacted the victims' addresses. The victims have been advised to contact you if and when they elect to pursue a claim against Mr. Epstein. I expect that none of Mr. Epstein's attorneys or any other person working for Mr. Epstein (whether directly or indirectly) will contact any of these victims. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United Statea4ttorney By: A. Marie Villafafia Assistant United States Attorney cc: Karen Atkinson, AUSA EFTA00194568

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida SOO South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Fl, 33401 (561)820-8211 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194569

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 8204711 Facsimile: (56!) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA UNITED STATES MAIL Miss Alvarez Re: Jeffrey Epstein Alvarez: NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Miss Alvarez: • By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXXXMB and 2008-cf- 009381AXXXMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "My person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Tide 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194570

MISS ALVAREZ NOTIFICATION OF TDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, Alvarez, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. . Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. --u EFTA00194571

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 8204777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194572

U.S. Department of Justice United Slates Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave.. Suite 400 West Palm Beach. FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561)820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA ITED STATES MAIL Miss Re: Jeffrey Epstein NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Miss By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXX)GMB and 2008-cf- 009381A3OOCMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be • followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194573

MISS NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Jack Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being, and best wishes for continued success with your studies. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194574

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida SOO South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 060 820-8711 Facsimile: (56!) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194575

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave.. Suite 400 West Palm Beach. FL 33401 (561)8204711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA ITED STATES MAIL Miss Re: Jeffrey Epsteina NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Miss By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein thereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454A3OCXMB and 2008-cf- 009381A)CXXMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. • One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194576

MISS NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. IL ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY • By: A. MARIE VILLAFANA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194577

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIK NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194578

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL. 33401 (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA UNITED TATES MAIL Ms. Cartwright Re: Jeffrey Epstein Cartwright: NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. Cartwright: By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXXXMB and 2008-cf- 00938 IMOCXMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194579

MS. CARTWRIGHT NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, Cartwright, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY EFTA00194580

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194581

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida VIAUNfTE STATES MAIL Ms. Re: Jeffrey Epstein= IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. 500 South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Ft 33401 (561)8204711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statut!.s Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AMCMB and 2008-cf- 009381A)DOCMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein EFTA00194582

Ms. •= 4 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED V1CT1m JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victimWi enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. A. MARIE VILLAFANA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY EFTA00194583

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Ft. 3340! (561)8204711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194584

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561)8204711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 V ITED STATES MAIL Ms. Re: Jeffrey Etskisal la NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. IM By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AWMB and 2008-cf- 009381AXXXMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is, the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Cod; Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194585

MS. NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194586

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Pabn Beach, FL 33401 (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194587

U.S. Department of Justice United Stara Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (56!) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21., 2008 VIA UNITED STATES MAIL Ms. Re: Jeffrey EpsteinAM a NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. a By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXXXMB and 2008-cf- 00938 lAXXXMI3) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Tide 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted ofan enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194588

MS. NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 2I, 2008 PAGE 2 of 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, , are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger • • and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take.part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194589

11.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave.. Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 8208777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED • STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194590

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida VIA UNITED STATES MAIL Ms. 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (560 8204777 July 21, 2008 Re: Jeffrey Epstein/ NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. a By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXXXMB and 2008-G(- 009381/OOOMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194591

MS. NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr.. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice tharyou, , are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Jack Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm peach, FL 33401, (561•) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being, and best wishes for continued success with your studies. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY EFTA00194592

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194593

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA UNI TATES MAIL Ms. Re: Jeffrey EpsteinM : NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXXXMB and 2008-cf- 009381AXXXMB) and was sentenced to a term. of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194594

lEn NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, MU are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194595

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (56!) 8204777 July 21, 2008 NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194596

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beath, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA UNITED S A MAIL Ms. Pentek Re: Jeffrey Epstein= Pentek: NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. Pentek: By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454AXXX1v1B and 2008-cf- 00938 1 AXXXMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition.to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194597

MS. PENTEK NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been Ead Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that you, Pentek, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a - claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. IL ALEXANDER ACOSTA . UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194598

