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U.S. Department of Justice 
United States Attorney 
Southern District of Florida 
June 
2016 
VI 
ERY 
Ms 
do Brad Edwards, Esq. 
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, 
Fistos & Lehrman. P.L. 
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 
Re: 
Jane Doe #1 and Jane D 
Case No. 08-80736-Ci 
Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement 
the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern 
sincere regret that you feel that th- 
ce did 
into a Non-Prosecution Agree 
'A") wit 
during the course of the Epstein 
Although I was 
think that an explan 
believed that it w 
identified victims and 
United States, 
.D. Fla.) 
-referenced matter, I write on behalf of 
'ct of Florida (the "Office") to express my 
adequately confer with you prior to entering 
Jeffrey Epstein and did not treat you fairly 
e U.S. 
rney at the time of the events addressed in this letter, I 
events that occurred will help you to understand why the Office 
he investigation in a way that considered the interests of all 
rcised its discretion as it did. 
In approximately May 2006, an officer from the Town of Palm Beach Police Department 
approached the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and the Office about opening an 
investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. There was concern that Epstein had been charged only with a 
single state violation of solicitation of prostitution, without any reference to the ages of the 
females involved in his crimes. A conviction for this offense would not require any jail time and 
would not require Epstein to register as a sex offender. 
Based on these circumstances, the Palm Beach Police Department asked the FBI and the 
Office to consider charging Epstein federally. The FBI and the Office decided to open an 
investigation into possible federal violations. The investigation revealed that Epstein was paying 
minor females to perform sexual massages and other sexual services at his home in Palm Beach. 
Given the ages of the females, the potential federal charges that were identified were recruiting, 
enticing, and obtaining minors, knowing that the minors would be caused to engage in 
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commercial sex acts; persuading, inducing, or enticing minors to engage in prostitution; and 
traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct (including a commercial sex act). Other ancillary 
offenses also were investigated, including conspiracy and financial offenses. 
The independent federal investigation led to the identification of a number of additional 
victims, including you. The investigation confirmed that Epstein, along with a number of his 
personal assistants, sought out and paid minor females to entice them into committing sexual acts 
on Epstein. Epstein further manipulated these minors into procuring additional young girls for 
these sexual acts. Notwithstanding these circumstances, some victims did not support a criminal 
prosecution. 
During the federal investigation, as victims were ide 
they were contacted and 
asked about how they wanted to see the case resolved. You an so 
ther victims expressed a 
desire to have Epstein prosecuted. Other victims were nderstandab 
very concerned about 
their privacy and anonymity, and they asked that the O 
e resolve the case in a way that would 
maintain their anonymity. A third group of identifie 
expressed views that Epstein had 
done nothing wrong and should not be prosecuted, 
or they refused to cooperate in the 
investigation. Some in this third group still maintaine 
association with Epstein and/or 
continued to receive money or other financi 
elation from him. 
Counsel for Epstein approached the 
e to try to convince the Office to stop the 
federal investigation. The Offic 
sed an' ontinued its investigation. The Office did 
ultimately conclude, however, 
pr secution would confront significant legal and 
evidentiary issues and that the 
hould remain with the Palm Beach County State 
Attorney's Office where it had 
so long as certain minimum standards were satisfied: (1) 
Epstein serve at least e 
n jail; (2) Epstein plead guilty to a charge that required 
sex offender registra 
Epstein be required to pay damages to the victims identified in 
the state investigat 
When deciding w 
r to engage in plea negotiations with Epstein, the Office was aware 
of, and considered, the positions that the various victims, including you, had expressed about 
how the matter should be resolved. In the end, the Office exercised its discretion in deciding that 
an assured resolution that included jail time, sex offender registration, and damages to the 
victims was better than the uncertainty of a trial that would expose the victims—many of whom 
had expressed a paramount interest in protecting their public anonymity and privacy—to public 
scrutiny and the harassment of cross-examination. For those reasons, the NPA was signed on 
September 24, 2007. 
I have been informed that you were not contacted about the NPA prior to its signing, but 
that you were contacted shortly thereafter by FBI agents who met with you and explained to you 
the resolution of the case. I am also aware that you believe that what the agents told you during 
that meeting did not adequately inform you that the federal investigation of your case was 
resolved by the NPA. Any misunderstanding that may have resulted from these communications 
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is lamentable. Immediately after the agents met with you, Epstein started looking for ways to 
legally evade the already-signed NPA. This caused the Office to decide that it needed to 
continue investigating potential charges against Epstein, and the Office indeed continued its 
criminal investigation of Epstein following the signing of the NPA. In other words, despite the 
existence of the signed NPA, your case remained under investigation until June 27, 2008, when 
Epstein's counsel informed the Office that Epstein would abide by the NPA and that Epstein 
would in fact plead guilty to state charges. It was because of this continuing investigation that 
you and other victims received letters after the signing of the NPA that informed you that there 
was a continuing investigation. To the extent such letters may have created confusion about the 
status of the investigation and its resolution, the Office regrets any_ unintended confusion that 
may have resulted. 
The state court plea was set for June 30, 2008. Our 
ed the State Attorney's 
Office to provide notice to all identified victims so they ould attend hearing. Our Office 
also gave notice to your counsel to inform you and J 
oe #2 and to the Palm Beach Police 
Chief and the FBI so that they could notify other 
i 
(Because the change of plea was 
handled by the State Attorney's Office, our Office had 
ed notice and a limited timeframe to 
address these issues.) You were encouraged to attend Eps 
's plea, and our Office understood 
that you or your counsel planned to attend. 
I understand that you feel that the Offi 
id not confer adequately with you in advance 
of signing the NPA and that you fe 
t you w 
not treated with respect. I want to assure you 
that this was not the intention 
• ffice. 
cannot stress enough the factual and legal 
challenges that the Office co 
'n 2006-2008 when addressing this matter. The 
intentions of the investigative te 
prevent any harm from coming to you and the other 
victims also cannot be 
ed eno 
The Office worked diligently to protect the legal and 
privacy interests of 
a 
he other victims while trying to maintain the integrity of the 
investigation and 
t's ability to proceed with a federal prosecution of Epstein if 
Epstein did not adequ 
11 his obligations under the NPA. These competing challenges 
led the Office to pursue it 
rse of action. 
I have been informed that you feel that the government's actions involving Epstein have 
improperly portrayed you and other victims as "prostitutes." Let me say that it has never been 
the intention of this Office to portray you or other victims of Epstein as such, that the use of such 
terminology was necessitated by technical legal language found in the criminal laws proscribing 
Epstein's conduct, and that the Office regrets any distress that you may have experienced as a 
result. 
I admire your interest in seeking to ensure that all victims are treated fairly. Our Office 
now has an Assistant United States Attorney who serves as the Office's internal Victims' Rights 
Contact, as well as a robust victim notification system overseen by a Victim Witness Coordinator 
and six additional staff members, three of whom are dedicated to ensuring that notices are 
properly delivered to victims. Our Office also currently trains prosecutors who work on child 
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exploitation matters to utilize a victim-centered approach. I personally encourage all members of 
the Office to go above and beyond the statutory minimum requirements for conferring with and 
notifying victims. The Justice Department mandates victim rights training for all new criminal 
prosecutors, and refresher training is also provided via the Department's online distance learning 
program, during various training programs at the Department's National Advocacy Center in 
South Carolina, and locally by our Office. I understand that you will be participating in a video-
taped session of that training, and I welcome your input. I also look forward to meeting with you 
again to discuss this case. 
Sincerely yours, 
Wifre 
A. Ferrer 
Un' 
States Attorney 
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