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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00225378
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 10:14 AM To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: Still haven't heard anything How did things go with Chief Reiter? A. Marie Villafana Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone 561 209-1047 Fax 561 820-8777 Tracking: EXHIBIT B-52 797 EFTA00225638
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 12:56 PM To: Villeama,AnnblarieC.(JSAFLS) Subject: Re: Chief reiter Good Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Sent: Sat Jun 28 11:21:34 2008 Subject: Chief reiter Jeff. I spoke with the chief this morning. He is going to notify victims about the plea. 770 EXHIBIT B-53 EFTA00225639
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 5:08 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: Re: Epstein Hold the letter Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Acosta, Alex (USAFLS) Sent: Fri Dec 07 17:05:56 2007 Subject: Epstein Hello - Any word? Am I free to send out the victim notification letter? And, is it alright to send copies of the victim notification letter to Mr. Josefsberg? A. Marie Villafana Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone 561 209-1047 Fax 561 820-8777 EXHIBIT B-54 2327 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-014420 EFTA00225640
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Brad Edwards ([email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 11:34 AM To: Villafana. Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: Jeff Epstein Hi Marie, I have information and concerns that I would like to share. While I understand that you are limited in what you can discuss. I would like to meet with you and discuss my plans. This would be beneficial to you and me. Let me know if you are interested in meeting and talking. My schedule is free next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 23-25. If any of those days are open for you, then I will go to you and can meet you at any time convenient for you. I am scheduling to meet with my client again next week in your area anyway, so it would be no problem for me to meet you on the same day. I look forward to hearing back from you. Sincerely, Brad Edwards, Esquire Law Office of Brad Edwards & Associates 2028 Harrison Street Suite 202 Hollywood, Florida 33020 Telephone: 954414-8033 (Broward) 305-935-2011 (Miami-Dade) Facsimile: 954-924- 1530(Broward) 305/935-4227 (Miami-Dade) e-mail: [email protected] PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL: The information contained in this e-mail message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is proprietary, privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivery to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, printing, reproduction, disclosure or dissemination of this communication may be subject to legal restriction or sanction. 909 EFTA00225642
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j.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Reach, FL 33401 (561)820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 April 9, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE Richard H. Willets, Esq. Mr. Michael Danchuk 2290 10th Avenue North, Suite 404 Lake Worth, FL 33461 Re: Carolyn El Dear Messrs. Willits and Danchuk: Thank you for your letter of March 28, 2008, regarding Pursuant to the strict rules of grand jury secrecy, I am not able to prow e you wt e information that you have requested. I believe that some of the information you are seeking is available from ublic sources on the intemet. We also do not have any photographs of Ms. I regret that I cannot be of more assistance. I would appreciate it if you would keep me updated on the course of the civil litigation. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney A. Marie Vitfafaka Assistant United States Attorney cc: E. Nesbitt Kuyrkendall, FBI EXHIBIT B-42 EFTA00225643
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A. Maria Di Ilafana, F-sq. March 28, 2008 Paga 2 We look forward to hearing from you on whether you can assist us. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Michael Danchuk Legal Administrator/Paralegal MD/ cc: chard H. Esq. EFTA00225644
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Richard H. Willits, P.A. Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer 2290 10th Avenue North, Suite 404 Lake Worth, Florida 33461 Office: (561) 582-7600 Fax: (561) 588-8819 March 28, 2008 A. Maria Dillafana, Esq. US Dept. of Justice 500 S. Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Re: Our Client: Defendant: Je ey Epstein Dear Ms. Dillafana: Please be advised we have been retained to represent EM as a result of a relationship with Mr. Epstein. As we understand you are investigating this matter, we wanted you to be aware of our involvement. We have filed a lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court under Ms. initials, C.M.A. We are using the initials to try to keep publicity on this matter limited for Ms. Andriano's benefit. Possibly, you can help us with one of the problems that we are having. We have not been able to serve Mr. Epstein, and his attorney will not accept service on his behalf We had discussed this with FBI Agent Elizabeth Kirkdale, and she suggested that we contact you to see if you could provide us the information we are requesting. We are trying to locate Mr. Epstein's airplane "tail registration number" for the 727 plane that he has. If you have this information and can provide it to us, it would be greatly appreciated. Also we understand that either the FBI or your office may have photographs taken of Ms. by allegedly for Mr. Epstein. If you do have these photographs, we, of course, would request that they be preserved and also copies made for us. If there are any copy charges involved, we would be happy to reimburse your department. EXI-I1B1T 8-41 EFTA00225645