U.S. Department of .Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave.. Suite 400 We.st Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 July 21, 2008 . NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM NOTICE: IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, SECTION 3509(d) AND FLORIDA LAW, THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS TO BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED EXCEPT IN CONNECTION WITH A LEGAL PROCEEDING. EFTA00194599

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 3340! (561)8204711 Facsimile: (561)820-8777 July 21, 2008 VIA UNIFIED STAIES MAIL 1111.16INS Re: Jeffrey Epstein NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Ms. By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida provides you with the following notice. Qn June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution), in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case Nos. 2006-cf-009454A3OOCMB and 2008-cf- 009381/OOOCMB) and was sentenced to a term of twelve months' imprisonment to be followed by an additional six months' imprisonment, followed by twelve months of Community Control 1, with conditions of community confinement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes EFTA00194600

MS NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM JULY 21,2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that youSEIMINI, are an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. Should you decide to file a claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you have your attorney contact Mr. Goldberger at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take part in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; however, if you do file a claim under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that you are a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide written documentation of that denial to the undersigned. Thank you for all of your assistance during the course of this investigation and please accept the heartfelt regards of myself and Special Agents Kuyrkendall and Richards for your health and well-being. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: A MARIE VILLAFAIJA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00194601

March 20, 2011 To whom it may concern: I served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 2005 through 2009. Over the past weeks, I have read much regarding Mr. Jeffrey Epstein. Some appears true, some appears distorted. I thought it appropriate to provide some background, with two caveats: (i) under Justice Department guidelines, I cannot discuss privileged internal communications among Department attorneys and (ii) I no longer have access to the original documents, and as the matter is now nearly 4 years old, the precision of memory is reduced. The Epstein matter was originally presented to the Palm Beach County State Attorney. Palm Beach Police alleged that Epstein unlawfully hired underage high-school females to provide him sexually.lewd and erotic massages. Police sought felony charges that would have resulted in a term of imprisonment. According to press reports, however, in 2006 the State Attorney, in part due to concerns regarding the quality of the evidence, agreed to charge Epstein only with one count of aggravated assault with no intent to commit a felony. That charge would have resulted in no jail time, no requirement to register as a sexual offender and no restitution for the underage victims. Local police were dissatisfied with the State Attorney's conclusions, and requested a federal investigation. Federal authorities received the State's evidence and engaged in additional investigation. Prosecutors weighed the quality of the evidence and the likelihood for success at trial. With a federal case, there were two additional considerations. First, a federal criminal prosecution requires that the crime be more than local; it must have an interstate nexus. Second, as the matter was initially charged by the state, the federal responsibility is, to some extent, to back-stop state authorities to ensure that there is no miscarriage of justice, and not to also prosecute federally that which has already been charged at the state level. After considering the quality of the evidence and the additional considerations, prosecutors concluded that the state charge was insufficient. In early summer 2007, the prosecutors and agents in this case met with Mr. Epstein's attorney, Roy Black. Mr. Black is perhaps best known for his successful defense of William Kennedy Smith. The prosecutors presented Epstein a choice: plead to more serious state felony charges (that would result in 2 years' imprisonment, registration as a sexual offender, and restitution for the victims) or else prepare for a federal felony trial. What followed was a year-long assault on the prosecution and the prosecutors. I use the word assault intentionally, as the defense in this case was more aggressive than any which I, or the prosecutors in my office, had previously encountered. Mr. Epstein hired an army of legal superstars: Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz, former Judge and then Pepperdine Law Dean Kenneth Starr, former Deputy Assistant to the President and then Kirkland & Ellis Partner Jay Lefkowitz, and several others, including prosecutors who had formally worked in the U.& EFTA00194602

