Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Jay Lefkowitz [email protected] t: Sunday, September 23, 2007 8:31 PM Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) ubject: Fw: Attachments: 20070923_8pmRedline_of klYs_Agreement_Oraft_3_(12110791_2)-1.doc I am not sure just being under 18 qualifies for the appointment of a guardian. What if we just had one representative for all of the women. Like a trustee. Please think about that. Also, I have not gone over all of this yet with Jeffrey, but please look at these edits. Thanks Original Message From: jplefkowitz Sent: 09/23/2007 08:27 PM AST To: Jay Lefkowitz t all and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com ************* *********** **** ***** * ***** **** ***** *********** 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 postmasterokirkland.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. RFP MIA 000210 EFTA00225984
• • IN RE: INVESTIGATION OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT IT APPEARING that the City of Palm Beach Police Department and the State Attorney's Office for the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (hereinafter, the "State Attorney's Office") have conducted an investigation into the conduct of Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter "Epstein"); IT APPEARING that the State Attorney's Office has charged Epstein by indictment with solicitation of prostitution, in violation of Florida Statutes Section 796.07; IT APPEARING that the United States Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have conducted their own investigation into Epstein's background and any offenses that may have been committed by Epstein against the United States from in or around 2001 through in or around September 2007, including: (1) knowingly and willfully conspiring with others known and unknown to commit an offense against the United States, that is, to use a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, or entice minor females to engage in prostitution, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2422(b); all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371; (2) knowingly and willfully conspiring with others known and unknown to travel in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2423(f), with minor females, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(b); all in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(e); (3) using a facility or means of interstate or foreign commerce to knowingly persuade, induce, or entice minor females to engage in prostitution; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2422(b) and 2; (4) traveling in interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual Page 1 of 7 • Fiek RFP MIA 000211 EFTA00225985
• (5) conduct, as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 2423(0, with minor females; in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 2423(b); and knowingly, in and affecting interstate and foreign commerce, recruiting, enticing, and obtaining by any means a person, knowing that the person had not attained the age of 18 years and would be caused to engage in a commercial sex act as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 1591(c)(1); in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 1591(a)(1) and 2; and IT APPEARING, after an investigation of the offenses and Epstein's background, that the interest of the United States pursuant to the Petite policy will be served by the following procedure; THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida, provided that Epstein abides by the following conditions and the requirements of this Agreement set forth below. If the United States Attorney should determine, based on reliable evidence, that Epstein has willfully violated any of the conditions of this Agreement, then the United States Attorney may at any time within thirty (30) months of the execution of this agreement provide Epstein with timely notice specifying the conditions(s) of the Agreement that he has violatedinifiate-preaeetitien-against-Bpstein-fer-imy-effense-.—In-this sendition(s)-ef-the ieletedT and shall initiate its prosecution within sixty (60) days' of giving notice of the violation. After timely fulfilling all the terms and conditions of the Agreement, no prosecution for the offenses set out on pages 1 and 2 of this Agreement, nor any other offenses that have been the subject of the joint investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney's Office, nor any offenses that were the subject of the Federal Grand Jury investigation will be instituted in this District, and the charges against Epstein if any, will be dismissed. Terms of the Agreement: 1. Epstein shall plead guilty (not nolo contendere) to an Information filed by the State Attorney's Office charging Epstein with an offense that requires him to register as a sex offender, that is, the solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution, in violation of Florida Statutes Section 796.03; Page 2 of 7 RFP MIA 000212 EFTA00225986
• • 2. Epstein and the State Attorney's Office shall make a joint, binding recommendation that the Court impose a thirty (30) month sentence to be divided as follows: (a) Epstein shall be sentenced to a term ofbegiii—by—serving eighteen (18) months in county jail for all charges, without any opportunity for withholding adjudication or sentencing, and without probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment; and (b) following the term of imprisonment, Epstein shall serve twelve (12) months of community control. 3. The language contained in Terms 1 and 2 of this Agreement do not foreclose Epstein and the State Attorney's Office from agreeing to recommend any additional charge(s) or any additional term(s) of probation. The terms-eenteiried-in-paregraph-2r emprar de-net feceelese-Epstein-anel-the-State-A-ttemeyls-Offiee-frem-agreeing-te pleed-te-atty-afklitienel-eh ending-reeemmeed any-etelditiortel-terinfs-)-effirobetien-atteVer-ineereeration-: 4. Epstein shall waive all challenges to the Information filed by the State Attorney's Office and shall waive the right to appeal his conviction and sentence. 5. Epstein shall provide to the U.S. Attorney's Office copies of all proposed agreements with the State Attorney's Office prior to entering into those agreements. 6. The United States shall provide Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it has identified as eligible to bring suit under vietiffisr as-deffned-i-n 18 U.S.C. § 2255, after Epstein has signed this agreement and been sentenced. Upon the execution of this agreement, the United States will file a motion under seal with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for the appointment of a guardian ad litem for these persons. Epstcin's counsel may contact the identified individuals through that guardian. 7. If any of the individuals referred to in paragraph (6), supra, elects to file suit pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, Epstein will not contest the Page 3 of 7 RFP MIA 00D213 EFTA00225987
• jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida over his person and/or the subject matter, and Epstein waives his right to contest liability and also waives his right to contest damages up to an amount as agreed to between the identified victim and Epstein, so long as the identified victim elects to proceed exclusively under 18 U.S.C. § 2255, and agrees to waive any other claims for damages, whether pursuant to state, federal, or common law. Notwithstanding this waiver, as to those individuals whose names appear on the list provided by the United States, Epstein's signature on this agreement is not to be construed as an admission of any criminal or civil liability-other—than-that-oentained in 18 U.S.C. § 2255. Neither this Agreement, its terms, or any resulting settlements contemplated by this Agreement are to be admissible in any other litigation. 8. Epstein's signature on this agreement also is not to be construed as an admission of civil or criminal liability or a waiver of any jurisdictional or other defense as to any person whose name does not appear on the list provided by the United States. 9. Epstein shall enter his guilty plea and be sentenced not later than October 26, 2007, and shall self-report to begin serving his sentence not later than January 4, 2008. 10. Epstein agrees that he will not be afforded any benefits with respect to gain time, other than the rights, opportunities, and benefits as any other inmate, including but not limited to, eligibility for gain time credit based on standard rules and regulations that apply in the State of Florida. At the United States' request, Epstein agrees to provide an account of the gain time he earned during his period of incarceration. Epstein understands that the United States Attorney has no authority to require the State Attorney's Office to abide by any terms of this agreement. Epstein understands that it is his obligation to undertake discussion with the State Attorney's Office to ensure compliance with these procedures, which compliance will be necessary to satisfy the United States' interest, pursuant to the Petite policy. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that it not be disseminated or disclosed except pursuant to court order. In the event the Government must disclose this Agreement in response to a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the Page 4 of 7 RFP MIA 000214 EFTA00225988
I Government agrees to provide Epstein notice before the disclosure of this Agreement. In consideration of Epstein's agreement to plead guilty and to provide compensation in the manner described above, if Epstein successfully fulfills all of the terms and conditions of this agreement, the United States also agrees that it will not institute any crimin - rs o but not limited to or 'n ludin Further, upon execution of this agreement and a plea agreement with t e tate ttomey s Office, the federal Grand Jury investigation will be suspended, and all pending federal Grand Jury subpoenas will be held in abeyance unless and until the defendant violates any term of this agreement. The defendant likewise agrees to withdraw his pending motion to intervene and to quash certain grand jury subpoenas. Both parties agree to maintain their evidence, including certain computer equipment, inviolate until all of the terms of this agreement have been satisfied. Upon the successful completion of the terms of this agreement, all outstanding grand jury subpoenas shall be deemed withdrawn. By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that each of these terms is material to this agreement and is supported by independent consideration and that a breach of any one of these conditions allows the United States to elect to terminate the agreement and to investigate and prosecute Epstein and any other individual or entity for any and all federal offenses. By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that he is aware of the fact that the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial. Epstein further is aware that Rule 48(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provides that the Court may dismiss an indictment, information, or complaint for unnecessary delay in presenting a charge to the Grand Jury, filing an information, or in bringing a defendant to trial. Epstein hereby requests that the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida defer such prosecution. Epstein agrees and consents that any delay from the date of this Agreement to the date of initiation of prosecution, as provided for in the terms expressed herein, shall be deemed to be a necessary delay at his own request, and he hereby waives any defense to such prosecution on the ground that such delay operated to deny him rights under Rule 48(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to a speedy trial or to bar the prosecution by reason of the running of the statute of limitations for a period of months equal to the period between the signing of this agreement and the breach of this agreement as to those offenses that were the subject of the grand jury's investigation. Epstein further asserts and certifies that he understands that the Fifth Amendment and Rule 7(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure provide that all felonies must be charged in an indictment presented to a grand jury. Epstein hereby agrees and consents that, if a prosecution against him is instituted for any offense that was Page 5 of 7 RFP MIA 000215 EFTA00225989
the subject of the grand jury's investigation, it may be by way of an Information signed and filed by the United States Attorney, and hereby waives his right to be indicted by a grand jury. /// /// //I Page 6 of 7 RFP MIA 000216 EFTA00225990
• • $ s • By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read and explained to him. Epstein hereby states that he understands the conditions of this Non-Prosecution Agreement and agrees to comply with them. Dated: By: Dated: • Dated: Dated: SANCHEZ, ESQ. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY A. MARIE VILLAFANA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN GERALD LEFCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN JAGIC-GOLDBERGSRLILLY ANN ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN Page 7 of 7 RFP Mw 000217 EFTA00225991