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:29 AM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS); Kuyrkendall, E N. (MM) (FBI); Richards, Jason R. (MM) (FBI) Subject: RE: Epstein No telling how long the DAG's office will take to decide. Tuesday is off. —Original Message— From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:03 AM To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS); Kuyrkendall, E N. (FBI); Richards, Jason R. (FBI) Subject: Epstein Hi Jeff and Bob. I received Jeff's e-mail stating that the DAG agreed to meet with epstein's people. Does this mean that Tuesday is off? I need to let the gj coordinator know. Also, I am sure that you remember in. She was the person whom we initially classified as a victim until epstein's attorneys complained. Well. nesbitt ha inigted a girl who was I4 or I5 when she first went to epstein's house who reports that epstein told her that he had sex with. probably would have been 15 or 16 when this conversation occurred.) The girl also reports that she told epstein her true age and epstein told her that he doesn't care about age. I know that cpstein's people will, no doubt, continue to tell the dag and others that epstein didn't know about the girls' ages so I thought you should know. Please let me know about tuesday so I don't needlessly spoil nesbitt's sunday. And, any chance the case was discussed with the ag when he was in town? Thanks. EXHIBIT B-40 EFTA00225646
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 1:20 PM To: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: Re: Epstein Please tell me you that you are joking. Maybe we should throw him a party and tell him we are sorry to have bothered him. Original Message From: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Tue May 27 10:27:10 2008 Subject: Epstein Don't know what is up but Barry talked to Rolando and according to Rolando said something about 90 days in jail. Rolando is talking to Jeff-he said. K 08-80736-CV-MARRA EXHIBIT B-39 40 EFTA00225647
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Senior, Robert (USAFLS) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:09 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: RE: Epstein Perfect. Enjoy your trip. Wc'rc in good shape (so far). Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:56 PM To: Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Subject: Re: Epstein Hi bob. I get back on saturday. I will spend sunday with nesbitt and monday with you. I will be there by 10:00 unless you need me there earlier. Original Message From: Senior, Robert (USAFLS) To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Sent: Tue May 27 15:24:50 2008 Subject: RE: Epstein Marie, are you back ? We need to spend some time together on the indictment. I was planning on Monday because I thought you were back that day but if you're already back let me know. By the way, Jeff and Alex have been very clear that we are not negotiating with this guy any more in any way. Thx. Bob ----Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFI.S) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:54 PM To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: Epstein Hi jeff. Karen sent me an email about epstein wanting to do less time. I hope that his request will be denied. The original deal was supposed to be 2 years so he has already gotten a big break. Plus we have identified more victims since we agreed to the 18 months. Please keep me posted. Thanks. EXHIBIT B-38 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-014927 44 EFTA00225648
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:56 PM To: Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Subject: Re: Epstein Hi bob. I get back on saturday. I will spend sunday with nesbitt and monday with you. I will be there by 10:00 unless you need me there earlier. ---- Original Message From: Senior, Robert (USAFLS) To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Sent: Tue May 27 15:24:50 2008 Subject: RE: Epstein Marie, are you back ? We need to spend some time together on the indictment. I was planning on Monday because I thought you were back that day but if you're already back let me know. By the way, Jeff and Alex have been very clear that we are not negotiating with this guy any more in any way. Thx. Bob Original Message----- From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:54 PM To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Ce: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: Epstein Ili jeff. Karen sent me an email about cpstein wanting to do less time. I hope that his request will be denied. The original deal was supposed to be 2 years so he has already gotten a big break. Plus we have identified more victims since we agreed to the 18 months. Please keep me posted. Thanks. 08-80736-CV-MARRA 42 P-014926 EFTA00225649
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Senior, Robert (USAFLS) <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:25 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: RE: Epstein Marie, are you back ? We need to spend some time together on the indictment. I was planning on Monday because I thought you were back that day but if you're already back let me know. By the way, Jeff and Alex have been very clear that we arc not negotiating with this guy any more in any way. Thx. Bob Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 2:54 PM To: Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Senior, Robert (USAFLS) Cc: Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS) Subject: Epstein Hi jeff. Karen sent me an email about cpstein wanting to do less time. I hope that his request will be denied. The original deal was supposed to be 2 years so he has already gotten a big break. Plus we have identified more victims since we agreed to the III months. Please keep me posted. Thanks. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-014925 41 EFTA00225650