Attorney's Office and in the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Justice Department. Defense attorneys next requested a meeting with me to challenge the prosecution and the terms previously presented by the prosecutors in their meeting with Mr. Black. The prosecution team and I met with defense counsel in Fall 2007, and I reaffirmed the office's position: two years, registration and restitution, or trial. Over the next several months, the defense team presented argument after argument claiming that felony criminal proceedings against Epstein were unsupported by the evidence and lacked a basis in law, and that the office's insistence on jail-time was motivated by a zeal to overcharge a man merely because he is wealthy. They bolstered their arguments with legal opinions from well- known legal experts. One member of the defense team warned me that the office's excess zeal in forcing a good man to serve time in jail might be the subject of a book if we continued to proceed with this matter. My office systematically considered and rejected each argument, and when we did, my office's decisions were appealed to Washington. As to the warning, I ignored it. The defense strategy was not limited to legal issues. Defense counsel investigated individual prosecutors and their families, looking for personal peccadilloes that may provide a basis for disqualification. Disqualifying a prosecutor is an effective (though rarely used) strategy, as eliminating the individuals most familiar with the facts and thus most qualified to take a case to trial harms likelihood for success. Defense counsel tried to disqualify at least two prosecutors. I carefully reviewed, and then rejected, these arguments. Despite this army of attorneys, the office held firm to the terms first presented to Mr. Black in the original meeting. On June 30, 2008, after yet another last minute appeal to Washington D.C. was rejected, Epstein pled guilty in state court. He was to serve 18 months imprisonment, register as a sexual offender for life and provide restitution to the victims. Some may feel that the prosecution should have been tougher. Evidence that has come to light since 2007 may encourage that view. Many victims have since spoken out, filing detailed statements in civil cases seeking damages. Physical evidence has since been discovered. Had these additional statements and evidence been known, the outcome may have been different. But they were not known to us at the time. A prosecution decision must be based on admissible facts known at the time. In cases of this type, those are unusually difficult because victims are frightened and often decline to testify or if they do speak, they give contradictory statements. Our judgment in this case, based on the evidence known at the time, was that it was better to have a billionaire serve time in jail, register as a sex offender and pay his victims restitution than risk a trial with a reduced likelihood of success. I supported that judgment then, and based on the state of the law as it then stood and the evidence known at that time, I would support that judgment again. Epstein's treatment, while in state custody, likewise may encourage the view that the office should have been tougher. Epstein appears to have received highly unusual treatment while in jail. Although the terms of confinement in a state prison are a matter appropriately left to the EFTA00194603

State of Florida, and not federal authorities, without doubt, the treatment that he received while in state custody undermined the purpose of a jail sentence. Some may also believe that the prosecution should have been tougher in retaliation for the defense's tactics. The defense, arguably, often failed to negotiate in good faith. They would obtain concessions as part of a negotiation and agree to proceed, only to change their minds, and appeal the office's position to Washington. The investigations into the family lives of individual prosecutors were, in my opinion, uncalled for, as were the accusations of bias and / or misconduct against individual prosecutors. At times, some prosecutors felt that we should just go to trial, and at times I felt that frustration myself. What was right in the first meeting, however, remained right irrespective of defense tactics. Individuals have a constitutional right to a defense. The aggressive exercise of that right should not be punished, nor should a defense counsel's exercise of their right to appeal a U.S. Attorney to Washington, D.C. Prosecutors must be careful not to allow frustration and anger with defense counsel to influence their judgment. After the plea, I recall receiving several phone calls. One was from the FBI Special Agent-In- Charge. He called to offer congratulations. He had been at many of the meetings regarding this case. He was aware of the tactics of the defense, and he called to praise our prosecutors for holding firm against the likes of Messrs. Black, Dershowitz, Lefkowitz and Starr. It was a proud moment. I also received calls or communications from Messrs. Dershowitz, Lefkowitz and Starr. I had known all three individuals previously, from my time in law school and at Kirkland & Ellis in the mid 90s. They all sought to make peace. I agreed to talk and meet with each of them after Epstein pled guilty, as I think it important that prosecutors battle defense attorneys in a case and then move on. I have tried, yet I confess that has been difficult to do fully in this case. The bottom line is this: Mr. Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire, served time in jail and is now a registered sex offender. He has been required to pay his victims restitution, though restitution clearly cannot compensate for the crime. And we know much more today about his crimes because the victims have come forward to speak out. Some may disagree with the prosecutorial judgments made in this case, but those individuals are not the ones who at the time reviewed the evidence available for trial and assessed the likelihood of success. Respectfully, IL Alexander Acosta Former U.S. Attorney Sothem District of Florida EFTA00194604