Acosta explained, "[a]fter considering the arguments raised at the September 7th meeting, and after conferring with the FBI and with [the Chief of the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section], our Office decided to proceed with the indictment." At that time, the State of Florida had already charged Epstein with on

ance, you neglect to mention that all of your objections were soundly rejected at each and every level of review, from West Palm Beach, to Miami, to the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, and, finally, to the highe review at the Department of Justice. As Senior Associate Deputy Attorney Genera stated: Even i

a motion before it is filed with: (1) The First Assistant U.S. Attorney in your Office; (2) if necessary, the U.S. Attorney; and (3) if necessary, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department (CEOS). As we have now learned from reading the e-mails, your Office decid

ls Paul and Brad, The government has not produced all the correspondence requested. I am working on correspondence between Epstein's attorneys and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit, which I should be able to e-mail tomorrow. is also working on additional material to be produced. Finally, there may be respons

ls Paul and Brad, The government has not produced all the correspondence requested. I am working on correspondence between Epstein's attorneys and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit, which I should be able to e-mail tomorrow. Marie is also working on additional material to be produced. Finally, there may be re

u Ion; materials The government has not produced all the correspondence requested. I am working on correspondence between Epstein's attorneys and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit, which I should be able to e-mail tomorrow. also working on additional material to be produced. Finally, there may be responsive

ls Paul and Brad, The government has not produced all the correspondence requested. I am working on correspondence between Epstein's attorneys and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit, which I should be able to e-mail tomorrow. is also working on additional material to be produced. Finally, there may be respons

ad, EFTA00209289 The government has not produced all the correspondence requested. I am working on correspondence between Epstein's attorneys and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit, which I should be able to e-mail tomorrow. is also working on additional material to be produced. Finally, there may be respons

t, on May 2, 2014, due to being in trial, and several impending deadlines in my cases. The production from the Deputy Attorney General's Office and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit at Main Justice likely will take even longer. EFTA00209629

ls Paul and Brad, The government has not produced all the correspondence requested. I am working on correspondence between Epstein's attorneys and the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Unit, which I should be able to e-mail tomorrow. is also working on additional material to be produced. Finally, there may be respons

t. First, he raised challenges to the United States Attorney's exercise of his prosecutorial discretion with the Assistant Attorney General and with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), within the Criminal Division of the DOJ in Washington, D.C. See Exs. G, K, L. Indeed, from late 2007 to May 2008, Eps

a motion before it is filed with: (1) The First Assistant U.S. Attorney in your Office; (2) if necessary, the U.S. Attorney; and (3) if necessary, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section of the Criminal Division of the Justice Department (CEOS). As we have now learned from reading the e-mails, your Office decid

t. First, he raised challenges to the United States Attorney's exercise of his prosecutorial discretion with the Assistant Attorney General and with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), within the Criminal Division of the DOJ in Washington, D.C. See Exs. G, K, L. Indeed, from late 2007 to May 2008, Eps

t. First, he raised challenges to the United States Attorney's exercise of his prosecutorial discretion with the Assistant Attorney General and with the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS), within the Criminal Division of the DOJ in Washington, D.C. See Exs. G, K, L. Indeed, from late 2007 to May 2008, Eps

Report are the Appellate Section, the Office of Enforcement Operations, the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section, and, most prominently, the Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS). CEOS, based in Washington, D.C., comprises attorneys and investigators who specialize in investigating and prosecuti

atthew MencheP, First Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey H. Sloman', United States Attorney R. Alexander Acosta as well as various members of the Child Exploitation and Eenity Section (CEOS) at the Department of Justice including, but not limited to its Chief, a. Oosterbahn. Many of these legal and factual iss