EFTA00013623.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice 
United States Attorney 
Southern District of Florida 
500 South Australian Ave., Suite 400 
West Palm Beach, FL 33401 
(561) 8.26= 
Facsimile: (561) 820-8777 
October 
2007 
DELIVERY BY FACSIMILE 
The Hon. Edward B. Davis (Ret.) 
Akerman Senterfitt 
One Southeast Third Avenue, 25th Floor 
Miami, Florida 33131 
Re: Service as a Special Master 
Dear Judge Davis: 
Thank you for agreeing to serve as a Special Master and for assisting the United States 
Attorney's Office in the selection of an attorney representative to represent a group of identified 
victims. This letter is meant to assist you in performing your duties by providing you with 
background information regarding the agreement between the United States and Jeffrey Epstein 
and the duties that the attorney representative will have to perform. 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney's Office conducted an 
investigation of Mr. Epstein. As a result of that investigation, the U.S. Attorney's Office and Mr. 
Epstein entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement and an Addendum that contains, inter alia , 
the following terms: 
7A. The United States has the right to assign to an independent third-party the 
responsibility for consulting with and, subject to the good faith approval of 
Epstein's counsel, selecting the attorney representative for the individuals identified 
under the Agreement. If the United States elects to assign this responsibility to an 
independent third-party, both the United States and Epstein retain the right to make 
good faith objections to the attorney representative suggested by the independent 
third-party prior to the final designation of the attorney representative. 
7B. The parties will jointly prepare a short written submission to the independent 
third-party regarding the role of the attorney representative and regarding Epstein's 
Agreement to pay such attorney representative his or her regular customary hourly 
rate for representing such v…

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