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Attorneys Say Miami Prosecutors Violated Crime Victims’ Rights Act | Main Justice IEGOTIATING WITH THE DOJ: STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMAL RESULTS Leu FREE Webinar - Wed., April 13 About Got Tipu? Layio on Reginter JUSTIC ICY AND Tt LAW orneys Say Miami Prosecutors Violated Crime Victims’ Rights Act . 11:52 ephanie Woodrow | March 22. 2011 am = Ps \ 158 attormeys for two girls who contend they were assaulted by billionaire and RighteReprinis Cted sox offander Jetirey Epstein fied court papars an Monday claiming he iU.S. Attorney's office violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act by signing a nonprosecution agreement with Epsiein ut noutying them, the Palm Beach Daily News reported. | Epstein served 13 months in jal from June 2008 to July 2009 for one state count of saticiting an underage girl for pros#tution As a result, he is required to register es a sex offender. While |, he wasn't prosecuted for additional charges, more than 40 girs under the age of 16 say they came to his home and gave him massages During tho massages, they say, he masturbated and sexuely assaulted hem. Brad Edwards and Paul Cassell, stiomeys representing two of his alleged victims, say in > the filing that the U.S. Attorney's office for the Souther District of Florida of delibermialy misled the victims by telling them thare was an ongoing investigation Into ther claims. However, thay say, the office was concealing the fect that fey already had signed @ ‘osecution deal with Epstain 9 Epstein fgov) ‘Ung to the motion, the U.S. Attorney's office in January 2006 and May 2006 sent “false notification” letters in to tin’s alleged victims saying “[fjhis case Is currenty under investigation.” However, the office had signed the agreement fpstain in September 2007. itomeys want # court hearing during which they will ask thal the agreement be Invaidated because It violated the 18’ fights. In the motion, the sitorneys claim the egreement is egal because the government did not protect the pressionaily mandated rights of victims before |t entered this agreement.” ‘dge grants the request, Epsisin could be charged by the U.S. Atlomey’s office. If he were charged and convicted on Wi charges, ho could be sontenced to 10 years to Me for each charge. ‘ting to the motion, “The only reason that the (US. Attomey’s office) concasied the oxistence of the non-prosecution tment from the victims was net to comply with some legal restriction but rather to avoid # firestorm of public owersy that would have erupted if the sweetheart plos deal with # pollically connocted bilianalre had been revealed.” 1 Valle, specis! counsel for the U.S. Attormnay’s Office Southern District of Florida. in an email to the newspaper that tho Anomoy’s office will respond in court filings. ever, a8 wo stated more than two years ego in July 2008 In our response to the plaintiffs’ then-emergency petition for cement of the Crime Victim Rights Act, the CVRA was not violsied because na federal chargos wore ever fied in the vem Olstrict of Florida.” Valie said. "Because the mattor remains pending in court, # would be Inappropriate at t's time wide additional comment on the merits of the current mation.” aten onere Lawyers with DOJ Experience Track leadership changes In te 93 U.S 6, with Bush holdovars arm! Obama candidates 4/7/11 1:38 PM who Search | co | tmali emame [eres —_ susTJOBS ] U.S. ATTORNEYS CHART (interactive) Attorney Providing clients with proven experience and innovative solutions to complex compliance and enforcement issues inside the Beltway and around the globe. A246: © Cheration Chavtened COVINGTON COVINGTON & BURLING LLE Recognized for its Leading White Collar Crime and Anti-Corruption Practices by Chambers and Legal 500 Decisions alwut whe, wherc and how to prosecute hewe always been--and must remain—the resporsifilitg of Gee cxventioe branch.” - Attorney General Eric Holder discussing pressure from members of Congress to prosceute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed before u military commission rather than in http:/ /www.mainjustice.com/2011/03/22/attorneys-say-mlaml-prosecutors-violated-crime-victims'—rights-act/ Mise ri hes oh et ce Page 1 of 2 EFTA00605711

