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In Re Operation Leap Year
Key Correspondence
Volume 1 of 2
(Through Signing of
Non-Prosecution Agreement)
INDEX
Tab Date & From To Description
Time
11/16/06 Sanchez Letter requesting documents in accordance
with agreement with Guy Lewis
2 1/8/07 Sanchez Letter requesting documents
3 1/17/07 Sanchez Letter requesting documents
4 5/15/07 Goldberger
5 5/24/07 Lefcourt
1 6 6/6/07 Targ
6/18/07 Lefcourt
7/1/07 Sanchez E-mail re outstanding subpoenas and
Lefcourt planned meeting for 7/11/07
9 7/6/07 Lefcourt Letter analyzing inapplicability of 18 USC
§ 2422(b)
10 7/16/07 Black
11 7/26/07 U.S. Defense Summary of terms of non-prosecution
Attorney's agreement and calculation of guideline
Office range
12 8/16/07 Lefcourt Letter regarding NES subpoenas
13 9/6/07 E-mail summarizing status of negotiations
5:47 pm
14 9/10/07 Lefcourt E-mail attaching first proposed Non-
5:23 pm Prosecution Agreement
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15 9/11/07 E-mail containing Acosta edits to Non-
12:05 pm Prosecution Agreement
9/11/07 Lefcourt E-mail forwarding revised agreement
2:15 pm containing Acosta eduts
9/12/07 Lefkowitz E-mail rejecting offer to have Epstein plead
to assault in the maritime jurisdiction of the
US
9/12/07 Lefkowitz E-mail rejecting offer to have Epstein plead
4:20 pm to assault in the maritime jurisdiction of the
US [sent to alternate Lefkowitz e-mail
address]
19 9/12/07 Lefkowitz Responding to rejection and thanking office
5:55 pm for meeting
20 9/13/07 Acosta E-mail updating status of negotiations and
6:58 pm discussing other potential federal charges
21 9/13/07 Lefkowitz E-mail scheduling conference call and
7:27 pm mentioning other possible federal charges
22 9/13/07 Lefkowitz E-mail confirming conference call and
7:35 pm stating that he is considering same charges
23 9/14/07 Acosta E-mail summarizing conference call with
9:25 am Lefkowitz — agreement to plead to an
Information charging 1 count of obstruction
and 1 count of simple assault.
24 9/14/07 Lefkowitz E-mail asking to revise the Information to
9:40 am charge 1 count of 403 instead of 1512 and
requesting a factual proffer.
9/14/07 Lefkowitz E-mail containing draft plea agreement and
9:54 am Information.
9/14/07 E-mail regarding proposed changes from
9:56 am Lefkowitz.
9/14/07 Response to my e-mail enclosing trust
1:02 pm (AUSA - agreement and supporting documentation.
Alaska)
9/17/07 Black E-mail informing them of removal of
9:43 am Lefkowitz hearing on motion to quash from Judge
Marra's calendar.
29 9/17/07 E-mail summarizing status of plea
10:35 am negotiations with Lefkowitz
30 9/17/07 costa E-mail summarizing status of plea
11:33 am negotiations with Lefkowitz
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31 9/17/07 Acosta E-mail asking to advise
11:43 am Leflcowitz that agreement is draft only.
32 9/17/07 Leflcowitz E-mail providing most recent draft of Non-
11:45 am Prosecution Agreement (w/Agreement
attached)
33 9/18/07 Lefkowitz E-mail summarizing possible agreements,
8:44 am possible federal charges, and confidentiality
concerns
34 9/18/07 Lefkowitz E-mail asking us to consider pleading to
9:18 am one 12-month count with 6 months o
community control
35 9/18/07 Acosta E-mail relating status of negotiations.
9:31 am
36 9/18/07 E-mail stating new terms that
10:05 am negotiated with Leflcowitz.
