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U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of New York The Silvio J. Mollo Building New York, New York 10007 July 31, 2019 CONFIDENTIAL Martin Weinber , Es . Boston, MA 02116 Reid Weingarten, Esq. Michael Miller, Esq. Ste toe & Johnson LLP New York, NY 10036 Marc Femich, Es . New York, NY 10019 Re: United States v. Jeffrey Epstein, 19 Cr. 490 (RMB) Dear Counsel: Please note that the Government is designating this letter as Confidential pursuant to the Protective Order in the above-referenced case. This letter provides discovery pursuant to Rule 16(a) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure ("Fed. R. Crim. P."), and seeks reciprocal discovery.' Disclosure by the Government Based on your request for discovery in this case, enclosed please find copies of the materials listed in the index below, which materials are stamped with control numbers USA° 000001 through USA() 004518: In addition to information provided herein, please note that this Office periodically posts content on social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. Members of the public may post comments in response to the Office's postings. We do not control these user-generated comments, nor do we monitor or regularly review such comments. You may directly access these social media platforms in the event you believe someone may have posted information relevant to this case. 06.20.2018 EFTA00018618 Page 2 Description Bates Range American Ex ress Records USAO 000001-USAO 000041 Apple Records USAO 000042-USAO 000043 Database Searches & Property Records USAO 000044-USAO 000964 Deutsche Bank Records USA° 000965-USAO 002252 Epstein Arrest USA° 002253-USAO 002278 Florida Search Warrant Photos USAO 002279-USAO 0026432 Florida Search Warrant Walkthrough Video USA° 002644-USAO 0026523 Google Records USA° 002653-USAO 002660 Microsoft Records USAO 002661 2019.07.06 & 2019.07.07 Search Photos USA° 002662-USAO 0034994 2019.07.11 Inventory Search Photos USA° 003500-USA0 003509 2019.07.11 Search Photos USAO_003510-USAO_0041755 Applications & Warrants USA° 004176-USAO 004380 Reports & Logs USAO 004381-USAO _004445 SORNA materials USAO 004446-USAO 004505 Travel Records USA° 004506-USAO 004518 As noted in footnotes 2 through 5, the Government is designating certain of portions of these materials as Confidential pursuant to the Protective Order in this Case. 2 Please note that the Government is designating the pages of these materials stamped with the following control numbers as Confidential under the Protective Order: USAO_002416, USAO_2451, USA() 002452, USA_002509, USAO _002530, USAO _00253I, USAO_002532, USAO _002533, USAO _002535, USAO_002536, USAO 002541, USAO_002542, USAO_002543, USAO_002547, - USAO_002548, USAO:002566, USA() 002575, USAO_002578, USAO _002579, USA 003579, USAO_002580, USAO_00258 I, and USAO_002624. 3 Please note that the Government is designating the pages of these materials stamped with the following control numbers as Confidential under the Protective Order: USAO_002650 and USAO 002651. 4Please note that the Government is designating the pages of these materials stamped with the following control numbers as Confidential under the Protective Order: USAO _002817, USAO_002822, USAO_002824, USAO _002826, USAO _002827, USAO_002833, USAO _002848, USAO_002849, USAO_002858, USAO_002859, USAO_002933, USAO_002934, USAO _003142, USAO 003148, USAO 003153, USAO_003154, USAO _003155, USAO_003156, USAO:003157, USAO:003177, USAO_003179, USAO _003192, USAO _003193, USAO_003276, USAO_003300, and USAO _003327. 5 Please note that the Government is designating the pages of these materials stamped with the following control numbers as Confidential under the Protective Order: USAO_003729, USAO _003742, USAO _004029, and USAO_004092. 06.20.2018 EFTA00018619 Page 3 If you wish to inspect any of the physical evidence referenced in these materials, including items listed on search inventories, please let us know, and we will make arrangements for you to do so. The defendant also made oral statements when he was arrested on or about July 6, 2019. Notes memorializing those statements are included in this production and are marked with control number USAO 002273. The Government recognizes its obligations under Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), and its progeny. Pursuant to those obligations, we are disclosing the information below. This disclosure should not be taken to indicate that the Government believes the enclosed information constitutes Brady material. Rather, we make this disclosure in an abundance of caution. Specifically, the Government discloses the following: • The victim identified in the Indictment as "Victim-1" received a grand jury subpoena from the Southern District of Florida ("SDFL") in or about 2008. However, Victim-1 was never interviewed by law enforcement, including the West Palm Beach Police Department, Federal Bureau of investigation ("FBI") or SDFL in connection with their investigation, and Victim-1 did not testify before the grand jury in SDFL. Victim-1 was first interviewed by law enforcement regarding Jeffrey Epstein in or about 2019, after FBI agents from the New York Field Office working with this Office approached Victim- 1. The victims identified in the Indictment as "Victim-2" and "Victim-3" we both interviewed by law enforcement in connection with the SDFL investigation in or around 2007. Please note that all three of these victims are currently represented by counsel. • During an interview with FBI agents in West Palm Beach, Florida in or around 2007, the victim identified in the Indictment as "Victim-2" stated that during her first contact with the defendant, she told the defendant that she had just turned eighteen, when in fact she was younger than eighteen at the time. In subsequent interviews, Victim-2 has told law enforcement that the first time she met Epstein, she told him that she was 16, when in fact she was younger than sixteen. Victim-2 further stated that she brought other victims to the defendant's residence for sexualized massages. She initially told these victims that they should tell the defendant that they were older than they in fact were. Over time, however, Victim-2 stopped telling other victims this because she came to understand that the defendant had a specific preference for underage girls. • During the Palm Beach Department's investigation of the defendant in 2005, a witness ("Witness-1") disclosed to detectives that the defendant had paid Witness-1 to bring girls for sexualized massages, and that the defendant told her: "the younger the better." Witness-1 described bringing multiple girls who were under the age of eighteen to the defendant's residence in Florida. Witness-1 recalled bringing a girl who was over eighteen, and that the defendant told Witness-1 that this girl was too old. Witness-1 remarked of the defendant: "He likes the girls that are between the ages of 18 and 20." Witness-1 is represented by Rita Glavin, Esq. 06.20.2018 EFTA00018620 Page 4 Government will provide material under Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 154 (1972), and its progeny, in a timely manner prior to trial and consistent with the schedule agreed upon by the parties or set by the Court. Disclosure by the Defendant In light of your request for discovery in this case, the Government hereby requests reciprocal discovery under Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(b). Specifically, we request that you allow inspection and copying of: (1) any books, or copies or portions thereof, which are in the defendant's possession, custody or control, and which the defendant intends to introduce as evidence or otherwise rely on at trial; and (2) any results or reports of physical or mental examinations and of scientific tests or experiments made in connection with this case