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FBI VOL00009
EFTA00194687
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2 1 ROBERT C. JOSEFSBERG, ESQ. 2 Podhurst Orseck Joaefsberg 25 West Flagler Street 3 Miami, FL 33130 For Jane Doe 101 305.358.2800 4 (Via telephone) 5 KATHERINE W. EZELL, ESQ. Podhurst Orseck Josefsberg 6 25 West Flagler Street Miami, FL 33130 7 For Jane Doe 101 305.358.2800 8 FOR THE DEFENDANT: ROBERT D. CRITTON, JR., ESQ. MICHAEL BURMAN, ESQ. 9 Burman Critton, etc. 515 North Flagler Street 10 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.842.2820 11 JACK A. GOLDBERGER, ESQ. 12 Atterbury Goldberger Weiss 250 Australian Avenue South 13 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 561.659.8300 14 ANN MARIE V/LLAFANA, ESQ. 15 Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 East Broward Boulevard 16 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394 For U.S.A. 954.356.7255 17 MARTIN G. WEINBERG, ESQ. 18 20 Park Plaza Boston MA 02116 19 (Via telephone) 617.227.3700 20 JAY LEFKOWITZ, ESQ. (Via telephone) 21 REPORTED BY: LARRY HERR, RPR-RMR-FCRR-AE 22 Official United States Court Reporter Federally Certified Realtime Reporter 23 400 North Miami Avenue, Room 8N09 Miami, FL 33128 305.523.5290 24 25 TOTAL ACCESS COURTROOM NETWORK REALTIME TRANSCRIPTION is EFTA00194747
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3 1 THE COURT: We are here in the various Doe vs. Epstein 2 cases. 3 May I have counsel state their appearances? 4 MR. HOROWITZ: Adam Horowitz, counsel for plaintiffs 5 Jane 2 through Jane Doe 7. 6 THE COURT: Good morning. 7 MR. EDWARDS: Brad Edwards, counsel for plaintiff Jane 8 Doe. 9 THE COURT: Good morning. 10 MR. GARCIA: Good morning, Your Honor. Sid Garcia for 11 Jane Doe II. 12 THE COURT: Good morning. 13 MR. WILLITS: Good morning, Your Honor. Richard 14 Willits, here on behalf of the plaintiff C.M.A.. 15 THE COURT: Good morning. 16 MS. EZELL: Good morning, Your Honor. I'm Katherine 17 Ezell from Podhurst Orseck, here with Amy Adderly and Susan 18 Bennett, and I believe my partner, Bob Josefsberg, is going to 19 appear by telephone. 20 THE COURT: Mr. Josefsberg, are you there? 21 MR. JOSEFSBERG: I am, Your Honor. 22 THE COURT: Good morning. 23 MR. JOSEFSBERG: Good morning. 24 THE COURT: All right. Do we have all the plaintiffs 25 stated their appearances? Okay. TOTAL ACCESS COURTROOM NETWORK REALTIME TRANSCRIPTION EFTA00194748
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29 1 as a shield, against the plaintiffs that he was supposed to make 2 restitution for. 3 And, certainly, he can take my client's depo. He's 4 done extensive discovery in the state court case -- very 5 intrusive, I might add. And we don't care, because we can win 6 this case with the prosecution agreement or without the 7 prosecution agreement. We are ready to go forward. 8 THE COURT: You're not going to assert to the United 9 States Government that what he's doing in defending the case is 10 a violation for which he should be further prosecuted? 11 MR. GARCIA: Absolutely not. 12 THE COURT: Anyone else for the plaintiffs? 13 MR. HOROWITZ: Judge, Adam Horowitz, counsel for 14 plaintiffs Jane Doe 2 through 7. 15 I just wanted to address a point that I think you've 16 articulated it. I just want to make sure it's crystal clear, 17 which is that we can't paint a broad brush for all of the 18 cases. 19 The provision relating to Mr. Epstein being unable to 20 contest liability pertains only to those plaintiffs who have 21 chosen as their sole remedy the federal statute. My clients, 22 Jane Doe 2 through 7, have elected to bring additional causes 23 of action, and it's for that reason we were silent when you 24 said does anyone here find Mr. Epstein to be in breach of the 25 non-prosecution agreement. That provision, as we understand TOTAL ACCESS COURTROOM NETWORK REALTIME TRANSCRIPTION EFTA00194749
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30 1 it, it doesn't relate to our clients. 2 THE COURT: okay. But, again, you're in agreement 3 with everyone else so far that's spoken on behalf of a 4 plaintiff that defending the case in the normal course of 5 conducting discovery and filing motions would not be a breach? 6 MR. HOROWITZ: Subject to your rulings, of course, 7 yes. 8 THE COURT: Thank you. 9 Anyone else have anything to say from the plaintiffs? 10 Ms. Villafana, if you would be so kind as to maybe 11 help us out. I appreciate the fact that you're here, and I 12 know you're not a party to these cases and under no obligation 13 to respond to my inquiries. But as I indicated, it would be 14 helpful for me to understand the Government's position. 15 MS. VILLAFANA: Thank you, Your'Honor. And we, of 16 course, are always. happy to try to help the Court as much as 17 possible. But we are not a party to any of these lawsuits, and 18 in some ways we are at a disadvantage because we don't have 19 access. My access is limited to what's on Pacer. So I don't 20 really know what positions Mr. Epstein may have taken either in 21 correspondence or in discovery responses that aren't filed in 22 the case file. 23 But your first order was really just what do you think 24 about a stay, and then the second order related to this hearing 25 and asked a much more specific question, which is whether we TOTAL ACCESS COURTROOM NETWORK REALTIME TRANSCRIPTION EFTA00194750
