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What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
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Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to dive right
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back into the letter sent by Epstein's lawyers to Alex Acosta. B.
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Redacted prompted an unduly invasive investigation of Mr. Epstein. Redacted's
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investigation of Mr. Epstein raises serious questions, despite the fact
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that she was made aware of the inaccuracies in the
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PBPD's probable cause affidavit She chose to include the affidavit
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in the document file with the court knowing that the
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public could access it. Then Redacted issued letters requesting documents
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whose subject matter have no relation to the allegations against Mr. Epstein. Notably,
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after we objected to these overly broad and intrusive requests,
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Deputy Chief Redacted denied knowledge of Redacted's actions, and Redacted
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commendably sought to significantly narrow the list of documents requested.
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In a subsequent court filing, Redacted referred to our agreement
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to remove these items from her demand list as evidence
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of Mr. Epstein's non-cooperation. This was only the beginning. Redacted
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also subpoenaed the agent of Roy Black without following the
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guidelines provided in the U.S. Attorney's Manual that require prior
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notification to Washington necessary to seek lawyers' records. We once
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more requested Mr. Lurie to intervene. Despite these efforts, Redacted
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followed up with a subpoena of for Mr. Epstein's confidential
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medical records served directly on his chiropractor, with no notice
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to Mr. Epstein. Redacted also made the unusual request of
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asking the state attorney's office for some of the grand
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jury material. She threatened to subpoena the state when she
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was informed that it was in violation of Florida law
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to release this information. After compiling this evidence, Redacted stated
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that she would be initiating an investigation into a purported
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violation of U.S. Code 18, Section 7, 1591, again without
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required prior DOJ notification. Redacted then broadened the scope of
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the investigation without any foundation for doing so by adding
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charges of money laundering and violations of a money transmitting
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business to the investigation. Mr. Epstein's counsel explained that there
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could be no basis for these charges since Mr. Epstein
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did not commit any prerequisite act for a money laundering
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charge and has never even engaged in a money transmitting business. Ms.
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Redacted responded that Mr. Epstein could be charged under these
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statutes because he funded illegal activities. To suggest that Mr.
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Epstein could violate these statutes simply by spending his legally
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earned money on prostitutes is manifestly an erroneous interpretation of
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the law. To our relief, after briefing Redacted at a
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meeting regarding the spurious application of these statuses, we were
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told to ignore the laundry list and that defense counsel
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should focus on be turned to U.S. Code 18, Section 2422B.
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Once Mr. Epstein's counsel submitted and presented the reasons why
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a federal case would require stretching the relevant federal statutes
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beyond recognition, and that federal involvement in this matter should
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be precluded based on the federalism concerns, the petite policy,
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and general principles of prosecutorial discretion, the parties commenced discussions
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of a possible plea agreement. Around this time, we received
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an email from Redacted suggesting that that she wanted to
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discuss the possibility of a concurrent federal and state resolution.
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We were immediately informed by your office that Redacted did
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not have the authority to make any such plea proposals
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and would not be involved in any further negotiations of
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a plea. Despite this commitment, Redacted was the principal negotiator
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of the agreement. At our meeting on September 7th, she
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made reference to an allegation against Mr. Epstein involving a
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12-year-old individual. This allegation is without merit, and without foundation.
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Though your last letter suggests that there waxed or was
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no contact between individuals in your office and the press,
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we were previously told by Redacted that the FBI was
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receiving information specifically from Connolly, a Vanity Fair reporter, and
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not vice versa. C. Redacted included unfair terms in the agreement.
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Redacted took positions in negotiating this matter that stray from
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both stated policy and established law. First, redacted insisted that
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as part of the federal plea agreement, the state attorney's office,
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without being shown new evidence, should be convinced to charge Mr.
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Epstein with violations of law and recommend a sentence that
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are significantly harsher than what the state deemed appropriate. In fact,
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the state attorneys viewed this matter as a straightforward prostitution
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case and believed that a term of probation was and
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is the appropriate sentence. At redacted's insistence, however, Mr. Epstein
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was forced to undertake the highly unusual and unprecedented action
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of directing his defense team to contract the state prosecutors
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themselves and ask for an upward departure in both his
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indictment and sentence. There was no effort by the state
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and federal prosecutors to coordinate the prosecutions, a practice which
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is against the tenets of the Petit policy. In our view,
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it's unprecedented to micromanage Each and every term of Mr.
