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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00231917
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20 1 of this, but under Rule 9.310, if your 2 Honor were to issue such a stay, we would 3 point out the provision C of the rule, 4 which requires a posting of the bond. 5 We not only agree with your Honor's 6 ruling, but we believe such appeal they are 7 filing is absolutely frivolous and we are 8 going to be requesting fees and cost for 9 the filing of that appeal, so as a result, 10 we are requesting a bond be posted if a 11 stay of any type is issued in this case 12 because of the fact that we want to make 13 sure that our attorneys' fee and costs are 14 covered for the frivolous nature of the 15 appeal. And it's dictated strictly in 16 subsection A. It gives the Court the 17 authority. It says: 18 A stay pending review may be 19 conditioned upon a good and sufficient 20 bond, other conditions or both. Therefore, 21 we believe your Honor does have the 22 authority to issue such a requirement that 23 the posting of a bond be issued. 24 THE COURT: All right. Thank you 25 very much. I will deny the motion to stay. SUSAN S. WIGGINS. R.P.R. and OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232537
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21 1 I will delay the release of the documents 2 until noon Thursday. I will deny the 3 request to compel the movant, the 4 defendant, Mr. Epstein, to post a bond, and 5 I'll let the appellate court tell us and 6 teach us what the law on this case will be. 7 It's always interesting how these 8 cases unfold and come to us a little 9 different than everyone else. Now, let me 10 have the attorneys come up here and 11 approach. 12 (The following proceedings were held 13 sidebar, out of the hearing of the jury.) 14 THE COURT: I reviewed the two 15 documents, I didn't see any kids' names in 16 there. Everybody was hinting the 17 children's names or the initials' names. I 18 had my big black highlighter out, I don't 19 see anything worth redacting, so. 20 MR. GOLDBERGER: it's the plaintiff's 21 document that identifies the children's 22 names. It's a letter to me actually. 23 THE COURT: I was wondering if 24 everybody thought there was something in 25 there that wasn't in there. SUSAN S. WIGGINS. R.P.R. and OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232538
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22 1 MR. CRITTON: It's a test of your 2 skills, your Honor. 3 THE COURT: You're right, exactly. 4 One is page one through seven, and the 5 second one is just two pages that's not 6 even signed by everybody. 7 MR. GOLDBERGER: While we're all up 8 here chatting, there are references to 9 other names up here. 10 THE COURT: Yes, Mr. Goldberger, and 11 no one has identified in the document says 12 these are people that are not going to be 13 prosecuted. Mr. Kuvin made the argument 14 that these are co-conspirators. These are 15 innocent people that have nothing to do 16 with these proceedings. They have nothing 17 to do with 18 MS. SHULLMAN: They have a standing. 19 THE COURT: I will renew my ruling 20 that I gave you yesterday, and deny your 21 request to redact those names out of there. 22 All right, so I'll hang on to these till 23 Thursday at noon, and anybody that comes 24 wants to come and get them, I don't know if 25 there's a mechanism for -- I stand on the SUSAN S. WIGGINS. R.P.R. and OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232539
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23 1 courthouse steps and pass them out. 2 MS. SHULLMAN: If there are no 3 redactions to be made. 4 THE COURT: No redaction. 5 MS. SHULLMAN: I would do an order 6 directing the Court to release them and 7 they may become unsealed. You don't 8 need -- 9 MS. COMPIANI: Your Honor, are you 10 going to write up a written order 11 denying -- 12 MR. GOLDBERGER: Are you going to do 13 that? 14 THE COURT: Put together a written 15 order? 16 MS. SHULLMAN: Denying the stay? 17 THE COURT: Yes, A, denying the stay; 18 B, delaying the disclosure or unsealing of 19 these documents until noon Thursday; C, 20 denying the motion for bond. 21 MR. GOLDBERGER: And you'll need that 22 order quickly. 23 THE COURT: Yeah, fax that and we'll 24 get it signed quick today. 25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Are you forcing the SUSAN S. WIGGINS. R.P.R. and OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232540
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24 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 court reporter to work over the weekend so we can get a transcript? MR. CRITTON: Thank you, your Honor, for moving us this morning. (Side bar conference held outside the hearing of the jury concluded.) SUSAN S. WIGGINS. R.P.R. and OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232541
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25 1 2 3 4 THE STATE OF FLORIDA, 5 COUNTY OF PALM BEACH. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 June 2009. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 CERTIFICATE I, SUSAN S. WIGGINS, R.P.R., Official Court Reporter for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Criminal Division, in and for Palm Beach County, Florida; do hereby certify that I was authorized to and did report the foregoing proceedings before the Court at the time and place aforesaid; and that the preceding pages numbered from 1 to 24, inclusive, represent a true and accurate transcription of my stenonotes taken at said proceedings. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my official signature this 29th day of SUSAN S. WIGGINS,R.P.R. SUSAN S. WIGGINS. R.P.R. and OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER EFTA00232542
