EFTA00189337¶
Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS)¶
| From: | Braden, Myesha |
| Sent: | Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:37 PM |
| To: | Villafana, Ann Marie C.(USAFLS) |
| Subject: | RE: Epstein Indictment |
I’m not supposed to be involved in any substantive decisions until I get word from “on high”. However, my general thoughts are that you are correct. has some of the best evidence and will be a good witness, although a reluctant one. Am I correct to assume that A. and A. are still in? Their past history of commitment will have to be dealt with and it won’t be easy, but I agree that they should be left in. The fact that their commitments were post-Epstein is good, but his attorneys are going to try to destroy them. Is Felecia in as well? I thought that she was truthful. What about ?¶
From: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) [mailto:Ann.Marie.C.Villafana@usdoj.gov]¶
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:22 AM¶
To: Braden, Myesha¶
Subject: Epstein Indictment¶
Hi Myesha – Our server was down for a few hours this morning, so I am very behind on my revisions. I wanted to talk about which girls we should drop.¶
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L. are the girls who have filed lawsuits. I have excluded them.¶
With respect to the other girls brought by , here are my thoughts. We can drop and S. very easily. Both only gave 1 or 2 massages and did not disclose their ages. S. is a good witness because she shows that, if you aren’t willing to do more sexual activity, Epstein stops the massage and doesn’t want to see you anymore. She seems like someone whom we could get in as 404(b) because the probative nature outweighs its prejudice.¶
I think we should drop P. because I don’t believe she will ever be completely truthful about the amount of sexual activity that occurred. (She is the girl that one of the witnesses described as “a virgin on graduation day.”)¶
That only leaves , the soccer player who cried for the entire interview. I think that she may be worth keeping. We have such good documentary evidence related to her – message pads, car rental records, 156 calls with Sarah Kellen, and 2 calls with Adriana Mucinska (we have very few phone calls with Adriana, so this is key).¶
What do you think?¶
A. Marie Villafaña¶
Assistant U.S. Attorney¶
561 209-1047¶
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08-80736-CV-MARRA¶
P-014612¶