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CM/ECF - Live Database - flsd Page I of 6 LRJ U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida (West Palm Beach) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Doe v. United States of America Assigned to: Judge Kenneth A. Marra Cause: no cause specified Petitioner Jane Doe V. Respondent United States of America Date Filed: 07/07/2008 Jury Demand: None Nature of Suit: 440 Civil Rights: Other Jurisdiction: U.S. Government Defendant represented by Bradley James Edwards Farmer Jaffe Weissing Edwards Fistos & Lehrman PL 425 N Andrews Avenue Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 954-524-2820 Fax: iiiiii iiii Emai LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Jay C. Howell Jay Howell & Associates PA 644 Cesery Boulevard Suite 250 Jackscaliali m Email PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Paul G. Cassell Email PRO ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED represented by Ann Marie C. Villafana United States Attorney's Office 500 South Australian Ave Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 https://ecf.flsd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRot.pl'1546487993442289-L_560_0-1 3/21/2011 EFTA01080086
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CM/ECF - Live Database - flsd Page 2 of 6 Fax: ■ Email: LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Dexter Lee United States Attorney's Office 99 NE 4 Street Miami, FL 33132 Fax: Email: LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Date Filed # Docket Text 03/21/2011 a Plaintiffs MOTION Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2's Motion to Use Correspondence to Prove Violations of the Crime Victims' Right Act and to Have Their Unredacted Pleadings Unsealed by Jane Doe. (Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 03/21/2011) 03/21/2011 a) Plaintiffs MOTION Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2's Motion for Order Directing the U.S. Attorney's Office Not to Withhold Relevant Evidence by Jane Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Text of Proposed Order PROPOSED ORDER)(Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 03/21/2011) 03/21/2011 42 Plaintiffs MOTION Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2's Motion to Have Their Facts Accepted Because of the Government's Failure to Contest Any of the Facts by Jane Doe. (Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 03/21/2011) 03/21/2011 48 Plaintiffs MOTION for Summary Judgment REDACTED- Jane Doe #1 and Jan Doe #2's Motion for Finding of Violations of the Crime Victims' Rights Act and Request for Hearing on Appropriate Remedies by Jane Doe. Responses due by 4/7/2011 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-SEALED, # 2 Exhibit B, # 2 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 1 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 2 Exhibit G, # a Exhibit H, # 2 Exhibit I, # LQ Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K)(Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 03/21/2011) 03/18/2011 42 ORDER granting 46 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 3/18/2011. (ir) (Entered: 03/18/2011) 03/18/2011 46 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages of Statement of Facts in Support of their Motion for Finding of Violations of the Crime Victims' Right Act by Jane Doe. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Edwards, Bradley) Modified on 3/18/2011 (ls). (Entered: 03/18/2011) 12/17/2010 41 STATUS REPORT by United States of America (Villafana, Ann Marie) (Entered: 12/17/2010) 10/28/2010 94 ORDER REOPENING CASE. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on https://ectfisd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRot.pl?546487993442289-L 560._0-1 3/21/2011 EFTA01080087
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CM/ECF - Live Database - flsd Page 3 of 6 10/28/2010. (ir) (Entered: 10/28/2010) 10/28/2010 43 Clerks Notice to Filer re 41 Status Report. Two or More Document Events Filed as One; ERROR - Only one event was selected by the Filer but more than one event was applicable to the document filed. The docket entry was corrected by the Clerk. It is not necessary to refile this document but in the future, the Filer must select all applicable events. (Is) (Entered: 10/28/2010) 10/27/2010 42 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE by Jane Doe. (IsXSee Image at DE #11 ) (Entered: 10/28/2010) 10/27/2010 41 STATUS REPORT by Jane Doe (Edwards, Bradley) Modified to add missing event 42 Response to Order to Show Cause on 10/28/2010 (Is). (Entered: 10/27/2010) 10/12/2010 40 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE for lack of prosecution. Show Cause Response due by 10/27/2010. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 10/8/2010. (ir) (Entered: 10/12/2010) 09/13/2010 39 NOTICE by Jane Doe re 21 Administrative Order In Response to Administrative Order Closing Case (Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 09/13/2010) 09/08/2010 la Administrative Order Closing Case. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 9/8/2010. (tb) (Entered: 09/09/2010) 04/09/2009 21 NOTICE by Jane Doe of Change of Firm Affiliation (Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 04/09/2009) 02/12/2009 3 ORDER denying a Motion to Unseal Document. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 2/12/2009. (ir) (Entered: 02/12/2009) 12/22/2008 25 AFFIDAVIT signed by : A. Marie Villafana. re 14 Affidavit, 13 Response/Reply (Other) Supplemental Declaration by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Certification Certificate of ServiceXVillafana, Ann Marie) (Entered: 12/22/2008) 12/09/2008 34 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction re 33 Sealed Document. Error(s): Sealed Document Filed in Wrong Case; Correction - Original document restricted and refiled in correct case. (rb) (Entered: 12/09/2008) 12/05/2008 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 32 restricted/sealed until further notice. (dj) (Entered: 11/03/2010) 12/05/2008 33 Sealed Document. (rb) (Entered: 12/05/2008) 10/17/2008 Clerks Notice of Docket Correction and Instruction to Filer re 30 Response/Reply (Other), Response/Reply (Other) filed by Jane Doe. Error - Wrong Event Selected; Correction - Redocketed by Clerk as Reply to Response to Motion. Instruction to Filer - In the future, please select the proper event. It is not necessary to refile this document. (ls) (Entered: 10/17/2008) 10/16/2008 31 REPLY to Response to Motion re 2a MOTION to Unseal Document Non- Prosecution Agreement filed by Jane Doe. [See Image at DE #30] (Is) (Entered: 10/17/2008) https://ecf.fisd.uscourts.gov/cai-bin/DktRpt.pl?546487993442289-L 560_0-1 3/21/2011 EFTA01080088
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CM/ECF - Live Database - flsd Page 4 of 6 10/16/2008 30 RESPONSE/REPLY to 22 Response in Opposition to Motion to Unseal Non- Prosecution Agreement filed by Jane Doe. (Attachments: # I Exhibit October 9, 2008 letter from Brad Edwards, Esquire to AUSA Dexter Lee, # 2 Exhibit October 15, 2008 Letter from Brad Edwards, Esquire to AUSA Dexter Lee) (Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 10/16/2008) 10/08/2008 29 RESPONSE in Opposition re 28 MOTION to Unseal Document Non- Prosecution Agreement filed by United States of America. (Villafana, Ann Marie) (Entered: 10/08/2008) 09/25/2008 28 MOTION to Unseal Document Non-Prosecution Agreement by Jane Doe. Responses due by 10/14/2008 (Attachments: # I Text of Proposed Order) (Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 09/25/2008) 08/22/2008 27 TRANSCRIPT of Hearing held on 8/14/2008 before Judie Kenneth A. Marra. Court Reporter: Stephen Franklin - phone number 25 pages. (abd) (Entered: 08/25/2008) 08/21/2008 26 ORDER TO COMPEL PRODUCTION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 8/21/08. (ir) (Entered: 08/21/2008) 08/20/2008 24 NOTICE of Instruction to Filer: re 22 Notice (Other) filed by United States of America Error: Wrong Event Selected; Instruction to filer - In the future please select the proper event. (Is) (Entered: 08/20/2008) 08/14/2008 25 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Kenneth A. Marra: Status Conference held on 8/14/2008. Court Reporter: Stephen Franklin- phone number (ir) (Entered: 08/21/2008) 08/13/2008 23 ORDER Setting Status Conference: Status Conference set for 8/14/2008 03:30 PM in West Palm Beach Division before Jude Kenneth A. Marra. Parties may contact the courtroom deputy at to make arrangements to appear telephonically. Signed by Judge enne . arra on 8/13/08. (ir) (Entered: 08/13/2008) 08/13/2008 22 NOTICE by United States of America re 19 Response/Reply (Other), Response/Reply (Other) Government's Response to Petitioners' Request for Non-Prosecution Agreement and Report of Interview (Lee, Dexter) (Entered: 08/13/2008) 08/13/2008 21 ENDORSED ORDER granting Jay C. Howell 2Q Motion for Limited Appearance, Consent to Designation and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filings. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 8/12/08. (ir) (Entered: 08/13/2008) 08/08/2008 22 MOTION for Limited Appearance, Consent to Designation and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Jay C. Howell, Filing Fee $75, Receipt #724591. (cw) (Entered: 08/12/2008) 08/01/2008 12 RESPONSE/REPLY to Goverment's Notice to Court Regarding Absence of Need for Evidentiary Hearing and Motion for Production of Non-Prosecution Agreement and of Report of Interview filed by Jane Doe. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Proposed Stipulation, # 2 Exhibit July 17, 2008 Letter, # 3 Exhibit July 3, 2008 Letter)(Edwards, Bradley) (Entered: 08/01/2008) https://ecf.flsd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.pl?546487993442289-L....560_0-1 3/21/2011 EFTA01080089
