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U.S. Department of Justice¶
United States Attorney Southern District of Florida¶
500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400¶
West Palm Beach, FL 33401¶
(561) 820-8711¶
Facsimile: (561) 820-8777¶
December 11, 2008¶
VIA HAND DELIVERY¶
Captain David Sleeth¶
Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office¶
Corrections Division¶
3228 Gun Club Road¶
West Palm Beach, FL 33406¶
Re: Work Release Application of Jeffrey Epstein¶
Dear Captain Sleeth:¶
The U.S. Attorney’s Office recently learned that Inmate Jeffrey Epstein applied for and was approved for participation in the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office’s (“PBSO”) work release program. Through a request for public records, I have received a copy of Mr. Epstein’s work release file. After doing some internet research of public records and making a few telephone calls, I discovered some inaccuracies and omissions in Mr. Epstein’s file that I wanted to bring to your attention. During a recent meeting, Roy Black, one of Mr. Epstein’s attorneys, invited us to share our concerns with PBSO.¶
Eligibility for Participation¶
I understand that Mr. Epstein would be ineligible for participation in the work release program if he committed three violations of F.S.S. 796 within the past five years. Mr. Epstein has been charged with and convicted of a felony violation of F.S.S. 796.07. In order to be convicted of a felony violation of that statute, one must commit “a third or subsequent violation.” In other words, Mr. Epstein has committed at least three violations of Section 796.07, and in his “Alternative Custody Program Placement Synopsis,” Mr. Epstein’s charges are described as “Recommit: Prostitution.”¶
In addition to those three violations, Mr. Epstein also has been convicted of violating F.S.S. 796.03, procuring a person under the age of 18 for prostitution. Throughout his¶
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