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Epstein's state plea, including the exact state charges to which Mr.
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Epstein pled guilty, the time frame within Mr. Epstein must
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enter the state plea and surrender to state officials and
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the amount of time he must spend in county jail.
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This is particularly true where the state attorney's office has
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a different view of the case and there has been
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no coordination with state authorities. In addition, redacted require that Mr.
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Epstein's sentence include a registerable offense. As you know, requiring
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sex offender registration will have significant impact both immediately and
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forever after. This harsh term, which is said to be
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suggested by the FBI, was added despite the fact that
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the state believed that Mr. Epstein's conduct did not warrant
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any such registration. As you know, state officials have special
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expertise in deciding which offenders pose a threat to their community. Moreover,
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this demand placed the state's prosecutors' credibility at issue and
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diminishes the force of sexual registration when it's applied to
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offenders who state prosecutors do not believe are dangerous or
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require registration. Redacted's decision not to permit the state attorney
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to determine a matter uniquely within its province was unwarranted.
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What is more, when negotiating the settlement portion of the agreement,
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Redacted insisted that a civil settlement provision be included in
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the agreement, namely the inclusion of U.S. Code 18, Section 2255.
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a negotiating term which is unprecedented in nature. While we
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were reluctant and cautious about a plea agreement in which
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a criminal defendant gives up certain rights to contest liability
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for a civil settlement, redacted's ultimatums required that we acquiesce
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to these unprecedented terms. For instance, when plea discussion stalled
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as a result of redacted's demands, Mr. Epstein's counsel received
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a letter from her stating, as it now appears you
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will not settle. At this point, redacted expressed, her intention
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to relaunch the government's previously set-aside money laundering investigation. She
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also issued a rush of subpoenas and sent target letters
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to Mr. Epstein's employees, adding new federal charges including obstruction
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of justice. She then personally called Mr. Epstein's largest and
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most valued business client without any basis to inform him
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of the investigation. In an attempt to prevent further persecution
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and intimidation, We proposed that Mr. Epstein establish a restitution
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fund specifically for the settlement of the identified individual's civil
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claims and that an impartial independent representative be appointed to
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administer that fund. There was no dollar amount limit discussed
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for the fund, but the idea was still rejected. We
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then pointed out the state's charges to which Mr. Epstein
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was to plead guilty carried with it a state restitution
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provision that would allow victims to recover damages. Misredacted, however...
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rejected this idea and suggested requiring a guardian ad litium
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implying that the alleged victims in question were currently minors
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and needed special representation. We later learned that the government's
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list of individuals included a woman as old as 24,
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which flies in the face of prior representations. It should
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be noted that any person who is currently 24 years
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or older could not have been a victim under U.S.
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Code Section 2255, even if the conduct occurred in 2001.
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At Redacted's insistence, the parties ultimately agreed to the appointment
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of an attorney representative. But Redacted then took the position
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that Mr. Epstein should pay for the representative's fees, which
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effectively meant that Mr. Epstein must pay to sue himself.
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Redacted also proposed wholly irrelevant charges, such as making obscene
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phone calls and violations of child privacy laws. When Redacted
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learned of these proposed charges, he asked Mr. Epstein's defense
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team to ignore them, as they would embarrass the office. d.
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Redacted continually and purposefully misinterpreted the critical terms of the agreement.
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Since the execution of the agreement redacted as repeatedly and misconstrued,
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the terms contained therein. As you know, several facets of
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this matter have been highly contested by both parties. We
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sometimes have obtained two competing views as to your willingness
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to compromise on specific issues that we have raised with
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your office. In particular, there are times when we receive
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verbal agreement from you or your staff and sometimes from
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misredacted herself, on a particular issue, only to subsequently receive
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a contradictory interpretation from misredacted that negates our prior common understanding.