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CM/ECF - Live Database - flsd Page 5 of 6 07/30/2008 18 ENDORSED ORDER granting Paul G. Cassell 16 Motion for Limited Appearance, Consent to Designation and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filings. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 7/29/08. (ir) (Entered: 07/30/2008) 07/29/2008 17 NOTICE by United States of America To Court Regarding Absence of Need for Evidentiary Hearing (Lte, Dexter) (Entered: 07/29/2008) 07/28/2008 16 MOTION for Limited Appearance, Consent to Designation and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Paul G. Cassell, Filing Fee $75, Receipt #724532. (cw) (Entered: 07/28/2008) 07/17/2008 15 TRANSCRIPT of Hearing held on 7/11/2008 before Jude Kenneth A. Marra. Court Reporter: Victoria Aiello- phone number 32 pages. (abd) (Entered: 07/18/2008) 07/11/2008 II ORDER Denying Motion to Seal re 7 Sealed Document, 6 Sealed Document, 8 Sealed Document. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Main on 7/11/2008. (Is) (Additional attachment(s) added on 7/15/2008: # 1 docket sheet) (bs). (Entered: 07/14/2008) 07/11/2008 10 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Kenneth A. Marra: Miscellaneous Hearing held on 7/11/2008. Court will issue order to unseal W ings. Court Reporter: Official Reporting Service- phone number (ir) (Entered: 07/11/2008) 07/11/2008 9 REPLY to Response (under seal) re 1 Complaint/Emergency Petition, and Objection to Government's Motion for Sealing of Pleadings filed by Jane Doe. (Is) (Entered: 07/11/2008) 07/10/2(ns 5 ORDER SETTING HEARING: Petitioner's Emergency Petition for Enforcement of Crime Victim's Rights Act set for 7/11/2008 10:15 AM in West Palm Beach Division before Judge Kenneth A. Marra. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 7/10/08. (ir) (Entered: 07/10/2008) 07/09/2008 14 UNSEALED DECLARATION signed by : A. Marie Villafana. re 13 Response to Victim's Emergency Petition by United States of America. (previously filed as 8 sealed document) (bs) (Entered: 07/15/2008) 07/09/2008 . II UNSEALED RESPONSE to 1 Emergency Petition for Enforcement of Crime Victim Rights Act filed by United States of America. (previously filed as 7 sealed document) (bs) (Entered: 07/15/2008) 07/09/2008 12 UNSEALED MOTION to Seal Response to Victim's Emergency Petition by United States of America. (previously filed as 6 sealed document) (bs) (Entered: 07/15/2008) 07/09/2008 8 Sealed Document. (rb) UNSEALED see DE 14 . Modified on 7/15/2008 (bs). (Entered: 07/10/2008) 07/09/2008 7 Sealed Document. (rb) UNSEALED see DE 11 . Modified on 7/15/2008 (bs). (Entered: 07/10/2008) 07/09/2008 6 Sealed Document. (rb) UNSEALED see DE 12 . Modified on 7/15/2008 (bs). https://ecf.flsd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRpt.p17546487993442289-1,560_0-1 3/21/2011 EFTA01080090
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CM/ECF - Live Database - flsd Page 6 of 6 (Entered: 07/10/2008) 07/09/2008 4 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Dexter Lee on behalf of United States of America (Lee, Dexter) (Entered: 07/09/2008) 07/07/2008 2 ORDER requiring U.S. Attorney to respond to 1 Complaint filed by Jane Doe by 5:00 p.m. on 7/9/08. Signed by Judge Kenneth A. Marra on 7/7/08. (ir) (Entered: 07/07/2008) 07/07/2008 2 CERTIFICATE OF EMERGENCY by Jane Doe re 1 Complaint (rb) (Entered: 07/07/2008) 07/07/2008 1 EMERGENCY PETITION for Victim's Enforcement of Crime Victim's Rights Act 18 USC 3771 against United States of America Filing fee $ 350. Receipt#: 724403, filed by Jane Doe.(rb) (Entered: 07/07/2008) PACER Service Center Transaction Receipt 03/21/2011 16:28:15 PACER Login: fw0694 Client Code: 80743 Description: _ Docket Report Search Criteria: 9:08-cv-80736-ICADA Billable Pages: 4 Cost: 10.32 hups://ecf.flsd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/DktRot.pl?546487993442289-L_560_0-1 3/21/2011 EFTA01080091
