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4 Confidential Due Diligence Report Copyright 2007 The Palm Beach Newspapers, Inc. All Rights Reserved Palm Beach Post (Florida) March 13, 2007 Tuesday FINAL EDITION SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 1B LENGTH: 731 words HEADLINE: DELAYS IN EPSTEIN CASE UNUSUAL, LAWYERS SAY BYLINE: By LARRY KELLER Palm Beach Post Staff Writer BODY: Nearly eight months after Palm Beach tycoon Jeffrey Epstein was charged with felony solicitation of prostitution, there has been no discernible progress in his case. No witnesses deposed. No trial date set. Nothing, save for routine court hearings reset without explanation. "Usually that would be unusual," said criminal defense attorney Glenn Mitchell, who has no involvement in the case. "As a general rule, it would be unusual for nothin to have ha ned," agreed Michael Dutko, a criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale. He represents , 20, of Royal Palm Beach, potentially a key witness in the case. A routine hearing for Epstein was pulled from the court docket last week and reset for May 16. The delays and inaction could be due to a potential federal probe of Epstein or because a plea deal is in the works, attorneys say. Unusual is the word that best describes everything about the case against Epstein 54 an enigmatic money manager in New York City who counts Bill Clinton and Donald Trump among his friends. Confidential - This report is not to be disseminated or photocopied to any third party without the express consent of Global Corporate Security. 2496207B.doc Confidential Treatment Requested by JPM-SDNY-00002758 JPMorgan Chase CONFIDENTIAL SDNY_GM_00271956 EFTA01480565