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Her misrepresentations appear to be attempts to effectively change the
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spirit and the meaning of the non-prosecution agreement. We offer
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several examples of significant misrepresentations. First, despite the fact that
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we received several commitments from your office that it would
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monitor Mr. Epstein's state sentencing but not interfere with it
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in any way, Ms. Redacted sought to do just that. Ms.
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Redacted's decision to utilize a civil remedy statute in the
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place of a restitution fund for the alleged victims eliminates
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a notification requirement under the Justice for All Act in 2004,
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a federal law that requires federal authorities to notify victims
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as to any available restitution, not of any potential civil remedies,
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to which they're entitled. Despite this fact, Ms. Redacted proposed
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a victim's notification letter to be sent to the alleged
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federal victims. Ms. Redacted has gone even further. alleging that
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the victims may take written statements or testify against Mr.
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Epstein at the sentencing. We find no basis in law
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or the agreement that provides the identified individuals with either
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a right to appear at Mr. Epstein's plea and sentence
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or to submit a written statement to be filed by
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the state attorney. Here, Mr. Epstein is pleading guilty to
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and being sentenced for state offenses, not the federal offenses
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under which the government has unilaterally recognized these identified individuals
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as victims. The notion that individuals whose names are not
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even known to the charging prosecutor in a state actually
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should somehow be allowed to speak at a proceeding is unjustifiable. Furthermore,
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only after obtaining the executed agreement did Ms. Redacted begin
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insisting that the selected representative's duties go beyond settlement and
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include litigating claims for individuals. In Ms. Redacted's victim's notification letter,
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she states that Mr. Potthurst and Ms. Josephsburg, the selected
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of attorneys' representatives, may present the identified individuals. This language
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assumes the selected representatives will agree to serve in the
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capacity envisioned by Ms. Redacted, which is patently incorrect. Yet
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neglecting the spirit of principle of ethic with respects to conflict, Ms.
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Redacted continues to improperly emphasize that the chosen attorney representative
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should be able to litigate the claims of individuals. In
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a similar fashion, Ms. Redacted has overstated the scope of Mr.
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Epstein's waiver of of liability pursuant to the agreement. Misredacted
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began asserting that Mr. Epstein has waived liability even when
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claims with identified individuals are not settled just after the
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execution of the agreement. Despite the fact that at this
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time we obtained an agreement from you that Mr. Epstein's
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waiver would not stretch past settlement, misredacted continues to espouse
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this erroneous interpretation. F. Misredacted in the settlement process. We're
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concerned that Ms. Redacted has repeatedly attempted to manipulate the
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process under which Mr. Epstein has agreed to settle civil claims. First,
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she inappropriately attempted to nominate Humbert Burt Ocariz for attorney
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representative despite the fact that Mr. Ocariz has a long-standing
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relationship with Ms. Redacted. Mr. Ocariz turns out to be
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a very good personal friend and law school classmate of Ms.
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Redacted's boyfriend, a fact she assiduously kept hidden from counsel.
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We also learned that Ms. Redacted that she shared the
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Ocariz the summary of the charges the government was considering
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against Epstein, even after your office conceded that it was
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inappropriate for its attorneys to select an attorney representative. Ms.
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Redacted continued to lobby for Mr. Ocariz's appointment. On October 19, 2007,
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retired Judge Edward B. Davis, who was appointed by the
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parties to select the attorney representative, informed Mr. Epstein's counsel
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that he received a telephone call from Mr. Okeriz, directly
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requesting that Judge Davis appoint him as the attorney representative
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in the matter. Furthermore, federal interference continues to plague the
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integrity of the implementation of the agreement. We recently learned
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that despite the fact that there was no communication between
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state and federal authorities as to the investigation of Mr. Epstein,
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the FBI visited the state attorney's office two weeks ago
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to request Mr. Epstein be disqualified to participate in work release,
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even though the agreement mandates that Mr. Epstein be treated
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as any other inmate. 3. Conclusion In sum, we request
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that you review the evidence supporting the prosecution of Mr. Epstein.
