. (USAFLS) From: Sent: To: Subject: .(USAFLS) Wednesday, May 23, 2007 3:45 PM FW: Jeffrey Epstein Karen — What do you think? Hi Jeff and Matt — I just want to again voice my disagreement with promising to have a meeting or having a meeting with Lefcourt or any other of Epstein's attorneys. As I mentioned, this is not a case where we will be sitting down to negotiate whether a defendant will serve one year versus two years of probation. This is a case where the defendant is facing the possibility of dozens of years of prison time. Just as the defense will defend a case like that differently than they would handle a probation-type case, we need to handle this case differently. Part of our prosecution strategy was already disclosed at the last meeting, and I am concerned that more will be disclosed at a future meeting. My co-chair, John McMillan, who has prosecuted more of these cases than the rest of us combined, and-who also opposes a meeting. e have been accused of not being "strategic thinkers" because of our opposition to these meetings, but we are simply looking at this case as a violent crime prosecution involving stiff penalties rather than as a white collar or public corruption case where the parties can amicably work out a light sentence. With respect to the "policy reasons" that Lefcourt wants to discuss, t ere already raised in his letter (which is part of the indictment package) and during his meeting with and myself. Those reasons are: (1) he wants the Petit policy to trump our ability to prosecute Epstein, (2) this shouldn't be a federal offense, and (3) the victims were willing participants so the crime shouldn't be prosecuted at all. Unless the Office thinks that any of those arguments will be persuasive, a meeting will not be beneficial to the prosecution, it will only benefit the defense. With respect to Lefcourt's promised legal analysis, that also has already been provided. The only way to get additional analysis is to expose to the defense the other charges that we are considering. In my opinion this would seriously undermine the prosecution. The defense is anxious to have a meeting in order to delay the investigation/prosecution, to find out more about our investigation, and to use political pressure to stop the investigation. I have no control over the Office's decisions regarding whether to meet with the defense or to whom the facts and analysis of the case will be disclosed. However, if you all do decide to go forward with these meetings in a way that is detrimental to the investigation, then I will have to ask to have the case reassigned to an AUSA who is in agreement with the handling of the case. A. Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone 561 209-1047 Fax 561 820-8777 From: (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesda 007 6:33 PM To: . (USAFLS) Subject: FW: Jeffrey Epstein Case No. 08-8076-CV-MARRA P-013526 EFTA00230431