EFTA00181261¶
A51¶
Letter from Jack A. Goldberger to NYS Sex Offender Registry Regarding Florida Registration Level applicable to Jeffrey E. Epstein, dated August 12, 2010¶
ATTERBURY GOLDBERGER WEISS.¶
JOSEPH R. ATTERBURY¶
JACK A. GOLDBERGER¶
JASON S. WEISS¶
Board Certified Criminal Trial Attorney¶
Member of New Jersey & Florida Bars¶
August 12, 2010¶
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services¶
Sex Offender Registry¶
4 Tower Place¶
Albany, N.Y. 12203¶
RE: Jeffrey E. Epstein¶
To Whom It May Concern:¶
The undersigned represented Jeffrey E. Epstein in the investigation that lead to his entry of a guilty plea on June 30, 2008 to a felony charge in the State of Florida that required sex offender registration. The purpose of this letter is to clarify the level of registration that was applicable to Mr. Epstein’s case¶
Under Florida’s registration scheme there are two levels of registration available based on a risk assessment. Florida characterizes these two levels as sexual predator and sexual offender. The sexual predator designation is obviously the more serious classification.¶
Mr. Epstein, based on the offense on which his guilty plea was entered, was classified as a sexual offender, Florida’s lowest level of sexual registration. In fact, within the sexual offender designation there are two sub-levels of reporting requirements. One classification requires reporting to the local Sheriff’s Office twice a year and one requires reporting four times a year. In Mr. Epstein’s case he is required to report at the lowest level, two times per year. Accordingly, under the Florida registration scheme, Mr. Epstein’s registration requirements are at the lowest level for a person for whom registration is required.¶
During the incarcerative portion of Mr. Epstein’s sentence, he was allowed to participate in the Sheriff’s Office work release program, an option that would not have been available to him had he been at a higher registration level. Additionally, while Mr. Epstein was in probationary status, he was allowed to travel on a limited basis for business purposes. This would not have been available to him had he been classified as a sexual predator.¶
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