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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 36 1 coincidental that on the Saturday before the Monday filing by 2 Mr. Epstein in Florida in the CVRA case Mr. Epstein is 3 arrested. 4 We hav vidence not only of an enormous amount of 5 overlapping evidence, but we hav vidence of the involvement 6 of the Department of Justice; the CEOS unit, the Child 7 Exploitation Unit, both before the nonpros agreement was 8 executed, they were involved with the Southern District of 9 Florida. And after, they volunteered essentially to be part of 10 a team in the event that Mr. Epstein did not conclude his 11 obligations under the CVRA. 12 THE COURT: You mentioned in your submissions -- and I 13 think you mentioned or your colleague mentioned the last time 14 that we were in court -- that high-level Department of Justice 15 officials approved the non-prosecution agreement. 16 MR. WEINBERG: Yes, your Honor. 17 THE COURT: Who are they? 18 MR. WEINBERG: First, the agreement was executed on 19 September 24, 2007. Appeals were taken by Mr. Epstein 20 challenging the federal interest in what was a potential state 21 prosecution. 22 The first level was the criminal division. The head 23 of the criminal division, Alice Fisher, assigned to Sigal 24 Mandelker. I may be mispronouncing her name, but she is the 25 current Undersecretary of the Treasury. Filed 07/24/19 Page 23 of 74 oD SOUTH BRN DISTR CT R G iPORT (212) 805-0300 ERS, P.C. DOJ-OGR-00000533