PAUL G. CASSELL Ronald N. Boyce Presidential Professor of Criminal Law and University Distinguished Professor of Law S.J. Quinney College of Law University of Utah 383 South University Street¶
February 7, 2019¶
Director and Chief Counsel¶
U.S. Department of Justice¶
Office of Professional Responsibility¶
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Suite 3266¶
Washington, DC 20530-0001¶
Re: OPR Investigation into the Non-Prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein¶
Dear Director¶
I write to you in connection with the recent announcement that your Office of Professional Responsibility, at the request of Senator Sasse, has opened an investigation into allegations that Department attorneys may have committed professional misconduct in connection with their decision not to federally prosecute Jeffrey Epstein for sex crimes against dozens of girls.¶
I am not certain whether you are aware that, on December 10, 2010, I wrote a letter to the then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, requesting an investigation into these very same issues. See attachment 1. My letter was referred to OPR, who then wrote back to me that they would not investigate the matter because it was under litigation. See attachment 2.¶
In light of the fact that you are now apparently willing to investigate these issues, I respectfully request that you investigate the allegations I made in my 2010 letter. I would also request that and I – who have been representing several of Epstein’s sexual assault victims for more than a decade in an effort to obtain information on these issues – have an opportunity to discuss the issues with you. Our clients – including Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2, Jane Doe 3, and Jane Doe 4 – would also request that they be kept informed about all information the OPR uncovers.¶
Thanks in advance for considering these requests, which I make in my own personal capacity.¶
cc: Senator Ben Sasse¶
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ATTACHMENT 1¶
Letter from to U.S. Attorney Ferrer (Dec. 10, 2010)¶