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LAW CONCIES Or GERALD B. IncounT, P.C. A. Esq. O ce o the United States Attorney Southern District of Florida June 25, 2007 Page 19 Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. We look forward to meeting on June 26, 2007. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. cc: Esq. Roy Black, Esq. Alan Dershowitz, Esq. Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013323 EFTA00230228
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(USAFLS) From: . (USAFLS) Sent: on t•m er 17, 2007 10:35 AM To: USAFLS); Subject: (USAFLS) Ili Rolando —I lore is the last e-mail that I sent to Jay last night. Jay talked with his client about it and reports that they are leaning towards options 1 or 4. They are going to try to make that decision today (there seems to be some dissension in the ranks because Jack Goldberger gave some incorrect information), and draft a proposed either Non-Prosecution Agreement or Plea Agreement. As you can see from my list below, there are a number of things in their last draft that were unacceptable. All of the loopholes that I sewed up they tried to open. So, Jay is supposed to be consulting with Roy Black regarding the correct state information and then will give me a call. I agreed to ask the Judge to take the hearing off calendar tomorrow and to postpone the grand jury appearances that were scheduled from tomorrow, but I told him in no uncertain terms that I am indicting on the 25th so this needs to be resolved early this week. and I talked about all of this as well. Long answer to a short question, sorry. Hi Jay — n wait until l ia after the show, but my voice is going so I thought I would type it up. I talked to and he still doesn't like the factual basis. In his opinion, the plea should only address the crimes a we were addressing, and we were not investigating Mr. Epstein abusing his girlfriend. So, these are the only options that he recommended: 1. We go back to the original agreement where Mr. Epstein pleads only to state charges and serves his time in the state, except that we can agree to only 18 months imprisonment. 2. Mr. Epstein pleads guilty to the state charges and also pleads to either two obstruction counts or to one count of violating 47 USC 223(a)(1)(B), with a joint non-binding recommendation of 18 months, so that Mr. Epstein can serve his time federally. 3. (My suggestion only, not 1): I go back to the U.S. Attorney and ask him to agree to an ABA- plea to a 371 count (conspiracy o violate 2422(b)) with a binding 20-month recommendation so that Mr. Epstein can serve all of his time in a federal facility. Or 4. Mr. Epstein pleads to one obstruction count, and serves part of his time federally and part state. On your other proposed changes, some are fine and some are problematic. Re your paragraph 2: As to timing, it is my understanding that Mr. Epstein needs to be sentenced in the state after he is sentenced in the fed se, but not that he needs to plead guilty and be sentenced after serving his federal time. recommended that some of the timing issues be addressed only in the state agreement, so that it isn't obvious to the judge that we are trying to create federal jurisdiction for prison purposes. My understanding is that Mr. Epstein should sign a state plea agreement, plead guilty to the federal offenses, plead guilty to the state offenses, be sentenced on the federal offenses, and then be sentenced on the state offenses, and then start serving the federal sentence. Re your paragraph 3: As to the reservation of Mr. Epstein's right to withdraw his state plea or to appeal his stale plea or sentence, that is fine, but we need the caveat that, if he were to do so, the United States could proceed on our charges. Re your paragraph 6: With respect to the waiver of the right to appeal the federal sentence, given the way we have drafted the information, it is possible that getting to the 18 month sentence will require an upward departure. The version of the agreement that you were working from is a federal non- 266 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013327 EFTA00230232
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prosecution agreement, the ones I have sent you recently are plea agreements that get filed with the court. Please see if the appeal waiver language in those versions is alright. Re your paragraph 7: As I mentioned, we will not waive the presentence investigation. I know that this will delay Mr. Epstein's sentencing by 70 days, but that will allow him to get all of his affairs in order. As to bail, it will be set at the time of arraignment, and we can work out a joint recommendation regarding the amount and its limitations. I have no objection to making a joint recommendation that Mr. Epstein remain out on bond pending his sentencing, but I'm not sure that it belongs in a plea agreement, especially since I can't bind the court on that issue. However, I can assure you, and we can put it on the record during the plea colloquy, that I will join in your recommendation that he remain out on bond pending sentencing. The same goes for the prison camp issue. As I mentioned, I have opposed a designation only once in a very particular case. I can assure you, and we can put it on the record at the plea colloquy that I will not oppose your recommendation for Mr. Epstein's designation. Re your paragraph 8: As I mentioned