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12/11/2007 11.37 FAX 002/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP ANSI µq Iwo 11 nail... rani , . 777 South Ftepoorno SWAM LOn AWS:14.$4. Caldwria 90017 xnnnum W Stan I u Call Miler Direct ty 171316W-8440 ktlarrOlutklietti cam VIA 17At IMI1.17 30a 5;i0-6444 I lonorable R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 99 NE 4111Stnan Miami, FL 33132 Rc Jeffrey Epstein Dear Alex: (TIS) 680.8400 www luiluse0 corn December I I. 2IHY7 Enct:undo (Pin) 880.8500 As we discussed during our telephone conversations on both Friday and Monday (yesterday), we are submitting Iwo separate letters that address our broad areas of deep concern in this matter: First. the cluster of fundamental policy issues surrounding the use and implementation of 2255. a richly policy-laden but uncharted area of federal law: and second. our profound concerns as to the background and conduct of the investigation. Consistent with our conversations. we submit these letters with the assurance and understanding Thai our doing w in no manner constitutes a breach of the Non-Persecution Agreement or unwinds that Agreement. We arc grateful for your courtesy in agreeing to receive and consider these submissions. and then to meet to discuss them. As you undertake your study and reflection, kindly allow me to make this pivotal point: In the combined 250 years experience ofJeffrey's defense team, we have together and individually concluded that this ease is not only extraordinary and unprecedented. ii is deeply and uniquely troubling. the constellation of issues. large and small, renders Jeffreys mutter entirely sal genesis. We say this not lightly. Indeed, as you will glean from our two letters. we are gravely concerned that, in addition to its odd conceptualization and genesis. the matter in its day-to-day implementation has been handled in a manner that raises deeply troubling questions with respect to both federal policy and individual judgment in a system that is, at its hest. assiduously devoted to the rule of law. The latest episodes involving 2255 notification to the alleged victims put illustratively in bold relief our concerns that the ends of justice. time and aµain. are nut being served. Hy way of illustration. hut ii is only one among a cascading list of grave concerns. we now understand that the Assistant United States Arta •conduct has troubled us from day one has quite recently reached out to the attorney fur and Chicago Hong Kong London Munich Now York Sun rtanctoco Washington. D.C. EFTA00214291
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12/11/2007 11 37 FAX /003/088 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Honorable K. Alexander Acosta December I I. 2007 Page 2 provided oral notification of the victim notification letter. This notification, as we have slated time and again. is profoundly unthir. Rut guile apari from our substantive concerns, which are abiding and which had prompted our appeal to the Assistant Attorney General in the first instance. we had thought that the notification process had been held in abeyance until completion of our ongoing discussions with respect to that process. That appears not to be so. This latest in a baleful line of prosecutorial actions is drip in with irony. We respectfully cull your attention to the transcript or she interview with and guide you -- as the duly confirmed Executive Branch official charged wit a making judgments consistent with our constitutional order -- to the telling fact that did not in any manner view herself as u victim. Quite to the contrary. She is not alone. We draw attention to this episode as but a recent indication of the deepening need for your thoughtful and independent review. And for your agreeing to pmvide that review, our defense team is very grateful. RespectIlilly Submitted. Kenneth W. Star• EFTA00214292
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12/11/2007 11:37 FAX 004/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS L LP Jay P I otternWs, P C. loP 11Wr r ly blk Orland can VIA FACSIMILE (303) SM1-4444 Honorable R. Alexander Acosta united States Attorney United Slates Attorney's ()filet Southern District of Florida 99 NE itlh Street Miami. Fla 33132 Dear Alex: nap MIn IARD 'Armen-. Cinarmap Conte, 153 Emit 530 Strout New Yolk, New 'An k 10027.4611 www.►1rkljnd rem December I I. 2007 Re • Jetty Pinkie; Feciannle. I appreciate the opportunity you have provided to review some of the issues and concerns of Mr. Epstein's defense team. Importantly. I appreciate your agreement that this submission would neither be understood by you as constituting a breach or the Non-Prosecution Agreement (- Agreement- ) nor result in any unwinding of the Agreement by your Mice. Implicit in this agreement is the understanding that I can share with you our concerns and request a review on the basis fur these concerns. while at the same time assure my client that this submission will not in any respect result in Ibrmal or informal repercussions or attempts by any member or the prosecution or investigative team to involve themselves to Mr. Epstein's detriment in any matter related to the Agreement. particularly in the state prosecution. This letter is intended to support our assertion to you that the manner in which both the investigation of allegations against Mr. Epstein and the resolution thereof were highly irregular and warrant a full review. We appreciate your willingness to consider the evidence. We respectfully request that you review Judge Stern's letter to Alan Dershowitz faxed to you on December 7. 2007. in connection with the concerns we set forth in this submission. 1. F1CDF.RAL INVESTIGATORS RELIED UPON TAINTED EVIDENCE. We have serious concerns that the summaries of the evidence that have been presented to you have been materially inaccurate. As you may know. the principal witnesses in this case were first interviewed by Detective of the Palm Reach Police Department (the "PRPD") and other state law enforcement officers. 'these interviews (the -*witness statements") were ollen tape-recorded thus providing a verbatim and detailed record of the recollections of the witnesses at a point in timeprior to any federal involvement. ttnibrtunately. the police report authored by Detective and certain affidavits executed by him contained both material misstatements Chicago Hong Kong I nnAnn LOU Artvelet Munch San Francesco Waggingion. D.C. EFTA00214293