37 9/18/07 Letkowitz E-mail containing a proposed Non-
11:09 am Prosecution Agreement with a plea to two
violations of 18 USC § 1512(d)
38 9/18/07 E-mail forwarding Leflcowitz's proposed
11:18 am agreement with discussion of improper
terms
39 9/18/07 E-mail commenting that Lefkowitz's
11:43 am proposed agreement does not contain a
promise to register and a promise to pay
damages
40 9/18/07 Lefkowitz E-mail containing a revised proposed
11:52 am agreement with a plea to only one
Information
41 9/18/07 Leflcowitz E-mail responding to proposed agreement
12:44 pm and noting incorrect calculation o
Sentencing Guidelines
42 9/18/07 Lefkowitz E-mail responding to Leflcowitz's question
1:22 pm re Guidelines calculation and attaching a
proposed plea agreement.
43 9/18/07 Leflcowitz E-mail addressing the appropriate 1512
2:53 pm charge and providing a draft factual proffer
44 9/19/07 Letkowitz E-mail addressing a joint meeting with
10:45 am defense, USAO, and SAO to finalize all
agreements
45 9/19/07 Lefkowitz E-mail chain discussing facts supporting
11:48 am 1512 charge
46 9/19/07 Lefkowitz E-mail forwarding a "redline" of the federal
3:44 pm plea agreement. Lefkowitz draft contains
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agreements: (a) to waive the PSI, (b) to
make a bin sentencing
recommendation, (c) to recommend jointly
an incorrect Guidelines calculation, (d) to
set up a Trust governed by the State court,
(e) to have Epstein plead to "coercing a
person to become a prostitute," which is a
non-registrable offense, and removes the
appeal waiver
47 9/19/07 E-mail forwarding Lefkowitz's draft and
4:05 pm MI discussing problems with his proposal
48 9/20/07 Belohlavek E-mail chain discussing proposed joint
9:31 am Krischer meeting with Epstein's counsel to finalize
all agreements
49 9/20/07 E-mail forwarding federal lea agreement
1:56 pm incorporating Acosta and comments
50 9/20/07 Lefkowitz E-mail forwarding final federal plea
3:52 pm agreement and Information.
51 9/20/07 Lefkowitz E-mail discussing telephone conference to
5:33 pm discuss final changes
52 9/20/07 E-mail chain discussing factual proffer in
5:33 pm support of federal plea
53 9/20/07 Acosta E-mail summarizing call with Lefkowitz in
5:46 pm response to Lefkowitz call to Acosta
54 9/20/07 Lefkowitz E-mail responding to most recent federal
6:12 pm plea agreement with questions re sentence
and Section 2255 language
55 9/20/07 Lefkowitz Response to 6:12 pm e-mail stating that we
6:42 pm seem to be far apart on 2255 language and
stating that timeline must be shortened
56 9/20/07 E-mail stating that Lefkowitz wants to
7:03 pm remove registration requirement
57 9/20/07 E-mail asking call Lefkowitz
8:35 pm and inform him that Epstein must plead to
registrable offense
58 9/21/07 E-mail informing of conversation
10:22 am with Lefkowitz about registration issue
59 9/21/07 Lefkowitz E-mail containing Lefkowitz's "redlined"
10:44 am Non-Prosecution Agreement beginning at
paragraph 2. Contains language that
Epstein waives his right to contest liability
60 9/21/07 Lefkowitz E-mail requesting non-redlined version oft
10:57 am agreement
61 9/21/07 Krischer E-mail summarizing SAO negotiations with
12:03 pm e o ave Goldberger, including Goldberger's request
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that Epstein not have to register
62 9/21/07 E-mail containing revised agreement
2:12 pm incorporating some of Lefkowitz's
language and highlighting 2255
negotiations
63 9/21/07 Lefkowitz E-mail attaching State plea agreement,
2:46 pm including plea to procuring person under 18
for prostitution
64 9/21/07 Response to e-mail about Lefkowitz's
2:47 pm proposed language regarding immigration
proceedings
65 9/21/07 Lefkowitz E-mail informing Lefkowitz of
2:55 pm refusal to include immigration language
66 9/21/07 Lefkowitz E-mail with questions regarding state plea
2:54 pm agreement
67 9/23/07 Leflcowitz Acosta E-mail admitting that the defense based
11:58 am their agreement to plead to 796.03 on a
"mistaken assumption" and requesting that
Epstein not have to register
68 9/23/07 Secretary to E-mail containing another redlined version
1:57 pm Lefkowitz of agreement
69 9/23/07 Leflcowitz E-mail containing revised Non-Prosecution
4:03 pm Agreement
70 9/23/07 Acosta Leflcowitz E-mail response to Lefkowitz instructing
4:31 pm ii.