over the telephone, I cannot bind the girls to the Trust Agreement, and I don't think it is appropriate that a state court would administer a trust that seeks to pay for federal civil claims. We both want to avoid unscrupulous attorneys and/or litigants from coming forward, and I know that your client wants to keep these matters outside of public court filings, but I just don't have the power to do what you ask. Here is my recommendation. During the period between Mr. Epstein's plea and sentencing, I make a motion for appointment of the Guardian Ad Litem. The three of us sit down and discuss things, and I will facilitate as much as I can getting the girls' approval of this procedure because, as I mentioned, I think it is probably in their best interests. In terms of plea agreement language, let me suggest the following: The United States agrees to make a motion seeking the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent the identified victims. Following the appointment of such Guardian, the parties agree to work together in good faith to develop a Trust Agreement, subject to the Courts approval, that would provide for any damages owed to the identified victims pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 2255. Then include the last two sentences of your paragraph 8. Re the two paragraphs following your paragraph 8: I will include our standard language regarding resolving all criminal liability and I will mention "co-conspirators," but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all of the other crimes and all of the other persons that we could charge. Also, we do not have the power to bind Immigration and we make it a policy not to try to, however, I can tell you that, as far as I know, there is no plan to by to proceed on any immigration charges against either Ms. Ross or Ms. Marcinkova. Also, on the grand jury subpoenas, I can prepare letters withdrawing them as of the signing of the plea agreement, but I would prefer to take out that language. In my eyes, once we have a plea agreement, the grand jury's investigation has ended and there can be no more use of the grand jury's subpoena power. I had hoped that we were far closer to resolving this than it appears that we are. Can I suggest that tomorrow we either meet live or via teleconference, either with your client or having him within a quick phone call, to hash out these items? I was hoping to work only a half day tomorrow to save my voice for Tuesday's hearing and grand jury, if necessary, but maybe we can set a time to meet. If you want to meet 'off campus" somewhere, that is fine. I will make sure that I have all the necessary decision makers present or 'on call,' as well. If we can resolve some of these issues today, lets try to, and then save only the difficult issues for tomorrow. Sony for the long e-mail, and for ruining your date with your daughter. A. Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone 561 209-1047 Fax 561 820-8777 267 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013328 EFTA00230233
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From: Garcia, Rolando (USAFLS) Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 10:26 AM To: (USAFLS) Subject: Epstein Where are we at in the plea negotiations? Tracking: 268 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013329 EFTA00230234
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP AND AIFILIAIE0 PARTNERSHIPS rtraete vokm Jay P. Letkowitz, P.C. To ca Writer Directly: VIA E-MAIL Jeffrey H. Sloman United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 99 NE 4th Street Miami, Florida 33132-2111 Dear Jeff: Citigroup Center 169 East 63rd Street New York, New York 10022.4611 www.kkkiand.com November 8, 2007 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Facsimile: I write in response to your recent letter, dated November 5, 2007. I want to make clear at the outset that Mr. Epstein is complying fully with the Non Prosecution Agreement (the "Agreement") and that he has every intention of continuing to honor its terms in good faith. Any disagreement the parties have regarding the terms of the Agreement should be resolved through open dialogue and should not be construed as a repudiation of the Agreement. I do, however, want to address each of the points you raise in your letter. First, we do not believe Mr. Epstein's agents are precluded from speaking to any individuals at this point in time. We carefully reviewed the Agreement and the laws governing contact with witnesses and proceeded under the belief that Mr. Epstein's agents could properly contact potential witnesses in this matter. We believe that nothing in the Agreement precludes contact by Mr. Epstein's agents with any individuals. Paragraph 7 of the Agreement states that "Epstein's counsel may contact the identified individuals through [the attorney representative]," but it in no way restricts any other contacts that are both lawful and appropriate. Furthermore, your Office has not yet identified the alleged victims under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 nor has an attorney representative been selected. Indeed, it is quite common for a party's agents, and even his attorneys, to speak with potential claimants prior to their retaining formal representation. And in this situation — where Mr. Epstein faces significant potential civil exposure, and he has a right to veraci —Jp i these claims — it is appropriate that his agents would seek to obtain as much information about potential -dims as possible. Nevertheless, because we want to cooperate with your Office and since you object to such communications, we will cease all contact with these individuals until the date of Mr. Epstein's plea. We request, however, that your Office provide a basis for precluding Mr. Epstein or his agents from speaking to any individuals at this time. Chicago Hong Kong London Los Angeles Munich San Frandsco Washington, D.C. Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013331 EFTA00230236