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Attorneys want Jeffrey Epstein agreement thrown out Home > Palm Beach News Attorneys want Jeffrey Epstein agreement thrown out LATEST NEWS * Today Thursday. Apel 7 2011 Talk ot Sea Gull Cottago to focus on genomics Palin Geach Women's Intemational Fim Festival debuts Thursday in support of women fenmakers * Day Academy pupits revint Notable characters in Pam Beach hestory Gov Scott at Midtown Seach ‘Give me the list’ he tos officials about beach concerns http: / /www.palmbeachdallynews.com/news/attorneys-want-jeffrey-epsteln-agreement-thrown-out- 133811 1.hemt 4/7/11 1:37 PM iT LICK AWAY! Maung Directory PalmBeachDailyNews m © site O We By MICHELE DARGAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Updated: 8:41 «.m. Wednesday. March 23, 2011 Posted: 7.21 pm. Monday, March 21, 2011 Ema | Prin | Sham | Larger Type Court papers filed Monday say the U.S. Attorney's Office violated the Crime Victims’ Rights Act by signing a nonprosecution agreement with sex offender Jetirey Epstein without notilying his victims Attorneys Grad Edwards and Paul Cassell, representing Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2, want a court hearing, where they will ask that the agreement be invalidated because, they say, the victims’ rights were violated. f that happens, it could open up the 58-year-old Pai Seach biltionaire to a slew of federal charges involving sex crimes with minors that were set aside by the agreement. The motion, filed Monday in federal court in West Palm Beach, sccuses the U.S. Attomey's Office of deliberately misleading the victims by tetling them the investigation was ongoing, while concealing they had already signed a deal with Epstein. According to the motion, the U.S. Altomey’s Office sent “faise notification” letters in January 2006 and May 2008 to the victims saying ‘[t)his case is currently under investigation” after the government had signed the agreement with Epstein in September 2007. Te) Click here for the hitest events! KO Find us on Facebook fn Palm Beach Daily News Uke “The only reeson that the (U.S. Attorney's Office) concealed the existence of the non-prosecution agreement from the victims was Nat to comply with some legal restriction, but rather to avoid a firestorm of public controversy that would have erupted if the sweetheart plea dea! with a politically connected bililonaire had been revealed,” the motion says. Mf Epstein were found guilty on federal charges, statutory penalties ranged from 10 years to life. Cohatany armen Karen instead, the sealed pact was part and parcel of Epstein's acceptance of a state plea deal, where he received an 16-month Sentence for soliciling a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. He served 13 months segregated in a vacant wing of the county stockade and was let out on work release six days a week for up to 16 hours a day Edwerds and other attorneys fought in court for a year before successfully getting the agreement unsealed in September 2009. More than 30 minor girs were Wentified as Epstein’s victims in the pact Ef] Fxcdook soca! plugin MOST RECENT ALBUMS Pan Beach The Society ofthe Pamela Reand Opera Four Arm bonellt Page lof 3 EFTA00605713

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Attorneys want Jeffrey Epstein agreement thrown out ETEaTETHG A it iti ewes Doe 1 and 2, who were 14 and 13, respectively, at the time of the incidents, received monetary settlements in civil cases. They are among more than two-dozen underage girts who filed lawsuits or Settled claims against Epstein, alleging they were lured to his Palm Beach mansion to give him sexually charged massages and/or sex in exchange for money. The mation filed Monday says the agreement Is #legal because the government did not protect Ihe “Congressionally mandated rights of victims before it antered this agreement.” Alicia Valle, special counsel for the U.S, Attorney's Office Southern District of Florida, said in an e-mail that the U.S. Attomey's Office will respond in court Rings. “However, as we staled more than two years ago in July 2008 in our Tesponse to the plaintiffs’ then-emergency petition for enforcement Of the Crime Victim Rights Act, the CVRA was not violated because No federal charges were ever filed in the Southem District of Florida,” Valle sald. “Because the matier remains pending in court, it Would be inappropriate at this time to provide additional comment on the merits of the current mation.” The attorneys reference e-mails and letters from the federal office to Epsiein's tawyers acknowledging the government's legal obligation to Inform victims about the pact. The e-mails are redacted in tho Motion because they are under seal. The attorneys filed a separate Motion Monday to unseal the correspondence. “The reasonable inference from the evidence is that the U.S. Attorney's Office wanted to keep the agreement a secrel to avoid intense criticism that would surely ensued had the victims and the Public learned that a billionaire sex offender wilh political connections had arranged to avoid federal prosecution for numerous felony sex offenses against minor girts,” the motion says. “As part of this pattern of deception, the U.S. Attomey’s Office discussed victim notification with the defendant sex offender and, after he raised objections, stopped making notifications.” Epstein sought “a higher level of review” within the Department of Justice. the motion says. “A reasonable inference from the evidence is that Epstein used his significant politica! and social connections to lobby the Justice Department to avoid significant federal prosecution,” the motion states. COMMENTS Comments are closed i i 4 | : Hy http: //www.palmbeachdallynews.com/news /attorneys-want-jeffrey-epsteln-agreement-thrown-out-1336111.htmi 4/7/11 1:37 PM Mero | Page 2 of 3 EFTA00605714

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News Reports about Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Highlight the Importance of Vi... Page | of 3 BRIEFINGWIRE A Flee Press Release Website Briefing Search Keyword: Categury- > s ? ¢ ; Author Dotails CO sinc eS) News Reports about Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Highlight the Importance of Victims Rights Hundreds of news articles have reported billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's close relationship with Britain's Prince Andrew. Altomey Brad Edwards has pursued victim rights cases on behalf of ten women who were sexually molested by Epstein. Ask a Lawyer Online Now 12 Lawyers Are Online. Current Wait Time: 14 Minutes. Low Justinower cam <1 >| Ava by Google BnolingWire.com, 3/08/2011 - Contact Farmer, Jaff issing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, (954) 524-2820 Kim Sailer, BARD Marketing/PR (561) 637-2575 Fort Lauderdale, FL -- In the laut week, hundreds of news articles have reported bilhonaire pedopive Jefirey Epsiein's close relationship with Britain's Prince Andrew. Atlorney Brad Edwards has pursued victim rights cases on behalf of len women who, between 12 and 15 years of age, were sexually molested and abused by Epstein. The stories of their abuse have a!l the trappings of a Hollywood movie, including posh settings http://www. briefing wire.com/viewBricfing.aspx?id=24907 gin | Login ‘naw oy Google Free, Confidential Lawyer Locator. Save Time - Describe Your Case Now! www. LogalMatch. corn Ask a Lawver Online | Now 27 Lawyers Online Now Answer Your Questions In Minutes. eAnswer.conylaw Sexual Abuse { Allegations | We wrote the book on | defending false molestation allegations wrew.FabcAbuse.com Up to 90% Off the Best Stuff To Do! Restaurants, Spas, Events and More, veer. LiveigSecial.com The Diana Screen Employment screening tool, Help prevent child molestation. danascreen.com EFTA00605716

