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4 5 U U - (,1/ 1 1 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2 IN AND FOR PALthznBEACI COU DIVISION 6 7 STATE OF FLORIDA ) ) vs ) CASE NO. 06 CF9454AMB ) 08 9381CFAMB JEFFREY EPSTEIN Defendant. ) ) ) ) ea ( _ 9 10 11 PRESIDING: 12 APPEARANCES: pt•-n PLEA CONFERENCE iz3a HONORABLE DEBORAH DALE PUCILatTin! )4i N) 13 ON BEHALF OP THE STATE: BARRY 15. KRISCHER, ESQUIRE 14 State Attorney 401 North Dixie Highway 15 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 By: LANNA BELORLAVEK, ESQUIRE 16 Assistant State Attorney 17 ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT: ATTERBURY, 'GOLDBERGER & WEISS,P,A. 18 250 Australian Avenue South Suite 1400 19 Nest Palm Beach, Florida 33401 By: JACK GOLDBERGER, ESQUIRE 20 21 22 23 24 25 09/12/2019 June 30, 2008 Palm Beach County Courthouse West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Beginning at 8:40 o'clock, a.m. -n n 0 ORIGINAL • • • - - • _ . • - • . • - • . PHYLLIS A. DAMES, C PORTER CONFIDENTIAL Agency to Agency Raquel: 19-411 SONY_GM_00332129 EFTA _00204A5 EFTA02729839 c:-) 38 ll LA U U U U 1 on that, Your Honor? 2 THE COURT: It is going ro bp 3 recorded. 4 MR. GOLDBERGER: That's fine. 5 THE COURT: Defendant needs to 6 approach as well. 7 (Whereupon, there was a conference at 8 the bench.) 9 MR. GOLDBERGER: The reason why I 10 asked to come sidebar, there is a 11 nonprosecution agreement with the United 12 States Attorney's office that triggers as a 13 result of this plea agreement. In other 14 words, they have signed off and said they 15 will not prosecute. Mr. Epstein in the 16 Southern District of Florida for. any 17 offense upon his successful taking of this 18 plea today. That is a confidential 19 document that the parties have agreed to. 20 Just in an abundance of caution, I wanteid 21 to tell the court. 22 THE COURT: I understand, that would 23 also be invalidated should he violate his 24 community control? 25 MR. GOLDBERGER: Absolutely. That 09/12/2019 PHYLLIS A. DAMES, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER CONFiate5gNTIAL 4112 Agency to Agency Requet: 19-011 SDNY_GM_00332130 EFTA_00204856 EFTA02729840 U U uu) 1.-• 1) 0 39 nonprosecution agreement -- 2 MS. SELOHLAVEE: They well- all that 3 out. 4 THE COURT: Mr. Epstein needs to came 5 closer. 6 Mr. Epstein, your attorney has 7 told me that in addition to everything, we 8 talked about another Inducement, shall we 9 say, to your taking this plea is that the 10 U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of 11 the State of Florida, federal prosecutor, 12 has agreed to a nonprosecution agreement 13 with you, meaning that if you success-rutty 14 complete probation and do everything you're 14 supposed to, they have, have agYeed not to 16 prosecute you federally, did you understand 17 that? 18 THE. DEFENDANT: Yes, ma'am. 19 THE COURT: And I would view that as 28 a significant inducement in accepting this 21 plea. 22 MS. RELOHLAVEK: They are actually in 23 court here today, also. 24 THE COURT: Okay. 25 MR. GOLDBERGER: And the plea 09112/2019 PHYLLIS A. DAMES, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER CONFIDENTIAL Agency to Agency RequeC 19-411 SDNY_GM_00332131 EFTA _0020485 EFTA02729841 r ) 39 . 1 1 nonprosecution agreement -- 2 MS. SELOHLAVEK: Thpy apall all that 3 out. 4 THE COURT: Mr. Epstein needs to come closer. 6 Mr. Epstein, your attorney has 7 told me that in addition to everything, we 8 talked about another Inducement, shall we 9 say, to your taking this plea is that the 10 U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of 11 the State of Florida, federal prosecutor, 12 has agreed to a nonprosecution agreement 13 with you, meaning that if you successfully 14 complete probation and do everything you're 15 supposed to, they have, have agreed not to 16 prosecute you federally, did you understand 17 that? 18 THE. DEFENDANT: Yes, ma'am. 19 THE COURT: And I would view that as 20 a significant inducement in accepting this 21 plea. 22 MS. BELOHLAVEK: They are actually in 23 court here today, also, 24 THE COURT: Okay. 25 MR. I01,08ERGER: And the plea : equet mow Age"? R ° PHYLLIS A. DAMES, OFF/14 di la yerelleiiikt- ognv2019 COI N sow Gm 00332'32 EFTA.PC EFTA02729842 _ • J. agreement very carefully spelled out if 3 agreement, so we are well aware of it. 4 THE COURT: Okay. I would request that a sealed copy of that -- Mr. Epstein 6 has signed that document? 7 MR. GOLDBERGER: Yes, I would like to 8 seal the copy. 9 THE COURT: I want a sealed copy of 10 that filed in this case. That is the only 11 other condition of the agreement that is 12 influencing this defendant to make this 13 decision? 14 MR. GOLDBERGER; Absolutely. I think 15 that's the right idea. 16 (Return to open court.) 17 THE COURT: Mr. Epstein, is there • 18 anything else? 19 THE DEFENDANT: No, ma'am. 20 THE COURT: Because I don't take - 21 these pleas unless they are freely and 22 voluntarily made. 23 THE DEFENDANT: I understand that. 24 THE COURT: I also don't want 25 . somebody or anybody coming_bacX.a_yeAx,.— . st." 09112/2019 PHYLLIS A. DAMES, OFFICIAL COURT REPORTER Page15 CONFIDENTIAL 40 Agency to AgeaCY Requet: 19-411 SONY_GM_00332133 EFTA (X)2(485 EFTA02729843 U El 11 CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_00332134 EFTA_OD204860 EFTA02729844