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that a copy of the foregoing has been sent by E-Mail and Federal Express this 300-4 day of June, 2009, to: JEFFREY H. SLOMAN U.S. Attorney's Office-Southern District 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 WILLIAM J. BERGER ROTHSTEIN ROSENFELDT ADLER 401 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 1650 Fort Lauderdale FL 33394 Counsel for SPENCER T. KUVIN LEOPOLD-KUVIN, P.A. 2925 PGA Boulevard, Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Counsel fore. JUDITH STEVENSON ARCO State Attorney's Office-West Palm Beach 401 North Dixie Highway West Palm Beach, FL 33401 DEANNA K. SHULLMAN 400 North Drive, Suite 1100 P. O. Box 2602 (33601) Tampa, FL 33602 Counsel for The Palm Beach Post HONORABLE JEFFREY COLBATH Palm Beach County Courthouse 205 North Dixie Highway Room 11F West Palm Beach, FL 33401 ROBERT D. CRITTON BURMAN, CRITTON, LUTTIER & COLEMAN 515 North Flagler Drive, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 and JACK A. GOLDBERGER ATTERBURY, GOLDBERGER & P.A. 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400 W t Pal ch, FL 33401 and EFTA00232543
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Counsel for Petitioner JANE KREUSLER-WALSH and BARBARA J. COMPIANI of KREUSLER-WALSH, COMPIANI & VARGAS, P.A. 501 South Flagler Drive, Suite 503 ch, FL 33401-5913 NE 1=1.7; 14 2.-VVALSH lorida Bar No. EFTA00232544
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MARTIN G. WEINBERG, ATTORNEYELAW 20 PARK PLAZA SUMS/OM EMAIL ADDRESSES: IfdriTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 FAX July 22, 2011 Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 S. Australian Ave. Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Ms. MB Roy Black forwarded to me your letter to him dated July 21, 2011, from the District Attorney of the County of New York. We thank you for providing notice of the intended disclosure but we do object to any disclosure of the Non-Prosecution Agreement and the related list of witness/victims on the basis of the confidentiality provisions of paragraph 13. Absent an enforceable subpoena - which we would have the right to move to quash in the Court from which it was issued - there exists no right or duty to disclose the confidential Non-Prosecution Agreement or the non-public witness/victim list which was referenced in paragraph 7 of the NPA. Further, given that the witness/victim list was compiled based on the federal grand jury investigation, we object under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) to its disclosure absent an appropriate court order. Very truly yours, 471a.,t 2gi Martin G. Weinberg cc: Roy Black EFTA00232546
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07/22/2011 15:55 3053582006 BSKS PAGE 02 ZO PARK PLAZA, MIMI MN mem% MASUClitUrt9.92116 NUM' LIVERMICY: 017), II4i71 MARTIN G. WEINBERG, P.C. A 7TORNEMIAW Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 S. Australian Ave. Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Ms. July 22, 2011 RAM 1): ADDRESSES" Roy Black forwarded to me your letter to him dated July 21, 2011, from the District Attorney of the County of New York. We thank you for providing notice of the intended disclosure but we do object to any disclosure of the Non-Prosecution Agreement and the related list of witness/victims on the basis of the confidentiality provisions of paragraph 13. Absent an enforceable subpoena - which we would have the right to move to quash in the Court from which it was issued - there exists no right or duty to disclose the confidential Non-Prosecution Agreement or the non-public witness/victim list which was referenced in paragraph 7 of the NPA. Further, given that the witness/victim list was compiled based on the federal grand jury investigation, we object under Fed. R. Crim. P. 6(e) to its disclosure absent an appropriate court order. Very truly yours, 411 DS i9 Martin G. Weinberg cc: Roy Black EFTA00232547
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07/22/2011 15:55 3853582006 BSKS PAGE 81 BLACK SPEBNICK KOPNSPAN STUMPF TO: RE: Afffee9 ep54eio- DATE: July 22, 2011 SENDER: Jackie Perczek NO. OF PAGES (INCLUDING TRANSMITTAL SHEET): MESSAGE: Wr\ibLAI TRIAL ATTORNEYS Roy Black Howard M. Srebnick Scott A. Komspan Larry A. Stumpf Maria Neyra Jackie Peraek Mark A.J. Shapiro Jared= Marcos Beaton, Jr. Jessica Fonseca-Nader Kathleen P. Phillips Jenifer J. Soulikias Noah Fox Joshua Shore FACSIMILE TRANSMITTAL SHEET FAX: TELEPHONE: AUSA , Esq. N.•/- TARS, 11/Jo "IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE ALL PAGES, PLEASE CALL THIS ractosms COlteATIMPERRIOSOISS ARE COMIthENTIAL DITORMATION. INTENDED ONLY. FOR PRE VSE-PII TW INDIVISKIAt. OR tIttnYEAMED ABOVE. PP THE READER OF THIS FACED= IB ROT TEE trots= RECIPIENT„ OR THE EMPLOYEE OR Assn. RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING rr TO TEE INTERDED:gettpan, YOU ARE REMIT Norm= THAT ANY DURSOCNATIOR OR contra OP TIRE FACETRILZ TA STRICTLY TROROBtreD..; rr toy wont RS:4W= TED3 FACSIMILE DI ERROR Pinar BeotEtpAIELVVOTST BEEP TELEPHONE.. MD Ertl:IRS It ORIGINAL tAcsatat To US AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS VIA THE DE POSTAL SERVICE. TRAM YOU. • ' 201 8. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300, Miami, Florida 33131 1(P) 1(F) I www royblack.com EFTA00232548
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U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Southern District of Florida
500 S Australian Ave, Ste 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Facsimile:
July 27, 2011
DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE
Martin G. Weinberg, Esq.