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Such a review would serve to address similar concerns as
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those raised in Brady v. Maryland, which mandate the disclosure
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of evidence material to guilt or innocence, even after the
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execution of an agreement, to enter a plea of guilty.
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We believe that the prosecution team was informed by its witnesses,
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including persons other than redacted and redacted, who were discussed
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at length above, that Mr. Epstein's practice was to seek
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women older than 18 rather than targeting those under 18.
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We would expect, for instance, that redacted a key witness
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whose interview with the FBI was recorded would have provided
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such exonerating information as well as many others. We would
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also expect the review to uncover clear evidence that demonstrates
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that Mr. Epstein did not travel to Florida for the
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purpose of having illegal underage sex, nor that he induced
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underage women by using the internet or phones. Furthermore, we
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ask you to consider whether there's reliable evidence, not just
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that Mr. Epstein had sexual contact with witnesses who are
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in fact underage, but whether the allegations are based on
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trustworthy and corroborated evidence that Mr. Epstein knew that the
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females in question were under 18 at the time of
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sexual contact to Mr. Epstein traveled to his home in
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Palm Beach for the purpose of having such sexual contact
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to the extent the allegation charges a violation of of U.S.
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Code 18 Section 2423B and C. And Mr. Epstein induced
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such sexual contact by using an instrumentality of interstate commerce
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to the extent the allegations charge a violation of 18 U.S.
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Code Section 2422B. There's no evidence of internal solicitation, which
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is the norm upon which federal jurisdiction is usually modeled
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under the statutes. We believe that the information we provide
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to you in this submission will be informative and spark
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a motivation to gain more information with respect to the
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investigation of the matter. Again, we're not seeking to unwind
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the agreement. We're only seeking for you to exercise your
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discretion in directing that an impartial and respected member of
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your office test the evidence upon which the draft federal
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indictment was based against, the best evidence, including the transcripts
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of the tape-recorded pre-federal involvement interviews. Finally, I'd like to
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reiterate our appreciation for the opportunity to have provided to
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review some of our issues and concerns. I look forward
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to speaking with you shortly. This was signed by Jay Lefkowitz.
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What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the
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Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to dive right
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back into the letter sent by Epstein's lawyers to Alex Acosta. B.
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Redacted prompted an unduly invasive investigation of Mr. Epstein. Redacted's
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investigation of Mr. Epstein raises serious questions, despite the fact
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that she was made aware of the inaccuracies in the
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PBPD's probable cause affidavit She chose to include the affidavit
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in the document file with the court knowing that the
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public could access it. Then Redacted issued letters requesting documents
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whose subject matter have no relation to the allegations against Mr. Epstein. Notably,
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after we objected to these overly broad and intrusive requests,
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Deputy Chief Redacted denied knowledge of Redacted's actions, and Redacted
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commendably sought to significantly narrow the list of documents requested.
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In a subsequent court filing, Redacted referred to our agreement
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to remove these items from her demand list as evidence
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of Mr. Epstein's non-cooperation. This was only the beginning. Redacted
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also subpoenaed the agent of Roy Black without following the
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guidelines provided in the U.S. Attorney's Manual that require prior
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notification to Washington necessary to seek lawyers' records. We once
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more requested Mr. Lurie to intervene. Despite these efforts, Redacted
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followed up with a subpoena of for Mr. Epstein's confidential
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medical records served directly on his chiropractor, with no notice
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to Mr. Epstein. Redacted also made the unusual request of
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asking the state attorney's office for some of the grand
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jury material. She threatened to subpoena the state when she
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was informed that it was in violation of Florida law
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to release this information. After compiling this evidence, Redacted stated
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that she would be initiating an investigation into a purported
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violation of U.S. Code 18, Section 7, 1591, again without
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required prior DOJ notification. Redacted then broadened the scope of
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the investigation without any foundation for doing so by adding
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charges of money laundering and violations of a money transmitting
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business to the investigation. Mr. Epstein's counsel explained that there
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could be no basis for these charges since Mr. Epstein
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did not commit any prerequisite act for a money laundering
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charge and has never even engaged in a money transmitting business. Ms.
