KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP¶
AND AFFILIATED PARTNERSHIPS¶
CitiGroup Center¶
New York, New York 10022-4611¶
Jay P. Lofkowitz, P.C.¶
To Call Writer Directly¶
August 22, 2008¶
VIA FACSIMILE¶
United States Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida¶
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401¶
Re: Jeffrey Epstein¶
Dear¶
I write this letter to correct certain misstatements made in your letter dated August 21, 2008, and the accompanying draft notification.¶
First, you state that “Mr. Josefsberg expended time, effort and funds in preparing to serve as attorney representative in October of 2007.” Neither I, nor any other attorney on Mr. Epstein’s defense team, was notified of this work by Mr. Josefsberg.¶
Second, in the victim notification letter, no judge “has ordered that the United States” make available a copy of the Non-Prosecution Agreement.¶
is no court order requiring the government to provide the alleged “victims” with notice that the Non-Prosecution Agreement is available to them upon request and doing so is in conflict with the confidentiality provisions of the Agreement. Given that the individuals on the list will have an attorney representative who is fully aware of the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement, this conflicting paragraph of your notice is unnecessary in any event and should be excised.¶
Third, misstatements in your prior notification were not made “with the approval of Mr. Epstein’s counsel.”¶
Fourth, we are concerned with your open-ended description of Mr. Epstein’s responsibilities regarding civil restitution. The resolution of liability pursuant to 18 U.S.C.¶
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§ 2255 is as stated in paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Agreement and the Addendum to the Agreement, no more, no less.¶
Fifth, while you state, in your letter, that the USAO does not intend to delete any of the names on the list provided to Mr. Epstein’s counsel, you do not confirm that the prior list is final and complete. There can be no expansion of the list of individuals that you informed us had been memorialized as of September 24, 2007 and disclosed to Mr. Epstein on June 30, 2008 (the date of sentence pursuant to the Agreement’s disclosure requirements). Please confirm the exact name and number of individuals the government plans on notifying as provided for under the Agreement.¶
Sixth, based on express language in prior communications from your Office, we are in agreement that paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Agreement are in need of clarification and implementation. We will work with the attorney representative in attempting to reach a fair resolution of the outstanding civil matters in a manner that is in accordance with the Agreement.¶
Seventh, we have previously communicated our objections to the propriety of the attorney representative engaging in contested litigation. We again dispute the assertion that Mr. Joselfsberg’s duties include filing contested litigation. In any case, that issue is not ripe for resolution at this point, but again, given his agreement to be the attorney representative, we will address these matters directly with Mr. Joselfsberg.¶
Chief, Northern Division¶