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Case 9:08; cv-80736-KAM Document 361-21 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 9 of 9 - ., .. UNITED STATES vs. JEFFREY EPSTEIN PLEA PROFFER On August _, 2007, Mr. Epstein learned that his Special Agents would attempt to serve subpoenas on his personal assistants, While traveling to the New York City area, Mr. Epstein re-directed his airplane to the U.S. Virgin Islands in order to harass to delay Special Agents from serving target letters on his assistants, Page 6 of 6 RFP MIA 000105 EFTA00184384
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-22 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT 22 EFTA00184385
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-22 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 2 From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: (USAFLS) (USAFLS) ber 21c 2007 2:15 PM eating with pstem's attorneys 070921 Epstein Non•Prosecution Agreement pdl Iii Harry and - I his is the draft I just sent to Jay there arc id ill some outstanding issues. hut I thought that )(to might want to .1.1: what the most recent hulks like. l'i/hdatia Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Asc. Suite 400 West Palm Beach. EL 33.4111 From: [malitolikrische@salS.state.O.us] Sen I, 2007 1:18 PM To: (USAFLS) Cc: Subject: RE: Meeting with Epsteln's attorneys I just spoke to Jack and related our conversation. You can expect a call from him shortly. I understand the deft. gets 3 days a month gain time plus 3 additional days a month if he works. So I think that would work out to 15 months actual lime served. He would then be on the bracelet. house arrest, for one year Jack indicated that he double checked with the stockade and the registration offense won't act as a bar to Epstein doing his time at the stockade, so they intend to register concurrent with the plea of guilty Glad we could gel this worked out for reasons I won't put in writing After this is resolved I would love to buy you a cup at Starbucks and have a conversation From• (USAFLS)I Son • 21, 2007 1:10 PM To: Sub : RE: Meeting with Epstein's attorneys I Ii Barry. [hanks tin• your time this morning. We called Jay and told him that we (you and our office) had decided what would work best and that you would contact Jack to finalize the slate agreement. I um trying to finish the federal agreement. In addition to the sentence imposed. I want to put in a pro% i dim that he As ill :moot 6. 1w in jail at le:Nat:en:tin number of dal. , to make sure hedoesn't try I ...: .0 -ium int c'' someone with the I lorida prison :luau wines to let him out e:u•l' so do know hock much "gain lime" s‘otild rpmein earn? du you call it "gain time' or -goo•d 'hoc- %twit:thing else? Thank you. Assistant LS. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave. Suite 400 West Palm Bench. El 11,10 1976 08-80736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB-002125 EFTA00184386
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-23 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT 23 EFTA00184387
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-23 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 2 "VIllefene, Ann C. To "Jay Lefler/Ate <,llefkowilzOkIrldand.coe (USAFLSI• 09/27/2007 03:06 PM CO bcc Subject RE: Conference Call with Bert Omitlz Hi Jay — I already told Bert that there is no indictment and, as I mentioned, he doesn't really need to/want to see the entire plea agreement, just the relevant paragraphs so that he understands what the scope of his representation will be. I think they would be happy knowing that their hourly rate will be paid when it is billed. The concern is, if all 40 girls decide they want to sue, they don't want to be in a situation where Mr. Epstein says this is getting too expensive, we won't pay any more attorneys' fees. Two suggestions, that I haven't run past Bert, are: 1. Mr. Epstein signs a standard fee agreement, where one of his attorneys or accountants who is not working on the damages litigation receives a monthly bill with attorney's fees charged at an hourly rate and costs billed monthly. The bills will have any privileged information redacted. If there is a dispute about a bill that cannot be resolved, it will be submitted to a mediator for resolution. 2. If that is too open-ended for Mr. Epstein, do the hourly/monthly billing until Bert has had a chance to confer with all of the girls to determine how many want him to represent them. Once it is known how many girls will be represented by Bert; and maybe who those girls are, there can be a more educated discussion about estimated fees and costs. Just some food for thought. I will be out of the office tomorrow, but I will be reachable by cell phone. I will make sure Bert is available and confirm the time with you. A. Assistant U.S. Attorney US_Atty_Cor_001 66 EFTA00184388
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-24 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 6 EXHIBIT 24 EFTA00184389
