EFTA00193259¶
Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS)¶
From:¶
Sent:¶
To:¶
| Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) |
| Thursday, August 14, 2008 3:06 PM |
| Senior, Robert (USAFLS); Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS); Acosta, Alex (USAFLS); Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS); Lee, Dexter (USAFLS) |
| FW: Follow-up point |
Subject:¶
Here is my proposed response.¶
Dear Jay:¶
Pursuant to the December letter, only those “individuals whom [the United States] was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense” are the beneficiaries of the agreement. That is the list of names that I provided to Messrs. Goldberger and Tein following the change of plea. Under the September/October agreement, all “individuals whom [the United States] has identified as victims” are the beneficiaries, so I would prepare a supplement to the earlier list to include identified victims whom we were not yet prepared to name in an indictment.¶
The December modification replaces paragraphs 7 and 8 of the Agreement, including paragraphs 7A through 7C that are included in the October Addendum. This means that Mr. Epstein’s waiver of “his right to contest damages up to an amount as agreed to between the identified individual and Epstein” will no longer exist, nor will Mr. Epstein’s obligation to pay for the victims’ counsel. Paragraphs 9 and 10 are still in effect. This includes the statement that there is no admission of civil or criminal liability, and that, “[e]xcept as to those individuals who elect to proceed EXCLUSIVELY under 18 USC § 2255, … Epstein’s signature [cannot] be construed as admissions or evidence of civil or criminal liability.” I believe that this means that Mr. Epstein’s agreement that the individuals on our list are “victims” as defined by statute applies only if the victims proceed exclusively under 18 USC 2255.¶
I don’t think that Mr. Epstein has to make any constructive admissions of conviction. He only needs to admit that the 32 girls whose names I have provided to Mr. Goldberger are “victims” of an offense listed in 18 U.S.C. 2255.¶
Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Thank you.¶
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¶
| From: | Jay Lefkowitz [mailto:JLefkowitz@kirkland.com] |
| Sent: | Thursday, August 14, 2008 2:39 PM |
| To: | Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) |
| Cc: | Atkinson, Karen (USAFLS); lefkowitz@kirkland.com |
| Subject: | Re: Follow-up point |
Marie - In reviewing your December proposal, there are a couple of things I don’t understand.¶
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| Recipient | Read |
| 'Jay Lefkowitz' | |
| Atkinson, Karen(USAFLS) | Read:8/14/2008 3:51 PM |
| 'Roy BLACK' | |
| Sloman, Jeff(USAFLS) | Read:8/14/2008 3:41 PM |
| Senior, Robert(USAFLS) | Read:8/14/2008 3:29 PM |
| Acosta, Alex(USAFLS) | |
| Lee,Dexter(USAFLS) | Read:8/14/2008 4:07 PM |
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