L fl vitz to deal directly with and
in negotiating agreement
71 9/23/07 Lefkowitz E-mail correspondence regarding guardian
8:01 pm ad litem issue
72 9/23/07 Lefkowitz E-mail discussing guardian ad litem issue
8:31 pin and providing another redlined version of
agreement
73 9/23/07 Lefkowitz E-mail discussing appointment of a trustee
8:35 pm in lieu of a guardian ad litem with
responses attached, including Lefkowitz's
suggestion that the USAO "consider simply
appointing a representative. We would
agree to someone you considered
appropriate."
74 9/23/07 Lefkowitz E-mail containing amended Non-
8:58 pm Prosecution Agreement incorporating some
changes requested by defense
75 9/24/07 Acosta E-mail containing Acosta edits to
12:42 am Agreement
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76 9/24/07 Leflcowitz E-mails related to Acosta edits with
7:54 am Agreement attached
77 9/24/07 Leflcowitz 1 E-mail containing Leflcowitz's final edits to
11:46 am agreement
Weinberg
78 9/24/07 Lefkowitz E-mail containing Acosta's final edits and
1:28 pm Weinberg asking to discuss potential victim
representative
79 9/24/07 Acosta E-mail containing final agreement as
1:54 pm approved by both parties
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80 9/24/07 Leflcowitz E-mail requesting signed agreement, with
4:03 pm response
81 9/24/07 Acosta E-mail containing signed agreement
4:26 pm
In Re Operation Leap Year
Key Correspondence
Volume 2 of 2
(Correspondence following Signing of
Non-Prosecution Agreement)
INDEX
Iab Date & From 'lb Description
Time
1 9/24/07 Final Signed Non-Prosecution Agreement
2 9/25/07 [etl, E-mail with list of suggested attorney
8:37 pm representatives
3 9/26/07 Le& E-mail regarding suggested attorney
11:01 am representatives
4 9/26/07 Lefk E-mail rejecting attorney representatives
11:49 am recommended by Leflcowitz
5 9/27/07 Lefk E-mail forwarding questions from Ocariz
10:52 am
6 9/27/07 Lefk E-mail to Lefkowitz responding to his
3:06 pm concerns about Ocariz's questions
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7 10/3/07 Lefk E-mail to schedule conference call with
3:15 pm memo regarding attorney representative
selection process
8 10/3/07 Lefk E-mail regarding memo
3:38 pm
9 10/3/07 Lefk E-mail attaching proposed text of letter to
4:23 pm Special Master
10 10/3/07 Lefk E-mail responding to Lefkowitz's concerns
7:30 pm about letter to Special Master
11 10/5/07 Lefk E-mail about Special Master process
7:49 am
12 10/5/07 Leflc E-mail attaching letter raising concerns
11:04 am about Special Master process
Lewis
13 10/5/07 E-mail forwarding letter from Lefkowitz re
4:48 pm Special Master process
14 10/7/07 E-mail chain including correspondence
6:29 pm between and Sanchez
15 10/9/07 E-mail attaching correspondence from
8:51 am Sanchez regarding Special Master Process
16 10/9/07 Sanchez Letter responding to Sanchez letter
17 10/22/07 Lefkowitz E-mail to Lefkowitz attaching proposed
4:41 pm Acosta Addendum and letter to Judge Davis
18 10/22/07 Lefk E-mail addressing Special Master issues
5:10 pm Acosta
19 10/22/07 Lefk E-mail responding to issue of using Judge
5:23 pm Davis as attorney representative
20 10/23/07 Lefk Acosta Letter to Acosta stating that Epstein will
enter his guilty plea on November 20,
2007; addressing attorney representative
issues; stating that Office will not
communicate with State Atty's Office
21 10/23/07 Acosta Response to Lefkowitz's letter noting
9:40 pm specific misrepresentation
22 10/24/07 Lefk E-mail attaching revised addendum and
3:45 pm A a letter to Special Master
23 10/24/07 Lefk E-mail attaching revised letter to Judge