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190(10E LEOPOLD-KUVIMA CONSUMER JUSTICE ATTORNEYS July 31, 2009 A. Maria Villafana, Esq. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 E. Broward Blvd, 7th Floor Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394 Re: B.B. JEFFREY EPSTEIN OUR FILE NO.: 080303 Dear Ms. Villafana: I am following up on my letter of July 6, 2009, regarding the non-prosecution agreement between the U.S. Attorneys office and Jeffrey Epstein. Please advise whether or not this document will be produced. STK/mlb 2925 PGA Boulevard ; Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens .- Florida 33410 r 681.615.1400 - lax 581.515.1401 leopoldkuvin.com CRASHWORTHINESS • MANAGED CARE ABUSE • CONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS • PERSONAL INJURY • WRONGFUL DEATH EFTA00194751
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I.J.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 August 4, 2009 VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL Spencer T. Kuvin, Esq. Leopold—Kuvin, P.A. 2925 PGA Boulevard Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Re: Jeffrey Epstein/B.B. — Requested Disclosure of Non-Prosecution Agreement Dear Mr. Kuvin: Thank you for your letter regarding the disclosure of the Non-Prosecution Agreement signed by Jeffrey Epstein. I understand that you are asking for a copy of that Agreement in connection with your representation of "B.B." As you are aware, the Agreement contains a confidentiality provision. Based upon a lawsuit filed by some of Mr. Epstein's victims, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra has issued a Protective Order requiring the U.S. Attorney's Office to provide copies of the Agreement to certain individuals under certain circumstances. The Order states: If any individuals who have been identified by the USAO [U.S. Attorney's Office] as victims of Epstein and/or any attomey(s) for those individuals request the opportunity to review the Agreement, then the USAO shall produce the Agreement to those individuals, so long as those individuals also agree that they shall not disclose the Agreement or its terms to any third party absent further court order, following notice to and an opportunity for Epstein's counsel to be heard . . . (Court File No. 08-CV-80737-MARRA, DE 26, 1 (e).) The language "individuals who have been identified by the USAO as victims of Epstein" refers to a specific list of individuals who were the subject of the federal investigation. A list of those individuals was provided to Mr. Epstein's attorney. Your client, B.B., was not identified during that investigation, and, therefore was not on the list. By stating this I am not, in any way, denigrating any harm that your client may have suffered. I am simply stating that, given time and resource limitations that we faced during the investigation, B.B. was not a person who was positively identified, such that she would have been the subject of charges within a EFTA00194752
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SPENCER T. KUV1N, ESQ. AUGUST 4, 2009 PAGE 2 possible federal indictment. For this reason, your client is not covered by the Court's Protective Order and the Agreement's confidentiality provision remains intact. If you are unable to get a copy of the Agreement via the civil discovery process in the lawsuit that you have filed against Mr. Epstein, please ask his counsel if they will consent to my production of the Agreement to you and I will send a copy to you. Sincerely, Jeffrey H. Sloman Acting United States Attorney By: 1 a .46vile ?Zia ada A. Marie Villafafia Assistant U.S. Attorney cc: Karen Atkinson, Esq. EFTA00194753
