DOJ officials discuss delaying victim notification in Epstein-related civil remedy

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U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida R ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE Kenneth W. Starr, Esq Kirkland & Ellis LLP 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Mr. Starr: 99 N.& 4 Siren Mann. FL 53132 • Telephone • Facsimile I write in response to your November 28'" letter, in which you raise concerns regarding the Non-Prosecution Agreement between this Office and your client, Mr. Epstein. I take these concerns seriously. As your letter focused on the Section 2255 portion of the Agreement, my response will focus primarily on that issue as well. I do wish to make some more general observations, however. Section 2255 provides that "[a]ny person who, while a minor, was a victim of a violation of [enumerated sections of Title 18) and who suffers personal injury as a result of such violation . . . may sue in any appropriate United States District Court and shall recover

Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS)

Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Villafana. Ann Marie C (USAFLS) Sent: Wednesday. November 28. 2007 5:27 PM To: Lourie, Andrew: Oosterbaan, Andrew Cc: Garcia, Rolando (USAFLS) Subject: RE: Epstein Attachments: Signed Plea Agreement.pdf; Final Addendum.pdf Here is the signed agreement and an addendum. Please note that it has a confidentiality clause. Thanks. A. Marie Villafaha Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone 561 209-1047 Fax 561 820-8777 Original Message From: Lourie, Andrew Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 5:02 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Oosterbaan, Andrew Cc: Garcia, Rolando (USAFLS) Subject: Re: Epstein Ok thx. Would you send me your last proposed nonpros with them with the 2255 language? Original Message From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) < To: Lourie, Andrew; Oosterbaan, Andrew Cc: Garcia, Rolando (USAFLS) <RGarcia@usa.doj.gov> Sent: Wed Nov 28 16:48:48 2007 S

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(USAFLS) From: Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 4:25 PM To: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: draft letter to DAG I t.'"...1. ;Or • > EXHIBIT B-127 08-80736-CV-MARRA P-014941 57 EFTA00224728 U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida Airs: Assistant LAS Auorney 99N.& eth Street Aftam: Ft 33132 (305) 961-9100 DELIVERY BY FEDERAL EXPRESS June 2, 2008 Honorable Mark Filip Office of the Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Judge Filip, Jeffrey Epstein is a part-time resident of Palm Beach County, Florida. In 2006, the Federal Bureau of Investigation began investigating allegations that, over a two-year period, Epstein paid approximately 28 minor females from Royal Palm Beach High School to come to his house for sexual favors. In July 2006, the matter was presented to AUSA A. Marie Villafana of our West Palm Beach b

09/24/2007

09/24/2007 01:27 PM To "Jay Lefkowitz" <JLefkowitz@kirkland.com> cc 'Martin Weinberg' <owlm otidnet. . bee Subject RE: Epstein agreement as reviewed by the U.S. Attorney Hi Jay — Sorry for the delay. The U.S. Attorney had a last-minute concern, that I think I fixed (it is in the first "It Appearing" clause following the list of statutes potentially violated). After you get the green light, let's discuss the potential representative. The person I am thinking of has run a preliminary conflicts check and it looks alright. Also, to address Mr. Epstein's concern regarding the list of names, I wanted to tell you that I have compiled a list of 34 confirmed minors. There are six others, whose names we already have, who need to be interviewed by the FBI to confirm whether they were 17 or 18 at the time of their activity with Mr. Epstein. Once those interviews are completed, I can finalize the list of identified victims, which I will put in a formal document that I will mainta

Dear Mr. Starr:

Dear Mr. Starr: I write in response to your November 2811' letter, in which you raise concerns regarding the Non-Prosecution Agreement between this Office and your client, Mr. Epstein. I take these concerns seriously. As your letter focused on the Section 2255 portion of the Agreement, my response will focus primarily to that issues as well. I do wish to make some more general observations, however. Section 2255 provides that "any minor who is a victim of a violation of [enumerated sections of Title 18] and who suffers personal injury as a result of such violation may sue in any appropriate United States District Court and shall recover the actual damages such minor sustains and the cost of the suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee." Thus, had this Office proceeded to trial, and had Mr. Epstein been convicted, the victims of his actions would have been entitled to relief under this Section. The Non-Prosecution Agreement entered into between the Southern District of Fl