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News Reports about Billionaire Pedophile Joffrey Epstein Highlight the Importance of Vi... Page 2 of 3 at Epstein's Palm Beach Mansion, private Caribbean island and his jet. But Epstein’s heinous sexual abuse of these victims Is no fiction. Edwards successfully represented these women, obiaining justice for each of them, by proving that Epstein and his International sex trafficking criminal enterprise exploited them and hundreds of other underage girls. This recent wave of news coverage highlight the importance of the victims rights work thal Altorney Edwards does on behalf of victims of sexual molestation and other sexual abuse. Edwards conducts extensive Investigstions and pursues civil lawsults against sexual predators to protect the rights of his victim clients and to hold sexual predators, like Epstein, accountable, Many sexual predators, like Epstein, are wealthy and powerful and able to focus vast resources and high profile legal teams in an attempt to deflect attention, avoid criminal lability, and deny justice to thelr victims. Speaking of his work on the Epstein cases, Edwards says “we took on powerful people and sought to level the playing field to protect victims.” Representing these women has made Edwards aware that child sexual abuse is extremely prevalent. According to a U.S. Health and Human Services study, more than 83,000 substantisted reports of sexually abused children were made In 2005 alone. The actual number of Incidents of sexual abuse Is likely much higher because it is believed that sexual abuse, especially amongst children, Is significantly underreported. Edwards hopes that the media attention focused on Epstein's sexual abuse will “inspire victims to report these crimes” and wil convey his belief “that victims fights cases can effectively protect thelr rights, maintain thelr enonymity, and hold predators accountable.” Farmer, Ja! issing, Edwards, Fistos , 2 Fort Lauderdale Litigation firm, focuses on Consumer Class Actions, Sexual Abuse Cases as well as other significant Personal Injury, Death, and Whistleblower Suits (qui tam). The firm is headquartered at 425 N, Andrews Avenve, Suite 2, Fort http://www. briefingwire.com/viewBriefing.aspx?id=24907 $/2/2011 EFTA00605717

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News Reports about Billionaire Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein Highlight the Importance of Vi... Page 3 of 3 Lauderdale, Florida 33301 and reached at (800) 400-1098 or (954. s24- 2820. Additional Information about Brad Edwards or Farmer, Jaffe, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, may be obtained from the firm's w at www. patntojustice.com, FAQs | Contact Us | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy © 2009 GriefingWire LLC http://www. briefingwire.com/viewBriefing.aspx?id=24907 §/2/2011 EFTA00605718

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Palm Beach Dally News: Archives 4/7/11135 ™ oe “t— Renew Your Russiemte Ac ng hic Subscription Raven com Sus; enier aneEeT PalmBeachDaily| © ste O wow f WOME NEWS SODETY AUSINESS ARTS FASHION GRITUARIES OPIN = LIFES Thursdey, April 7, 2011 SHINY SHOTS = ADVERTISE CONTACT US Search for Palm Ee . =.0 ° £ Seash Ooty Nome _ -eaj)ayauq Electronic Edition Now Available! 4 Soy Saliow QSPinySheot i Click Here To Subscribe © E-mail this page Print this page 1X Most populor New Search Return to results Printer Friendly About your archives purchase: Your purchase of 20 articles expires on 64/07/2011 4:22 PM. You have viewed 3 artides and have 17 arlicies remaining. INSIDER BLOG ® Palm Beach Daily News (FL) NEW YORK - A Manhattan federal judge Tuesday took Into custody # tape-recorded conversation between veteran newspaper reporter George Rush and convicted sax offender Jefirey Epstein. But U.S. District Judge Lawrence M_ McKenna reserved ruling on whether the recording will be released to atiomeys representing young women who wore sexually abused by Epsioin as minors. McKenna didn't listen to the recording during the hearing. Fort Lauderdale attorney Srad Edwards and Ulah atiomey and law professor Paul Cassell are fighting to obtain the 22-minute tape on behalf of Epstein victim Jane Doe. ‘She hes fled one of a dozen pending civil cases In federal court in West Palm Beach against Epsiein. A status check is set for Thursday in those cases before U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra. Doe could have settled the lawsuit for $50,000 but is asking for $50 milion in damages, Cassel! said iene Dos vse cepemedly suey coveted ovat 2 lenyty parted of tame by Sts wasliiy and “man,” 7, 's curently under house arrest in his Palm Beach home after serving 13 months cf an 18- sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitulion and soliciting prostitution. Nearly two dozen lawsuits against the billonalre money manager -- some siready settled -- elf Sexually abused them as minors at his El Brillo Way home. protected privilege the Naw York Daily News, was present in the courtroom, bul did not have to testify Tuesday. did Fort Lauderdale private investigator Michael Fisten, also in the courtroom. Working on behalf victims, Fisten discovered the existence of the tape and had s conversation wth Rush about its Shannon Donnelly EE a et { i citing privilege. Rush tok Epstein the conversation was “off the record” end hes never published any that conversation. But even if portions had been printed, the unpublished portions would sill be protected, Handman said. Handman cited cases where interviews wera conducted In the presence of other people and privilege was not waived. in addition, Handman egued that Rush should nat have to testify in court. ‘The ability for reporter's privilege to be protected is crucial in culling sources and gathering Information for news stories, Handman said. Reporting Is all about give and take between the reporier and the source; that's what reporters have to do, Handman said. “This is 20 critical to news gathering,” Handman sald. “Mr. Rush could find himsail testifying in jmany] cases just because he hed the temerity to do some reporting on a very important siory. ‘There Is nothing helpful to Dos's case on the tape and Jone Doe ls ret referred to orca in that tape,” Handman said. Cassel argued that the tape is “critical in showing Epsialn's lack of remorse.” Cassel described Epstein as # pitiiess sexual ebusor to Jane Doe and at least 30 other minor girls. Even though Jane Doe is not referred to by name on the tape, Epstein refers to his victims as “the girts” and makes disparaging remarks about them on the tape, Cassel sald. Tape played far cihers Cassell said privilege does not apply because It was walved when Rush played the tape for three people and verbally divulged lis contents to two others, including Fisten and Edwards, who also represents two other victims. But even if there |s “qualified privilege,“ Cassell says, it is outweighed by Doe's Inability to u ae hitp:/ /nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_actlon=doc&p_doci...ername=dkiesq&s_accountid=ACO1110406202210122618s_upgradeable=no Page 1 of 2 EFTA00605719