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Redacted responded that Mr. Epstein could be charged under these
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statutes because he funded illegal activities. To suggest that Mr.
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Epstein could violate these statutes simply by spending his legally
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earned money on prostitutes is manifestly an erroneous interpretation of
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the law. To our relief, after briefing Redacted at a
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meeting regarding the spurious application of these statuses, we were
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told to ignore the laundry list and that defense counsel
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should focus on be turned to U.S. Code 18, Section 2422B.
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Once Mr. Epstein's counsel submitted and presented the reasons why
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a federal case would require stretching the relevant federal statutes
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beyond recognition, and that federal involvement in this matter should
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be precluded based on the federalism concerns, the petite policy,
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and general principles of prosecutorial discretion, the parties commenced discussions
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of a possible plea agreement. Around this time, we received
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an email from Redacted suggesting that that she wanted to
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discuss the possibility of a concurrent federal and state resolution.
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We were immediately informed by your office that Redacted did
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not have the authority to make any such plea proposals
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and would not be involved in any further negotiations of
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a plea. Despite this commitment, Redacted was the principal negotiator
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of the agreement. At our meeting on September 7th, she
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made reference to an allegation against Mr. Epstein involving a
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12-year-old individual. This allegation is without merit, and without foundation.
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Though your last letter suggests that there waxed or was
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no contact between individuals in your office and the press,
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we were previously told by Redacted that the FBI was
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receiving information specifically from Connolly, a Vanity Fair reporter, and
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not vice versa. C. Redacted included unfair terms in the agreement.
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Redacted took positions in negotiating this matter that stray from
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both stated policy and established law. First, redacted insisted that
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as part of the federal plea agreement, the state attorney's office,
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without being shown new evidence, should be convinced to charge Mr.
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Epstein with violations of law and recommend a sentence that
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are significantly harsher than what the state deemed appropriate. In fact,
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the state attorneys viewed this matter as a straightforward prostitution
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case and believed that a term of probation was and
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is the appropriate sentence. At redacted's insistence, however, Mr. Epstein
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was forced to undertake the highly unusual and unprecedented action
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of directing his defense team to contract the state prosecutors
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themselves and ask for an upward departure in both his
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indictment and sentence. There was no effort by the state
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and federal prosecutors to coordinate the prosecutions, a practice which
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is against the tenets of the Petit policy. In our view,
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it's unprecedented to micromanage Each and every term of Mr.
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Epstein's state plea, including the exact state charges to which Mr.
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Epstein pled guilty, the time frame within Mr. Epstein must
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enter the state plea and surrender to state officials and
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the amount of time he must spend in county jail.
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This is particularly true where the state attorney's office has
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a different view of the case and there has been
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no coordination with state authorities. In addition, redacted require that Mr.
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Epstein's sentence include a registerable offense. As you know, requiring
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sex offender registration will have significant impact both immediately and
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forever after. This harsh term, which is said to be
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suggested by the FBI, was added despite the fact that
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the state believed that Mr. Epstein's conduct did not warrant
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any such registration. As you know, state officials have special
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expertise in deciding which offenders pose a threat to their community. Moreover,
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this demand placed the state's prosecutors' credibility at issue and
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diminishes the force of sexual registration when it's applied to
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offenders who state prosecutors do not believe are dangerous or
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require registration. Redacted's decision not to permit the state attorney
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to determine a matter uniquely within its province was unwarranted.
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What is more, when negotiating the settlement portion of the agreement,
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Redacted insisted that a civil settlement provision be included in
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the agreement, namely the inclusion of U.S. Code 18, Section 2255.
