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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00178967
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. FGJ 07-103(WPB)/No. OLY-64 IN RE: Grand Jury Subpoena. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE William L. Richey, P.A., hereby enters its appearance on behalf of William Riley and Riley Kiraly, in the above-captioned matter and requests that it be notified of all hearing dates herein and that any and all motions, petitions, applications, requests, demands, memoranda, briefs, notices, orders, opinions, and all such similar papers of any nature or description, made or filed by anyone pertaining to any party herein or pertaining in any way to the case, be served upon it at the address set forth below. Respectfully submitted, WILLIAM L. RICHEY, P.A. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard 34th Floor, Miami Center Miami, Flori Telephon Facsim. E-Mail: ILL AM L. RICH Fla. Bar No. EFTA00179067
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served by U.S. mail and facsimile this da of July, 2007 to 4 Assistant US Attorney, 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. , liam'L. Richey EFTA00179068
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FILED UNDER SEAL - GRAND JURY IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENA ) DUCES TECUM ISSUED TO WILLIAM RILEY AND RILEY KIRALY ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FGJ 07-103 (WPB)/No. OLY -64 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that ROY BLACK of the law firm of BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF, P.A., hereby appears as counsel for Jeffrey Epstein in the above-entitled cause. DATED at Miami, Florida, this /7 day of July, 2007. Respectfully submitted, BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN' & STUMPF, P.A. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 Miami, Florida 33131 Ph. (305) 3 -1421 - Fa E-mail By: ROY BLA Florida Bar o. Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein Black. SrebnIck. Kornspan & Slum 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami. Florida 33131. Phone: • Fax • www.RoyBlack.com EFTA00179069
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on July 17 , 2007, a true and correct copy of the foregoing was furnished by facsimile MI Esq., Assistant U.S. Attorney, 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400, West Palm Beach, Florida 33401. By: - 2 - and U.S. mail to: ROY BLACK/ESQ. Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein Black, Srebnick. Kornspan & Stumpf 2015. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami, Florida 33131. Phone: -• Fax: • www.RoyBlack.com EFTA00179070
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•••gC •• • 4 (Re.. 06"2005)Scaled Document nuking Fonn UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT Southern District of Florida Case Number: FGJ 07-103 (WPB) OLY•63 & OLY-64 IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENA DUCES TECUM ISSUED TO WILLIAM RILEY Plaintiff Defendant Parry Filing Matter Under Seal Address: 201 S BISCAYNE BLVD. STE 1300. MIAMI. FL 33131 Telephone: SIM On behalf of (select one): 7eCCrey erste ;71 K Plaintiff K Defendant SEALED DOCUMENT TRACKING FORM Name: ROY BLACK, ESQ. Date sealed document filed: 8/7/2007 If sealed pursuant to statute, cite statute: GRAND JURY PROCEEDING If sealed pursuant to previously entered protective order, date of order and docket entry number: The matter should remain sealed until: 0 Conclusion of Trial K Arrest of First Defendant K Case Closing K Conclusion of Direct Appeal P3 Other: GRAND JURY MATTER IS CONCLUDED K Permanently. Specify the authorizing law, rule, court order: The moving party requests that when the sealing period expires, the filed matter should be (select one): K Unsealed and placed in the public portion of the court file K Destroyed Returned to the party or counsel for the party, as identified above aliketa Kir) t- '&41 33 Attorney for: Teirciey Erste C'n Black. SrebnIck. Kornspan & Stumpf EFTA00179071