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 1 of 42 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA Case No. 08-80736-Civ-Marra/Johnson JANE DOE #1 and JANE DOE #2 v. UNITED STATES JANE DOE #1 AND JANE DOE #2'S MOTION FOR FINDING OF VIOLATIONS OF THE CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT AND REQUEST FOR A HEARING ON APPROPRIATE REMEDIES COME NOW Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 (also referred to as "the victims"), by and through undersigned counsel, to move for a finding from this Court that the victims' rights under the Crime Victims Rights Act (CVRA), 18 U.S.C. § 3771, have been violated by the U.S. Attorney's Office, and to request a hearing on the appropriate remedies for these violations. The victims have proffered a series of facts to the Government, which they have failed to contest. Proceeding on the basis of these facts,I it is clear that the U.S. Attorney's Office has repeatedly violated the victims' protected CVRA rights, including their right to confer with prosecutors generally about the case and specifically about a non-prosecution agreement the Office signed with the defendant, as well as their right to fair treatment. See 18 U.S.C. 3771(a)(5) & (8). It is now beyond dispute, for example, that in September 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office formally signed a non-prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein that barred his The victims are contemporaneously filing a motion to have their facts accepted by the Court. EFTA01080092
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 2 of 42 prosecution for numerous federal sex offenses he committed against the victims (as well as against many other minor girls). Rather than confer with the victims about this non-prosecution agreement, however, the U.S. Attorney's Office and Jeffrey Epstein agreed to a "confidentiality" provision in the agreement barring its disclosure to anyone — including the victims. For the next nine months, as Epstein was well aware, the U.S. Attorney's Office assiduously concealed from the victims the existence of this signed non-prosecution agreement. Indeed, the Office went so far as to send (in January 2008) a false victim notification letter to the victims informing them that the "case is currently under investigation." In fact, the U.S. Attorney's Office had already resolved the case three months earlier by signing the non-prosecution agreement. Again on May 30, 2008, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent yet another victim notification letter to a recognized victim informing her that the "case is currently under investigation" and that it "can be a lengthy process and we request your continued patience while we conduct a thorough investigation." Then in June 2008, on the eve of consummating Epstein's state guilty plea that was part of the non-prosecution agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office asked legal counsel for the victims to send a letter expressing the victims' views on why federal charges should be filed — not disclosing to the victims' legal counsel that this was a pointless exercise because the non- prosecution agreement had already been signed some nine months earlier. These actions and many more like them constitute clear violations of Jane Doe ill and Jane Doe #2's rights under the Crime Victims Rights Act, including the right to confer with prosecutors and the right to fair treament. The only argument that the U.S. Attorney's Office advances is that the CVRA does not apply because no indictment was formally filed in this case. But this position is inconsistent with both the CVRA's plain language, see, e.g., 18 U.S.C. § 2 EFTA01080093
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 3 of 42 3771(c)(I) (Justice Department agencies involved in the "detection" and "investigation" of federal crimes covered by CVRA), and with persuasive case law, see, e.g., In re Dean, 527 F.3d 391, 394 (5th Cir. 2008) (victims should have been notified before pre-indictment plea reached). Moreover, the U.S. Attorney's Office itself was 'idly aware of its obligations to notify the victims in this case, as e-mails from the Office and other evidence make perfectly clear. The only reason that the Office concealed the existence of the non-prosecution agreement from the victims was not to comply with some legal restriction, but rather to avoid a firestorm of public controversy that would have erupted if the sweetheart plea deal with a politically-connected billionaire had been revealed. The Court should accordingly find that the U.S. Attorney's Office — in coordination with Jeffrey Epstein -- has violated the Act and set a briefing schedule and hearing on the proper remedy for those violations. STATEMENT O1? UNDISPUTED MATERIAL