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP November Page 2 Second, I am a little surprised by your insistence that we request that the state court conduct the plea and sentence in November. You may recall that we previously discussed, and txil.. you agreed, that because the state judge will not stagger the plea and sentencing as we ...clot contemplated in the Agreement, Mr. Epstein could plea and be sentenced at any point before CP -1*hr Nts‘01‘ January 4, 2008. As you know, the judge's refusal to stagger the plea and sentencing actually "" Y-Op ittl° harms Mr. Epstein because this delays the timing under which he can receive the names of the 4,2&41,44A individuals identified by the United States as "victims" under § 2255. But we believe we must defer to the judge's decision in this matter. To clear up any misunderstanding, however, the judge has set this case "for trial" on January 7 only as a formal matter. The judge has invited the parties to appear for the plea and sentencing on January 4, and we do not anticipate any delay beyond that date. Third, I want to clear up any confusion regarding the many inaccurate media reports about Mr. Epstein. With the hope of maintaining some semblance of privacy for Mr. Epstein, we have avoided interacting with the media regarding this matter. Indeed, the only recent comment was Howard Rubenstein's confirmation to the Palm Beach Daily News that this matter had been resolved and would not proceed to a trial. That comment was authorized only out of concern that you might read an inaccurate story and believe, mistakenly, that Mr. Epstein had decided not to proceed under the Agreement. Fourth, regarding the sentence to be imposed by the court, the Agreement, and all of the discussions we have had about it, are very clear: Mr. Epstein is to be sentenced to ap 18-month term in accordance with the same rules and regulations (and the same rights and privileges) that apply to everyone in the state of Florida. That Mr. Epstein would be treated no better and no worse than anyone else was a material term of the Agreement. u Office now believes is not entitled to equal treatment, I would ve e an ex lanation o t re asis of such view. am su icient y concerned about comments in your letter to seek clarification on this point, especially because the lawyers in your Office have made clear on numerous occasions to me that as long as Mr. Epstein received an 18-month sentence, your Office would not seek to interfere with the implementation of the state sentence. /‘ Fifth, pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Epstein, through his counsel, agrees to provide the c‘ ,5146::e n (-Le (4/.. 14: 212/4/4/ . agreements made with the State Attorney's Office. 1174-re<t i, Finally, I must tell you that I am troubled by the manner in which your Office has dealt with the § 2255 issues that are encompassed in the Agreement. As you already know, one of the 't ea s Thhil lawyers initially recommended by your Office contacted Judge Davis to lobby for the assignment /VC >lb elefik of attorney representative even before Judge Davis was formally selected to appoint an attorney representative. Moreover, I find it highly unusual that your Office has continued to insist that a Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013332 EFTA00230237
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP November 8, 2007 Page 3 primary criteria for the appointment of the attorney representative should be the ability to take on contingency fee cases directed at Mr. Epstein. I trust you understand that I raise these concerns with you out of respect your Office. However, despite Mr. Epstein's full intention to abide by all of the terms of the Agreement, we must reserve our right to object to certain aspects of the e_22O Yet --- a nSr ee 2255_12mvisions of the Agreement. I look forward to continuing to work with your Office to resolve any outstanding issues, and I sincerely anticipate a conclusion of this matter in the very near future. Sincerely, X Ja . Le owitz cvlat ic a t (co2fc (21d11:41.4,QL. a- •iF i sc et,h4Lot 6410 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013333 EFTA00230238
