EFTA00176481.pdf

EFTA00176481  LAW OFFICES Of Gm:RA1D B. DESDOURT, P.C. A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION 198 CAST 781H STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10021 GERALD B. LEFCOURT [email protected] FACSIMILE SHERYL E. REICH RE NATO C. STABILE FAITH A. FRIEDMAN May 22, 2007 VIA E-MAIL Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 500 South Australian Avenue, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Jeffrey Epstein Dear I write as counsel to Jeffrey Epstein, the subject of a grand jury investigation being conducted by your office. I understand from you that in the next month or two a decision will be made by your office whether to seek an indictment of Mr. Epstein. This will confirm that, prior to any such decision being made, I and other attorneys on behalf of Mr. Epstein will be given an opportunity to meet with you. Additionally, because we believe that any decision to indict requires both a complex legal analysis in a detailed factual context and resolution of significant policy concerns, if our meeting does not resolve the matter, we would like an opportunity to make a presentation first to and Attorney, and then, again, if no resolution is reached, the opportunity to meet with United States EFTA00176482  LAW arras or GERALD B. LE COURT, Office of the United States Attorney Southern District of Florida May 22, 2007 Page 2 Attorney Alexander Acosta. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. fiery truly yours, Gerald B. Lefcourt cc: y Ann bancnez, rsq. EFTA00176483 Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) From: Lourie, Andrew (USAFLS) Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:11 PM To: Menchel, Matthew (USAFLS); Sloman, Jeff (USAFLS) Cc: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS) Subject: FW: Jeffrey Epstein Attachments: 2007-05.22 letter to AUSA Lourie.pdf Gentlemen, Marie and I have already met with Lefcourt, which is really the meeting I promised him. I spoke to him last week and he said he had more information they wanted to present. I told him he could make an appointment to come in again if he wanted to and that we would meet with him again, but I did not promise that we would wait to give him a meeting "before" we charged. So, I think he is really ready for the next level rather than a second meeting with me. Mike Tein also mentioned to me at some point that they wanted to make a presentation on the law and I suggested to him that he contact Matt without telling him exactly what stage of review we were at. I don't know if Tein and Lefcourt have crossed wires or not. In any event, I am forwarding this letter to you. I am going to suggest to Lefcourt the same thing that I suggested to Tein. I assume you would grant his attorneys a chance to make whatever presentation they desire. It would probably be helpful to us in any event to hear their legal arguments in case we have missed something. Whether Alex would be present or grant them another meeting after that is his call. Andy From: Gerald Lefcourt [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 2:05 PM To: Lourie, Andrew (USAFLS) Cc: Villafana, Ann Marie C. (USAFLS); Lilly Ann Sanchez Subject: Jeffrey Epstein Andy, attached is a letter seeking meetings, as discussed with you, but with others if it is not resolved. Thanks for your attention. Could you email back so that I know you have received this letter? Gerald B. Lefcourt Gerald B. Lefcourt, P.C. 148 E. 78th Street New Y rk New York 10021 Tel. Fax oblAlefcourtlaw.com EFTA00176484