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13/11/2007 11:37 FAX e 005/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP R. Alexander Acosta Decemher II. 2(N07 Page 2 regarding the specifics of what he was told by his witnesses and also contained omissions of critical and often exculpatory information that was recorded verbatim during the taped interview sessions. The federal investigation involved interview. with many of the same witnesses. We are aware that at least one federal interview) was recorded. We understand that Weenie provided his police report and certain a0idavits to the federal authorities hut did not provide the actual witness statements of the taped interviews to your Office or to the FRI. These witness statements constitute the hest evidence available (they arc verbatim and earlier in time to the federal interviews), and they contain statements that are highly exculpatory to Mr. Epstein. Because understanding the compromised nature of the "evidence" against Mr. Epstein is key to a proper view of this ease. we summarize it in detail below. A. The Witness Statements Establish That Mr. Epstein Ilid Not Tame Masseuses Under IS. Indeed, the witness slaleincots demonstrate that Mc opposite is rw hat the many of ‘• • • • VC% and visit‘ r. Epstein's home. Also, there is su canna cvr case, found in the sworn statements of the women themselves, which indicate that, to the extent others were in fact under the age of ei hteen, man affirmatively lied about her age. As herself told the PRPD: told me to say I was IS because sat . . . t you're not then he [Epstein' won't really let you in his house. So I said I was Ig". Detective !M. however. largely ignored these critical admissions in his Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit. • Q: At any time. did he speak to you and does he know how old you are? Did he know how old you were? A: . . .As a mater of feet. told me to say I was IS because said tell him you're IS because ilyou're nut. then he won't really let you in his house. So I said I was IS. As I was giving him a massage. he's like, how old arc you? And then I was like IS. But 1 kind of said it really fast because I didn't want to make it sound like I was lying or anything. (Sworn Statement of 3/15/05). t): Did he ask you your age? A: Yeah. I told him I was I S. (Sworn Statement of I0/05/05). EFTA00214294
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12/11/2007 11'38 FAX oos/098 K. Alexander Acosta December 11. 2007 Page 3 • KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Q: Did he know your age? A: I don't think -- I think he did. Downstairs was like oh. well if they ask you how old arc you just say you're I R hut he never asked me how old I wax. 1 thought you had to be IX to give a massage (inaudible). (Sworn Statement of 12/13/05) A: We were supposed m say we were IR. 0: Who told you that, to nty that? A: (Sworn Statement of I I /X./05). • S A: I told him 1 was IS. (Sworn Statement of I0/3/05). • concerning Well with I I don't know how old she is because she lied about her age. She lied to me when I first met her. When I was IS she told me she was IS. (Inaudible.) Well she tell her purse at my house and she told me to make sure that I didn't look in her purse. When I went through her purse I found her state license that said she was 16 so she lied to me about her age. (Sworn Statement of 10/03/051.' • • Q: Now. how old were you when you lint started going there? A: Eighteen. I'm 19 now this last Mareh.n (Sworn Statement of 10/12/05). Q: And all this occurred when you were IS though? In addition to giving a soorn statement at the PAP() St: tion. 5 conversations with Detective while being transported to mid from the station were also recorded. This excerpt i. taken from the recording of raveling from the slat tint. EFTA00214295
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12/11/2007 11.38 FAX gP 007/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP R. Alexander Acosta Uceember I I. 2007 Page 4 A: I Ih-huh. I had been 18 for like 8 months. nine months already. My birthday is in June su I had been 18 for a while. (Sworn Statement of 2/3/05). 0: Okay. How old are you now? You're. - A: I'm 20 Q: You're 20. So a couple months ago you would have been what. 19? A: Ith-huh. 0: Alright. So July, August you would have licen 19, 20. On the verge of 20? A: Ulithuh. (Sworn Statement of 11/4/05) We believe that other witnesses have similarly told the FBI that Mr. Epstein attempted to monitor the ages of the masseuses who came to his home. We further believe that these transcripts would show that the federal interest in prosecuting Mr. Epstein fur paradigmatic state °Mimes was far less compelling than the inaccurate pollee reports suggest. B. pcteetive I= Made Crucial Misstatements in the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavits. We have reviewed the sworn and recorded witness statements of many of the individuals who were interviewed (conducted in person or by telephone) as well as a number of the controlled calls cited in the Police Report. 'lime Mier time, we found statements in the Police Report attributed to statements made in the sworn recordings that either simply were nut said. or in sonic instances. are flatly contradicted, by the witness who purportedly mu • • tement. In fact, they often stand in stark contrast to representations made by Detective in both the official Police Report and in affidavits signed by him under oath . We highlight the most significant ones identified to date: • aDiel Not Report that Epstein Told Her to Lie About her Age the Probable Cause Affidavit indicates that during her sworn statement "-advised that during her frequent visits Epstein asked for her real age. IM stated she was sixteen land that' Epstein advised her not in tell anyone her real age." Arrest Probable Cause Affidavit at I I. That statement appears nowhere in Ms sworn statement. EFTA00214296
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Did Not State that Epstein Photographed Her Having Sex
Detective
also reports
as claiming that iipstein would photograph
and her naked and having sex and proudly dis
the photographs
within the home." Id at 12. Again, this statement is not in ='s swam statement.