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Jay: 99 N.E. 44 Street Miami. FL 33132-2111 Facsimile: (305) 330-6444 November 13, 2007 I write in response to your letter of November 8, 2007. Most importantly, I want to reiterate that a guilty plea and sentencing more than two months beyond the original deadline is unacceptable to the Office. Contrary to your assertion, the Non- Prosecution Agreement does not contemplate a staggered plea and sentencing (that was contemplated only in a federal plea, where the federal rules provide for such staggering). Instead, the Agreement contemplates a combined plea and sentencing followed by a later surrender date for Mr. Epstein to begin serving his jail sentence. As you will recall, the plea and sentencing hearing originally was to occur in early October 2007, but was delayed until October 26th to allow Mr. Goldberger to attend. It was delayed again until November to allow you to attend. You have provided no showing of how you and your client have used your best efforts to insure that the plea and sentencing occur in November. A prompt hearing would end speculation by the press and others about Mr. Epstein's intentions and, more importantly, would show the U.S. Attorney's Office and the FBI that Mr. Epstein intends to comply with all of the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. Accordingly, I again advise you that the Office requires Mr. Epstein to make his best efforts to enter his guilty plea and to be sentenced forthwith. Please advise me of the new date and time so that someone from our Office can be present. Your letter asserts that Mr. Epstein and the State Attorney's Office have reached an agreement as to the terms of Mr. Epstein's plea and sentencing, but no such agreements have yet been provided to us. As you know, the Non-Prosecution Agreement requires Mr. Epstein to provide copies of all proposed agreements prior to entering into any agreement — not just prior to signing an agreement. Please immediately provide us with the terms of any agreements that have been Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013335 EFTA00230240
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JAY P. LEPKOWIT2, ESQ. NOVEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 2 OF 3 negotiated with the State Attorney's Office on Mr. Epstein's behalf, whether or not they have yet been reduced to writing, so that we have adequate time to review them prior to the change of plea and sentencing to determine that Mr. Epstein is complying with the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. As to the type of sentence that Mr. Epstein hopes to receive, the Agreement clearly indicates that Mr. Epstein is to be incarcerated. In addition to the terms of the Agreement, the Florida Department of Corrections does not allow persons who are registered sex offenders to participate in "community release" (which includes "work release"). Since Mr. Epstein will have to register as a sex offender promptly after his guilty plea and sentencing, he will not be eligible for such a program. Thus, the U.S. Attorney's Office is simply putting you on notice that it intends to make certain that Mr. Epstein is "treated no better and no worse than anyone else" convicted of the same offense. If Mr. Epstein is somehow allowed to participate in a work release program despite the Department of Corrections' rules and practices, the Office intends to investigate the reasons why an exception was granted in Mr. Epstein's case. Finally, as to the matters related to contacting the victims and the civil litigation, let me address your issues in turn. First, one of the material terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement was Mr. Epstein's agreement to waive the right to contest the "veracity" of the victims' claims. Second, the questions put to the victims who have already been contacted did not address the "veracity" of their claims. Instead, the investigators' questions were limited to whether they had been contacted by any law enforcement officers and told that there would be a civil settlement. Third, the Non- Prosecution Agreement did not anticipate such a lengthy delay in the selection of an attorney representative, and the victims would have been "represented parties" without such delay; thus, the use of the phrase "may contact" meant "has permission to contact." Hopefully, that issue will soon be moot. I anticipate that Judge Davis will announce the selection of a lawyer/firm in the near future. Upon the lawyer/firm's formal acceptance, I will contact the lawyer/firm and request that he/she contact you after conferring with the victims. In the meantime, please treat all of the victims as represented parties who must be contacted only through their counsel. Your concerns regarding the § 2255 litigation are unfounded. As you know, Mr. Ocariz had been told that he would be the attorney representative for the victims. As a matter of professional courtesy, he was informed that the Office decided to use a Special Master in the selection of the attorney representative. His decision to contact Judge Davis to express his interest in continuing to work on the case was no more "lobbying" than contacts made by your colleagues to Judge Davis to persuade him to select your choice of an attorney and to persuade him that the non-prosecution agreement's terms did not contemplate litigation. You state that you are concerned that the Office has continued to insist that a primary criteria for the appointment of counsel is the ability to handle litigation against Mr. Epstein, yet your continued reference to challenging the "veracity" of the victims' claims, your contacting of victims whom you knew were soon to be represented, your attempts to muzzle the Office's and the FBI's abilities to comply with victim notification rules, and Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013336 EFTA00230241