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• • €211•••1 •.••••••CS rage .I I .Z UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FILED UNDER SEAL IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENA ) ) FGJ 07-103 (WPB) DUCES TECUM ISSUED TO ) OLY-63 & OLY-64 ) WILLIAM RILEY ) • M.B.D. No. ) REPLY OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN TO UNITED STATES' RESPONSE TO HIS MOTION TO INTERVENE AND TO QUASH GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS AND CROSS- MOTION TO COMPEL A substantial portion of the government's response consists of rambling generalizations about various areas of the law which have little or nothing to do with the issues actually raised by Epstein, and those sections of the response require no reply. In other portions, however, the government has ignored critical facts, mischaracterized or misunderstood the arguments advanced by Epstein, and relied upon case law so markedly distinguishable from the circumstances of this case as to he wholly inapplicable. It is to these portions of the response to which this reply is directed. I. The first area which requires reply is the government's assertions that Riley simply failed, without notice and without excuse, to appear at the time scheduled for his grand jury appearance. See Response at 1, 5, 6 n.6. This is simply untrue. Riley's appearance date had previously been continued from July 10, 2007, until July 17, 2007, by agreement of the parties. On July 16, 2007, counsel for Epstein were informed by Deputy Chief that Riley did not have to appear physically before the grand jury if a motion to quash the subpoena was filed by Epstein before the end of the day on July 17, 2007, and the motion was so filed. Based 7N c tfler. 117"/I Black. Srebnick. Kornspan & Stumpf _ . EFTA00179072
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,9e JP - upon this understanding, Riley. did not appear. Thus, Riley did not flout the subpoena, as the government wishes the Court to believe. In agreeing to excuse Riley's appearance, the government knew that Epstein, and not Riley, was the real party in interest and that the important legal issues at stake were those surrounding Epstein's privacy rights in the contents of the computers. See Sections II, III, infra. Next, it is important to point out an erroneous locus which appears throughout the government's response. The government refers again and again to the subpoena's command for the production of computers, as if all it wanted was possession of the physical items themselves. For example, the government wishes the "Court to proceed on the manifestly erroneous assumption that the subpoenas are "narrowly tailored" to seek only the "physical computers removed from Epstein's residence." Response at S. See also Response at 38 (government contends that the subpoenas are sufficiently particularized because they specifically describe the three computers). They are not. Those assertions may reflect the literal wording of the subpoenas, but simple possession of the physical containers is not the government's real object here. What the government actually wants is unfettered access to the entire contents of Epstein's computers — every personal and business document, every email, every item of correspondence. in sum. every item on the hard drives, regardless of their relevance to the matters under investigation, a request little different than had it commanded that Epstein produce every document in his house, regardless of subject matter. Critically, nowhere in the government's response does it disavow this intention (or argue that the subpoenas contain any limitation on its ability to rummage through the contents of the computers at will). - n - Black. Srcbnick. Kornspan & Stumpf 20i S. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite lino • Miami 7ne »I A, . r EFTA00179073
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r aye re i In his motion, Epstein argued at length, supported by considerable contemporary case law (and by the discussion in the United States Attorneys Manual regarding the need to particularize computer files to be seized), that the government cannot, consistently with the Fourth Amendment, whether by subpoena or warrant, be permitted to search at will and without limitation through the contents of the computers. See Motion at 19-26. The govenunent has not responded to Epstein's Fourth Amendment particularity contentions. ft has neither sought to provide legal justification for its obvious intention, if the subpoenas are enforced as written, to conduct a fishing expedition through the contents of the computers nor has it proposed suitable limitations on the scope of its search — such as targeted search terms — to ensure that the search of the contents of the computers does not extend beYand • items relevant to the grand jury's investigation.' Rather than respond to the unassailable merit of Epstein's arguments, the government has chosen to take refuge in an utterly unsupported — and erroneous — argument that an intervenor may not challenge a subpoena as unreasonable and oppressive. See Section Ill, infra. Contrary to the government's argument, challenges to grand jury subpoenas are not limited to claims of privilege. See Response at 6, 36-37. "It is well-established that a litigant may have sufficiently important, legally-cognizable interests in the materials or testimony sought by a grand jury subpoena issued to another person to give the litigant