To the contrary, the transcript reflects that
stated: "I was just like, it was me
standing in front of a big white marble bathtub .. . in the guest bathroom in his master
suite. And it wasn't like I was you know spreading my legs or anything for the
camera, I was like. I was standing up. I think I WILS standing up and I just like, it was
me kind of looking over my shoulder kinds smiling. and that was that." Sworn
Statement of 10/11/05 at 35. 2
Said Epstein Did Not Touch Her Inappropriately
Detective
recounts that
advised that "Epstein grabbed her
buttocks and pulled her close to him." Probah e 'new Affidavit at 6. See also, Police
Report (10/07/05 at 30 (some).
never made this statinnem. In fact, when
Detective
sked. "He did not touch you inappropriately?"
responded.
"No." Swum Statement of 10/04/05 at I I.
•
if
Nut Sixteen When She First When to Epstein's llome.
Detective
states: '
also stated she was sixteen years old when she
first went to Epstein's house .
ncident Report at 52.
However.
affimustively states that she was seventeen when she first went to Epstein's home:
- Q: Okay. How old were you when you first went there? A: Seventeen. Q:
Seventeen. A: And I was 17 the last time I went there ton. I turned I$ this past
June". Sworn Statement of I I/14/05.
•
Told Detective Rccarcy that Epstein Did Nu/Takeout Sex Tays.
I he Probable Cause Affidavit indicates ilia
staled, "Epstein would
use a antasager/vibrator, which she described as white in color and a large head.
Epstein would rub the vibrator/massager on her vaginal area as he would masturbate."
Pmbable Cause Affidavit at 14: sot a/sa Police Report f I/10/05) at 49 ("Epstein
would use a massager/vibrator, which she described as white in color with a large
head, on her."). This statement appears nowhere in the transcript of
's swum
■
was interviewed by Detectiva
twice, once by telephone, and once in
in
The portions of the
Police Report to which we refer specilicalb cite tiw imNrson interview of ads the source for the
information reported. We have reviewed the retooling of that interview and hese the comparison on that
review, We have never heard n recording or die telephone interview,
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12/11/2007 11:39 FAX a 009/099 KIRKLAND 8. ELLIS LLP December 11. 2007 l'age 6 statement. In fact. when Dctectiv' asked whether Mr. Epstein had -ever take[n] out any toys," responded. -No." Sworn Statement of 11/08/05 at 17. • Did Not Recall Mr. Epstein Masturbating Detective -counts that -advised she was cure [Mr. Epstein] was mastur aunt based on his hand movements going up and down on his penis area." Probable Cause Affidavit at 8. See oho Police Report (10/07/05 al 33 sante). Detectives account is in direct contradiction to true statement. specifically: Q: Okay did he ever take off— did he ever touch himself? A: !don't think so. Q: No. Did he ever masturbate himself in fmnt of you? A: I don't remember him doing that. Ile might have hut I really don't remember. (Sworn Statement of 1(/05/05 at 7). • Stated that Only One Girl Looked Young Police Report at 57: stoical that towards the end of his employment. the masseuses were younger an younger. However, he said no such thing: Q: Did they seem young to you? A. No. sir. Mostly no. We saw one or two young ones in the last year. Hefore that. it was all adults . . . I remember one girl was young. We never asked how old she was. It was not in my job . . . But I imagine she was 16. IT'. (Sworn Statement of I1/21/05) C. Defective Made Material Omissions in the Police Report. In addition to the misstatements in the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit as to the evidentiary record, there were also material omissions. both of facts known to the PBPD and also of facts nut known to the MOD, though known by the State Attorney. In the latter instance. the lack of knowledge was the result of the PBPD's refusal to receive the exculpatory evidence. In last. they refused to attend a meeting called by the State Attorney specifically to provide the relevant evidence. 1 has, the Police RCM* and Probable Cause Affidavit only oiler a skewed view of tlx: facts material to this matter. Examples follow. I. The Video Surveillance Equipment Located in Mr. Epstein!r Office and Garage. Ruth the Police Report (at 43) and the Probable Cause Affidavit (at 18) make EFTA00214298
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12/11/2007 11:39 FAX e 010/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP December 11. 2007 ['Age 7 particular mention of the "discovery" of video surveillance equipment (or "covert cameras" as they are called) in Epstein's garage and library/office. Inclusion of this information insinuates a link bow • • • • airman and the events at issue: in the Probable Cause Affidavit Detective states, "on the first floor of the 'Epstein' residence I [Detective found two covert cameras hidden within clocks. One was kwatal in the garage and the other located in the library area on a shell behind Epstein's • • • • computer's hard drive was reviewed which showed several images of and other witnesses that have been interviewed. All of these images appeared to come from the camera positional behind Epstein's desk". See Probable Cause Affidavit at IR. Clearly omitted from both the Police Report and the Probable Cause Affidavit is the fact that the MK). and specifically Detective Rccarey. knew about the cameras since they way installed in 2003. with the help al the PAPA to address the theft of cash from E.pstein's home. This fact is detailed in a PaInt Beach Police Report prepared in October 2003 dual • Is, the installation of video equipment. the video recording capturing (Mr. Epstein's then house manager) "red handed". and he incriminating statements made by when he was confronted at the time. See tat that the video footage was turned over to IX:waive Police Report at 5. R. The annemporanani, report confirms the himself. 2. Polygraph £raatiaatian and Report. On May 2. 2006. Mr. Epstein submitted to a polygraph examination by George Slattery. a highly respected polygraph examiner who is regularly used by thc State Attorney. The examination was done ai". l - • , were told that the sole locus of the investigation was the conduct wit Mr. Epstein was asked (a) whether whether he "in anyway threatenledi "that she was IR years old"; an ( ) whether he "believed . was IR years old". As set forth in the Report of the examination. the term "sexual contact" was given an extremely broad meaning in order to capture any inappropriate conduct that could have occurred.} 11w results of the examination uch conduct occurred: (ii) Mr. Epstein never threatened told Mr. Epstein she was IS years old: and (iv) Mr. Epstein felievc was I R years old. ct with (h) (c) whet t • was to d by I lw definition inclothal: "sexual intercourse. oral WA acts (penis in mouth ur mouth on vagina). linger ri.monoion of the vaging linger penetration or the anus. muching or th4: vagina for sexual grailtiention purposes, touching of the penis for scsual t ratiticatiott purpnws. masturbation by or to another. tosichine or rubhins or thy breams. or any other physical contact involving sexual thoughts native desires with another person". EFTA00214299
