U.S. Department of Justice¶
United States Attorney Southern District of Florida¶
500 S. Australian Ave, Ste 400¶
West Palm Beach, FL 33401¶
(561) 820-8711¶
Facsimile: (561) 820-8777¶
June 8, 2009¶
DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL¶
Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq.¶
Kirkland & Ellis LLP¶
Citigroup Center¶
New York, New York 10022-4675¶
Roy Black, Esq.¶
Black Srebnick Kornspan & Stumpf P.A.¶
Miami, FL 33131¶
Jack A. Goldberger, Esq.¶
Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A.¶
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5015¶
Re: Jeffrey Epstein¶
Dear Jay, Roy, and Jack:¶
I am writing to inform you that I have been provided with a copy of a motion filed by the Palm Beach Post in the Circuit Court for the Fifteen Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County seeking to have the Non-Prosecution Agreement unsealed. The information that I have received is that a hearing will occur before Judge Jeffrey Colbath at 10:40 a.m. on June 10, 2009, at the Palm Beach County Courthouse. In accordance with the terms of that Agreement, I am notifying you of this development. The motion was filed in the matter of State of Florida . Jeffrey Epstein. Since Mr. Epstein is a party to that criminal case, he has standing to contest any unsealing, while we do not. Accordingly, I ask that you confer with the State Attorney’s Office regarding how you would like to proceed with the matter.¶
EFTA00194955¶
JAY P. LEFKOWITZ, ESQ. ROY BLACK, ESQ. JACK GOLDBERGER, ESQ. JUNE 8, 2009 PAGE 2 OF 2¶
Although I have been provided with notice of the hearing, there has been no indication that the judge would like someone from the U.S. Attorney’s Office to appear. Accordingly, no one from our Office plans to attend that hearing.¶
I also understand that some of the plaintiffs in civil suits pending against Mr. Epstein in state and federal court have made similar motions. Again, since Mr. Epstein is a party to those suits and our Office is not, he has standing to contest those motions, and, unless the Court asks us otherwise, we will not be involved in the litigation of those motions.¶
Sincerely,¶
Jeffrey H. Sloman¶
Acting United States Attorney¶
cc:¶
Chief, Northern Division¶
EFTA00194956¶