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Roy BLACK HOWARD M. SREBNICK SCOTT A. KORNSPAN LARRY A. STUMPF MARIA NEYRA JACKIE PERCZEK MARK A J SHAPIRO JARED BLACK SREBNICK KORNSPAN STUMPF September 1, 2009 Jeffrey Sloman, Esq. Assistant U.S. Attorney United States Attorney's Office 99 N.E. 4th Street Miami, Florida 33132 RE: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Jeff: JESSICA FONSECA-NADER KATHLEEN P. PHILLIPS AARON AMNON MARCOS SEATON, JR. MATTHEW P. O'BRIEN JENWER J. SOUUIOAS NOAH Fox E-Mail: RrnackgRayBlackcom Once again I need to send you a note about Jeffrey Epstein, mainly to keep you in the loop so we don't inadvertently violate any provision of his agreement with your office. As I am sure you are aware, Mr. Epstein has finished the incarceration portion of his sentence and is now serving the one year of community control as mandated by both his state plea and the terms of the non- prosecution agreement with the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Epstein is in compliance with all terms of his community control and is applying for transfer of his supervision from the State of Florida to his primary residence, the Virgin Islands. This transfer is being requested through the Intrastate Compact for Transfer of Adult Supervision (ICAOS). The ICAOS is the mechanism for which transfers of probation and community control are effectuated. The process requires the offender to seek the approval of the sending state (in this case Florida) and, if they agree, the receiving state (in this case the United States Virgin Islands) and the United States Virgin Islands after investigation has pre-approved the transfer under the same exact conditions of supervision as imposed in Mr. Epstein's community control sentence in the State of Florida. Even though Mr. Epstein is requesting the transfer he is still at the home 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami, Florida 33131 • Phone: 305.371-6421 • Fax: 305-358-2006 • www.Royelack.com EFTA00194754
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Jeffrey Sloman, Esq. September 1, 2009 Page 2 in Palm Beach following the rules of state community control. As Mr. Epstein's lawyers, we believe that his request to administratively transfer his community control is in full compliance with both his state plea agreement and the non- prosecution agreement with the United States Attorney's Office. Nonetheless we have taken to heart your previous suggestion of erring on the side of caution and thus we are advising you of this request. I am happy to discuss this with you at any time. I did not want to set an appointment to see you on this issue since I imagine you have more pressing matters to deal with than a transfer of a state community control matter. RB/wg Very Roy Black Black. Srebnick. Komspan & Stumpf. PA EFTA00194755
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MATT, Roy Black, Esq. Black Srebnick Kornspan & Stumpf P.A. 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1300 Miami, FL 33131 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Roy: 500 S. Australian Ave, Ste 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (560820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 September 18, 2009 I write in response to your letter to Mr. Sloman regarding the transfer of supervision of Mr. Epstein's community control to the Virgin Islands. I requested from Mr. Goldberger a copy of the documentation that Mr. Epstein submitted in support of his request and a copy of the interstate compact that you had mentioned. I have not received these documents. Rather than wait any longer, I am advising you of our Office's preliminary concerns. The Office may have additional concerns upon receipt of the requested items. The Non-Prosecution Agreement called for Mr. Epstein to serve eighteen months in county jail followed by twelve months of community control. Mr. Epstein's eighteen-month jail tam was reduced to slightly more than twelve months based upon Mr. Epstein's "work release" of more than twelve hours per day, seven days per week. Mr. Epstein has been on community control for less than two months and he is already asking that he be allowed to transfer his supervision. The request comes on the heels of an instance where Mr. Epstein was found by the Palm Beach Police Department walking on the beach. I understand that he told the police that he was "walking to work," despite the fact that his "office" was more than eight miles away, and the beach where he was found was not en route from his residence to his workplace. Throughout the negotiation of the NPA, representations were repeatedly made by you and your colleagues that Mr. Epstein would serve his complete sentence, including community control, in Palm Beach County. During his change of plea and sentencing, Mr. EFTA00194756