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12/11/2007 11:39 FAX la011/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLi R. Alexander Acosta December I I. 2007 Page 8 3. Broken **Sex Taw" in Mr. Epstein's Trash. The Police Report details the police finding in Mr. Epstein's trash what is described as broken pieces of a "sex tor and that this "discovery" purportedly corroborated witness statements. Omitted from both the Police Report and the Probable Cause Affidavit is the fact that during the course of' executing the search warrant in Epstein's home, the police discovered the other piece of that key "sex tor and realized it was in !het only the broken handle of a salad server. Though "sex toys" play a prominent role in the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit. the Police Report was never amended to reflect the discovery of this new and highly relevant evidence. 4. Failure to Consider Erculpatory or Impeaching Evidence. Other exculpatory and impeaching evidence known by the PBPD was omitted from the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit by. in our view, manipulating the date the investigation was allegedly closed. According W the Police Report (at 85). Detective "explained Ito ASA that the PBPD had concluded its ease in December of 2005". That assertion, which is false. conveniently resulted in the omission of all information adduced subsequent to that date. Thus. though the Police Report in fact contains information obtained after December 2005. the PBPD purported to justify its refusal to consider, or even to include, in the Police Report, the Probable Cause Affidavit or what it released to the public, all the exculpatory and evidence impeaching the witnesses submitted on behalf of Mr. Epstein. most of which was provided alter December 2005. That evidence is listed below. 5. Unreported Criminal Histories and Mental Health Problems of the Witnesses Relied an In the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit Evidence obtained concerning the witnesses relied upon to support the Probable Cause Affidavit casts significant doubt on whether these witnesses ore sufficiently credible to support a finding of probable cause, let alone to sustain what would he the prosecution's burden of proof at a trial' Though such evidence was submitted to the PLIPD. none of it was included in the Police Report or the Probable Cause Affidavit. • While the Police Report (at 57) and the Probable Cause Affidavit (at 21) contain assertions by which allegedly support bringing a criminal charge. the evidence revealing evident mental instability: prior criminal conduct against Epstein: and bias tc. ,t.lt s Epstein is notably omitted. As detailed above. in 2003nas filmed taking money from Epstein's home. After being caught on videotape unlawfully entering Epstein's home and stealing cash front a briefcase, I Whik We have never intender.110 and do not here seek to east aspersions on any of the witnesses. in previously asking the State and now asking you to evaluate the strength of this ease. we have been constrained to point ow the fact that the alleged v. 'n a C se to present themselves to the world through MySpace profiles with self-selected monikers such a. and ' or with nude piton-is. EFTA00214300
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12/11/2007 11:40 FAX el 012/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP R. Alexander Acosta December I I. 2007 Page 9 admitted to the PHPD that he entered the house unlawfiilly on numerous occasions, stealing cash and attempting to steal Epstein's licensed handgun to commit suicide. Although this information was known by Deteetiveat the time the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit were prepared. and is clearly material to an • determination of credibility, it was omitted. was the source of the vast majority of the serious a legations made against Epstein. While the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit rely on numerous assertions. there arc two significant problems with that reliance. First there is no mention of certain critical admissions made by= during her interview. as well as on her MySpace wehpage (discovered by defense investigators and turned over to the State Attorney). Setanid.M hut omitted fmn) the Police Report is an • reference to the fads known about her by the MD. specifically, that at the aim was making these assertions she had been arrested by the PAM and was hats prosecuted jar "'accession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia We lake each in tuna. • Admits Voluntary Sexual Conduct With Epstein. Refuses to Disclose the Disposition of the Monies Site Earn and Lies About Being "Given' a Car by Epstein: Detective failed to include in the Police Report —admission that on one occasion she engaged in sexual conduct with Epstein'sgirlfriend us her birthday "gill" to Epstein. Nor does Detective include the fact that flatly refused to discuss with him the disposition of the thousands of dollars she said she was given by Epstein. or that she falsely claimed that she did not use drugs. despite her MySpace entries in which she exclaims "I can't wait to buy some weedumn- Deteetial was aware the car had been rented. not purchased. and only it was only leased on a monthly basis for two months. While fanciful claim that she was given a car appears in the Pollee Report, it is never corrected. • Vas Arrested for Possession of Media na and Drug arap terns to. As noted. on September I I. 2005.Mwas arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. In response to this arrest. I tall - came forward- (as the Probable Cause Affidavit implies at I0- l), claiming she had knowledge of - sexual activity taking place" at Epstein's residence and misconduct by Epstein. Obis -coming forward" a ors no where in the Police Report.) Thus. it becomes clear that assertions of misconduct by Epstein were motivated by a desire to avoid the repercussions of her own criminal conduct, which should have been taken into account when assessing her credibility as a witness. EFTA00214301