standing to challenge the validity of that subpoena." In re Grand Jury, Ill F.3d 1066, 1073 (3d Cir. 1997)(collecting On page 38 of its Response, the government finally admits what it is looking for: evidence of sexual exploitation of minors, including surveillance camera footage, "computer printouts showing electronic messages for `appointments' with the minors; and printouts showing payments made to girls." This description readily illustrates the ease with which the subpoenas could have been appropriately particularized. The subpoenas, however, make not the slightest nod to limiting the government's search of the computers to such materials. Nor for that matter, has the covernment presented the slightest evidence that what it seeks is to be found on these computers at all. - 3 - alack.Srcbnick. Kornspan & Stumpf 120I S. BiSCavne Boulevard cute WWI .114i2mi Clnriel, 77171 . ,nr -D-r. en. EFTA00179074
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cases). In that case, the Court concluded that intervenors had standing to challenge a subpoena issued to an individual who had privately wiretapped conversations with the intervenors in violation of Title III to prevent her from turning over the tapes of the conversations to the grand jury. Importantly, the Court reasoned that lbjecause it is Doe 1 and Doe 2 whose privacy has been violated and would again be violated by compliance with the subpoena, and since Doe 3 is the perpetrator of the unlawful recordings, it is the intervenors and not the witness herself who are best suited to assert the Title III claims." Id. at 1072 (emphasis added). See also United States v. Comprehensive Drug Testing, Inc., 473 F.3d 915, 954 (9th Cir. 2006)(Thomas, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part)(noting that district court permitted major league baseball players' association to intervene to challenge grand—jury subpoena directed to laboratories based on its interest in protecting the privacy rights of its members whose samples and test results were sought); In re Grand Jury, 286 F.3d 153, 157 (3d Cir. 2002)(considering merits of intervenor's claim that grand jury subpoena to his counsel in a civil case was unreasonable or oppressive under Fed. R. Crim. P. 17(c) because the subpoenaed documents were subject to a protective order in the civil case); el: Warshak v. United States, 2007 WL 1730094 (6th Cir. June 18, 2007)(plaintiff had standing to raise Fourth Amendment challenges to I8 U.S.C. §2703 orders issued to third-party internet service providers). Here, in addition to the attorney-client/work product and Fifth Amendment privileges asserted by Epstein, which the government concedes that he has standing to raise, Epstein also asserts important Fourth Amendment and privacy rights in opposition to enforcement of the subpoena.' These are rights personal to Epstein, and the government would no doubt be the first 2 Lanebrd v. Chrysler Motors Corp., 513 F.3d 1121 (2d Cir. 1975), on which the government relies. Response at 37, concerned a motion to quash a trial subpoena duces tecum issued by the defendant for records of the plaintiffs expert witness. At issue in United Stales v. Wells, 2006 WL 3203905 (E.D. Mich. November 3. 2006). -4 Black. Srebnick. tCornspan & Stumpf 2015. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami Flruirla iWL . Pknna. crn . ,ne +re. -onne EFTA00179075
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rage W12 to argue that Riley and Riley Kiraly could not raise these issues because they assert Epstein's rights, not their own.3 The fact of' the matter is that Riley/Riley Kiraly are nothing more than bailees of the computers' and the real party in interest is Epstein. It is his Fourth Amendment and privacy rights which will he irrevocably trampled by the government's obtaining unfettered access to the contents of his computers, an object which the government does not even now deny. TV. Leaving aside for the moment Epstein's argument based on Boyd v. United States, 116 U.S. 616 (1986), see Motion at 28, the Fifth Amendment right asserted by Epstein relates not to the content of the materials contained in the computers but to the testimonial ccimmunications inherent in the act of producing the computers and, concomitantly and inseparably, their contents. See Motion at 9-16. Thus, the government's discussion at pages 13-15 is wholly beside the point.5 was a narrowly targeted subpoena to a bank for records pertaining to a single mortgage application, sought by the United States as an aid in collecting a default judgment. In neither of these cases did the movants assert interests remotely comparable to the important Fourth Amendment and privacy interests asserted by Epstein. If the Court were to sustain the government's standing objection as to Epstein. Riley and Riley Kirsh would file a-motion to quash the subpoenas As stated in his original motion, at 3 n.1, Epstein does not concede the existence of any such computers — and cannot without waiving his Fifth Amendment act of production privilege — but, for purposes of this Reply, refers herein to "computers" as if one or more of the computers referenced in the subpoenas do exist. United States v. Davis. 