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e ROY BLACK, ESQ. SEPTEMBER 18, 2009 PAGE OE 2 Epstein told the Court that he intended to remain in Palm Beach County during his period of community control — a fact that was important to Judge Pucillo in making her decision whether or not to accept the plea agreement. Mr. Epstein's presence in Palm Beach County was important to the Court, our Office, and, presumably, the State Attorney's Office, because it allowed all of these entities to monitor Mr. Epstein's performance of his obligations. Relocating to the Virgin Islands, where Mr. Epstein lives on a private island without any independent law enforcement presence, would eliminate that ability. The Office's ability to determine whether Mr. Epstein has breached the NPA and to file charges against him when/if he breaches that Agreement was a key piece of consideration for the decision to enter that Agreement. Mother key piece was the ability of victims to pursue claims against Mr. Epstein under 18 U.S.C. § 2255. Your September 1, 2009 letter to Mr. Sloman, in essence, asked whether it would be the Office's position that Mr. Epstein's move to his private island would violate the terms of the NPA. For the reasons stated above, even upon our preliminary review, it is the position of the Office that the transfer of community control would frustrate the purpose of the agreement and thereby violate its terms. No final decision has been made, of course, because Mr. Epstein has not yet moved. However, if Mr. Epstein elects to go forward with the transfer of community control with the knowledge of the Office's objection, that will be considered, along with all of the previous violations by Mr. Epstein, as set forth in my letters of June 15 and July 7, 2009, in determining the Office's final course of action. I look forward to receiving the materials requested from Mr. Goldberger. Sincerely, Jeffrey H. Sloman Acting United States Attorney By: A. Marie Pillafaila A. Marie Villafafia Assistant United States Attorney cc: Karen Atkinson, Chief, Northern Division EFTA00194757
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tilitat LEOP0LD:KUVIN. CONSUMER JUSTICE ATTORNEYS January 4, 2010 A. Maria Villafana, Esq. Assistant U.S. Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 E. Broward Blvd, 7th Floor Ft. Laudendala, FL 33394 Re: B.B. g JEFFREY EPSTEIN OUR FILE NO.: 080303 Dear Ms. Villafana: After taking the deposition of Police Chief, Michael Reiter, it came to our attention that apparently a computer which was initially seized during the search warrant conducted on Mr. Epstein's home was returned by the FBI to a private investigator employed by Mr. Epstein. We would like to determine who this computer was returned to, and when it was returned. It would assist us greatly if you could check your records to determine when, and if, this was ever done. Additionally, according to the sworn testimony of Chief Reiter, his department was provided with a letter containing a list of potential victims of Mr. Epstein. This letter contained language pursuant to a previously unknown Federal Statute which apparently directed him to destroy the letter after reading it. We hereby request that your office advise what Statute or Code that letter was referring to. Finally, we would like to schedule the depositions of FBI Special Agents Nesbitt Kirkendall, Junior Ortiz and Mr. Solomon. Please let me know who we need to direct our subpoenas to in order to schedule these depositions. I appreciate your immediate attention to this matter. Should you have any additional questions about these issues, please do not hesitate to contact me at once. STK:mlb 2925 PGA Boulevard Suite 200 Palm Beach Gardena •. Florida 33410 .• 561.516.1400 . fax 581.515.1401 leopoldluaitcorn CRASHWORTH IN ESS • MANAGED CARE ABUSE • CONSUMER CLASS ACTIONS • PERSONAL INJURY • WRONGFUL DEATH EFTA00194758
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ROY BLACK HOWARD M. SREEMCK SCOTT A. KORNSPAN LARRY A. STUMPF MARIA NEYRA JACKIE PERCZEK MARK A.J. SHAPIRO JARED BLACK SREBNICK KORNSPAN STUMPF PA. January 20, 2010 A. Marie Villafafia, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Avenue Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 RE: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Marie: JESSICA FONSECA-NADER KATHLEEN P. PHIWPS AARON ANTHON MARCOS BEATON, JR. MATTHEW P. O'BRIEN JENIPER J. SOULSOAS NOAH Fox E-Mail: RBlack®RoyBlariccorn We are now facing a difficult issue about the attorney's fees in the civil cases brought against Mr. Epstein related to your prior criminal investigation. I broached this subject with you on the phone a couple of weeks ago, but I could see our discussion was not fruitful at that time. Since we could not come to any agreement on how to handle this, we must proceed ahead based on our understanding of the non-prosecution agreement. Mr. Epstein has paid the attorney representative $526,000 and accepts his obligation under the NPA to pay additional reasonable legal fees that precede litigation claims under 17C of the Addendum. However we believe that the request by the attorney representative for over $1.5M additional fees is both unreasonable and outside the Addendum's criteria for payment. Litigation may ensue since we have been unable to resolve these matters through an agreement We never contemplated that the legal fee agreement would result in a bill for $2.1M when the Addendum was entered. We understand you and Jay had different views on whether an attorney representative could both sue Epstein for some clients and remain as counsel to settle other cases. We believe that the attorney representative could either settle the cases and be paid hourly or litigate and be paid out of the judgment, but not both. The language of the NPA is in need of legal construction regarding whether Epstein's obligations end when 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 • Miami. Florida 33131 • Phone: 305-371-6421. Fax: 305-358-2006 • www.RoyBlack.com EFTA00194759
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A. Marie Vil!alexia, Esq. January 20, 2010 Page 2 the attorney representative brings a lawsuit for any of his clients - a matter that a court should settle free from any consideration that initiating litigation to resolve this outstanding issue would be perceived as a breach. Just to be sure, Mr. Epstein will pay whatever fees a court determines are owed and we only want assurance that litigating the legal and factual issues over such liability will be consistent with and not violate the NPA. We don't think it is the government's position that Epstein must simply pay any bill he receives, regardless of the amount anci type of work done, particularly one for $2.1M. So we have no alternative but to go to court to resolve this issue. We are sending you this letter because the attorney representative is using the threat of a breach as leverage to get his fees. I don't believe the government's power to indict and incarcerate should be used to assist a private lawyer in collecting an exorbitant legal fee. Thus we are putting you on notice, and asking that if you disagree with our legal opinion that a suit is not in conflict with the NPA, to tell us without delay. Cordially yours, Martin G. Weinberg, Esq. Robert D. Critton, Jr. Roy Black By: MW:RC:RB/wg Roy Blac Black, SrebnIck. Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A EFTA00194760
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Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Roy BLACK [RBLACK@roybiack.coml Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 2:59 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Cc: owlmgw@worldnetatt.net Subject: Yesterday's Letter Dear Marie: On second thought my letter yesterday went too far In one respect. So that there Is no misunderstanding of the last paragraph of yesterday's letter, our concern Is not that the attorney representative In fact has used the threat of a breath as leverage to get his fees, only that there exists the legitimate concern that the agreement could be so used and the reality that any concern about such use significantly and unfairly burdens Mr Epstein's right to resort to the courts to resolve outstanding legal Issues regarding the criteria for payment and the amount of payment owed. I hope this clarifies our concern In this one area. Thanks Roy EFTA00194761
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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 S. Australian Ave, Ste 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 (561) 820-8711 Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 February 11, 2010 DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Roy Black, Esq. Black Srebnick Komspan & Stumpf P.A. 201 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 1300 Miami, FL 33131 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Black: Thank you for meeting with our Office last week. During our discussion, you and your colleagues raised three issues: (1) whether our Office would consider it a breach of the Non- Prosecution Agreement for Mr. Epstein to file suit against the victim's attorney-representative relating to the amount of attorney's fees; (2) whether our Office would consider it a breach of the Non-Prosecution Agreement for Mr. Epstein to argue that he has no liability for claims raised exclusively under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 as to any of the victims on the identified list; and (3) whether our Office would have any objection to Mr. Epstein applying for early termination of his community control. As we have told you before, our Office cannot give advisory opinions as to what will and will not be a breach of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. Furthermore, as to the first item, your colleagues admitted that efforts to reach an agreement with Robert Josefsberg regarding the