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12/11/2007 11.40 FAX 0013/099 R. Alexander Acosta December 11.2007 Page 10 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP • Steals Front a Victoria's Secret Store. An investigation y private investigators working for the defense revealed that in lute 2005 was employed at a Victoria's Secret store in Florida. Three days afier her ;liana ease was terminated. IIMIwas caught by a stop: manager as attempted to leave the store with merchandise in her purse, the security tag Mill attached. Seeing the manager.M:laimcd "someone is trying to set me up". Following an internal investigation. which disclosed additional thefts from both the store and a customer. she was fired. In a recorded interview. admitted to stealing and asserted that her reason liw doing so was that "she was not getting paid enough". "Ibis information and supporting documentation was presented to the PBPL). but was never included in the Police Report or Probable Cause Affidavit. • Lies on *Space About Victoria's Secret Store Ternanallon. Also uncovered by defense investigators is dissembling version of the Victoria's Secret debacle on r "MySpace" wchpage. There. announced that she ". . . forgot to let everyone know I quit my job at V.S. They said they suspected me of 'causing losses to their company' which by tlx: way is bullshit. was 'hy the honk' on EVERYTHING!!! . . . I got so fed up in that office that I handed the Loss Prevention lady back my keys and walked out". This information and supporting documentation was provided by the defense to the PUPD. but was not included in the Police Report or Probable Cause Affidavit. • Lies en her Victoria's Secret Job Applicatian. Additional information on MySpace wehpage casts further doubt on her credibility. For example. she boasts to having engaged in a fraudulent scheme to get hired by Victoria's Secret. explaining. "Oh, it was s' funny I used [my boyfriend' as one of my references for • ' • • rd job and the lady called me back and told me that gave me such an outstanding reference that she did not need to call anyone else back.. . . he got me the job! Just like that . .. I lied and said he was the old stock manager at Holister she bought it. . ." This inthrmation and supporting documentation was provided by the defense to the PRPD, hut was not included in the Police Report or Probable Cause Affidavit. Boasts About Her Marijuana Use. Also on her y pace we page can he Mum admissions of purchasing and using marijuana and marijuana Ixtraphentalia. Stales she "can't wait to buy some weed!!! . . . I can't wait!!! . . . (I MId on: EFTA00214302
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12/11/2007 11:40 FAX 0014/099 R. Alexander Acosta Decemher 11.2007 Page 11 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP let me say that again) I can't wait to buy some weed!!!. . . I also want to get a vaporizer so I can smoke in my room because apparently there are 'narcs' everywhere-.=also posted a photograph of a marijuana cigarette and labeled it at heaven looks like to me". This information and supporting documentation was provided by the defense to the Pall), was not included in the Police Report or Probable Cause Affidavit (although there is both a fleeting reference in the Police Report to use of marijuana with her boyfriend lat 671 and in the Probable Cause Affidavit to marijuana arrest (at lo- ll)). • While the Police Report and Probable Cause Affidavit contain numerous assertions intended to negate taped admission that she clear! • told Epstein she was IR, omitted from these documents is reference to MySpace webpage. presented to the State Attorney's Office. where . in no connection to this case, she qffirtnatively represented to the world that she was IS, thereby corroborating her lie to Epstein. Also omitted is any reference to her long history of run-ins with law enforcement. Among those arc multiple runaway complaints by her parents and her assignment to a special high school for drug abusers. • 'I/Apace Webpage States She Drinks, Uses Drugs, Gets into Trouble, Has Deafen Someone Up, Shoplifts. Has Lost her Virginity, Earns 5250,000 and Higher, and Contains Naked and Provocative Photographs. The first image seen on MySpace webpage, the photo echo se to represent her. Is ih4t of a naked woman provocatively king on the beach. The illuminating webpage also contains-assertions that of all her body pans. she "lovelsi her ass". she drinks to excess. uses drugs, "gets into trouble, has beaten someone up. has shoplifted "lots", "already lost" her virginity, and cams "$250,000 and higher". As with tlx: other impeaching infbnnation. this material, vital to determining credibility, was provided by the defense to the PRPD but was never included in the Police Report or Probable Cause Affidavit. • Prior Recurs! — Drugs, Alcohol, Running Away From Home. has a history of running away/turning up missing from her parents various homes; of using drugs and alcohol; and of associating with individuals of questionable judgment. For example, a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office Report details how only two days after she returned to Florida to live with her father, on March 31, 2006. police were called to the home in response to her father's report that she and her twin sister were missing. The Police Report describes her as "under the influence of a narcotic us Ishel could barely stand up, EFTA00214303
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12/11/200? 11:41 FAX 11015/009 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP R. Alexander Acosta December I I, 2007 Page 12 u teri eyes were bloodshot. and 'her uails were diluted [Niel'. It flintier documents that had stayed out all night and were returned home by a -drug dealer. This event coincided with having been found at an "ina ro riate location" by Georgia police in response to a call taboo disappearance. Although this information. material to determining credibility. was provided by the defense and known to the PBPD. it was never included in the Police Report or Probable Cause Affidavit. While the Police Re port and Probable Cause va rely on statements of his federal hank mu convic on. w is c mix investigators discovered and influd over to the PBPD during the course al' the investigation. was omitted. served 21 months in federal prison for his offense. • While the Police Report and Probable Cause AI ie ova re y on statements stepmother. omitted is sta a comae ion Ur 1 identity fraud. This information. uncovered by defense investigators, was also turned over to the PBPD during the course of the investigation. D. In Unlit Of The Compromised Nature Of The Evidence —A Fulsome Review Should Re Conducts. These tainted and inaccurate reports compromised the ledend inv.:Nagai ion.4 As you may know, the PBPD took the unprecedented and highly unethical step of releasing these reports to the media as well. These reports spread across the Internet, and were undoubtedly read by the other individuals who were later interviewed by the FBI for giving Mr. Epstein massages. As we have shown, these reports contain multiple fabrications, omissions. and outright misstatements of fact. Moreover. the evidence and the allegations were undeniably misrepresented to the MI. with no inclusion of the evidence exposing the deficiencies of the "proor and the exculpatory evidence upon which the State relied. Furthermore. it should he noted that many of these same individuals were also interviewed by the FBI after their state interviews but prior to Mr. Epstein's counsel providing the government with the transcripts of the recorded interviews. The 4 Although we have been informal that the FBI identified and then inicrsiessi:d addit. - I riflemenl witnesses, many of their discoveries arc hclieved to have emanated from message pad% roniaininit contain in forma ion that were scion! mini Mr hpuyin% home pursuant to a state search warrant thai was deeply and constillii tonally flawed by Iniiisstateinents and omissions as well as other facial deliskinks EFTA00214304