636 F.2d 1028, 1039 (5th Cir. 1981), on which the government relies, Response at 14, presented the opposite scenario to this case — attorneys seeking to assert the Fifth Amendment rights of their client. In Couch v. United States, 409 U.S. 322 (1973), also relied on by the government, the taxpayer asserted a Fifth Amendment privilege as to the subpoenaed materials themselves; there was no act-of-production privilege claimed. The same was wue in SEC v. Jerry T. O'Brien. Inc.. 467 U.S. 735 (1984). In United Stares v. Ghidoni, 732 F.2d 814, 818.19 (11th Cir. 1984), quite unlike this case, the authorization which the target was required to sign did not admit the existence of the bank accounts or that he controlled them, nor did it in any way serve to authenticate any bank records which might be produced. Black. Srebnick. Kornspan & Stumpf •-• EFTA00179076
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vvatma k.ornez rage Fits Epstein does not contend that the computers or their contents (leaving aside his Boyd argument) are themselves protected from compelled disclosure by the Fifth Amendment.° Instead, as addressed in his Motion at 9-12, the Fifth Amendment protection which Epstein asserts is the act of production privilege, as production of the computers in response to the subpoena would be both testimonial and potentially incriminating. The government's assertion that the act of authenticating documents is incriminating only if the documents themselves are incriminating, Response at 28, is incorrect. What the act of production privilege protects against is the government's ability to use against the individual the compelled testimonial communication that the item produced is the item called for in the subpoena which is inherent in the act of production of the item in response to subpoena: There is no requirement that theternoWl „ asserting the privilege demonstrate that the documents sought are incriminating, and the. government has cited no authority for such a requirement-The government's assertion that Epstein has failed to show that the contents of the computers are incriminating, Response at 28, is more than a little curious, as the government would have no basis for subpoenaing the computers (or seizing them pursuant to a search warrant) if it did not think that it had reason to believe that the computers contained evidence of the alleged offenses. under investigation).? 6 As a review of his motion will quickly demonstrate, Epstein has not asserted a blanket Fifth Amendment privilege as to every document on every computer and all of the records requested from Riley/Riley Kiraly. See Response at 12. With respect to the Riley Kiraly records, Epstein has not asserted a Fifth Amendment privilege at all. The government also argues that the computers are not testimonial for purpoies of the Fifth Amendment. see Response at 22.24, but Epstein has never suggested that they are. But, as previously stressed, it is not the computers in which the government is interested — it wants access to the contents of the hard drive. This argument is but another iteration of the government's repeated references to "computers" as if the physical equipment were all it was concerned with and all that was at issue here. See, e.g., Response at 5, 7, 14, 16,18, 20, 22, 23,26, 27, 38. The government's insistent focus on "the computers" rather than their contents serves only to obfuscate the real issues before the Court. - 6 - Black, Srebnick. Kornspan & Stumpf 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300. Miami. Florida 33131 • Phone- 30S-17I-647i. re.. EFTA00179077
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r 39e *II The government argues that the act of production privilege is inapplicable because the existence and location of the computers are a "foregone conclusion," Response at 27, but that is plainly not the case - if the government knows, as it contends it does, that Riley has the computers, why then did it issue a subpoena to a prior investigator for the production of the computers? Nothing in affidavits which were filed with the response establishes that the computers exist, that they are in Riley's custody or control, or that there is an independent basis to authenticate them. This information is precisely what the act of production would communicate: that three computers were once in Epstein's