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-24 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 6 d U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Jay: 300 S. Australian Ave, Ste 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Facsimile: December 13, 2007 I am writing not to respond to your asserted "policy concerns" regarding Mr. Epstein's Non- Prosecution Agreement, which will be addressed by the United States Attorney, but the time has come for me to respond to the ever-increasing attacks on my role in the investigation and negotiations. It is an understatement to say that I am surprised by your allegations regarding my role because I thought that we had worked very well together in resolving this dispute. I also am surprised because I feel that I bent over backwards to keep in mind the effect that the agreement would have on Mr. Epstein and to make sure that you (and he) understood the repercussions of the agreement. For example, I brought to your attention that one potential plea could result in no gain time for your client; I corrected one of your calculations of the Sentencing Guidelines that would have resulted in Mr. Epstein spending far more time in prison than you projected; I contacted the Bureau of Prisons to see whether Mr. Epstein would be eligible for the prison camp that you desired; and I told you my suspicions about the source of the press "leak" and suggested ways to avoid the press. Importantly, I continued to work with you in a professional manner even after I learned that you had been proceeding in bad faith for several weeks — thinking that I had incorrectly concluded that solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution was a registrable offense and that you would "fool" our Office into letting Mr. Epstein plead to a non-registrable offense. Even now, when it is clear that neither you nor your client ever intended to abide by the terms of the agreement that he signed, I have never alleged misconduct on your part. The first allegation that you raise is that I "assiduously" hid from you the fact that Bert Ocariz is a friend of my boyfriend and that I have a "longstanding relationship" with Mr. Ocariz. RFP MIA 000464 EFTA00184390
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-24 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 3 of 6 • • JAY P. LEFKOW1TZ, ESQ. DECEMBER 13,2007 PAGE 2 OF S I informed you that I selected Mr. Ocariz because he was a friend and classmate of two people whom I respected, and that I had never met or spoken with Mr. Ocariz prior to contacting him about this case. All of those facts are true. I still have never met Mr. Ocariz, and, at the time that he and I spoke about this case, he did not know about my relationship with his friend. You suggest that should have explicitly informed you that one of the referrals came from my "boyfriend" rather than simply a "friend," which is the term I used, but it is not my nature to discuss my personal relationships with opposing counsel. Your attacks on me and on the victims establish why I wanted to find someone whom I could trust with safeguarding the victims' best interests in the face of intense pressure from an unlimited number of highly skilled and well paid attorneys. Mr. Ocariz was that person. One of your letters suggests a business relationship between Mr. Ocariz and my boyfriend. This is patently untrue and neither my boyfriend nor I would have received any financial benefit from Mr. Ocariz's appointment. Furthermore, after Mr. Ocariz learned more about Mr. Epstein's actions (as described below), he expressed a willingness to handle the case pro bono, with no financial benefit even to himself. Furthermore, you were given several other options to choose from, including the Podhurst firm, which was later selected by Judge . You rejected those other options. You also allege that I improperly disclosed information about the case to Mr. Ocariz. I provided Mr. Ocariz with a bare bones summary of the agreement's terms related to his appointment to help him decide whether the case was something he and his firm would be willing to undertake. I did not provide Mr. Ocariz with facts related to the investigation because they were confidential and instead recommended that he "Google" Mr. Epstein's name for background information. When Mr. Ocariz asked for additional information to assist his firm in addressing conflicts issues, I forwarded those questions to you, and you raised objections for the first time. I did not share any further information about Mr. Epstein or the case. Since Mr. Ocariz had been told that you concurred in his selection, out of professional courtesy, I informed Mr. Ocariz of the Office's decision to use a Special Master to make the selection and told him that the Office had made contact with Jude . We have had no further contact since then and I have never had contact with Judge I understand from you that Mr. Ocariz contacted Judge . You criticize his decision to do so, yet you feel that you and your co-counsel were entitled to contact Judge to by to "lobby" him to select someone to your liking, despite the fact that the Non-Prosecution Agreement vested the Office with the exclusive right to select the attorney representative. Another reason for my surprise about your allegations regarding misconduct related to the Section 2255 litigation is your earlier desire to have me perform the role of "facil itator" to convince the victims that the lawyer representative was selected by the Office to represent their interests alone and that the out-of-court settlement of their claims was in their best interests. You now state that doing the same things that you had asked me to do earlier is improper meddling in civil litigation. Much of your letter reiterates the challenges to Detective Rccarey's investigation that have RFP MIA 000465 EFTA00184391
