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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 14 _ Filed 07/15/19 _ Page 3 of 18 on oon fr ON = SORA HEARING page 2° COURT CLERK: This ‘is number two on the calendar, matter of Jeffrey Epstein. Your appearances please. MS. GAFFNEY: . Jennifer Gaffney for the People. , Good afternoon, Your Honor. MR. LEFKOWITZ: Jay. Lefkowitz and Sandra Musumeci for Mr. Epstein. . : THE COURT: Mr. Epstein is not here. MR. LEFKOWITZ: That's correct. THE COURT: Are you waiving his appearance? MR. LEKWOWITZ: Yes. MS. GAFFNEY: Your Honor , this case is on for a SORA hearing this afternoon. . The People did receive the board's recommendation of a Level Three. However, we received the underlying information from them and also had some contact with , | Florida, and we don't believe that we can rely on the entire probable cause affidavit. I don't know if the board sent that to you as well. _ THE COURT: I don't know why you cannot rely on it. | MS. GAFFNEY: . Because in Florida of all of the =| victims in that probable cause affidavit, they actually only went forward on one case. There was only an indictment for ' Vikki J. Benkel Senioi Court Reporter DOJ-OGR- 00000368