house and that the three computers produced in response to the subpoena were those specific computers — facts that are not, in the absence of the testimonial communications inherent in the act of production, "foregone conclusions." These are the testimonial communications inherent in the act of production, and it is to these communications which Epstein's Fifth Amendment privilege claim is directed. Moreover, once again, the government's argument is directed only to the computers themselves. The act of production privilege applies not just to the computers themselves, but also to the documents contained within the computers, which would be identified as having been in Epstein's home and implicitly authenticated by the act of production. These are also grotccted testimonial communications. The government certainly has not shown that particular documents or other items are known to exist within the specific computers at issue or that there is an independent basis for the authentication of the documents within the computers. Finally, it bears repeating that for purposes of invoking the act of production privilege (and for purposes of the attorney-client privilege), Riley stands in the same relationship to Epstein as counsel himself and, in turn, stands in the shoes of his client. Epstein, therefore. - 7 - Black. Srebnick. Kornspan & Stum 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami. Florida 33131 • Phone: • Fax: • vasmcgovalack.com EFTA00179078
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JDO.VIJI.L Wanda G00102 Per 9/12 retains the same right to assert the act of production privilege he would have if the subpoenas had been served on him. See Motion at 11-12, and cases cited therein. V. The government's argument at pages 18-22 of its Response completely confuses Epstein's arguments. Epstein did not and does not contend that the removal of the computers from Epstein's house constituted the "selection and compilation of documents" that would disclose counsel's "thought processes." Response at 20. Instead, the work product argument to which the government appears to be responding was made with respect to paragraph 3 of' the subpoenas, which demands production of an array of information that impermissibly intrudes into the defense function by seeking information which would reveal the defense investigation, strategy, and tactics. See Motion at' 13-16. In an effort to undercut this argument that Epstein has not made, the government relies on cases in which an attorney or an investigator knowingly removed inculpatory evidence from its original location. See Response at 21-22 & n.14. Such cases could not be more divorced from the circumstances of this case \UnlikeTa murder ikenatkon:Olbini robbery s, it% not themsehaaideiteektallkistif The cases on which the government relies are wholly inapposite. At issue in In re Grand Jury Subpoena, 204 F.3d 516 (4th Cir. 2000), see Response at 21-22, was simply a claim of privilege with respect to the client's identity. United States v. Hunter, 1995 WI, 12513 (N.D.111. January 6, 1995), does not, as the government would have it. "contain[] facts similar to the ones, at bar." Response at 21 n.14. In Hunter, attorneys removed a The government relies on an affidavit from Dec. and on affidavit in support of an application for a warrant to search Epstein's house, but neither of those documents demonstrates reason to believe M. that evidence of the alleged offenses would be found on the computers at issue. affidavit indicates only that two years before the search of Epstein's house the security cameras automanca y ownloaded images on to a personal computer identified only as being in s office. scald, warrant affidavit does not so • much as mention computers outside the list o items to c seized. 8 Nil S Kitt-glair firwileir;e1 Black. Srebnick. Komspan & Stumpf cu lt. non . rinriei•a 77111 . IThesna. 711: fl l In; -innt EFTA00179079
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vvanaa ta01110Z Page 10112 hank robbery proceeds from the defendant's home and later told the government about them during the defendant's proffer session. Defendant argued that the government was precluded by the attorney-client privilege from introducing at trial either the money or evidence regarding its removal from his residence. Hunter stands for no more than the proposition that "[w]hen defense - counsel or a member of the defense team removes incriminating evidence, the government may introduce testimony establishing the original location and condition of the evidence." Id. at *3. The theory underlying Hunter and the cases on which it relied9 was, in essence, that the attorney- client privilege will not be applied to deprive the government of trial evidence regarding an incriminating physical