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FBI VOL00009
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 9 of 15 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 thorn. 1.1 1/11.1.114EY Dated: By: Dated: Dated: 7/9-410 Dated: A. VILLAFARA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN Page 7 of 7 LILLY ANN SANCHEZ, ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN RAL EEC° ESQ. OUNSEL TO JEFFR Y EPSTEIN EFTA00184724
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 10 of • 15 By signing this agreement, Epstein mats and certifies that the above has been read and explained to hint Epstein hereby states that he understands the conditions of this Non- Prosecution Agreement and agrees to comply with On UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Dated: Br A- ASSLSTANT U.S. ATTORNEY Dated: JEFFREY EPSTEIN Dated: Dated: 09-- GERALD LEFCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY BPSTETN Page 7 of 7 EFTA00184725
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 11 of 15 IN RE: INVESTIGATION OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN ADDENDUM TOTEM NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT IT APPEARING that the parties seek to clarify certain provisions of page 4, paragraph 7 of the Non-Prosecution Agreement (hereinafter "paragraph 7"), that agreement Is modified as follows: 7A. The (Jolted States has the right to assign to an independent third-party the responsibility for consulting with and, subject to the good faith approval of Epstein's counsel, selecting the attorney representative for the individuals identified under the Agreement. If the United States elects to assign this responsibility to an independent third-party, both the United States and Epstein retain the right to make good faith objections to the attorney representative suggested by the independent third-party prior to the final designation of the attorney representative. 7D. The parties will jointly prepare a short written submission to the Independent third-party regarding the role of the attorney representative and regarding Epsteln's Agreement to pay such attorney representative his or her regular customary hourly rate for representing such victims subject to the provisions of paragraph C, infra. 7C. Pursuant to additional paragraph 7A, Epstein has agreed to pay the fees of the attorney representative selected by the independent third party. This provision, however, shall not obligate Epstein to pay the foes and costs of contested litigation filed against him. Thus, if after consideration of potential settlements, an attorney representative elects to file a contested lawsuit pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s 2255 or elects to pursue any other contested remedy, the paragraph 7 obligation of the Agreement to pay the costs of the attorney representative, as opposed to any statutory or other obligations to pay reasonable attorneys fees and costs such as those contained in s 2255 to bear the costs of the attorney representative, shall cease. r EFTA00184726
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Case 9:98-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 12 of 15 By signing this Addendum, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read and explained to him. Epstein heretry, slates that he understands the clarifications to the Non- PMSeanthe Agreement and agrees to comply with them. R. ALEXANDER...IL UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Dated: Dated. / Ph WI- Dated: Dated: By: AIM VILLAPANA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY GERALD LEFCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN LILLY ANN SANCIIEZ, ESQ. ATTORNEY MR JEFFREY EPSTEIN EFTA00184727
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 13 of 15 By signing this Addendum, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read and explained to him. Epstein hereby states that he understands the clarifications to the Non- Prosecution Agreement and agrees to comply with them. TED STATES A I ItaNLY Dated: By: Dated; Dated:ICA? / 07 Dated: A. tipm);ILI.AFARA AS U.S. ATTORNEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN RALD LEFCO ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFF Y EPSTEIN LILLY ANN SANCHEZ. ESQ. ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN EFTA00184728
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 14 of 15 By signing thle Addendum, Epstein mesas and certifies that the above has boon read and explained to him. Epstein hereby states that he understands the clarifications to the Nona Prosecution Agreement and agrees to comply with than. UNITED STATES ATTORNEY Dated: By: Dated: Dated: Dated: ii(Y_Slin -• A. MIFYILLAFAIIA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY JEFFREY EPSTEIN GERALD LEFCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN LILLY A MOM, ES ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN EFTA00184729
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Case 9:08-cv-807,36-KAM Document 361-62 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 15 of 15 Dec-OT-OT 01:66pe From-fowler -White 06rnett Aar.* tem 3061/00201 T-286 P.003/024 F-O71 Joey& Epstein do hereby roar= the NaProsteraisui Agrcana it and Addendum w sem dared October 30, 2007, EFTA00184730