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1000
Boston, MA 02116
Re:
Jeffrey Epstein
Dear Mr. Weinberg:
Thank you for your letter of July 22, 2011. In order to review and address the objections that
you raised in that letter, the Office deferred making its planned disclosure to the District Attorney
of the County of New York of the Non-Prosecution Agreement ("Agreement") and the list of
identified victims that was provided to Mr. Epstein pursuant to the Agreement. Nonetheless, after
completing a full review of your objections, the Office still intends to proceed with the planned
disclosures.
The Agreement requires the Office only to provide Mr. Epstein with notice prior to a
disclosure of the Agreement "[Of the United States receives a Freedom of Information Act request
or any compulsory process"; the Agreement does not require Mr. Epstein's concurrence in any
disclosure. Contrary to your suggestion, the Agreement (including paragraph 13) also does not make
the Agreement itself "confidential." On the contrary, the Agreement expressly contemplates that
disclosures of the Agreement may be made, and the Agreement further contemplates, contrary to
your suggestion, that such disclosures of the Agreement may be made other than in response to
"compulsory process." Here, moreover, the District Attorney of the County of New York, as a local
law enforcement agency, has provided a legitimate request for disclosure of the requested
information, as well as a promise to maintain the confidentiality of the information, particularly the
names of the minor victims.
/ our objection pursuant toTederal Rule of Cnmrnai Procedure 6(e) also does not impact the
planned disclosures. The victim list itself is not grand jury material, and, thus, disclosure of that list
to the District Attorney's Office will not violate Rule 6(e).
If you wish to supply any additional authority (other than citation to Rule 6(e) and to
paragraph 13 of the Agreement) for your claims that the Office cannot disclose the Agreement and
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MARTIN WEINBERG, ESQ. JULY 27, 2011 PAGE 2 OF 2 the victim list to the District Attorney of the County of New York, we would be willing to consider those authorities before making any disclosure, provided that any such authorities are furnished to us before 5:00 p.m. on July 29, 2011. Otherwise, seeing no obstacle to the previously-planned disclosures, the Office will be disclosing copies of both the Non-Prosecution Agreement and the list of identified victims that was provided to Mr. Epstein to the District Attorney of the County of New York at 5:00 p.m. on July 29, 2011. Sincerely, Wifzedo A. Ferrer United States Attorney. By: Assistant United States Attorney cc: Chief, Northern Division Deborah L. Morse, Assistant District Attorney, County of New York Roy Black, Esq. EFTA00232550
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 S. Australian Ave, Ste 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Facsimile: July 21,2011 DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Roy Black, Esq. Black Srebnick Komspan & Stumpf P.A. 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1300 Miami, FL 33131 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Black: On July 17, 2011, the Office received a written request from the District Attorney of the County of New York for a copy of the signed Non-Prosecution Agreement and the list of identified victims that was provided to Mr. Epstein pursuant to the Non-Prosecution Agreement. Pursuant to the District Attorney's request, the U.S. Attorney's Office intends to disclose these items to Deborah L. Morse, Assistant District Attorney, at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 22, 2011. Pursuant to the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement, the Office is hereby giving you notice of this intended disclosure. Sincerely, Wifredo A. Ferrer United States Attorne By: Assistant United States Attorney cc: Chief, Northern Division Deborah L. Morse, Assistant District Attorney, County of New York EFTA00232555
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United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 S. Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401-6235 DATE: 7/21/20 TO: .) Lc rkaki /(4OOe ORGANIZATION: biqrief FAX #: SUBJECT: FROM: (Fax) NUMBER OF PAGES. INCLUDING THIS PAGE: Z COMMENTS: Original document: Tn fnuow via regular mail To follow via Federal Express To follow via hand delivery NothiriTto follow, FAX = original EFTA00232556