item and its original location, where counsel acted wrongfully in removing obviously incriminatine evidence from its original location. Nothing in Hunter speaks to the issues actual])' raised by Epstein or supports the enforcement of the government's subpoenas, either the paragraphs demanding the production of the computers or the paragraph seeking Riley Kiraly documents relatin to Epstein. Contrary to the government's repeated assertions, Epstein has not contended that the computers themselves are protected by the attorney-client privilege or that the attorney-client privilege precludes production of the computers in response to the subpoenas, but only that they contain information and materials protected by the attorney-client privilege. Motion at 26-28. 1 h:ere:tore, even were the computers "incriminating evidence" — which they manifestly are not t- Hunter in no way Undermines Epstein's challenges to—theiNip E Nor has Epstein contended 9 Hunter relied on Clucheue v. Rushen, 770 F.2d 1469 (9th Or. 1985), and People p. Meredith, 631 P.2d 46 (Cal. 1981), on which thegovemment also relies. In Cuchette, the investigator the defendant's wife — obtained and carried away highly inculpatory receipts from an automobile upholstery shop which showed that defendant had had his car reupholstered in close proximity to a murder which an eyewitness said had been committed in the car. Like the defendant in Hunter, the defendant argued that the anomey-client privilege precluded admission of the receipts against him at trial. Similarly, in Meredith, the defense investigator found the murder victim's wallet based on information obtained from the defendant and turned it over to defendant's attorney, who in turn, gave it to the police. - 9 - Black. Srebnick. Komspan & Stumpf Rms. Biscayne st. R Ievard Cwt.- iinO • Miami rInriria 44111 . ()knee. WIC )71 (.411 . r-... arle lco -inn, EFTA00179080
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Page 1 12 that any removal of computers from his home was protected by the work product privilege: he has not, therefore, made arguments "identical" to those raised in Hunter. Response at 22 n.14. The government's Hunter-based arguments are, therefore, a complete non sequitur. VI. The government critiques Epstein's failure to supply a privilege log. Response at Epstein's overarching contention is that the subpoenas should be quashed in their entiretfriffit -A has, however, through his. mullet 0ffericid' t0 'supply a Privilege log if ihe tOirddeieirnAirsivar \ the subpoenas should. be thforeedlo preyed Privileged ftourfallingintotuthen*Mit the government, and he smutty tit:Stiffer:The C6tut should not entforostkie.6*petecOr**, affording.cOunsel an opportunity to exallidePriviletechiliititbiltlittehnhetprOOPPO6nt With respect to the Riley Kiraly records, the government has not responded to Epstein's contention that paragraph 3 of the subpoenas directly requests information regarding the work which Riley was performing for Attorney Black on behalf of Epstein's defense. The government's response goes on at length regarding types of items which case law has held not to be privileged, Response at 29-34, but completely ignores the fact that its subpoena is not so limited. Quite the contrary: it broadly demands "fain documents and information related to the nature of the relationship between Mr. William Riley and/or Riley/Kiraly and Mr. Jeffiey Epstein, including hut nor limited to" (emphasis added) a list of documents, many of which themselves contain information protected by the attorney-client or work product privileges, such as billing statements which describe activities undertaken on behalf of Epstein's defense and telephone logs and appointment calendars which would reveal the identities of persons contacted as part of the defense investigation. The government has made no effort to particularize the Contrary to the government's assertions, Response at 7.8, Epstein has not made a blanket assertion of the attorney-client and work product privileges as to the entirety of the computers' contents. See Motion at 26-28. - 10 - Black. Srebnick. Kornspan & Slump( 2015. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami. Florida 33111• Phone- int171_447i 7C11 ••I EFTA00179081
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vvaiicia avORMIZ rage 1411i t subpoena so as to avoid calling for the production of.plainly privileged information, and. if paragraph 3 of the subpoena is to be enforced at all, it must be narrowed to eliminate any and all information encompassed within the attorney-client or work product privileges. Respectfully submitted, BLACK, SREBNICK, KORNSPAN & STUMPF, PA. 201 South Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 Miami Florida 33131 Ph.: -- Fax: E-Mail: • itOY BLACK, Ea u Florida Bar No.: Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on August 7, 2007, a true and correct copy of the forging motion was furnished by facsimile and U.S. mail to: Esq., U.S. Attorney's Office, 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400, West-Palm Beach, FL 33401. gC: 44 OS ROY BLACK, ESQ. Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein ?tit Ile...LeneA nein Black srcbmck. Kornsparl & Stumpf EFTA00179082