amount of fees owed have not been completed. Similarly, as to the second item, your colleagues admitted that there are no currently pending cases arising exclusively under 18 U.S.C. § 2255 as to any of the victims on the identified list. Given that these matters may never arise and, if they do arise, there will be innumerable legal and factual issues that have not been shared with our Office, we again decline to provide any advisory opinions. As discussed during the meeting, the purpose of having the parties and a Special Master involved at the beginning of the process in the selection of the attorney- representative was to avoid dealing with this issue at the end of the process. As with all matters related to the Agreement, we expect that Mr. Epstein will act in good faith and comply with the letter and spirit of the NPA. As to the third item, we have reviewed your letter to Mr. Sloman of February 8, 2010. While Mr. Acosta did state in his letter of December 19, 2007, that he did not believe that the Office was EFTA00194762
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ROY BLACK, ESQ. FEBRUARY 11, 2010 PAGE 2 OF 2 obligated to notify the victims identified through the federal investigation of proceedings occurring in state court, the U.S. Department of Justice's position may have changed in the interim in light of internal guidance regarding prosecutors' obligations pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3771, 42 U.S.C. § 10607, and Fed. R. Crim. P. 60 (effective December 1, 2008). In light of Mr. Acosta's prior statements to Mr. Epstein's counsel that Mr. Epstein would be eligible for any benefit available to other similarly-situated state defendants, the Office agrees that Mr. Epstein may apply for early termination or modification of community control in accordance with Fl. Stat. §§ 948.05 and 948.10(4), assuming that Mr. Epstein has completed "the sanctions imposed in the community control plan." The Office takes no position regarding such an application; it is entirely within the discretion of the State Attorney's Office and the Palm Beach County Circuit Court Judge as to whether it is in "the best interests of justice and the welfare of society" to allow Mr. Epstein to terminate prematurely his community control. Mr. Epstein and his counsel may not make a representation to the State Attorney's Office, the Court, or any victim that the U.S. Attorney's Office agrees with, joins in, or does not oppose such a motion. In light of prior erroneous statements in court filings, we respectfully request that a copy of any court filing be provided to our office. If such a motion is made, in accordance with your proposal, the U.S. Attorney's Office will notify the federal victims that the application was filed and, if a hearing is scheduled, the date, time, and location of such hearing. The communication will consist merely of a notification and will neither encourage nor discourage attendance or submission of materials related to the application. Sincerely, Jeffrey H. Sloman United States Attorney By: s/A. Marie Villafafia A. Marie Villafafia Assistant United States Attorney cc: Jeffrey H. Sloman, U.S. Attorney Robert K. Senior, Acting First Assistant U.S. Attorney Karen Atkinson, Chief, Northern Division EFTA00194763
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Roy BLACK
HOWARD M. SREBNICK
Scow A. KORNSPAN
LARRY A. STumett
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February 18, 2010
Marie Villafana, Esq.
Assistant United States Attorney
99 N.E. 4th Street
Miami, FL 33132
RE:
Jeffrey Epstein
Dear Ms Villafana:
JESSICA FONSECA-NADER
KATHLEEN P. PHILLIPS
AARON ANITION
MARCOS BEATON, JR.
MATTHEW P. OBRIEN
JENIPER J. SOULIKJAS
NOAH FOX
E-Mail: RBlack®Royrnack.com
Thank you for your letter of February 11, 2010. We write to update you
about ongoing efforts to reach an agreement with Robert Josefsberg regarding the
amount of fees and costs properly owed to him by Mr. Epstein pursuant to the
NPA.
On February 16, 2010 Mr. Epstein's principal civil counsel Bob Critton
advised Mr. Josefsberg in writing that he and Mr. Epstein would meet with Mr.
Josefsberg on two occasions between now and March 1, 2010 to review Mr.
Josefsberg's outstanding bills on a line-by-line basis and attempt to reach a non-
adversarial resolution of all outstanding fee issues. Mr. Critton also transmitted
to Mr. Josefsberg an Agreement for Special Master to Determine Amount of
Attorneys' Fees and Costs ("Special Master Agreement"), signed by Mr. Epstein,
containing terms and conditions previously agreed to by Mr. Josefsberg, which
would mandate binding mediation before a neutral third party in the event the
proposed settlement discussions did not resolve all outstanding issues in an
expeditious manner.