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12/11/2007 11:41 FAX ON018/089 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP R. Alexander Acosta December I I. 2007 Page 13 transcripts and tapes, which we hope to share with you in person, will likely present a very different view of those interviews taken afterwards. Therefore. in the interest of truth. we ask you to review the transcripts. compare them to the FBI reports upon which the indictment was predicated. and then determine whether the FBI summaries and the prosecution memorandum upon which the charging decisions were made overstate Mr. Epstein's federal culpability. Concomitant to these requests. we would ask that you determine whether the investigative team ever provided these trustworthy tapes and transcripts to those in your Office who were being asked to authorize the prosecution so that they could themselves assess the reliability of the FBI interview repons against a verbatim record of the same witness's prior statements. We believe that this request is fair and would not be unduly burdensome. II. THE IMPROPER IN VOI EM ENT AND CONDUCT OF FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. As established above, the Slate's charging decision. of one count of the solicitation of prostitution, was hardly irrational or irregular. Indeed, I ana Belohlavek. a Florida sex prosecutor for 13 years, concluded that the women in question were prostitutes and that "there arc no victims here." There was no evidence of violence. force, drugs. alcohol, coercion ur seen abuse or a position of authority. Each and every one of the alleged "victims" knew what to expect when they arrived at Mr. Epstein's house and each was paid for her services. In filet, Mr. Lpstein's message book establishes that many of these women routinely scheduled massage sessions with Mr. Epstein themselves, without any prompting. Ms. I3elohlavek also noted that many ()I' these individuals worked either as exotic dancers or in one of the ma masse parlors dotted across West Palm Beach. Ms. Belohlavek also specifically stated that could not be trusted and was "only interested in money." She further found that it was inappropriate for Mr. Epstein to register as a sex offender because she did not believe that he constituted a threat to young girls and because registration had not been required in similar or even more serious eases. Ms. Belohlavak thought. and still believes, that the appmpriate punishment is a term of probation. Yet. the government has devoted an extraordinary amount of its time and resources to prosecute Mr. Epstein for conduct the State believes amounts to a "sex for money" case. While we are loathe to single-out for criticism the conduct of any particular professional, we cannot escape the conclusion that the cumulative effect of the conduct of Assistant United States Anima led your Office to take positions during the investigation and negotiation of this matter that has led to anon:cab:mai federal overreaching. In tact. Judge Ilcrben Stem's states " . . .the federal authorities inappropriately involved themselves in the investigation by the slate authorities and employed highly irregular and coercive tactics to override the judgment of state law enforcement authorities as to the appropriate disposition of their case against your client." See Judge Stern's letter faxed to you on December 7, 2007. EFTA00214305
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12/11/2007 11.42 FAX Ill 017/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP December 11, 2007 Page 14 A. The Petite PolietShould Have Precluded Federal involvement. As you know, prior to negotiating the terms of the Agreement. we requested that the government consider the Petite Policy and the problems associated with conducting a dual and successive prosecution. We stressed to your Office, on a number of occasions, that we had reached a final negotiated resolution with the State and were only being forced to postpone the execution of that agreement for the sake of the federal investigation. We made submissions and met with your Office to present analyses or the fact that federal prosecution in this matter was in direct conflict with the requirements of the Petite Policy. It was our contention, and remains our contention, that federal prosecutors had never intervened in a matter such us this one. And because there was no deficiency in the state criminal process that would otherwise require federal intervention. the express terms of the Petite Policy precluded federal prosecution regardless qf the outcome of the stale cave. Since the state investigation was thorough and in no way inadequate and the concerns implicated by the matter all involved local issues and areas of traditionally local concern, we urged your Office to contemplate whether a federal prosecution was appropriate. However, on August 3. 2007. rejected a proposed state plea which included that Mr. Epstein serve two years of supervised custody followed by two years of incarceration in a state prison, with the option of eliminating incarceration upon successful completion of the term of supervised custody. among other terms. stated that "the federal interest will not be vindicated in the absence of a Iwo year term in state prison." See August 3. 2007 letter. Such an articulation of the federal interest, we believe. misunderstands the Petite Policy on two grounds. First. the Olliec's position that the federal interest would not be vindicated in the absence of a jail term for Mr. Epstein. runs contrary to Section 9-2.031D of the United States Attorney's Manual, because this section requires the federal prosecutor to focus exclusively on the quality or process of the prior prosecution. not the sentencing outcome. Second, the slate plea agreement offered was not "manifestly inadequate" under 11.S.A.M. § 9- 2.03ID. indeed, the only real difference between the state and federal plea proposals was whether Mr. Epstein served his sentence in jail or community quarantine. We formerly believed that our Petite Policy concerns were being addressed or. at least. preserved, hut we learned that only after reaching a final compromise with your Office us to the terms of the Agreement, and at the very last minute, that language regarding the Petite Policy was removed from the final version. The two following references to the &lite Policy had been included in the drafi prosecution Agreements up until September 24. 2007. the day the Agreement was executed, at which point they were eliminated by your Office: IT APPEARING, after an investigation of the offenses and Epstein's background. that the interest of the United Stales pursuant to the Petite policy will be served by the following procedure ... Epstein understands that the United States Attorney has no authority to require the State Attorney's °nice to abide by any terms of this agreement. Epstein understands that it is his EFTA00214306