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP make an independent decision not adversely affected by conclusions that over and over have proven, witness by witness, allegation by allegation, to be inaccurate and unwarranted and not an appropriate basis for the exercise of federal prosecutorial authority. 10 RFP MIA 000440 EFTA00225651
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP role. They said they would only advise on an abuse of discretion standard. Making the outcome a foregone conclusion. Furthermore, in response to the February 25 e-mail, which attempted to establish a schedule to limit the entire review process (the defense has repeatedly suggested that the misconduct was intertwined with the investigation and would therefore seek higher review), Mr. Lefkowitz e-mailed Mr. Acosta directly. On February 29, 2008, Mr. Sloman responded to Mr. Lefkowitz's e-mail to Mr. Acosta, stating that Mr. Sloman was acting out of frustration, but "[p]lease be assured that it has not, and never has been, this Office's intent to interfere or restrict the "review process" for either Mr. Epstein or CEOS. I leave it to you and CEOS to figure out how best to proceed and will await the results of that process." As stated above, CEOS determined that it would not review many of the defense's objections and as to the remainder of those objections, its review would be limited (contrary to Mr. Acosta's assurances), which left the need, supplemented by the defense's subsequent request, for a more thorough review of critical issues by others at the Department of Justice. Mr. Sloman's re-imposition of the (albeit modestly extended) timetable was an obvious attempt, in violation of his February 29 agreement, to thwart the request made by the defense to the Deputy Attorney general, to complete the review process that Mr. Acosta bad promised. 11. "DELAY." Mr. Sloman's Letter: • In a section entitled "Delay." Mr. Sloman states that "the SDFL again agreed to accommodate Epstein's request to appear in state court for plea and sentencing on January 4, 2008." Id., p. 3. The Truth: • Curiously, Mr. Sloman fails to mention correspondence from the U.S. Attorney stating that delay of that date would be "inevitable" as the defense has raised "serious questions" about the propriety of the prosecution. Strikingly, in that same section, Mr. Sloman claims that "the Agreement did not contemplate a staggered 'plea and sentencing,'" despite quoting, three sentences earlier, from the Agreement's staggered requirement that Epstein plead and be sentenced by October 26, and "begin serving his sentence not later than January 4, 2008." • • • We are, like most attorneys seeking Department review, without access to the USAO prosecution summaries or other submissions to the Department. Given the substantial issues that have been raised in this and other submissions, we request that you conduct a de novo review that goes beneath the face of any conclusions being advocated by the USAO; instead, we seek a review that is based on the transcripts of witness testimony themselves so that the reviewer can 9 RFP MIA 000439 EFTA00225652
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP this same individual would nevertheless be entitled to engage an attorney paid for by Mr. Epstein to recover $150,000 of damages from Mr. Epstein under § 2255 without ever alleging any injury. In fact, the defense was told that the only question Mr. Epstein would be permitted to ask before paying the girls is " have you ever met Epstein.". Thus, the Deferred Prosecution Agreement places identified individuals in a far better position than they would be in if Mr. Epstein were convicted at trial. 9. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO SELECT LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. Mr. Sloman's Letter: • "Prior to any issues arising concerning the implementation of the 2255 provision, the SDFL unilaterally agreed to assign its responsibility to select the attorney representative for the alleged victims to an independent third-party." See Tab I, May 19, 2008 Letter from J. Sloman, p. 4, f.3. The Truth: • That such an assignment was the SDFL's "unilateral" decision is false. Before the SDFL decided to assign selection of the "attorney representative" to an independent third party, AUSA Marie Villafana had already proposed an "attorney representative." She had proposed local products-liability lawyer, Humberto Ocariz, and claimed he bad been recommended by a "good friend in the Appellate Division." Ms. Villafana's account was misleading, as it omitted that this "good friend" was her live-in boyfriend, and that Mr. Ocariz was his former law-school roommate. When we discovered this independently, we objected. Only then did the SDFL propose assigning the selection process to an independent special master and agree to amend the Deferred Prosecution Agreement. Thus, while it may be true that the SDFL assigned its selection responsibility to avoid the appearance of favoritism, it did not do it "unilaterally," but, rather, only after Epstein uncovered the Office's misleading disclosure and apparent conflict-of-interest. 10. TIMETABLE FOR MOVING FORWARD. Mr. Sloman's Letter: • "On February 25, 2008, I sent you an e-mail setting forth a timetable for moving forward in the event that CEOS disagreed with your position. That time is now." Id., p. 6. The Truth: • Mr. Sloman provides only part of the history of this case in order to justify his improper actions. He had stated he would close the investigation if CEOS told him to. However, CEOS at our very first contact said that under no circumstances did they see that as their 8 RFP MIA 000438 EFTA00225653
