EFTA00215228.pdf

From: ' (USAFLS)" <R>USAJOU=FLS/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN To: "Jay Lefkowitz" Subject: RE: Draft Agreements? Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:47:51 +0000 Importance: Normal Alright, that is pretty much what I had written yesterday. Here is my suggestion: On August 21, 2007, FBI Special Agents and traveled to the home of Lesley Groff to serve her with a federal grand jury subpoena in connection with an investigation pending in the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Groff works as the personal assistant of the defendant. Ms. Groff began speaking with the agents and then excused herself to go upstairs to check on While upstairs, Ms. Groff telephoned the defendant, Jeffrey Epstein, and informed him that the FBI agents were at her home. This conversation occurred when Mr. Epstein was aboard his privately owned civilian aircraft in Miami in the Southern District of Florida. His pilot had filed a flight plan showing that the parties were about to return to Teterboro, New Jersey. After the conversation with Ms. Groff, Mr. Epstein became concerned that the FBI would try to serve his traveling companions, and subpoenas. In fact, the agents were preparing to serve Ms. and Ms. , with similar grand jury with target letters when the flight landed in Teterboro. Mr. Epstein then re-directed his airplane, making the pilot file a new flight plan to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands instead of the New York City area, thereby keeping the Special Agents from serving the target letters on Ms. and Ms. During the course of that flight, the defendant verbally harassed both Ms. and Ms. harassing and pressuring them not to cooperate with the grand jury's investigation, thereby hindering and dissuading them from reporting the commission of a violation of federal law to law enforcement officers, namely, Special Agents of the FBI. From: Jay Lefkowitz [mailto Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:36 AM To: .(USAFLS) Subject: Re: Draft Agreements? EFTA00215228 Confidential - For settlement purposes only Still working on redline. But pls look at this: On August 2007, FBI Special Agents and traveled to the home of Lesley Groff to serve her with a federal grand jury subpoena in connection with an investigation pending in the Southern District of Florida. Mr. Epstein was informed of the service of the subpoena upon Ms. Groff. As a result, Mr. Epstein attempted to harass both and to delay and hinder their receipt of a subpoena to attend an official proceeding, more particularly the same federal grand ju to which Ms Groff was subpoenaed. Mr. Epstein, in particular, changed travel plans and flew with both Ms. and Ms. to the United States Virgin Islands rather than to an airport in New Jersey in order to attempt to delay their receipt of what Mr. E stein expected to be a federal grand July subpoena. Mr. Epstein further verbally harassed both Ms. and Ms. in connection to this attempt to delay their voluntary receipt of process all in violation of 18 USC 1512(d)(1). Ori inal Message From:' XUSAFLS1)" [Ann.Marie.C.Villafana@usdoj.gov] Sent: 09/19/2007 11:18 AM AST To: Jay Lefkowitz Subject: RE: Draft Agreements? Hi Jay —I don't know the factual basis for the alleged harassment of and because we have no independent evidence of that. So, the agents need to talk to them and then I can draft up a proposed factual proffer. I have sent an e- mail to and to determine their availability. Thanks. The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of Kirkland & Ellis LLP or Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by return e-mail or by e-mail to postmaster@kirkland.com, and destroy this communication and all copies thereof, including all attachments. EFTA00215229