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 34 EXHIBIT 63 EFTA00184731
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of Page 1 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 08-80736-CIV-MARRA IN RE: JANE DOE, Plaintiff, vs. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant. Federal Courthouse West Palm Beach, Florida July 11, 2008 10:15 a.m. The above entitled matter came on for Emergency Petitioner for Enforcement of Crime Victim Rights before the Honorable Kenneth A. Marra, pursuant to Notice, taken before Victoria Aiello, Court Reporter, pages 1-32. For the Plaintiff: Bradley Edwards, Esquire For the Defendant: Dexter Lee, AUSA , AUSA OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184732
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 3 of nit 1 (Call to Order of the Court). 2 THE COURT: Good morning. Please be seated. 3 This is the case of In Re: Jane Doe, Case 4 Number 08-80736-Civ-Marra. May I have counsel state 5 their appearances, please? 6 MR. LEE: Good morning, Your Honor. May it 7 please the Court, for the United States of America, 8 we have , Assistant United States 9 Attorney and Dexter Lee, Assistant United States 10 Attorney. And we have seated in the front row FBI 11 Special Agent Becker Kendall and Jason 12 Thank you, Your Honor. 13 MR. EDWARDS: Good morning, Your Honor. Brad 14 Edwards on behalf of the petitioners. Petitioners 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 the victim's reply, which was filed, I guess, this 22 morning. So, You want to proceed, counsel?. 23 MR. EDWARDS: Yes, Your Honor. You prefer me 24 at the podium? 25 THE COURT: It is easier for us to hear you. are also in the courtroom today. This petition is styled on her behalf. THE COURT: Good morning. All right. We're here on the petitioner's motion to enforce her rights as a victim under 18 USC 3771. I have received the petition, the government's response and I Page 2 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184733
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLED Docket 02/10/2016 Page 4 of ga Page 3 1 MR. EDWARDS: Your Honor, as a factual 2 background, Mr. Epstein is a billionaire that 3 sexually abused and molested dozens and dozens of 4 girls between the ages of 13 and 17 years old. And 5 through cooperating victims, that evidence can be 6 proven. Because of his deviant appetite for young 7 girls, combined with his extraordinary wealth and 8 power, he may just be the most dangerous sexual 9 predator in U.S. history. This petitioner is one of 10 the victims and she is in attendance today. Another 11 one of Mr. Epstein's victims is also in attendance 12 today. She would be able to provide evidence that 13 she provided-- that Mr. Epstein paid her to provide 14 him over 50 girls for the purposes of him to 15 sexually abuse. Therefore, the undercurrents of the 16 petition are clear. The plea bargain that was 17 worked out for Mr. Epstein in light of the offenses 18 that he committed is clearly unfair to the point 19 that if anybody looks at the information, it is 20 unconscionable. 21 THE COURT: Well, I mean, is that for me? 22 That's not my role. That's the prosecutor's role to 23 apply, would it not? I can't force them to bring 24 criminal charges. What do I have to do with that. 25 MR. EDWARDS: Okay. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184734
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 5 of 'IA 1 THE COURT: That may be your opinion, that 2 may be your client's opinion, but I presume that the 3 government is aware that that's your client's 4 opinion. How does that change anything? 5 MR. EDWARDS: That's my problem. I'm not 6 sure that the government is aware that is 7 petitioner's opinion and that's why we're here 8 today, just to enforce the victim's rights under 18 9 USC 3771, Crime Victims Rights Act, and all we are 10 asking is to order that the plea agreement that has 11 been negotiated in this case-- 12 THE COURT: How do you know there is a plea 13 agreement? The plea agreement is with the State of 14 Florida, wasn't it? 15 MR. EDWARDS: There was a state charge with 16 one victim that I'm aware of. And the plea 17 agreement as to that one victim was 18 months in the 18 county jail. But along with that, the Palm Beach 19 County Sheriff investigating this case was getting 20 no action out of the local authorities and sent this 21 to the FBI. 22 THE COURT: It was actually the Palm Beach-- 23 Town of Palm Beach Police, not the Sheriff's Office. 24 MR. EDWARDS: I'm sorry, Judge. And that's 25 why the FBI got involved because Michael Feeter I Page 4 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184735