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP 8. ALL IDENTIFIED VICTIMS BE PUT IN SAME POSITION AS IF EPSTEIN HAD BEEN TRIED. Mr. Sloman's Letter: • "The Agreement provides for a method of compensation for the victims such that they would be placed in the same position as if Epstein had been convicted of one of the enumerated offenses set forth in Title 18, United States Code Section, 2255." Id. The Truth: • Mr. Sloman continues to mischaracterize the highly irregular provisions of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement. The SDFL did not merely attempt to preserve the compensation rights of those it identified as victims; it attempted to create compensation rights for those it identified, without imposing on them the burden of proving that they were in fact victims under § 2255. o In the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, the SDFL required Mr. Epstein to waive the right to contest liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 as to a list of individuals that the SDFL would not disclose to Mr. Epstein until after he was sentenced and to pay for an attorney to secure compensation under § 2255 for those undisclosed individuals, or if they decided to sue Mr. Epstein. o § 2255 ordinarily provides individuals with a right to recover minimum guaranteed damages of $150,000, without having to prove actual damages, only if: (I) they were victims of an enumerated federal offense, including offenses under 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422 and 2423, (2) they were minors at the time of the offense, and most importantly (3) they were personally injured as a result of the offense. o The defense has confirmed examples of women who testified that they were not victims of Mr. Epstein and suffered no personal injury. These women were, nevertheless, on the list of "victims" identified by the government. . In fact, when confronted with the testimony of a women who denied both being a victim and incurring personal injury, Ms. Villafana actually acknowledged such testimony. To justify inclusion of that woman on the government's list, however, Ms. Villafana then challenged her own witness's credibility. • For this reason, it is false to state that these "identified" individuals are in the same position that they would have been had Epstein been convicted at trial. Had there been a trial, Mr. Epstein would have had a right to confront these individuals through cross- examination. Any individual that did not establish that she was a minor victim of conduct that satisfied each element of an enumerated statute under § 2255,or that she suffered personal injury, would not qualify for any treatment under § 2255. However, under the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, as an "identified individual" on the government's list, 7 RFP MIA 000437 EFTA00225654
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Agreement to Defer Prosecution to the State, an agreement without precedent and fraught with substantial practical and legal hurdles to its implementation. 6. THE SDFL DID NOT DEFER TO THE STATE. Sloman's Letter: • "(Tihe SDFL indicated a willingness to defer to the State the length of incarceration." Id., p. 2. The Truth: • The SDFL neither deferred to the State, nor even discussed with the State, the length of Mr. Epstein's incarceration. In a letter to the defense, Criminal Division Chief, Matthew Menchel rejected the sentence contemplated by the State's plea agreement, writing that "the federal interest will not be vindicated in the absence of a two-year term of state imprisonment." See Tab 40, August 3, 2007 Email from M. Menchel. Of course, this position is contrary to Section 9-2031D of the U.S. Attorney's Manual (indicating that the "result" of a state prosecution is "presumefdf' to have vindicated the federal interest). It is understandable, therefore, that Mr. Sloman might want to retreat from it now. Indeed, the final Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) restricts the state-court judge from exercising any of his rightful discretion and to specifically prohibit the judge from offering probation, community control or any other alternative in lieu of incarceration. DPA, 1) 2(a). 7. SUGGESTION OF ADDITIONAL STATE PLEA Mr. Sloman's Letter: • The parties considered: "as suggested by [the defense], a plea to state charges encompassing Epstein's conduct." See Tab 1, May 19, 2008 Letter from J. Sloman, p.2, 1 2. The Truth: • It was the government, and not the defense, that suggested a plea to state charges to resolve the federal investigation. Andrew Lourie proposed declining prosecution in favor of the state. Although Mr. Epstein and the State Attorney's Office had already reached a plea agreement, in August 2007, Mr. Sloman and AUSA Marie Villafana warned that they intended to prosecute Epstein federally unless his counsel (i.e., not the U.S. Attorney's Office) sought more stringent conditions to the State's proposed plea agreement. These stringent conditions included, among other things, the two-year prison term demanded by Mr. Menchel (discussed above) and a charge requiring him to register as a sex offender. 6 RFP MIA 000436 EFTA00225655