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. Palm Beach Daily News: Archives will have no other way to hear Epstein’s words in his own voice, Cassell said. Deadline for discovery In the Doe case Is May 31, with the trial set for July 14, ++ mdargen@pbdallynews.com Copyright (c) 2010 Palm Beach Dally News REE ee Te ino. No SSN rea LendGe.com/Mortpege De NOT Buy Car Insurance We found out how ¢rivers can get www News 7Breakinghews com He 1 ts is Score vere CresmRepairframbiome.com eo ee As seen on Neto wre worklromnameg mise, http://nl.newsbank,com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_; =doc&p_doci...ername=dkiesq&s_accountid=ACO1110406202210122614s_upgradeableano 4/7/11 1:35 PM Page 2 of 2 EFTA00605720

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Palm Beach Daily News: Archives 4/7/11 1:32 Pw Cm Oe oe HOME New ry BUSINESS «ARTS FASHION «= OBITUARIES OPINION WESTYLES SWINY SHOTS ADVERTISE CONTACT US Search for Paim paeach Dally News Follow @ShinySheat ft i 2. ectory PailmBeachDaily News NEWS Reiigion | Archives © E-mail this poge Print this page YY Most popular New Search Returntomsuls Printer Friendly : - About your archives purchase: updates in your e-mail Your purchase of 20 articles expires on 04/07/2011 4:22 PM. Soe ah You have viewed 2 anicles and have 18 aricies remain! Hy iv. “ a Sign up to receive Paim Beach Daily News (FL) Our e-mal LAWYER: EPSTEIN MADE ADMISSIONS ON TAPE newsletters here. MICHELE DARGAN, Daily News Staff Writer Published: April 29, 2010 we A tape recorded interview between @ reporter and convicted sex offendar Jeffrey Epstein contains t “damning admissions by Epstein,” which includes Epstein saying he had come “close to crossing a line” conceming with underage Those antl coma roveleions ektut the 22-minute interview by New York Dally News reporter George Fass Palm Beach Daily News with Epstein are contained in @ 24-page court filing by sttomeys Brad Edwards end Paul Cassell on behalf «= A PVRS O meee of Jane Doe. Edwards represents Doe and two other Epstein victims. Edwards and Cassell are fighting to obtain the tape to further their case of sexual abuse by Epstein when Doe was a minor. Epstein, 57, was released from jail In July efter serving 13 months of an 18-month state sentence for soliciting a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. Nearly two dozen young women have filed tewsults against Epstein — some already settled - a! alleging Epstein sexually abused them as minors at his Et Grillo Way home, where he Is now serving house errest. The New York Dally News Is seeking to keep the tape confidential, citing reporter's protected privilege. cnrespenen, Cesees Gave Se sawenener wenee Ue pesediog beens Wen Mush played he coemeing for three people and described its contents to two others, including Edwards. In addition, Cassell writes that priviege cant be applied in this situation because It doesn’t Involve an issue related to a confidential source. The person on the tape is Epstein. Even if there is “qualified privilege” Cassel! maintains it is outweighed by Doo's inability to obtain the Information anywhere else and her “compelling need to obtain Jefirey Epstein’s own words sboul Ns sexue! abuse and lack of remorse” When reached by phone Wednesday, Anne Carrol, attorney for the New York Dally News, said she will answer Cassel In @ court filing. Both the New York Dally News and Doe have asked s federal court judge In Manhattan to listen to the tape in chambers to help determine whether privilege applies. Epstein and others who helped him procure minor girls for massages and sex acts have taken the Fifth Amandment in ther depositions, stymieing Doe and the other victims sulng Epstein, the documents say. Michael Fisten, an investigator working for Doe, discovered the existence of the tape in fall 2009, An suthor who had listened to the tape told Fisten that Rush had 2 tape recording of Epstein “discussing the sexual abuse of minor girts,” According to s swom affidavit by Fisien, he called Rush, who confirmed he interviewed Epsiein and made @ tape. According to Fisten, Rush told him that he compiled negative information from Epstein about his explolis with underage girls and how he oluded the justice sysiem. But Fisten said that Rush told him that his publisher, who knows Epstein, killed It after receiving @ call from Epsiein. Fiston said Rush told him, among other things, that the following information was contained on the tape: That Epstein said he wont to jail in Florida for no reason and if the sexual abuse of minors had happened ‘ork, he would have only received @ $200 fine. That one of Edwards’ clients who sued Epsiein for sexual abuse a3 8 minor, came to him as a prostitute and @ drug user (meaning she came to him for sex, rather than him pursuing her). That ail the gitis suing him are only trying to get a meal ticket. ‘That the only thing he might have done wrong was to maybe cross the line a little too closely. in @ sworn deposition, Edwards states that Rush disclosed much of te information contained on the tape to him In a conversation. Edwards said in his statement that the Rush Interview és “unique and not otherwise obtainable from other witnesses because it can be used to prove perjury ~ a federal crime. Edwards said Epstein testified ih @ deposition that he did not recognize the name George Rush from the New York Daily News “despite the fact that he gave a personal nierview that we all now know to have been tape recorded.” — mdargan@pbdallynews com http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_doci...ername=dkiesq&s_accountid=ACO1110406202210122614s_upgradeableeno Page 1 of 2 EFTA00605721