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-24 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 4 of 6 a JAY P. LEFKOWITZ, ESQ. DECEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 3 OF 5 already been submitted to the Office on several occasions and you suggest that I have kept that information from those who reviewed the proposed indictment package. Contrary to your suggestion, those submissions were attached to and incorporated in the proposed indictment package, so your suggestion that I tried to hide something from the reviewers is false. I also take issue with the duplicity of stating that we must accept as true those parts of the Recarey reports and witness statements that you like and we must accept as false those parts that you do not like. You and your co-counsel also impressed upon me from the beginning the need to undertake an independent investigation. It seems inappropriate now to complain because our independent investigation uncovered facts that are unfavorable to your client. You complain that I "forced" your client and the State Attorney's Office to proceed on charges that they do not believe in, yet you do not want our Office to inform the State Attorney's Office of facts that su ort the additional char e nor do ou want any of the victims of that charge to contact Ms. or the Court. Ms. opinion may change if she knows the full scope of your client's actions. You and I spent several weeks trying to identify and put together a plea to federal charges that your client was willing to accept. Yet your letter now accuses me of "manufacturing" charges of obstruction of justice, making obscene phone calls, and violating child privacy laws. When Mr. Lourie told you that those charges would "embarrass the Office," he meant that the Office was unwilling to bend the facts to satisfy Mr. Epstein's desired prison sentence — a statement with which I agree. I hope that you understand how your accusations that I imposed "ultimatums" and "forced" you and your client to agree to unconscionable contract terms cannot square with the true facts of this case. As explained in letters from Messrs. MI and the indictment was postponed for more than five months to allow you and Mr. Epstein's o er attorneys to make presentations to the Office to convince the Office not to prosecute. Those presentations were unsuccessful. As you mention in your letter,l—a simple line AUSA — handled the primary negotiations for the Office, and conducted those negotiations with you, Ms. Sanchez, Mr. Lewis, and a host of other highly skilled and experienced practitioners. As you put it, your group has a "combined 250 years experience" to my fourteen. The agreement itself was signed by Mr. Epstein, Ms. Sanchez, and Mr. Lefcourt, whose experience speaks for itself. You and I spent hours negotiating the terms, including when to use "a" versus "the" and other minutiae. When ou and 1 could not reach a cement, you repeatedly went over my head, involving Messrs. Louric, and in the negotiations at various times. In any and all plea negotiations e e en ant understan s t at his options are to plead or to continue with the investigation and proceed to trial. Those were the same options that were proposed to Mr. Epstein, and they are not "persecution or intimidation tactics." Mr. Epstein chose to sign the agreement with the advice of a multitude of extremely noteworthy counsel. You also make much of the fact that the names of the victims were not released to Mr. Epstein prior to signing the Agreement. You never asked for such a term. During an earlier meeting, where Mr. Black was present, he raised the concern that you now voice. Mr. Black and I did not have a chance to discuss the issue, but I had already conceived of a way to resolve that RFP MIA 000466 EFTA00184392
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-24 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 5 of 6 • JAY P. LEFKUWITZ, ESQ. DECEMBER 13,2007 PAUL 4 or 5 issue if it were raised during negotiations. As I stated, it was not, leading me to believe that it was not a matter of concern to the defense. Since the signing of the Non-Prosecution Agreement, the agents and I have vetted the list of victims more than once. In one instance, we decided to remove a name because, although the minor victim was touched inappropriately by Mr. Epstein, we decided that the link to a payment was insufficient to call it "prostitution." I have always remained open to a challenge to the list. so your suggestion that Mr. Epstein was forced to write a blank check is simply unfounded. Your last set of allegations relates to the investigation of the matter. For instance, you claim that some of the victims were informed of their right to collect damages prior to a thorough investigation of their allegations against Mr. Epstein. This also is false. None of the victims was informed of the right to sue under Section 2255 prior to the investigation of the claims. Three victims were notified shortly after the signing of the Non-Prosecution Agreement of the general terms of that Agreement. You raised objections to any victim notification, and no further notifications were done. Throughout this process you have seen that 1 have prepared this case as though it would proceed to trial. Notifying the witnesses of the possibility of damages claims prior to concluding the matter by plea or trial would only undermine my case. If my reassurances arc insufficient, the fact that not a single victim has threatened to sue Mr. Epstein should assure you of the integrity of the investigation.' 