FACTS Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 offer the following statement of undisputed material facts. If the Government disputes any of these facts, the victims request an evidentiary hearing to prove each and every one of them:2 1. Between about 2001 and 2007, defendant Jeffrey Epstein (a billionaire with significant political connections) sexually abused more than 30 minor girls at his mansion in West Palm 2 The Court should accept all these facts as true for reasons the victims explain in their contemporaneously-filed Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doc #2's Motion to Have Their Facts Accepted Because of the Government's Failure to Contest Any of The Facts. The Court should also direct the Government to produce all evidence that it possesses supporting these facts, for reasons the victims explain in their contemporaneously-filed Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2's Motion for Order Directing the U.S. Attorney's Office Not to Withhold Relevant Evidence. 3 EFTA01080094
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 4 of 42 Beach, Florida, and elsewhere. Among the girls he sexually abused were Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2. Epstein performed repeated lewd, lascivious, and sexual acts on them, including (but not limited to) masturbation, touching of their sexual organs, using vibrators or sexual toys on them, coercing them into sexual acts, and digitally penetrating them. Because Epstein used a means of interstate commerce and knowingly traveled in interstate commerce to engage in abuse of Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 (and the other victims), he committed violations of federal law, including repeated violations of 18 U.S.C. § 2422. See, e.g., Complaint, E.W. v. Epstein, Case No. 50 2008 CA 028058 XXXXMB AB (15th Cir. Palm Beach County, Florida); Complaint, L.M. v. Epstein, Case No 50 2008 CA 028051 XXXXMB AB (15th Cir. Palm Beach Count, Florida). 2. Jeffrey Epstein flew at least one underage girl on his private jet for the purpose of forcing her to have sex with him and others. Epstein forced this underage girl to be sexually exploited by his adult male peers, including royalty, politicians, businessmen, and professional and personal acquaintances. Complaint, Jane Doe No. 102 v. Epstein, No. 9:09-CV-80656- KAM (S.D. Fla. May 1, 2009). 3. In 2006, at the request of the Palm Beach Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an investigation into allegations that Jeffrey Epstein and his personal assistants had used facilities of interstate commerce to induce young girls between the ages of thirteen and seventeen to engage in prostitution, among other offenses. The case was presented to the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, which accepted the case for investigation. The Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office was also investigating 4 EFTA01080095
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 5 of 42 the case. See generally U.S. Attorney's Correspondence, Exhibit "A" to this filing (hereinafter cited as "U.S. Attorney's Correspondence" and referenced by Bates page number stamp). 4. The FBI soon determined that both Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe f42 were victims of sexual assaults by Epstein while they were minors beginning when they were approximately fourteen years of age and approximately thirteen years of age respectively. Jane Doe #1, for example, provided detailed information about her abuse (and the abuse of Jane Doe #2) to the FBI on August 7, 2007. Exhibit "B." 5. More generally, the FBI through diligent investigation established that Epstein operated a large criminal enterprise that used paid employees and underlings to repeatedly find and bring minor girls to him. Epstein worked in concert as part of the enterprise with others, including Ohislane Maxwell and Jean Luc Brunel, to obtain minor girls not only for his own sexual gratification, but also for the sexual gratification of others. The FBI determined that Epstein had committed dozens and dozens of federal sex crimes against dozens of minor girls between 2001 and 2007. They presented information to the U.S. Attorney's Office for criminal prosecution. See Exhibit "B"; U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 47-55. 6. On about June 7, 2007, FBI agents hand-delivered to Jane Doe #1 a standard CVRA victim notification letter. The notification promised that the Justice Department would makes its "best efforts" to protect Jane Doe #1's rights, including "fflhe reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the United States in the case" and "to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving . . . plea . . ." The notification further explained that "ft* this time, your case is under investigation." That notification meant that the FBI had identified Jane Doe #1 as a victim of a federal offense and as someone protected by the CVRA. Jane Doe #1 5 EFTA01080096