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Page 1 oe . + @ @ LexisNexis 6 of 11 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2009 ProQuest Information and Learning All Rights Reserved ProQuest SuperText Copyright 2009 Palm Beach Post Paim Beach Daily News September 20, 2009 Sunday Dn Edition SECTION: A SECTION; Pg. A.1 LENGTH: 1126 words HEADLINE: ATTORNEY FOR EPSTEIN VICTIMS: 'l HAVE NEVER SEEN A STRANGER CASE’ BYLINE: MICHELE DARGAN, MICHELE DARGAN, Daily News Staff Writer BODY: Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could have been charged with multiple counts of five federal offenses involving sex acts with minors and faced a life sentence, but, instead, the government agreed not to prosecute him or his procurers if re details ina nine~ ion agreement that lets Epstein and cocoa off the hook for any of those past “He could have gone to prison for life and somehow he's getting immunity in exchange for nothing?" said Fort Lauderdale attorney Brad Edwards, who represents three Epstein victims. "] have never seen a stranger case. To me, it's more spectacular what's not in it. It's the U.S. Attorney's Office saying we'll do everything in our power to see he doesn't get punished." Edwards has been fighting for a year in federal and state court to unseal the agreement. "The non-prosecution agreement raises more questions than it answers," said Miami attommey Adam Horowitz, who represents seven victims. “Why did all the co-conspirators receive immunity? Why were the victims not consulted re- garding the sentence? Why did he receive such a minimal sentence? The federal deal has remained sealed in Epstein's state court file since he pleaded guilty in June 2008 to state charges of procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution. U.S. Attorney's Office does not comment ‘The federal charges he could have faced were: conspiracy to persuade minor females to engage in prostitution, conspiracy to travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minor females, persuading minor females to engage in pros- titution, traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minor females and causing a person under 18 years to engage in sex for money while knowing they are underage. The charges carry various statutory penalities ranging from 10 years to life, with a minimum mandatory of at least 10 years. Alicia Valle, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, declined comment. Expert: Feds take few sex-assault cases EFTA00605723

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Page 2 ATTORNEY FOR EPSTEIN VICTIMS: 'l HAVE NEVER SEEN A STRANGER CASE’ Palm Beach Daily News September 20, 2009 Sunday North Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Barry Maxwell said he is not surprised that federal charges weren't filed, "My experience has been that the federal government does not intervene in sex-assault cases, except if we're deal- ing with a serial rapist or it crosses jurisdictional lines," Maxwell said. “It's either not a big enough case or not atrocious enough for them.” Epstein, 56, served 13 months of his 18-month sentence at the Palm Beach County Stockade and received liberal work-release privileges while in jail. He was able to go to his West Palm Beach office six days a week for up to 16 hours a day. He is now serving one year of probation at his Palm Beach mansion and is registered as a lifelong sex offender. Epstein ‘fully abided' by deal, says defense Epstein's attorney Jack Goldberger released the following statement: "This document relates to allegations that were made many years ago. It was by its provisions and agreement of the parties to remain confidential in part to protect the identities of collateral third parties. "Mr. Epstein has fully abided by all of its terms and conditions. He is looking forward to putting this difficult peri- od of his life behind him. He is continuing his longstanding history of science philanthropy both here in South Florida and nationwide.” Goldberger had blocked the unsealing by filing court papers asking that the documents stay sealed “to prevent a se- rious imminent threat to the fair, impartial and orderly administration of justice; to protect a compelling government interest; to avoid substantial injury to innocent third parties; and to avoid substantial injury to a party by disclosure of matters protected by a common law and privacy right, not generally inherent in these specific type of proceedings, sought to be closed.” Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath ordered the agreement to be unsealed in June, but Epstein's attorneys appealed the ruling to the Fourth District Court of Appeals, which affirmed Colbath's ruling. Colbath had ruled that the federal agreement - sealed in state court - was improperly sealed. ‘I felt it was my fault’ More than a dozen lawsuits against the billionaire money manager have been filed in federal and state court, all with similar allegations; that a minor girl was taken to Epstein's mansion on El Brillo Way and led upstairs to a spa room by one of Epstein's assistants, where he would ask the girl to perform massages and/or various sex acts, for which he would pay her. One victim, who is known as Jane Doe #5 in a federal court lawsuit against Epstein, said she didn't find out about the deal until after it was finalized. She was 15 at the time one of her schoolmates told her she could make $200 by giv- ing a massage to a man in Palm Beach, She says she was "nervous and scared and wanted to leave" once she got to Epstein's spa room. "I thought, ‘I can't call my dad or my mom because I'm stuck in this situation and didn't know what to do," she said. “I really didn't know what this man was capable of. For a long time, | felt like it was my fault and that's exactly what he wanted me to feel.” Epstein has curfew While he is serving the 12 months of house arrest at his Palm Beach home, Epstein must observe a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew, have no unsupervised contact with anyone younger than 18 and not view, own or possess pomographic or sexual materials. The indictment followed an 11-month investigation by Palm Beach police, who said Epstein paid five underage girls for massages and sometimes sex at his El Brillo Way home. Then-State Attomey Barry Krischer declined to pros- ecute Epstein on multiple charges involving unlawful sex acts with minors. Instead, he brought the case to a grand jury, which charged Epstein on the lesser charge of soliciting prostitution. Then-Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter wrote Krischer a letter asking him to recuse himself from the case. When that didn't happen, Reiter requested an FBI investigation to determine if any federal laws were broken. EFTA00605724

