Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 6 Filed 07/11/19 Page 1 of 16

Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 6 Filed 07/11/19 Page 1 of 16 Reid Weingarten 1114 Avenue of the Americas New Vries. NY 10036 main direct www.stetocom July 11, 2019 VIA ECF The Honorable Richard M. Berman United States District Court Southern District of New York United States Courthouse 500 Pearl Street New York, NY 10007 RE: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, Criminal No. 19-490 Dear Judge Berman: Steptoe STEPTOE • JOHNSON LLP We write to outline the grounds entitling Jeffrey Epstein to pretrial release, proposing a stringent set of conditions that will effectively guarantee his appearance and abate any conceivable danger he's claimed to present. In essence, the government seeks to remand a self-made New York native and lifelong American resident based on dated allegations for which he was already convicted and punished - conduct the relitigation of which is barred by a prior federal nonprosecution agreement (the "NPA"). The government makes this drastic demand