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 6 of 42 relied on these representations and believed that the Justice Department would protect these rights and keep her informed about the progress of her case. See Exhibit "C." 7. On about August I 1, 2007, Jane Doe 112 received a standard CVRA victim notification letter. The notification promised that the Justice Department would makes its "best efforts" to protect Jane Doe #2's rights, including "(title reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the United States in the case" and "to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving . . . plea .. .." The notification further explained that "[a]t this time, your case is under investigation." That notification meant that the FBI had identified Jane Doe #2 as a victim of a federal offense and as someone protected by the CVRA. Jane Doe #2 relied on these representations and believed that the Justice Department would protect these rights and keep her informed about the progress of her case. See Exhibit "D." 8. Early in the investigation, the FBI agents and an Assistant U.S. Attorney had several meetings with Jane Doe Itl. Jane Doe #2 was represented by counsel that was paid for by the criminal target Epstein and, accordingly, all contact was made through that attorney. 9. In and around September 2007, plea discussions took place between Jeffrey Epstein, represented by numerous attorneys (including lead criminal defense counsel Jay Lefkowitz), and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney A. Marie Villafafia and others. The plea discussions generally began from the premise that Epstein would plead guilty to at least one federal felony offense surrounding his sexual assaults of more than 30 minor girls. From there, the numerous defense attorneys progressively negotiated more favorable terms so that Epstein would ultimately plead to only two state court EFTA01080097
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 7 of 42 felony offenses and would serve only county jail time. Many of the negotiations are reflected in e-mails between Lefkowitz and the U.S. Attorney's Office. See generally Exhibit "A." 10. The evidence supporting these charges was overwhelming, including the interlocking consistent testimony of several dozen minor girls, all made automatically admissible in a federal criminal sexual assault prosecution by operation of Fed. R. Evict, 414. U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 4. 12. The correspondence also shows that the U.S. Attorney's Office was interested in finding a place to conclude a plea bargain that would effectively keep the victims from learning what was happening through the press. The Office wrote in an e-mail to defense counsel: `E allninial. The 7 EFTA01080098
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 8 of 42 U.S. Attorney's Office was aware that most of the victims of Epstein, including Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2, resided well outside the Miami area in the West Palm Beach area. The Office was also aware that the chances of press coverage of a case filed in Miami would be significantly less likely to roach theTalm Beach area. U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 29. 13. On about September 24, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Jay Lefkowitz, criminal defense counsel for Epstein, regarding the agreement. The e-mail stated that the Government and Epstein's counsel U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 153 (emphases added). 14. On about September 25, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz stating:nne U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 156. 15. On about September 26, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz in which she stated: firliallealarna 8 EFTA01080099