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a negotiating term which is unprecedented in nature. While we
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were reluctant and cautious about a plea agreement in which
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a criminal defendant gives up certain rights to contest liability
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for a civil settlement, redacted's ultimatums required that we acquiesce
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to these unprecedented terms. For instance, when plea discussion stalled
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as a result of redacted's demands, Mr. Epstein's counsel received
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a letter from her stating, as it now appears you
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will not settle. At this point, redacted expressed, her intention
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to relaunch the government's previously set-aside money laundering investigation. She
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also issued a rush of subpoenas and sent target letters
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to Mr. Epstein's employees, adding new federal charges including obstruction
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of justice. She then personally called Mr. Epstein's largest and
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most valued business client without any basis to inform him
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of the investigation. In an attempt to prevent further persecution
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and intimidation, We proposed that Mr. Epstein establish a restitution
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fund specifically for the settlement of the identified individual's civil
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claims and that an impartial independent representative be appointed to
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administer that fund. There was no dollar amount limit discussed
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for the fund, but the idea was still rejected. We
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then pointed out the state's charges to which Mr. Epstein
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was to plead guilty carried with it a state restitution
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provision that would allow victims to recover damages. Misredacted, however...
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rejected this idea and suggested requiring a guardian ad litium
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implying that the alleged victims in question were currently minors
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and needed special representation. We later learned that the government's
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list of individuals included a woman as old as 24,
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which flies in the face of prior representations. It should
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be noted that any person who is currently 24 years
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or older could not have been a victim under U.S.
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Code Section 2255, even if the conduct occurred in 2001.
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At Redacted's insistence, the parties ultimately agreed to the appointment
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of an attorney representative. But Redacted then took the position
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that Mr. Epstein should pay for the representative's fees, which
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effectively meant that Mr. Epstein must pay to sue himself.
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Redacted also proposed wholly irrelevant charges, such as making obscene
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phone calls and violations of child privacy laws. When Redacted
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learned of these proposed charges, he asked Mr. Epstein's defense
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team to ignore them, as they would embarrass the office. d.
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Redacted continually and purposefully misinterpreted the critical terms of the agreement.
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Since the execution of the agreement redacted as repeatedly and misconstrued,
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the terms contained therein. As you know, several facets of
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this matter have been highly contested by both parties. We
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sometimes have obtained two competing views as to your willingness
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to compromise on specific issues that we have raised with
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your office. In particular, there are times when we receive
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verbal agreement from you or your staff and sometimes from
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misredacted herself, on a particular issue, only to subsequently receive
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a contradictory interpretation from misredacted that negates our prior common understanding.
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Her misrepresentations appear to be attempts to effectively change the
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spirit and the meaning of the non-prosecution agreement. We offer
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several examples of significant misrepresentations. First, despite the fact that
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we received several commitments from your office that it would
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monitor Mr. Epstein's state sentencing but not interfere with it
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in any way, Ms. Redacted sought to do just that. Ms.
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Redacted's decision to utilize a civil remedy statute in the
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place of a restitution fund for the alleged victims eliminates
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a notification requirement under the Justice for All Act in 2004,
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a federal law that requires federal authorities to notify victims
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as to any available restitution, not of any potential civil remedies,
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to which they're entitled. Despite this fact, Ms. Redacted proposed
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a victim's notification letter to be sent to the alleged
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federal victims. Ms. Redacted has gone even further. alleging that
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the victims may take written statements or testify against Mr.
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Epstein at the sentencing. We find no basis in law
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or the agreement that provides the identified individuals with either
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a right to appear at Mr. Epstein's plea and sentence
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or to submit a written statement to be filed by
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the state attorney. Here, Mr. Epstein is pleading guilty to
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and being sentenced for state offenses, not the federal offenses
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under which the government has unilaterally recognized these identified individuals
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as victims. The notion that individuals whose names are not
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even known to the charging prosecutor in a state actually
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should somehow be allowed to speak at a proceeding is unjustifiable. Furthermore,
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only after obtaining the executed agreement did Ms. Redacted begin
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insisting that the selected representative's duties go beyond settlement and
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include litigating claims for individuals. In Ms. Redacted's victim's notification letter,
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she states that Mr. Potthurst and Ms. Josephsburg, the selected
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of attorneys' representatives, may present the identified individuals. This language
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assumes the selected representatives will agree to serve in the
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capacity envisioned by Ms. Redacted, which is patently incorrect. Yet
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neglecting the spirit of principle of ethic with respects to conflict, Ms.
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Redacted continues to improperly emphasize that the chosen attorney representative
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should be able to litigate the claims of individuals. In
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a similar fashion, Ms. Redacted has overstated the scope of Mr.