We want to assure you that Mr. Epstein fully intends to fulfill his obligations
under the NPA. We regret that issues remain unresolved regarding whether all of
the fees and costs being sought by the attorney representative - which now total
$1,947,000 exclusive of the $526,466 already paid by Mr. Epstein - meet the
criteria set forth by the NPA. We assure you that both Mr. Epstein's prior civil
counsel, Jay Lefkowitz, who, with you, was a primary negotiator of the NPA
language, and Mr. Critton, each strongly believe that significant amounts of the
fees and costs billed by Mr. Josefsberg are outside the scope of Mr. Epstein's fee-
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Marie Villafana, Esq. February 18, 2010 Page 2 related payment obligations under the NPA. We hope that the fee-related issues can be resolved by further settlement discussions or by relying on the Special Master Agreement signed Tuesday February 16, 2010 by Mr. Epstein. Mr. Epstein and his counsel believe that these options are consistent with the NPA, are good faith alternatives to contested litigation, and are reasonable given the unexpected magnitude of the bills and their inclusion of charges for legal work that was clearly related to the preparation of litigation and thus outside Par 7C of the Addendum as well as for extensive work performed by attorneys from outside Mr. Josefsberg's law firm. Mr. Josefsberg previously advocated for settling outstanding issues through a Special Master Agreement nearly identical to the one executed Tuesday by Mr. Epstein. In fact, Mr. Josefsberg and Mr. Epstein had each agreed in the past to a specific Master as a third-party neutral to conduct proceedings to resolve the fee issues. However, the selected Master withdrew. We hope that the Special Master Agreement will provide a basis for a prompt resolution of any issue not resolved by the parties through further discussions. Respectfully submitted, MARTIN WEINBERG, ESQ. ROY SLACK, ESQ. /wg cc: Jeffrey Sloman, Esq. Robert Senior, Esq. Black, Srebnick, Kornspan & Stumpf, P.A. EFTA00194765
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ROY BLACK HOWARD M. SREBNICK SCOTT A. KORNSPAN LARRY A. STUMPF MARIA NEYRA JACKIE PERCZEK MARK A.J. SHAPIRO JARED Jeff Sloman, Esq. United States Attorney 99 N.E. 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 BLACK SREBNICK KORNSPAN & STUMPF — PA.= March 5, 2010 Bob Senior, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney 99 N.E. 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 RE: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Counsel: JESSICA FONSECA-NADER KATHLEEN P. PHILLIPS AARON AITTHON MARCOS BEATON, JR. MATTHEW P. O'BRIEN JENIPER J. SOULIKIAS NOAH Fox E-Mail: Rffiack®Rofillaciccom Marie Villafana, Esq. Assistant United States Attorney 99 N.E. 4th Street Miami, FL 33132 We write this letter to renew our request that the United States Attorney's Office provide us, as Mr. Epstein's counsel in the federal NPA matter, with clarity as to what legal issues we can advise his civil counsel can be litigated without causing you to consider the raising of legal issues to be in breach of Mr. Epstein's obligations under paragraph 8 of the NPA. A letter from civil counsel Robert Critton is attached. On February 11, 2010, you advised us that for reasons including the fact that at the time there were "no currently pending cases arising exclusively under 18 USC §2255 as to any of the victims on the identified list" you would "decline to provide any advisory opinions" in response to our requests during our meeting of February 3. Since February 11, 2010, a lawsuit has been filed by the attorney representative on behalf of Jane Doe 103. Her identity is known by us and she is on the "identified list." Her lawsuit raises only §2255 claims. Although she has not waived her right to file any other state or federal or common law claim so as to fit squarely within the letter of ¶8 of the NPA, she does, in her lawsuit, quote ¶8 and claim rights as a beneficiary of that agreement, see Case No. 10-80309 (S.D. Fla.), Complaint, ¶¶25-26, thus requiring that civil counsel consider 201 S. Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 1300 • Miami, Florida 33131 • Phone: 305-371.6421 • Fax: 305-358-2006. wiinv.Royelack.com EFTA00194766