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12/11/2007 11.42 FAX it 018/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS Lo December 11. 2007 Page 15 Angelina% to undertake discussion with the Slate Attorney's 011ie,: to ensure compliance with these procedures. which compliance will he necessary to satisfy the United Status' interest. pursuant In the Poise policy. We reiterate that this ease was at heart a local matter that was being fully addressed by the state criminal justice system. The state process resulted in an appropriate resolution of this matter and would have vindicated any conceivable federal interest. Thus. there was no substantial federal interest that justified a federal prosecution. It has recently come to our attention that that the CE.OS chief statements may be relevant to this matter. While we welcome the opportunity to consider these statements. our extensive research had found only one federal action that was remotely similar to the federal investigation for the prosecution of this matter. and that ease has since hccn distinguished as well. N. . Promnted An Undulv Invasive Investieation Of Mr. Enstein. investigation of Mr. Epstein raises serious questions. Despite the filet that she was made aware of the inaccuracies in the PBPD's Probable Cause Affidavit. she chose to include the affidavit in a document filed with the court knowing that the public could sceess it. Then, issued letters requesting documents whose subject matter have no relation to the allegations against Mr. Epstein. Notabl . alter we objected to these overly broad and intrusive rt. nests. Deputy Chief denied knowledge of actions and commendably sought to significantly narrow the list of documents requested. In a subsequent court filing, referred to our agreement to remove these items from her demand list as evidence of r. .pstem's -non-cooperation". 'Ibis was only the beginning. also subpoenaed an agent of Roy Black (without following the guidelines provided in the United States Attorney's Manual that require prior notification to Washington necessary to seek a lawyer's records). We once more requested to intervene. Despite these efforts. followed up with a subpoena fur Mr. Epstein's etmlidenthal medical records served directly on his chiropractor (with no notice to Mr. Epstein). also made the unusual request of asking the State Attorney's Office for sonic or the grand jury materials. She threatened to subpoena the State when she was informed that it was a violation of Florida law to release this information. After compiling this "evidence-. stated she would he initiating an investigation into n it violations of IS U.S.C. *1591 (again without the required prior DOJ notification). then broadened the scope of the investigation without any foundation for oing so •v adding charges of money laundering and violations or a money transmitting business to the investigation. Mr. Epstein's counsel explained that there could be no basis for these charges since Mr. Epstein did not commit any prerequisite act for a ma laundering charge and has never even been engaged in a money transmitting business. responded that Mr. Epstein could be charged under these statutes because he funded EFTA00214307
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12/11/2007 11 42 FAX a 019/099 KIRKLAND & ELL I5 LLP Dccenthcr II, 2007 Page 16 illegal activities. To suggest that Mr. Epstein could violate these statutes simply by spending his legally earned money on prostitutes is manifestly an erroneous interpretation of the hew. To our relief. alter briefing at a meeting regarding the spurious application of these statutes, we were told to ignore the laundry list and that defense counsels' focus should be turned to 18 U.S.C. §2422(h). Once Mr. Epstein's counsel submitted and presented the reasons why a federal case would require stretching the relevant federal statutes beyond recognition, and that federal involvement in this matter should he precluded basest on federalism concerns, the Petite Policy, and general principles of prosecutorial discretion. the parties commenced discussions of a possible plea agreement. Around this time. we received an e-mail from suggesiin4 that she wanks] in discuss the possibility o ' • • federal and state resolution. We were immediately Maimed by your Office that did not have the authority to make any such plea proposals • he involvt.x1 in any further negotiations of a plea. Despite this commitment. was the principle negotiator of the Agreement. At our meeting on September 7. she made reference to an allegation against Mr. Epstein involving a 12 year old individual. This allegation is without merit and without found:Mon. Though your last liter suggests there was "no contact" between individuals in your Office and the press. we were previously told by hat the Flit was receiving "intimation" specifically from Connolly. a Vanity Fair reporter, and not vice versa. C. Included I Infair Terms in the Am-cement, took scions in negotiating this matter that stray Imm both stated policy and established law. First. insisted that as part of du federal plea agreement. the State Attorney's Office, without being drown new evidence, should be convinced to charge Mr. Epstein with violations of law and recommend a sentence that are significantly harsher than what the State deemed appropriate. In fact. the State Attorney viewed this matter as a straightforward prostitution case and believed that a term of probation was • and is - the appropriate sentence. At insistence, however. Mr. Epstein was forced to undertake the highly unusual and unprecedented action of directing his defense team to contract the State prosecutors themselves and ask for an upward departure in both his indictment and sentence. There was no ellbrt by the state and federal prosecutors to coordinate the prosecutions. a practice which is against the tends of the Petite Policy. In our view, it is unprecedented to micro-manage each and every term of Mr. Epstein's State plea. including the exact state charges to which Mr. Epstein plead guilty; the lime-frame within which Mr. Epstein must enter that state plea and surrender to state officials: and the amount of time he must spend in county jail. This is particularly true where the State EFTA00214308
