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11130161 keit Ishkaan EFTA00223195  U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida 99 N.& 4 Street Ma I FL 33132 November 30, 2007 Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. Kirkland and Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53' Street Ncw York, New York 10022-4611 Dear Mr. Lefkowitz. I am in receipt of your letter dated November 29, 2007. Your letter responds to a draft notice originally forwarded to you by Assistant United States Attorney at the request of our First Assistant Should you have concerns, I would ask that you please address those with them in the fast instance. I will forward your letter to them. I am also in receipt of a November 28, 2007 letter from your co-counsel, Mr. Starr. This Office will provide a response shortly. In the interim, I would note that since the signing of the September 24th agreement, more than two months' ago, it has become clear that several attorneys on your legal team are dissatisfied with that result. Mr. Epstein's defense team included yourself, Professor Dershowitz, former Solicitor Stan, former United States Attorney Lewis, Ms. Sanchez and Messrs. Black, Goldberger and Lefcourt previously had the opportunity to review and raise objections to the terms of the Agreement. The defense team, however, after extensive negotiation, chose to adopt the Agreement. Since then counsel have objected to several steps taken by the U.S. Attorney's Office to effectuate the terms of the Agreement, in essence presenting collateral challenges to portions of the Agreement. It is not the intention of this Office ever to require a defendant to enter a plea against his wishes. Your client has the right to proceed to trial. If your client is dissatisfied with his Agreement, or believes that it is unlawful or unfair, we stand ready to unwind the Agreement. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney EFTA00223196 11,/30/0: FRI 11:32 FAX EXECUTIVE OFFICE W001 lass*sis************** sss TX REPORT *** TRANSMISSION OK TX/RX NO 3402 CONNECTION TEL EIMPIPPINIM SUBADDRESS CONNECTION ID ST. TIME 11/30 11:32 USAGE T 00'48 PGS. 2 RESULT OK U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District ofFlorida R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 99 NE 4T11 STREET MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132-2111 Assistant fax FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION COVER SHEET DATE: November 30, 2007 TO: Jay II- Lefkowitz FAX NUMBER: SUBJECT: Jeffrey Espstein NUMBER OF PACES, INCLUDING THIS PAGE: 2 Message/Comments: EFTA00223197