'There are numerous other unfounded allegations in your letter about document demands, the money laundering investigation, contacting potential witnesses, speaking with the press. and the like. For the most part, these allegations have been raised and disproven earlier and need not he readdressed. However, with respect to the subpoena served upon the private investigator, contrary to your assertion, and as your co-counsel has already been told, 1 slid consult with the Justice Department riot to issuing the subpoena and I was told that because I was Laa subpoenaing an attorney's office ur an office physically located within an attorney's office, and because the business did private investigation work for individuals (rather than working exclusively for Mr. Black), I could issue a grand jury subpoena in the normal course, which is what I did. I also did not "threaten" the State Attorney's Office with a grand jury subpoena, as the correspondence with their grand jury coordinator makes perfectly clear. With regard to your allegation of my filing the 'with the court knowing that the public could access it," I do not know to what you are referring. all documents related to the investigation have been filed tinder seal, and the has never been filed with the Court. If, in fact, you arc referring to the should have access to it except the Court and myself. Those documents are still in the Corm file only because you have violated one of the terms of the Agreement by failing to - withdraw (Epstein's] pending motion to intervene and to quash certain RFP MIA 000467 EFTA00184393
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-24 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 6 of 6 JAY P. LEFKOWI Z, ESQ. DECEMBER 13, 2007 PAVE 5 OF 5 With respect to I contacted her attorney — who was paid for by Mr. Epstein and was directed by counsel for Mr. Epstein to demand immunity — and asked only whether he still represented and if he wanted me to send the victim notification letter to him. He asked what the letter would say and I told him that the letter would be forthcoming in about a week and that I could not provide him with the terms. With respect to deltas as a victim, you again want us to accept as true only facts that are beneficial to your client and to reject as false anything detrimental to him. nark a number of statements that arc contradicted by documentary evidence and a review of her recorded statement shows her lack of credibility with respect to a number of statements. Based upon all of the evidence collected, s classified as a victim as defined by statute. Of course, that does not mean that considers herself a victim or that she would seek damages from Mr. Epstein. I believe that a number of the identified victims will not seek damages, but that does not negate their legal status as victims. I hope that you now understand that your accusations against myself and the agents are unfounded. In the future, I recommend that you address your accusations to me so that I can correct any misunderstandings bcforc you make false allegations to others in the Department. I hope that we can move forward with a professional resolution of this matter, whether that be by your client's adherence to the contract that he signed, or by virtue of a trial. a cc: Sincerely, United States Attorney By: slA Villa win A. Assistant United States Attorney U.S. Attorney Jeffrey First Assistant U.S. Attorney You also accuse me of "broaden[ing] the scope of the investigation without any foundation for doing so by adding charges of money laundering and violations u fa money transmitting business to the investigation." Again, I consulted with the Justice Department's Money Laundering Section about my analysis before expanding that scope. 'the duty attorney agreed with my analysis. RFP MIA 000468 EFTA00184394
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-25 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 3 EXHIBIT 25 EFTA00184395
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-25 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 3 (USAFLS) From: Jeff (USAFLS) Sent: r 28, 2007 4:35 PM To: (USAFLS) Subject: w. pew Can u send Jay the proposed letter and redact the names? Thx, Jeff Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld Original Message Lefkowitz <lLefkowitz@kirkland.com> , Jeff (USAFLS) (USAFLS) Sent: Wed Nov 28 16:29:09 2007 Subject: Re: Epstein Dear Jeff: I received your email yesterday and was a little surprised at the tone of your letter, given the fact that we spoke last week and had what I thought was a productive meeting. I was especially surprised given that your letter arrived on only the second day back to work after the Thanksgiving Holiday, and yet your demands regarding timing suggest that I have been sitting on my hands for days. You should know that the first time I learned about Judge selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg, and indeed the first time I ever eard their names, was in our meeting with you on Wednesday of last week. Nevertheless, I have now been able to confer with my client, and we have determined that the selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg are acceptable to us, reserving, of course, our previously stated objections to the manner in which you have interpreted the section 2255 portions of the Agreement. We do, however, strongly and emphatically object to your sending a letter to the alleged victims. Without a fair opportunity to review and the ability to make objections to this letter, it is completely unacceptable that you would send it without our consideration. Additionally, given that the US Attorney's office has made clear it cannot vouch for the claims of the victims, it would be incendiary and inappropriate for your Office to send such a letter. Indeed, because it is a certainty that any such letter would immediately be leaked to the press, your actions will only have the effect of injuring Mr. Epstein and promoting spurious civil litigation directed at him. We believe it is entirely unprecedented, and in any event, inappropriate for the Government to be the instigator of such lawsuits. 2544 08-80736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB-001978 EFTA00184396