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 6 of 14 1 wrote a scathing letter to the State Attorney about 2 Mr. Epstein receiving preferencial treatment by 3 local authorities. 4 Before the FBI took the case, they went 5 behind the victim's back, and this is our motion, 6 without the victim's input and allowing her the 7 right to meaningfully confer with the government, 8 which is a right that she can assert at this time. 9 They worked out a plea deal where if Mr. Epstein 10 would plead to this other charge regarding another 11 victim in the state court case, they would agree to 12 not prosecute him for all of the federal charges of 13 what they were aware of in federal court.. 14 THE COURT: So that's already apparently 15 taken place, correct? 16 MR. EDWARDS: I don't know if it has taken 17 place. I'm not sure exactly what stage it is in. I 18 know it is supposed to be attached at some point in 19 time to a state court plea. 20 THE COURT: Hasn't he already plead guilty, 21 though? 22 MR. EDWARDS: If he did plead guilty, it is 23 my understanding and belief that the agreement with 24 the federal government and with the U.S. Attorney's 25 Office wasn't signed on that day. So it is still my 1 Page 5 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184736
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 7 of 34 Page 6 1 belief, I could be wrong, but that that agreement 2 hasn't been completed as of this time. 3 THE COURT: So let's assume it hasn't been 4 completed. 5 MR. EDWARDS: Okay. Then petitioner would 6 like the right to confer with-- 7 THE COURT: You can go in the conference 8 room. We've got the FBI agents, you've got the 9 assigned prosecuting attorney. You have got a 10 conference room. You've got your client. Go and 11 talk. Confer. And then it is up government to 12 decide what to do, correct? 13 MR. EDWARDS: In a way, Your Honor, that's 14 very similar to what happened in In Re: Dean and PB 15 case where there is a plea agreement negotiated and 16 then the victim gets the right to confer. 17 THE COURT: It's already negotiated. What 18 am I supposed to do? 19 MR. EDWARDS: Order that the agreement that 20 was negotiated is invalid and it is illegal as it 21 did not pertain to the rights of the victim. 22 THE COURT: I can order you into the 23 conference room. Then the government can do what it 24 chooses. It can agree to prosecute or it can agree 25 to going forward with the agreement it had already OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184737
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 8 of 34 1 reached and after consulting your client and in 2 taking into consideration your client's views, 3 decide to go forward anyway. I can't make them 4 prosecute him. I can't-- All I can do is, at best, 5 say confer with the victim, consider the victim's 6 input before you make a decision or reconsider the 7 decision you already made in view of the victim's 8 input, if it is possible for you to do that. So if 9 I invalidate the agreement, what's the best you can 10 get? The right to confer? 11 MR. EDWARDS: Exactly. That is all we can. 12 THE COURT: So why can't you go into the 13 conference room now, take as much time as you feel 14 you need and confer? 15 MR. EDWARDS: Judge, at this time I'd like to 16 move ore tenus to add the victim that's in the 17 courtroom to this conference with the U.S. 18 Attorney's Office. 19 THE COURT: So is that Jane Doe 2 for 20 purposes of this? 21 MR. EDWARDS: Exactly, Your Honor. 22 THE COURT: All right. Let me hear from the 23 government then. 24 MR. LEE:. Good morning, Your Honor. May it 25 please the Court. OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184738
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 9 of 34 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Let me update the Court on the status of various matters. The agreement to defer prosecution to the State of Florida was signed and completed by December of 2007. Mr. Epstein's attorneys saught a higher review within the Department of Justice and it took a number of months for that to come to fruition. When it came to fruition, he ended up pleading guilty on June 30, 2008 to two charges in state court, and he was sentenced to a term of incarceration of 18 months, with another 12 months of community control after the completion of his sentence, and he is currently incarcerated as we speak. We have two arguments, Your Honor. First, insofar as the right that they claim under 3771(a)(5), their right to confer in the case, we respectfully submit that there was no case in federal court and, indeed, none was contemplated if the plea agreement was to be successfully completed, since it contemplated the State on the criminal charges. So as conditions were met and certain of Florida sentence long as certain federal interests were vindicated, the federal government was satisfied that this was an appropriate disposition. Insofar as the best effort, Your Honor, we 1 Page 8 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184739