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Page 3 ATTORNEY FOR EPSTEIN VICTIMS: 'l HAVE NEVER SEEN A STRANGER CASE’ Palm Beach Daily News September 20, 2009 Sunday ‘Out of the ordinary’ West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Gregg Lerman said several aspects of the Epstein case are unusual, "I don't understand why it would be a federal case in this circumstance, and why was there anything in writing at all and why did they seal the agreement?" Lerman said. "Why did it go to the grand jury instead of through the state filing lewd assault charges? That's unusual. And it's very unusual that they structure a plea to get county time rather than prison time. That's definitely out of the ordinary. Nobody goes to county jail as a state criminal punishment." -- mdargan @pbdailynews.com GRAPHIC: Caption: Epstein Deal does not allow prosecution of co- conspirators. LOAD-DATE: September 1, 2010 EFTA00605725

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+ r Local News: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Martin & St. Lucie Counties | The Palm Beach Post 4/6/11 1:38PM NOTGNEMTIONPONNZOMy 7 > Yi CLEANS OUT UP TO 40% OF oo Ss) uLeAr a LOCATE a SLUDGE IN THE 1ST OIL CHANGE* S : NEW i Steed or aren Bete rp rene wory LAL 16 28, ot post off, Penecesdl.* ; } Sumscriie Mow Renew BREAKING NEWS: Gov. Scott Oks last-minute bailout for courts, averting two-week furloughs Click: te read story Local News ® Greater Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast = Owe tae Palm Beach sex offender's secret plea deal: Obama Launches Mortgage Relief Plan Possible co-conspirators not charged, presses if you owe jess than $729,000 on your victims to settle civil suits ee By SUSAN SPENCER -WENDEL Program. With rates lower than they've ever _ been. erent never been a better time to Fitday, September 16, 2088 Se ee catnatseescemren aria emcee Seca nectar pisces MSY tsest aw mech ou cane | legal counsel brokered on his behall Select Your Age: G3 _? the agreemont, the Federal Bureau of investigation and the US. Atlomey’s Office Investigated Epstein ___ Calculate New House Payment | for various federal crimes, including prostiiution, some punishable by @ minimum af 10 years up to life in prison Sut federal proseasors backed down end agreed to recall grand jury subposanas, i Epsiein pleaded guilty to felonies in state court, which he ultimately did. He received an 16-month jail sentence, of which COLUMNISTS AND BLOGGERS FRANK CERABINO he served 13, Read Frark’s imiest columns 0nd follow him on Twitter. A former federal prosecutor cf 15 years, Mark Johmson of Stuart, anid the diapesty in the potendel sentences wes Read moro any of Epatein’s possitie co-conspirators - A HOT CELEBRITY NEWS i id a Get inte! on Sout Pia colebrites, bilionaires, ‘The agreement was negotiated in part by New York heavyweight criminal defense amomey Gerald Letcourt On its Gest drat in September 2007, it required that Epstein pay an atioenoy - tapped by the U.S. Atiomey's Office end approved by Epsiain - to represent some of the victins in civil guits (hay had filed against Epstein. That attomey is prominent Mise! lawyer Bob Josetsberp Former prosecutor Johnson said he hes never seen a provision lke that before. Bul an addendum to the agreement signed the following month struck Epstain's duty to pay Josetsberg # he and the victims cid net sccept @ settlement and instead pursued litigation. The agreement, signed by Assistant U.S Attomay Marta Vitefana, does not expronsly state whether any victims Fatal shooting in Delray Beach draws crowd of 100 were contacted or consulted before the deal wes made. ontookers Atiorney Brad Edwards of Fort Leudordale, wha represents three of the young women, believes that none of the Lake Worth mayor say3 The Cottage complaints use between 30 and 40 woman identified as victims In the faderal investigation were told of the deal. Edwards said his “gay card against city manager Clonts were siill receiving letters in the mall months afterwards saying the U.S. Attorney's Office assuring them West Paim Beach mayor: Firefight fs Wkly Epsisin would be prosecuted, Narey Novack charged In 2009 Fort Linsderdale killing Serer arreatten Gon viine je pemaity Bio minal autacanes mepect eect ttl phere of her mother-ntaw someone with money anything. fs outrageous: ornbarrassing for United States daornay’s Oftes and the Sule Aarve Often = Boynton Police warn of new twist on ATM identity fraud Epstein now faces many civil Lawsuits fled by the woman, who are represented by » variety attomeys. in many, the } facts ateged are the same: that Epstein had a predilection for teenage giria, Kdentified poor. vulnerable ones and FOLLOW THE POST ON TWITTER lured them to his home vis other young women. The teens dascribe ascending a staircase Ened with nude ined photographs of young girls and to te spa room where Epstein would appear in a small towel. v) SIGN UP FOR MOBILE TEXT ALERTS Former Circuit Judge Bill Berger, who represents one of the victims, and The Palm Beach Post sought the unsosiing of the agreement. Berger refers to 2 a3 a “swootheart deal.” “Why was It 20 impertant for the govornment to make this deal?” Berger asked rhetorically. “We have not yet had P The Palm Beach Pest on Faceteok honest explanation by any public official a8 to why It was made . and why the victim's were sold down the river.” Former tederal prosecutor Ryon McCabe desczibed the agreement as “very uncrthodax." Such agreements, he said, 8r0 usually reserved for corporations, not individuals. 16,985 people like The Palm Beach Post | hutp'/ /weww.palmbeachpost.com /pbcwest/content /local_news /epaper/2009/09/18/0918epstein.htm! Page 1 of 3 EFTA00605726