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Epstein's waiver of of liability pursuant to the agreement. Misredacted
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began asserting that Mr. Epstein has waived liability even when
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claims with identified individuals are not settled just after the
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execution of the agreement. Despite the fact that at this
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time we obtained an agreement from you that Mr. Epstein's
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waiver would not stretch past settlement, misredacted continues to espouse
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this erroneous interpretation. F. Misredacted in the settlement process. We're
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concerned that Ms. Redacted has repeatedly attempted to manipulate the
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process under which Mr. Epstein has agreed to settle civil claims. First,
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she inappropriately attempted to nominate Humbert Burt Ocariz for attorney
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representative despite the fact that Mr. Ocariz has a long-standing
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relationship with Ms. Redacted. Mr. Ocariz turns out to be
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a very good personal friend and law school classmate of Ms.
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Redacted's boyfriend, a fact she assiduously kept hidden from counsel.
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We also learned that Ms. Redacted that she shared the
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Ocariz the summary of the charges the government was considering
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against Epstein, even after your office conceded that it was
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inappropriate for its attorneys to select an attorney representative. Ms.
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Redacted continued to lobby for Mr. Ocariz's appointment. On October 19, 2007,
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retired Judge Edward B. Davis, who was appointed by the
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parties to select the attorney representative, informed Mr. Epstein's counsel
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that he received a telephone call from Mr. Okeriz, directly
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requesting that Judge Davis appoint him as the attorney representative
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in the matter. Furthermore, federal interference continues to plague the
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integrity of the implementation of the agreement. We recently learned
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that despite the fact that there was no communication between
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state and federal authorities as to the investigation of Mr. Epstein,
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the FBI visited the state attorney's office two weeks ago
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to request Mr. Epstein be disqualified to participate in work release,
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even though the agreement mandates that Mr. Epstein be treated
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as any other inmate. 3. Conclusion In sum, we request
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that you review the evidence supporting the prosecution of Mr. Epstein.
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Such a review would serve to address similar concerns as
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those raised in Brady v. Maryland, which mandate the disclosure
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of evidence material to guilt or innocence, even after the
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execution of an agreement, to enter a plea of guilty.
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We believe that the prosecution team was informed by its witnesses,
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including persons other than redacted and redacted, who were discussed
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at length above, that Mr. Epstein's practice was to seek
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women older than 18 rather than targeting those under 18.
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We would expect, for instance, that redacted a key witness
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whose interview with the FBI was recorded would have provided
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such exonerating information as well as many others. We would
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also expect the review to uncover clear evidence that demonstrates
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that Mr. Epstein did not travel to Florida for the
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purpose of having illegal underage sex, nor that he induced
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underage women by using the internet or phones. Furthermore, we
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ask you to consider whether there's reliable evidence, not just
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that Mr. Epstein had sexual contact with witnesses who are
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in fact underage, but whether the allegations are based on
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trustworthy and corroborated evidence that Mr. Epstein knew that the
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females in question were under 18 at the time of
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sexual contact to Mr. Epstein traveled to his home in
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Palm Beach for the purpose of having such sexual contact
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to the extent the allegation charges a violation of of U.S.
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Code 18 Section 2423B and C. And Mr. Epstein induced
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such sexual contact by using an instrumentality of interstate commerce
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to the extent the allegations charge a violation of 18 U.S.
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Code Section 2422B. There's no evidence of internal solicitation, which
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is the norm upon which federal jurisdiction is usually modeled
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under the statutes. We believe that the information we provide
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to you in this submission will be informative and spark
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a motivation to gain more information with respect to the
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investigation of the matter. Again, we're not seeking to unwind
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the agreement. We're only seeking for you to exercise your
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discretion in directing that an impartial and respected member of
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your office test the evidence upon which the draft federal
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indictment was based against, the best evidence, including the transcripts
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of the tape-recorded pre-federal involvement interviews. Finally, I'd like to
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reiterate our appreciation for the opportunity to have provided to
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review some of our issues and concerns. I look forward
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to speaking with you shortly. This was signed by Jay Lefkowitz.
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