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 10 of Page 9 1 have cited the Attorney General's guidelines. The 2 guidelines do say that you should normally advise 3 victims of plea negotiations and the terms of the 4 plea, but they recognize that there are times when 5 they may not be appropriate or could cause some harm 6 or prejudice, and they set out six factors which are 7 to be considered, non-exhaustive factors. 8 We have advised, in the declaration of AUSA 9 that when the subject of having Mr. 10 Epstein concede that he would be convicted of an 11 enumerated offense for purposes of a cause of action 12 under 18 USC 2255, there was a rather strenuous 13 objection from Mr. Epstein's counsel that the 14 federal government was inducing some effort to 15 either fabricate claims, enhance claims or embellish 16 claims and if this agreement ultimately could not be 17 consumated, then we'd have a federal prosecution on 18 our hands, and we did not want to be in a positin of 19 creating additional impeachment material. 20 I can't say that the stand by Mr. Edwards 21 that the arguments of inducement in a subsequent 22 civil action can be made by any criminal victim, 23 that is true. It is another thing for that 24 inducement to have come before the prosecution 25 arguing about the credibility and veracity of the OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184740
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 11 of 34 1 individual. That was a considerably strong point, in 2 essence, in not discussing those terms with the 3 victims as might ordinarily be done if those 4 considerations did not exist. S So, first, Your Honor, we believe that 6 3771(a)(5) does not apply. 7 THE COURT: Well, what about the language in 8 the statute that suggests that a victim can bring a 9 claim or seek enforcement of his or her rights under 10 the statute before a case is filed? What does that 11 refer to? 12 MR. LEE: Your Honor, we believe that's a 13 venue provision essentially telling an individual if 14 there is no exigent case, there is no case of United 15 States versus So And So, then you seek to enforce 16 your rights, then you can go in and do so in the did 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 court where the offense occurred. This is not saying, necessarily, that rights exist, but if you believe they exist, here is the place where you're going to have to lodge it, and the Court will have to decide. Now, there are certain of the eight rights accorded in 3771(a) that could come up before any charge is filed. For instance, let's say somebody believes that the perpetrator of the crime is going I Page 10 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184741
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 12 of 34 1 to try to harm them or threatened them or 2 intimidated them into not testifying or cooperating 3 with the government and, of course, no indictment 4 has been returned. If an individual went to the 5 government and believed that the individual had not 6 acted appropriately, they can go to the district 7 court and say I need to have my rights under 8 3771(a)(1) enforced because those people are 9 threatening me, and the government hasn't done 10 enough. That would be a situation. 11 But we're talking really here about (a)(5), 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Dean case and the instant case, Your Honor, is 20 this. In Dean, they had negotiated with BP 21 Petroleum for a plea and it was always contemplated 22 that there was going to be a federal prosecution. 23 The distinction in this case was that there was 24 already a pending state prosecution and the 25 objective for both sides was to keep it in state which is the right to consult in the case and we respectfully submit that there is not case until a charge has been filed. THE COURT: So, what about the circuit case that was actually pending case had to do with a plea agreement in a pending case? MR. LEE: Yes. The distinction between the Page 11 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184742
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-63 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 13 of Rd 1 court and the federal government's objective was to 2 ensure that there were sufficient safeguards in the 3 state court proceedings and concessions made by Mr. 4 Epstein so that federal interests, particularly a 5 cause of action for damages for the victims of the 6 sexual exploitation could be preserved. So that's 7 the key distinction because there was no federal 8 case, there was no federal criminal charge 9 contemplate so long as the agreement could be 10 reached. 11 THE COURT: All right. So they want me to 12 invalidate your non-prosecution agreement. 13 MR. LEE: Your Honor, we respectfully submit 14 that 3771 does not grant authority of this Court to 15 do so. In the Dean case, for instance, Your Honor, 16 there was a plea agreement that was entered into and 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 district court take that into account. There is no 24 plea agreement before this Court. There will be no 25 plea proceedings in this court. That was all done district court, of course, entertained a plea agreement and exercised its judicial discretion in terms of whether to accept it or not. The victims were encouraged to go to district court and say, you know, we didn't hear about this. We should have, and we object to it for the following reasons. The 1 Page 12 OFFICIAL REPORTING SERVICES, LLC (954) 467-8204 EFTA00184743