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V Local News: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Martin & St. Lucie Counties | The Palm Beach Post 4/6/11 1.38 PM "We vory, vory rare. I've never seen or heard of the procedure that wes set up here.” said McCabe. who has no oxy involvement in any Epstein ftigation and Is now 2 securities Migation attorney. “Ho's exsentiatty avoiding federal prosocution because he can atford to pay thet many lawyers to help those victims foview their cases... If a person has no money he couldn't be able to strike a deal like this and avoid federal ‘The beck-room deal with federal prosecutors all the more interesting in light of the legal heavyweights who have worked for Epstein, including Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz and Kenneth Starr of Clinton inpeachment fame, ~ Letcoutt is @ past president of tne Natonsi Association of Criminal Dafanse Lawyers Auarey — Cabeie}—attony > Epstoin's local defense nttomey, Jack Goldberger, Issued 0 statement Friday saying he had fought the release of =e ae the sealed agreement to protect the third parties named there, “Mr. Epstein has fully sbided by all of ts terms and Recent Activity conditions. He is looking forward to puting this cut period in his fe bebind hie, He is continuing his long of sclence nding Metny You need w be logged into Facebook to | | Epstein ended up avoiding federal charges, and pleaded guilty in state Court to felony solicitation of prostitution and see your fiends activity | procuring @ person under the ege of 18 for prostitution, In July 2008, he was sentenced to 16 months in jail, and | later allowed cut up to six days @ week on work release, | Ceratd na: Florida House GOP's ‘uterus Speech baile Pa aa a atc 1,518 people shared this, } Foreciosure crisis: Fed-up judges crack down disorder im Uhe courts 207 people shared ths. | Palm Seach Police began investigating the “Intemational moneyman of mystery,” as the New York magazine Gubbed him, after they received @ complaint from a relative of a 14-year-old girl who had given Epstein a naked massage at his home on the Intracoastal Waterway. Police sought and found in poor neighborhoods s variety of tall, thin, model-ike young women, who told stories of begin recruiting, then going to Epsiein's home end massaging and stimulating him. They walked away with between $200 and $1,000. Eh Facedot 21st plogin ‘The Investigation triggered tensions between police and prosecutors, with then-Chief Michael Reiter saying in a POSTPIX 2 Latect news photce May 2006 fatter to then-State Attomey Garry Krischer that the chief prosecutor should disqualify himself “I continue to find your office's treatment of these cases highly unusual," Reltor wote. He then asked for and got the federal Investigaten that anded in the sealed deal. “The Jetirey Epstein matter was an experiance of what = many-milion-dotlar defense can accomplish,” Reiter told the Palm Geach Daily News upon Ms retirement. SELBY SHOES 561-069-0369 IN THE SHADE INC 772-223-4212 SELTONE 561-848-3049 MARIC'S MEATS 381-499-7019 SELBY SHOES 361-069-0969 Historic Archive (1897 - 1988) Search historic edtions of The Paim Booch Post, Palm Beach Daily Nows. Mom! News and more t's reo! http://www.palmbeachpost.com/pbewest/content/local_news/epaper/2009/09/18/0918epstein.html Page 2 of 3 EFTA00605727