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 9 of 42 Apparently the 'agreed to between the Government and Epstein's defense counsel was that no mention would be made of the non-prosecution agreement between the U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein, as no subsequent mention was made to the victims of the non-prosecution agreement and a confidentiality provision was made part of that agreement (as discussed below). U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 359. 16. On about September 25, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent a letter to Jay Jefkowitz in which it suggested that the victims should be represented in civil cases against Epstein by someone who was not an experienced al: SMINNIIIIIIM U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 157. The U.S. Attorney's Office continued to push a different attorney in part because it would reduce publicity, explaining that Id. 17. On about September 24, 2007, Epstein and the U.S. Attorney's Office formally reached an agreement whereby the United States would defer federal prosecution in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida. Epstein and the U.S. Attorney's Office accordingly entered into a "Non-Prosecution Agreement" (NPA) reflecting their agreement. Most significantly, the NPA gave Epstein a promise that he would not be prosecuted tbr a series of federal felony offenses involving his sexual abuse of more than 30 minor girls. The NPA instead allowed Epstein to plead guilty to two state felony offenses for solicitation of prostitution and 9 EFTA01080100
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 10 of 42 procurement of minors for prostitution. The NM also set up a procedure whereby a victim of Epstein's sexual abuse could obtain an attorney to proceed with a civil claim against Epstein, provided that the victim agreed to limit damages sought from Epstein. To obtain an attorney paid for by Epstein, the victim would have to agree to proceed exclusively under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 (i.e., under a law that provided presumed damages of $150,000 against Epstein — an amount that Epstein argued later was limited to $50,000). The agreement was signed by Epstein and his legal counsel, as well as the U.S. Attorney's Office, on about September 24, 2007. Non- Prosecution Agreement, Exhibit "E." 18. Epstein insisted on, and the U.S. Attorney's Office agreed to, a provision in the non- prosecution agreement that made the agreement secret. In particular, the agreement stated: "The parties anticipate that this agreement will not be made part of any public record. If the United States receives a Freedom of Information Act request or any compulsory process commanding the disclosure of the agreement, it will provide notice to Epstein before making the disclosure." By entering into such a confidentiality agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office put itself in a position that conferring with the crime victims (including Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2) about the non-prosecution agreement would violate terms of the agreement — specifically the confidentiality provision. Indeed, even notifying the victims about the agreement would presumably have violated the provision. Accordingly, from September 24, 2007 through at least June 2008 — a period of more than nine months — the U.S Attorney's Office did not notify any of the victims of the existence of the non-prosecution agreement. Epstein was well aware of this failure to notify the victims and, indeed, arranged for this failure to notify the victims. Id.; U.S. 10 EFTA01080101
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 11 of 42 Attorney's Correspondence at 270; Transcript of Hearing in this case on July 11, 2008, at 4-6, 18-19, 22-23, 28-29 (hereinafter cited as "'Fr. July 11, 2008"). 19. A reasonable inference from the evidence is that the U.S. Attorney's Office — pushed by Epstein — wanted the non-prosecution agreement kept from public view because of the intense public criticism that would have resulted from allowing a politically-connected billionaire who had sexually abused more than 30 minor girls to escape from federal prosecution with only a county court jail sentence. Another reasonable inference is that the Office wanted the agreement concealed at this time because of the possibility that the victims could have objected to the agreement in court and perhaps convinced the judge reviewing the agreement not to accept it. 20. The Non-Prosecution Agreement that had been entered into between the U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein was subsequently modified by an October 2007 Addendum and a December 19, 2007, letter from the U.S. Attorney to Attorney Lilly Ann Sanchez. The U.S. Attorney's Office did not confer with any of the victims about these modifications of the agreement (or even notify them of the existence of these modifications) through at least June 2008 — a period of more than six months. See Supplemental Declaration of A. Marie Villafafla (doe. #35, at 1); U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 234-37; Tr. July 11, 2008, 18-19, 22-23, 28- 29.3 21. In October 2007, shortly after the initial plea agreement was signed, FBI agents contacted Jane Doe #1. On October 26, 2007, Special Agents E. Nesbitt Kuyrkendal I and Jason Richards met in person with Jane Doe #1. The Special Agents explained that Epstein would 3 On about August 14, 2008, Epstein's defense counsel told the U.S. Attorney's Office that they did not consider the December 19, 2007, letter to be operative. 1I EFTA01080102
