EFTA00014110.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Southern District of Florida
DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL
Roy Black, Esq.
Black Srebnick Koms an & Stumpf P.A.
Miami, FL 33131
Re:
Jeffrey Epstein
Dear Roy:
West Palm Beach, FL 3340!
Facsimile:
November 24, 2008
On Thursday I learned that Mr. Epstein applied for and was admitted to the Palm
Beach County Sheriff's Office's work release program and that he has been on work release
for the past few weeks. For the following reasons, the Office believes that Mr. Epstein's
application to and participation in the work release program is a material breach of the Non-
Prosecution Agreement. Accordingly, the United States demands that Mr. Epstein withdraw
his application to participate in the program and complete his eighteen-month term of
imprisonment in accordance with the Non-Prosecution Agreement.
The Non-Prosecution Agreement provides that Epstein "shall be sentenced to
consecutive terms of twelve (12) months and six (6) months in county jail for all charges,
without any opportunity for withholding adjudication or sentencing, and probation or
community control in lieu of imprisonment." I have more than a dozen e-mails between
myself and Jay Lefkowitz discussing the U.S. Attorney's insistence on eighteen months of
incarceration. You will recall that at one meeting you and Ms. Sanchez raised the idea of Mr.
Epstein hiring Sheriff's Deputies to guard him as equivalent to imprisonment. Mr. Acosta
specifically rejected that suggestion. It is our understanding from the Sheriff's Office that
Mr. Epstein is paying off-duty Sheriff's Deputies to guard him while he "works" at Mr.
EFTA00014110

Roy BLACK, ESQ.
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
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Goldberger's office building each day.
As you remember, shortly before Mr. Epstein's change of plea, Mr. Goldberger sent
me a copy of the proposed plea agreement with the state. On June 27, 2008, I sent a letter
containing the following language to you and Mr. Gol…

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