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12/11/2007 11:43 FAX 020/098 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLi' December I I, 2007 Page 17 Attorney's Office has a different view of the case and there has been no coordination with state authoritics.6 In addition required that Mr. F.pstein's sentence include a registerahle offense. As you know, requiring sexual offender registration will have a significant impact both immediately and forever alter. This harsh term. which is said to be suggested by the FBi. was added despite the fact that the Mate believed that Mr. Epstein's conduct did not warrant any such registration. As you know, slate officials have special expertise in deciding which offenders pose a threat to their community. Moreover, this demand places the state pmseeutors' credibility at issue and diminishes the force of sexual registration when ° is applied to °Minters who state pmsecutors do not believe are dangerous or require registration. decision not to permit the Slate Attorney to determine a matter uniquely within its province was unwarranted. What is more. when negotiating the settlement portion of the Agreement. insisted that a civil settlement provision be included in the Agreement namely, the inclusion of 18 iLS,C. 2255. a negotiating term which is unprecedented in nature., While %ve were reluctant and cautious about a plea agreement in which a criminal defendant gives up certain rights to contest liability for a clvi! settlement, ultimatums required that we acquiesce to these unprecedented terms. For instance, when plea discussion stalled as a result of MIN= demands. Mr. Epstein's counsel received a letter from her slating as it Thaw appears you will not settle." Al this point. expressed her intention to re-launch the government's previously set aside money laundering investigation. She also issued a mesh of subpoenas and sent target letters to Mr. Epstein's employees. adding new federal charges including obstruction of justice. She then personally called Mr. Epstein's largest and most valued business client without any basis to inform him of the investigation. In an attempt to prevent further persecution and intimidation tactics. we proposed that Mr. Epstein establish a restitution fund specifically for the settlement of the identilied individuals' civil claims and that an impartial, independent representative be appointed to administer that fund. There was no dollar amount limit discussed Ibr the fund, hut the idea was still rejected. We then pointed out that the state charges to which Mr. Epstein was to plaid guilty • h it a state restitution provision that would allow "victims" to recover damages. owever, rejected this idea and suggested requiring a guardian ad !item. implying that " When asked whether De (Moil of Justice polices reganling coordination with stow imihorliies had been followed • ve no response other than Mating. - it is none of your concern.- ; In fact a former deputy to hu% muted dial she knew of no other caw like this being prosecub. y l. :OS. With that in mind. we welcome the opportunity t0 review the extensive research that CEOS has clone, as indicated by your Office. EFTA00214309
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12/11/2007 11 43 FAX Ri021/099 KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP December 11.2007 Page 18 the alleged "victims" in question were currently minors and waled special representation. We later learned that the government's list of individuals included a woman as old as twenty-four. which flies in the face of prior representations (it should be noted that any person who is currently twenty four years old or older could not have been a - victim- under 18 U.S.C. t 2255. even if the conduct occurred in 2001). A insistence, the parties ultimately agreed to the appointment of an attorney representative. hut then took the position that Mr. lipstein should pay for the representative's fees. which effectively meant that Mr. Epstein must pay to sue himsell.3 also proposed wholly irrelevant charges such as making obscene phone calls and violations of child privacy laws. When Mr. Lunde learned of these proposed charges he asked Mr. Epstein's defense team to ignore them as they would "embarrass the Office.- D. Continually And Purposefully Misinterpreted The Critical Terms u 1 lc Aareentent. Since the execution of the Agreement has repeatedly misconstrued the terms contained therein. As you know. several facets of this mailer have been highly contested by the panics. We sometimes have obtained two competing views as to your willingness to compromise on specific issues that we have raised with your Office. In particular, there arc t• • • we have received verbal agreement hum you or your stall (and sometimes from Ms. herselt) on a particular issue. only to subsequently receive a contradictory interpretation from that negates our prior common understanding. tier misinterpretations appear to be attempts to effectively change the spirit and the meaning of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. We offer several examples of significant misinterpretations. First. despite the fact that we received several commitments from your Office that it would monitor Mr. Epstein's state sentencing but not interfere with it in any way. sought to do just that. decision to utilize a civil remedy statute in the pin of a restitution fund for the a es vie ems eliminates the notification requirement under the Justice for All Act of 2004. a federal law that requires federal authorities to notify victims as to any available restitution. not of any potential civil remedies to which they are entitled. Despite this fact, ced a Victims Notification letter to he sent to the alleged federal victims. has gone even further. alleging that the "victims" may make written statements or testily against Mr. Epstein at the sentencing. We bind no basis in law or the Agreement that pmvides the identified individuals with either a right to appear at Mr. E.pstein's plea and sentence or to submit a written statement to he filed by the State Attorney. Here. Mr. " this an.intentena does not put dose alieged "victims' in the mine position ;is they would hens heen had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial - in fact, they hire Much WWI' Olt EFTA00214310
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