EFTA00189175¶
Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS)¶
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| Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) |
| Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:18 PM |
| Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) |
| RE: Letter to Jay |
Marie,¶
I think you should emphasize that they should treat this as they would any similarly situated matter and not try to influence the outcome of the civil litigation. In other words, once the criminal investigation is over, their involvement should cease. I had a similar situation in private practice. I’ll never forget trying to get information from the FBI agents concerning a convicted pedophile who had been hired to work at a school for autistic children. In representing some of the children, we thought the FBI would find a way to provide us with information we were looking for. The FBI refused to provide anything and claimed that their investigative work was privileged. I assume that the same would apply here. The victims’ lawyer(s) will interview the girls and hopefully piece together the important aspects of each case. Any legal steps taken to compel testimony or evidence would be handled by FBI general counsel who will respond accordingly. Regarding Bert Ocariz, Lefkowitz stated that he seems like a solid lawyer but that since you were involved in his potential appearance in this matter they would probably object to his selection. Lefkowitz put an additional insidious spin on it that I can’t quite remember. I hope that you understand that these ad hominem attacks against you do not diminish in our eyes what you and the agents have accomplished. Take care,¶
Jeff¶
| From: | Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) |
| Sent: | Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:51 PM |
| To: | Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) |
| Subject: | Letter to Jay |
Hi Jeff – You don’t have to show me the letter to Jay before it goes out, I would just appreciate a copy for the file.¶
Thank you for the advice and the pep talk. The funny thing is that I had never met (and still haven’t met) or spoken to Bert Ocariz before I asked him if he would be willing to take on this case. I just figured if Judge Jordan and E.J. trusted him completely, he would be willing to go to the mat for the victims. But as soon as you mentioned the appearance problem, I saw where the problem would arise and agreed that the Special Master would be a safer route. I just worry that the defense’s attacks on me could harm the victims.¶
I am going to set up the meeting with the FBI agents for later this week. Other than the general discussion about staying out of the civil litigation, is there anything in particular that you want me to tell them?¶
Thanks.¶
A. Marie Villafaña¶
Assistant U.S. Attorney¶
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400¶
West Palm Beach, FL 33401¶
Phone 561 209-1047¶
Fax 561 820-8777¶
2664¶
08-80736-CV-MARRA¶
P-014261¶