5:30 pm Acosta Davis
24 10/25/07 Davis Letter advising Judge Davis of his selection
as Special Master
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25 10/30/07 E-mail attaching final addendum
9:56 am
26 10/30/07 Final executed Addendum to the Non-
Prosecution Agreement
27 10/31/07 Lefk E-mail response to Lefkowitz's inquiry
11:51 am regarding "discovery" in the civil case
28 11/5/07 Lefkowitz Letter addressing problems with Epstein's
performance [NEED SIGNED COPY]
29 11/8/07 Le& Letter stating that Epstein intends to
comply and raising 2255 concerns
30 11/27/07 Lefk E-mail responding to Lefkowitz's statement
1:55 pm Acosta in his letter that he needs to conduct "due
diligence" on selection of Podhurst firm
31 11/28/07 Starr Fisher Letter requesting meeting with Fisher
32 11/28/07 E-mail asking to send proposed victim
4:35 pm notification letter to Lefkowitz in response
to Lefkowitz's complaints about notifying
victims
33 11/28/07 '■ Lefk E-mail attaching proposed victim
4:47 pm Acosta notification letter
34 11/29/07 Lefk Acosta Letter responding to e-mail
containing the victim notification letter.
11/30/07 Acosta Lefk Letter directing Lefk to speak wit
an' about victim notification issues and
informing defense of willingness to unwind
the agreement
36 12/4/07 Acosta Starr Letter responding to Starr's complaints to
Fisher regarding the 2255 issues and
detailing the negotiations of the agreement
37 12/5/07 Starr Acosta Letter "reaffirming the Non-Prosecution
Lcfk Agreement" but reiterating challenges to
2255 and the office's investigation
38 12/6/07 Lefkowitz Letter responding to victim notification
objections and attaching revised victim
notification letter
39 12/7/07 Sanchez Letter containing signed Affirmation of the
\ costa Non-Prosecution Agreement and
Starr Addendum and requesting a delay in
sending victim notification letters
40 12 07 Starr Acosta Letter stating the defense will respond to
Left I isher Acosta letter by 12/10/07, and attaching
"the independent ethics opinions of Judge
Herbert J. Stern and Joe D. Whitley"
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41 12/11/07 Starr Acosta Cover letter to introduce two separate
letters addressing policy concerns
42 12/11/07 Left Acosta Letter attacking evidence upon which
prosecution was based (contains same
challenges raised in earlier submission)
requesting "fulsome review" of the
evidence, and attacking "improper
involvement and conduct of federal
authorities"
43 12/11/07 Left Acosta Letter addressing 2255 concerns
44 12/13/07 Le fk Letter responding to alleged improprieties
45 12/17/07 Lefk \costa E-mail responding to inquiry from 12/14/07
meeting about why defense had waited so
long to go to DC
46 12/17/07 Starr \costa 110-page letter addressing inapplicability of
Left procurement statute to Epstein's conduct,
State Attorney's Office's belief that Epstein
should not have to register, inapplicability
of 18 USC § 2422 to Epstein's conduct; and
reiteration of 2255 concerns.
Attachment: 7/6/07 Lefcourt letter to
with
attachments
47 12/19/07 Acosta Sanchez Letter responding to issues raised at
December 14th meeting, including 2255,
victim notification, and asserted
inapplicability of Fl. Stat. 796.03
48 12/21/07 Left Acosta Letter responding to 12/19/07 Acosta letter
regarding 2255, victim notification, and Fl.
Stat. 796.03
49 12/26/07 Left Acosta Letter stating that there should be no
notification to victims and stating that there
is no language that they can propose to
resolve the 2255 problem
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