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-25 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 3 of 3 Finally, we disagree with your view that you are required to notify the alleged victims pursuant to the Justice for All Act of 2004. First, 18 USC section 2255, the relevant statute under the Non-Prosecution Agreement for the settlement of civil remedies, does not have any connection to the Justice for All Act. Section 2255 was enacted as part of a different statute. Second, the Justice for All Act refers to restitution, and section 2255 is not a restitution statute. It is a civil remedy. As you know, we had offered to provide a restitution fund for the alleged victims in this matter; however that option was rejected by your Office. Had that option been chosen, we would not object to your notifying the alleged victims at this point. At this juncture, however, we do not accept your contention that there is a requirement that the government notify the alleged victims of a potential civil remedy in this case. Accordingly, for all the reasons we have stated above, we respectfully -- and firmly -- object to your sending any letter whatsoever to the alleged victims in this matter. Furthermore, if a letter is to be sent to these individuals, we believe we should have a right to review and make objections to that submission prior to it being sent to any alleged victims. We also request that if your Office believes that it must send a letter to go to the alleged victims, who still have not been identified to us, it should happen only after Mr. Epstein has entered his plea. This letter should then come from the attorney representative, and not from the Government, to avoid any bias. As you know, Judge Starr has requested a meeting with Assistant Attorney General Fisher to address what we believe is the unprecedented nature of the section 2255 component of the Agreement. We are hopeful that this meeting will take place as early as next week. Accordingly, we respectfully request that we postpone our discussion of sending a letter to the alleged victims until after that meeting. We strongly believe that rushing to send any letter out this week is not the wisest manner in which to proceed. Given that Mr. Epstein will not even enter his plea for another few weeks, time is clearly not of the essence regarding any notification to the identified individuals. Thanks very much, Jay Jeff (USAFL5)" • 11/27/2007 01:55 PM To "lay Lefko z" <JLefkowitz@kirkland.com> cc (USAFLS)" Epstein 2545 08-80736-CV-MARRA RFP WPB-001979 EFTA00184397
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-26 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 5 EXHIBIT 26 EFTA00184398
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-26 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 2 of 5 DECLARATION OF 1. My name is and I was born 2. I was molested by Jeffrey Epstein as a minor on dozens of occasions in his mansion in Palm Beach, Florida from around 2002 to 2005. I understand that evidence collected from Mr. Epstein's home showed conclusively that I was there as a minor, along with many other underage girls. Given how many girls Epstein was abusing, there could not have been any doubt in anyone's mind that had access to the testimonial and other evidence that Epstein molested me (and many others). 3. I cooperated fully with the FBI while they investigated Epstein's illegal activities with minors. 4. During the investigation, Epstein had investigators following and, harassing me. I continued to cooperate with the investigation despite this intimidation. 5. In late 2007, FBI agents met in person with me. During this meeting, the agents explained that Epstein was also being charged in State court and may plea to state charges related to some of his other victims. I knew the State charges had nothing to do with me. During this meeting, the Agents did not explain that an agreement had already been signed that precluded any prosecution of Epstein for federal charges against me. I did not get the opportunity to meet or confer with the prosecuting attorneys about any potential federal deal that related to me or the crimes committed against me. 6. My understanding of the agents' explanation was that the federal investigation would continue. I also understood that my own case would move forward towards prosecution of Epstein. 7. Confirming my understanding, in about January 2008, I received a letter from the FBI that told me that "this case is currently under investigation. This can be a lengthy process and we request your continued patience while we conduct a thorough investigation." My understanding of this letter was that my case was still being investigated and the FBI and prosecutors wcrc moving forward on the Federal prosecution of Epstein for his crimes against me. EFTA00184399