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JAY P. LEFKOW1TZ, ESQ. NOVEMBER 13, 2007 PAGE 3 OF 3 your client's consistent attacks upon the victims in the press all confirm the need for appointed counsel to be prepared for such litigation. Lastly, the statement at the end of your letter that you "reserve [the] right to object to certain aspects of the §2255 provisions of the Agreement" needs explanation. The provisions regarding §2255 appeared in the first statement of terms and every draft of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. By signing the Agreement, your client gave up the right to "object" to its provisions. Mr. Epstein entered into a binding contract, and the breach of any of its terms is a breach of the entire Agreement, as summarized at the top of page 6 of the Agreement. Please clarify your position on this point. Please provide me with the terms of the agreement(s) with the State Attorney's Office and the new date for the change of plea and sentencing by Friday, November 16, 2007. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney cc: By: R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney AUS A A. First Assistant United States Attorney Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013337 EFTA00230242
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12/05/01 WED 15:23 FAX 1 213 680 8500 KIRKLANDAELLIS LIP Ligon! KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Fax Transmittal 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 Phone: (213) 880-8400 Fax: (213)660-8500 Please notify us Immediately if any pages are not received. THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS COMMUNICATION IS CONFIDENTIAL, MAY BE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED, MAY CONSTITUTE INSIDE INFORMATION, AND IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE ADDRESSEE. UNAUTHORIZED USE, DISCLOSURE OR COPYING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED AND MAY BE UNLAWFUL. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY AT: (213) 680-8400. To: Company: Fax Direct It United States Attorney's Office Hon. R. Alexander Acosta (305) 530-6444 Southern District of Florida Pages From: Date; Fax It: Direct Si: arintir Kenneth W. Starr December 5, 2007 3 (213) 680-8500 Message: Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013339 EFTA00230244
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12/05/07 WED 15:24 FAX 1 213 880 8500 KIRKLAND&ELLIS LLP la1003 Honorable It Alexander Acosta December 5, 2007 Page 2 Finally, you state that you intend to issue the victim notification letters o rda December 7. However, in a discussion late last week between Jeff Sloman and Mr. Sloman indicated that your Office would send us a revised version o e non on letter, which we have not received to date. ,While we believe that it is wholly inappropriate for your Office to send this letter under any circumstances, it is certainly inappropriate to issue this letter without affording us the right to review it. We strongly urge that you withhold the notification letter until after we are able to discuss this matter with Assistant Attorney General Fisher. Yours S Ciely, Kenneth W. Starr Jg witz ic cc: Honorable Alice Fisher, Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey H. Sloman, First Assistant U.S. Attorney I . 1 Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013340 EFTA00230245
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12/05iti7 WED 15:24 FAX 1 213 680 8500 KIRKMAN:ELLIS LLP ZOO 2 1400•6 Vi. Stan TorlaWriter : kstanakirkland.com KIRKLAND & ELUS LLP VIA FACSIMILE (305) 530-6444 Honorable IL Alexander Acosta United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 99 NE 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 Dear Alex: tam ullWw PAILTNEASIOPS 777 South Figueroa Steel Los Annie, Callfornia 90017 Re: Jeffrey Epstein (213) 0800400 wmos.kirkland.com December 5, 2007 Facatm115: (213) 6804500 We are in receipt of your letter faxed to Jay on December 4 and faxed to Ken today in Los Angeles, and write to inform you that we will respond in full to that letter no later than Friday, December 7. We take this opportunity to address a few of the initial issues. First and foremost, we reaffirm the Non-Prosecution Agreement (the "Agreement"). Mr. Epstein has no intention of unwinding the Agreement. Indeed, he has already performed under the Agreement by directing his lawyers to urge the State of Florida to allow him to plead guilty to crimes more egregious than the State believes he committed, and to sentence bim more harshly than the State still believes is appropriate. However, as you know, we take serious issue with your staff's interpretation and implementation of the Agreement, in particular the use of Section 2255, but also other aspects of your office's investigation and prosecution of this matter. As we have expressed to you on prior occasions — where you have made clear you have no objection — we hope to address these issues with Assistant Attorney General Fisher in Washington. Second, your letter makes reference to "certain filings" that you state are due to your Office by December 7 and to "certain events" that must occur before December 14. We have no knowledge of any such deadlines and in fact do not bow what filings and events to which you are referring. Please let us know what the December 7 and December 14 deadlines are, if any, so that we can make sure to comply with them. Case No. 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-013341 EFTA00230246
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