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• KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP describes the additional charge to which Mr. Epstein is required to plead guilty under the Deferred Prosecution Agreement as "procurement of minors to engage in prostitution" or "solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution." The former is an offense for which Mr. Epstein would be required to register, but one for which the state has no evidence to charge Mr. Epstein and the SDFL refuses or is unable to provide evidence that it claims it has. The latter requires no registration, but it is the offense which, over and over again, Ms. Villafana insisted upon including in the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, and is one which the State believes is appropriate. The inconsistency between the description of the offense required by the SDFL, the elements of an offense that can be justified on the facts of this case and the SDFL's requirement that the offense be a registrable one has created substantial confusion. o As a result of this confusion, in December 2007, both the defense and the state requested that the SDFL provide the factual allegations to enable Mr. Epstein and the State to create a truthful factual recitation of a registrable offense required by the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, but, to date, the SDFL has failed to do so without any explanation. • Mr. Sloman refuses to provide the requested factual allegations, which the State cannot furnish, and now demands a two week deadline to comply. Thus Mr. Sloman has unreasonably imposed a deadline with which he himself has made it impossible for Mr. Epstein to comply. 5. WAIVER OF APPEAL TO ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FISHER. Mr. Sloman's Letter: • "[T]he SDFL provided you with 30 days to appeal the decision to the Assistant Attorney General of the United States Alice Fisher" and "you chose to forego an appeal to AAG Fisher." Id., p. 2. The Truth: • Mr. Acosta tolled an August 17 deadline, acknowledging that there were "serious issues" about the case that needed to be discussed, and scheduled a meeting with the defense for September 7, 2007. At the September 7, 2007 meeting, with Drew Oosterbaan in attendance, the government dismissed the defense's objections and set a September 21, 2007 deadline to finalize a non-prosecution agreement or the defense would face an already-drafted 53-page indictment, purportedly identifying 40 minors, with a guideline range of 188 months. • Facing Ms. Villafana's threatened draconian indictment, without the claimed offer of the right to raise objections in an appeal to AAG Fisher, the defense chose to negotiate an 5 RFP MIA 000435 EFTA00225656
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP evidence that Mr. Epstein routinely and daily receives massages from adults. Only a small percentage of the masseuses turned out to be minors. The majority of those minors interviewed by law enforcement admitted to lying directly to Epstein about their ages (not "unbeknownst to Epstein"), and inventing further false details to substantiate their lies. Indeed, the civil attorney for several of these women admitted at his recent press conference that they lied to Mr. Epstein about their ages. Numerous witnesses testified that Mr. Epstein asked that all masseuses be over the age of 18. Further, the evidence is undisputed that Mr. Epstein's assistants scheduled the massages and Mr. Epstein did not know which masseuses his assistants had scheduled on a particular day, until the massage took place. We admitted that there was sexual conduct, and argued—not that it was "innocuous" as Mr. Sloman alleges—but that it was mostly Mr. Epstein's own self- pleasuring, which did not satisfy the requisite federal element of criminal sexual conduct (which is, in turn, defined by state law). These are important distinctions and show that Mr. Sloman has misrepresented the record about the most basic part of our defense. 4. SLOMAN DEMANDS AN UNREALISTIC DEADLINE TO COMPLY WITH AN AGREEMENT HE UNILATERALLY MODIFIES. Mr. Sloman's Letter: • "Unless [Mr. Epstein] complies with all of the terms and conditions of the [Deferred Prosecution] Agreement, as modified by the United States Attorney's December 19, 2007 letter to Ms. Sanchez by close of business on Monday, June 2, 2008, the SDFL will elect to terminate the Agreement." Id., p.1 The Truth: • The Deferred Prosecution Agreement was never modified by U.S. Attorney Acosta's December 19, 2007 letter. Oddly, Mr. Sloman acknowledges this on page 4 of his May 19 letter, where he writes that Mr. Acosta "proposed" this modification and that "[Mr. Lefkowitz] rejected these proposals." Thus, Mr. Sloman is threatening to terminate the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, unless Mr. Epstein complies with a unilateral modification that Mr. Sloman concedes was never agreed to by defense counsel. • Orchestrating the information, plea and sentencing requirements of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement within the extremely limited two-week timeframe imposed by Mr. Sloman's June 2, 2008 deadline would have been difficult enough. • More importantly, as explained below, the SDFL has refused to provide the defense with information it requires to enable Mr. Epstein to comply with the additional plea and sentencing requirements of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement (let alone, by the June 2 deadline arbitrarily imposed by Mr. Sloman). o The Deferred Prosecution Agreement requires Mr. Epstein to plead guilty to and be sentenced for an additional offense which requires that he be registered as a sex offender. In different places in his May 19, 2008 letter, Mr. Sloman 4 RFP MIA 000434 EFTA00225657