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 12 of 42 plead guilty to state charges involving another victim, he would be required to register as a sex offender for life, and he had made certain concessions related to the payment of damages to the victims, including Jane Doe HI. During this meeting, the Special Agents did not explain that an agreement had already been signed that precluded any prosecution of Epstein for federal charges against Jane Doe #1. The agents could not have revealed this part of the non-prosecution agreement without violating the terms of the non-prosecution agreement. Whether the agents • themselves had been informed of the existence of the non-prosecution agreement by the U.S. Attorney's Office is not certain. Because the plea agreement had already been reached with Epstein, the agents made no attempt to secure Jane Doe #1's view on the proposed resolution of the case. Exhibit "E," Tr. July 11, 2008 at 4-6, 18-19, 22-23. 22. Jane Doe #1's (quite reasonable) understanding of the Special Agent's explanation was that only the State part of the Epstein investigation had been resolved, and that the federal investigation would continue, possibly leading to a federal prosecution. Jane Doe #1 also understood her own case was move forward towards possible prosecution. Tr. July 11, 2008, at 4-6, 18-19, 22-23, 28-29. 23. On about November 27, 2007, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeff Sloman sent an e-mail to Jay Lefkowitz, defense counsel for Epstein. The e-mail stated that the U.S. Attorney's Office had an obligation to notify the victims 12 EFTA01080103
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 13 of 42 U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 255 (emphasis rearranged). 24. On about November 29, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent a draft of a crime victim notification letter to Jay Lefkowitz, defense counsel for Jeffrey Epstein. The notification letter would have explained: The letter then would have gone on to explain that Epstein would The letter would not have explained that, as part of the agreement with Epstein, the Justice Department had previously agreed not to prosecute Epstein for any of the numerous federal offenses that had been committed. U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 256-59. 25. Because of concerns from Epstein's attorneys, the U.S. Attorney's Office never sent the proposed victim notification letter discussed in the previous paragraph to the victims. Instead, a misleading letter stating that the case was "currently under investigation" (described below) was sent in January 2008 and May 2008. At no time before reaching the non-prosecution agreement did the Justice Department notify any victims, including for example Jane Doe PI, about the non-prosecution agreement. The victims were therefore prevented from exercising their CVRA right to confer with prosecutors about the case and about the agreement. Epstein 13 EFTA01080104
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 48 Entered on FLSD Docket 03/21/2011 Page 14 of 42 was aware of these violations of the CVRA and, indeed, pressured the U.S. Attorney's Office to commit these violations. Tr. July 11, 2008, at 9. 26. On about December 6, 2007, Jeffrey H. Sloman, First Assistant U.S. Attorney sent a letter to Jay Lefkowitz, noting the U.S. Attorney's Office's legal obligations to keep victims informed of th The letter stated: U.S. Attorney's Correspondence at 191-92 (emphasis added). 27. Despite this recognition of its obligation to keep victims about the non-prosecution agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office did not follow through and inform the victims of the non-prosecution agreement. To the contrary, as discussed below, it continued to toll the victims that the case was "under investigation." Tr. July 11, 2008, at 4-5, 18-19, 22-29. 28. On December 13, 2007, the U.S. Attorney's Office sent a letter to Jay Lefkowitz, defense counsel for Epstein, rebutting allegations that had apparently been made against the 14 EFTA01080105
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