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U.S. Department Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY VIA FACSIMILE Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esq. Fowler White Burnett 1395 Brickell Ave Fl 14 Miami Florida 33131-3300 Re: Jeffrey Epstein 99 N.E. 4 Simi Ma lt Tdepbone - Facsimile August 3, 2007 Dear Lilly: Thank you for your letter of August 2nd regarding your proposal on how to resolve the Epstein matter. As we explained at our meeting on July 31, 2007, the Office believes that the federal interest will not be vindicated in the absence of a two-year term of state imprisonment for Mr. Epstein. That offer was not meant as a starting point for negotiations, it is the minimum term of imprisonment that will obviate the need for federal prosecution. The Office has never agreed that a state prison sentence is not appropriate for Mr. Epstein. Rather we simply stated that if Mr. Epstein preferred to serve his sentence in a federal penetentiary, we would be willing to explore a federal conviction that may allow that in lieu of any state resolution. Further, as I made clear in our follow up telephone conversation after the meeting, a plea to two federal misdemeanors was never extended or meant as an offer. We also would reiterate that the agreement to Section 2255 liability applies to all of the minor girls identified during the federal investigation, not just the 12 that form the basis of an initial planned charging instrument. As you know, the ability to engage in flexible plea negotiations is dramatically changed upon the return of an indictment. Once an indictment is returned, the Office does not intend to file a Superseding Information containing a lesser charge or to dismiss the case in favor of state prosecution. EFTA00179083
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LILLY ANN SANCHEZ, ESQ. AUGUST 3, 2007 PAGE 2 Please let us know your client's decision by no later than August 17. I have conferred with U.S. Attorney Acosta who has asked me to communicate that the two-year term of incarceration is a non-negotiable minimum to vindicate a federal interest, and, at this time, he is not inclined to meet with counsel for Mr. Epstein. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney ...••••••• By: Chief, Criminal Division cc: Roy Black Gerald B. Lefcourt R. Alexander Acosta EFTA00179084
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS DUCES TECUM NUMBERS OLY-63 and OLY-64 FGJ 07-103(WPB) UNITED STATES' SURREPLY TO REPLIES FILED BY WITNESS WILLIAM RILEY AND INTERVENOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN RE: MOTION TO OUASH GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS UNDER SEAL EFTA00179085
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS FGJ 07-103(WPB) DUCES TECUM NUMBERS OLY-63 and OLY-64 UNDER SEAL UNITED STATES' SURREPLY TO REPLIES FILED BY WITNESS WILLIAM RILEY AND INTERVENOR JEFFREY EPSTEIN RE: MOTION TO OUASII GRAND JURY SUBPOENAS The United States, by and through the undersigned Assistant United States Attorney, hereby files this Surreply to the Replies filed by Witness William Riley and Intervenor Jeffrey Epstein,' and notes the following: 1. Both the witness and the intervenor assert that Mr. Riley was excused from appearing before the grand jury and that Mr. Riley did not flout the subpoena by failing to appear. AUSA agreed with Attorney Mr. Black that Mr. Riley would not have to appear and produce the disputed items if a motion to quash all aspects of the subpoenas was filed. Neither party's pleading has asserted that the subpoenas should be quashed as to Mr. Riley's testimony. Thus, the United States does not contend that Mr. Riley intentionally disobeyed the subpoena, but notes that the Motion to Quash does not address all aspects of the subpoenas and, therefore, the subpoena for testimony is enforceable. The undersigned has conferred with the office of Mr. Riley's counsel, and it has been agreed that Mr. Riley will appear before the grand jury on September 18, 2007. However, 'Witness William Riley did not file an initial motion to quash the grand jury subpoenas, but did file a Reply to the United States' Response to the Intervenor's Motion to Quash. Accordingly, the United States has not previously had the opportunity to respond to the issue raised by Mr. Riley. EFTA00179086