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-26 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 3 of 5 8. At this time, I was not told about any non-prosecution agreement or any potential resolution of the federal criminal investigation I was cooperating in. If I had been told about a non-prosecution agreement, I would have objected. 9. Criminal prosecution of Epstein for crimes against me was extremely important to me. I wanted to be consulted by the prosecutors before any resolution. In light of the letter I had received, I had confidence that I would be contacted by the federal government before it reached any final resolution of the investigation into my case and that I would likely be needed to testify if the case went to trial, which I was willing and anxious to do. 10. When I had not heard from the prosecuting attorney for a while, I met with attorney Brad Edwards wanting him to find out when Epstein was going to be federally charged and prosecuted for the crimes he committed against me and others. Epstein's investigators were harassing me, and that interfered with my life dramatically. My attorney, Mr. Edwards, was hired to make sure the prosecutor knew how eager I was to have Jeffrey Epstein prosecuted, and I understand that he did convey that to the prosecutors numerous times in around June 2008. 11. At some point, I understood that Mr. Edwards was getting responses from the prosecutor that were making him suspicious of the motivations of the U.S. Attorney's Office. I then understood that Mr. Edwards' suspicions were that the prosecutors were conferring with Epstein and not with me and the other victims. 12. I authorized Mr. Edwards to do anything possible to ensure that Epstein was prosecuted, and that I was able to meet with prosecutors and participate in the process. I agreed to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Attorney's Office to get them to speak with me about any possible case resolution or the terms and to answer questions about the case, and to generally treat me fairly, to notify me about any court hearing, and to otherwise enforce my rights as a crime victim. EFTA00184400
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-26 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 4 of 5 13. Towards the end of June, 2008, I did not attend Jeffrey Epstein's guilty plea hearing in state court involving another victim of Epstein's abuse. I did not have reasonable notice of the hearing, and I did not have any reason to attend that hearing because no one had told me that this guilty plea was related to the FBI's investigation of Epstein's abuse of me. I had always understood generally that the State and Federal criminal systems were different and that one had nothing to do with the other. Based on what the FBI had been telling me, I thought they were still investigating my case. If I had been told that this plea had some connection to blocking the prosecution of my case, I would have attended and tried to object to the judge and prevent that plea from going forward. Many other victims would have done the same. I think that after hearing from me and some of the other girls who were abused by Epstein, a judge would not have allowed such a plea deal to go forward. It is my belief that the US Attorney's Office and Epstein's attorneys conspired to prevent my attendance at this hearing as well as the attendance of the many other victims. 14. I learned about the existence of a secret non-prosecution agreement only in July 2008, after my lawyer had filed court pleadings trying to give me a chance to talk to prosecutors about my case. I would never have learned of that agreement if I had not authorized my attorney to sue the United States. Nobody would have. 15. I wanted to cooperate in the prosecution more than anything else in my life; I was scared of Epstein; I was scared of what he had done to me and others, and of how he was continuing to harass me, and also what he could do to me and others. The criminal case against Epstein was my main focus in life. 16. When I attended a court hearing with Mr. Edwards in federal court, I learned for the first time that my rights had been extinguished through a secret deal between the prosecutors and Mr. Epstein. I received no explanation about exactly how the deal occurred or about whether my rights were gone forever. The EFTA00184401
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-26 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 5 of 5 prosecutors were, at that time, trying to even keep me from seeing a copy of the secret plea deal. I wanted to meet with the prosecutors and tell them why they should prosecute my case, but it became clear that without ever talking to me, they had bargained my case away. 17. In about 2.(10 I had the chance to meet with the U.S. Attorney, Mr. I told him all about how T had been mistreated in the process. Mr. -seemed to be interested in this, hut nothing ever came of the meeting. And unfortunately it seems to me that Mr. office is continuing to try to block me and other girls from learning anything about the secret deal with Epstein or how our rights were violated, even though they know what they did was wrong. 18. I later came to understand that crime victims in the federal system have the right to meaningfully confer with the prosecutor for the government in the case, which at least means to explain how my case would be concluded; the right to be heard at important hearings; and the right to be treated with "fairness." I strongly believe that the way I was treated was unfair and violated my rights. 19. I think that the secret non-prosecution agreement should be declared illegal and that I should have the right to have crimes against me prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office, and that Mr. Epstein should be treated the same as other defendants with less money and connections are treated for these crimes. 20. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. Executed this 2P — , day of January, 2015. EFTA00184402
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Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 361-27 Entered on FLSD Docket 02/10/2016 Page 1 of 4 EXHIBIT 27 EFTA00184403