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Page 1 @ LexisNexis’ 7 of 11 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2009 ProQuest Information and Learning All Rights Reserved ProQuest SuperText Copyright 2009 Palm Beach Post Palm Beach Daily News June 25, 2009 Thursday Final Edition SECTION: A SECTION; Pg. A.1 LENGTH: 557 words HEADLINE: JUDGE TO RULE ON SEALED PLEA-DEAL PAPERS TODAY BYLINE: MICHELE DARGAN, MICHELE DARGAN, Daily News Staff Writer BODY: A circuit judge will decide today whether the public will be privy to the federal government's non-prosecution deal with Jeffrey Epstein, which was sealed when the convicted sex offender pleaded guilty in June 2008 to two felony counts. Epstein, of Palm Beach, will be released from the Palm Beach County Stockade July 22, after serving less than 13 months of his 18- month sentence for procuring a minor for prostitution and solicitation of prostitution. Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, confirmed his release date Tuesday. Epstein's projected release date had been Sept. 24, but gain time -~ which includes his participation in a work-release program —~ moves the date up to July 22, Barbera said. Epstein, 56, has been in the work-release program since Oct. 10, in which he is allowed out of the stockade six days a week, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., to go to his West Palm Beach office, the Florida Science Foundation, monitored by an ankle bracelet and accompanied by a deputy. As part of Epstein's state plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney's Office agreed not to prosecute Epstein on federal charges as long as he fulfills all requirements of his sentence and probation. The federal non-prosecution agreement has been under seal in state court. Epstein's attorney Jack Goldberger filed court papers asking that the documents stay sealed for the following rea- sons; “to prevent a serious imminent threat to the fair, impartial and orderly administration of justice; to protect a com- pelling government interest; to avoid substantial injury to innocent third parties and to avoid substantial injury to a party by disclosure of matters protected by a common law and privacy right, not generally inherent in these specific type of proceedings, sought to be closed." Fort Lauderdale-based attorney Brad Edwards represents three Epstein victims and has asked Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath to unseal the federal agreement to the public. An attorney for The Palm Beach Post also has asked that the rec- ords be unsealed. Edwards and his clients have seen the agreement after a federal judge ruled that they are allowed to see it. But that ruling bars Edwards and anyone else who sees the document from disclosing the terms to anyone else. Edwards said he wants to use that document “in the deposition of various material witnesses" relative to his cases. EFTA00605728

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Page 2 JUDGE TO RULE ON SEALED PLEA-DEAL PAPERS TODAY Palm Beach Daily News June 25, 2009 Thursday Radaronline.com has reported that Epstein has “secretly been helping the feds unravel a Ponzi scheme" related to the June 2008 indictment of two former managers of Bear Steams Mortgage Investment Fund. Epstein's rep, Howard Rubenstein, confirmed last year that Epstein is "Major Investor No. 1" in the indictment, which says he lost about $57 million. Goldberger could not be reached for comment. The Manhattan money manager has been incarcerated since June 30, when he pleaded guilty to the two felony counts. As part of the plea agreement, Epstein must serve one year of house arrest after his release and register as a life- long sex offender. In addition to the criminal case, there are more than a dozen civil lawsuits — both state and federal — pending against Epstein. All contain similar allegations: Epstein, through his employees and assistants, brought minor girls to his Palm Beach home on El Brillo Way for erotic massages and sometimes sex. -- mdargan@pbdailynews,com GRAPHIC: Caption: Epstein To be released from jail July 22. LOAD-DATE: September 1, 2010 EFTA00605729

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Page | ‘ag . * © @ LexisNexis 9 of 13 DOCUMENTS Copyright 2009 Sun-Sentinel Company All Rights Reserved Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) June 15, 2009 Monday Palm Beach Edition SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 3B LENGTH: 348 words HEADLINE: HEARING SET TO CONSIDER SECRECY OF PLEA BARGAIN BYLINE: Susan Spencer-Wendell The Palm Beach Post BODY: A Palm Beach Circuit Court judge will not immediately unseal a deal that wealthy Palm Beach money manager Jeffrey Epstein made with federal prosecutors to avoid charges. Circuit Judge Jeff Colbath acknowledged, though, at a hearing last week that Epstein's deal was not sealed in ac- cordance with state and local court rules. "I don't see where any of the procedures were ever followed to begin with," Colbath said. Colbath also set a full hearing on the matter for June 25. Attorneys for young women now suing Epstein, together with The Palm Beach Post, are asking Colbath to unseal the deal that Epstein made with federal prosecutors. “It's a secret agreement, a secret sweetheart agreement," said former Circuit Judge Bill Berger, who represents some of the women. “Everybody was in on this deal except the victims and the public. The public should be outraged it has gone as far as it has." Brad Edwards, a second attomey representing the women, has seen the sealed deal after a federal judge allowed him and his clients to view it, but would not discuss its contents, Edwards would say only that the women were “outraged” that it had been negotiated behind their backs. A reporter asked Edwards whether he thought Epstein received special treatment by federal prosecutors. “Are you kidding? It's transparent. Certainly, no one else gets treated like that," Edwards said. Epstein, 56, a reported money manager of billionaires, is serving an 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County Stockade after pleading guilty almost a year ago in state court to felony solicitation of prostitution and procuring teen- agers for prostitution. Epstein is allowed out, though, each day from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., a Sheriff's Office spokesman said, Displeased with the way the State Attorney's Office handled the case, Palm Beach police forwarded information to the FBI. INFORMATIONAL BOX: Young women have sued EFTA00605730

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Page 2 HEARING SET TO CONSIDER SECRECY OF PLEA BARGAIN Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) June 15, 2009 Monday Money manager Jeffrey Epstein made a deal and is serving an 18-month sentence in jail. Attomeys for young women suing Epstein are asking a judge to unseal the deal that Epstein made with federal prosecutors. NOTES: < Informational box at end of text. (TOPIC) Prostitution solicitation case LOAD-DATE: June 15, 2009 EFTA00605731