EFTA00214878.pdf

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 99 N. E. 4 gh Street 2111 Facsimile: November 5, 2007 DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Jay: Several things have come to my attention that seem contrary to your client intending to abide by his obligations under the Non-Prosecution Agreement. As you know, that agreement requires our Office to inform you of potential breaches to give you and your client the opportunity to respond before an indictment is filed. At this time, I do not believe that the agreement has been breached; however, I have sufficient concerns that need to be addressed. First, I understand that private investigators working for Mr. Epstein have contacted victims to ask them whether any detectives or FBI agents have discussed a financial settlement with them. On one occasion, the detectives told the parent of a victim that she should get an attorney for her daughter and she should do so right away. These actions are troublesome because the FBI agents legally are required to advise the victims of the resolution of the matter, which includes informing them that, as part of the resolution, that Mr. Epstein has agreed to pay damages in some circumstances. Furthermore, Mr. Epstein well knows that we are in the process of selecting an attorney to represent the victims and, but for the inordinate amount of time spent negotiating the Addendum, that attorney would already have been selected. Paragraph 7 of the Non-Prosecution Agreement explicitly provides that contact with the victims shall be through that counsel. Accordingly, please confirm that there will be no further efforts to contact any victims until Judge Davis selects the attorney representative and that, thereafter, contact will be made only through that counsel. Second, the Non-Prosecution Agreement requires Mr. Epstein to use his best efforts to enter his guilty plea and to be sentenced not later than October 26, 2007. Despite this obligation, the Office agreed that Mr. Epstein could postpone this deadline to November, but reiterated that Mr. Epstein had to begin his term of incarceration not later than January 4, 2008. I have learned that the November hearing has been removed from the calendar and the next case disposition conference has not been set until January 7, 2008. This delay is unacceptable, and, pursuant to your obligations, the Office requests that you confer with the State Attorney's Office to try to find a date in November when the judge is available to conduct a simultaneous plea and sentencing. If you cannot find such a date, please provide documentation of your efforts to abide by the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. Third, there have been several press reports that Mr. Epstein no longer intends to enter a guilty plea. Normally I would not pay any attention to such reports, but your recent correspondence attempting to restrict our Office from communicating with the State Attorney's Office and the allusion to the imposition of sentences that clearly fall outside the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement raises concern. Please confirm that Mr. Epstein intends to abide by his agreement to plead guilty to the specified charges and to make a binding recommendation that the Court impose a sentence of 18 months of continuous confinement in the county jail. Finally, the Non-Prosecution Agreement requires that you provide the Office with copies of all proposed agreements with the State Attorney's Office before Mr. Epstein signs any such agreements. To date, no such agreements have been received. Please provide me with copies of any and all agreements with the State Attorney's Office for our review. The Office also would like to have someone present at EFTA00214878 the change of plea and sentencing to monitor Mr. Epstein's compliance with the terms of the Non- Prosecution Agreement, so please keep me informed of the date, time, and location of the hearing. Please provide me with a written response, adopted by Mr. Epstein, addressing these concerns and reiterating Mr. Epstein's intention to comply with the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement by November 8, 2007. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney By: First Assistant United States Attorney cc: R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney EFTA00214879