EFTA00235729.pdf

JANE DOE #1 AND JANE DOE #2'S MOTION FOR FINDING OF VIOLATIONS OF THE CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS ACT AND REQUEST FOR A HEARING ON APPROPRIATE REMEDIES CASE NO: 08-80736-(7iv-Marraaohnson EXHIBIT K EFTA00235729 07/09/2008 15:15 FAX 5618059846 USAO WPB CONFRM 032 U.S. Department of Justice • United States Attorney Southern District ofFlorida 500 South Australian Ave.. Suite 400 West Palm Beach. FL 3340! (S61)820-8711 Facsimile: (S61) 820-8777 July 9, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE Brad Edwards, Esq. The Law Offices of Brad Edwards & Associates, LLC 2028 Harrison Street, Suite 202 Hollywood, Florida 33020. Re: Jeffrey Epstein/MIME NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM Dear Mr. Edwards: By virtue of this letter, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida asks that you provide the following notice to your client, Ile M. On June 30, 2008, Jeffrey Epstein (hereinafter referred to as "Epstein) entered a plea of guilty to violations of Florida Statutes Sections 796.07 (felony solicitation of prostitution) and 796.03 (procurement of minors to engage in prostitution); in the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County (Case No& 2006-cf-009454A)O2(MB and 2008-cf- 009381AXXXIVM) aid was sentenced to almo! of twelve mouths' imprisonment to be followed by an additi0rial six Months' imprisonmentIt owed. by twelve months of Community Control I, with conditions of community confoement imposed by the Court. In light of the entry of the guilty plea and sentence, the United States has agreed to defer federal prosecution in favor of this state plea and sentence, subject to certain conditions. One such condition to which Epstein has agreed is the following: "Any person, who while a minor, was a victim of a violation of an offense enumerated in Title 18, United States Code, Section 2255, will have the same rights to proceed under Section 2255 as she would have had, if Mr. Epstein EFTA00235730  07/09/2008 15:16 FAX 5618059846 USA° WPB C0NFRW Q033 • • BRAD EDWARDS, ESQ. NOTIFICATION OF IDENTIFIED VICTIM C♦ Me JULY 9, 2008 PAGE 2 OF 2 had been tried federally and convicted of an enumerated offense. For purposes of implementing this paragraph, the United States shall provide Mr. Epstein's attorneys with a list of individuals whom it was prepared to name in an Indictment as victims of an enumerated offense by Mr. Epstein. Any judicial authority interpreting this provision, including any authority determining which evidentiary burdens if any a plaintiff must meet, shall consider that it is the intent of the parties to place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less." Through this letter, this Office hereby provides Notice that your client, is an individual whom the United States was prepared to name as a victim of an enumerated offense. • 14 Should your client decide to file a•claim against Jeffrey Epstein, his attorney, Jack Goldberger, asks that you contact him at Atterbury Goldberger and Weiss, 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400, West Rahn Beach, FL 33401, (561) 659-8300. Please understand that neither the U.S. Attorney's Office nor the Federal Bureau of Investigation can take pan in or otherwise assist in civil litigation; However, if you de file a , claim under 18. U.S.C. § 2255 and Mr. Epstein denies that your client is a victim of an enumerated offense, please provide notice of that denial to the undersigned. Please thank your client for all niter assistance during the course.of this examination ant/express tinier/felt regards of titutSpacial AgentS Kurkendalt andRichankfbe .11$ Imithlt and well-being of MS. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: cc: Jack Goldberger, Esq. EFTA00235731