EFTA00020185.pdf

"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. 19 CR 490 (RMB) JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Defendant."

"Before: HON. RICHARD M. BERMAN District Judge"

"REID H. WEINGARTEN ... Attorneys for Defendant"

"MARTIN G. WEINBERG ... Attorneys for Defendant"

"MARC FERNICH Attorneys for Defendant"

"Mr. Epstein's residence on East 71st Street"

"GEOFFREY S. BERMAN United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York"

"calling it sex trafficking. We think that is the heart of everything, and that will be the centerpiece of our defense"

"you have been before Magistrate Judge Pitman earlier this morning and up to some few minutes ago for purposes of presentment, arraignment, and some pr"

"search conducted by the U.S. Attorney's office over the weekend of Mr. Epstein's residence on East 71st Street"

"the nonprosecution agreement entered into by the defendant in the Southern District of Florida. That agreement expressly referred to that federal dist"

"basis not only for a sex trafficking count but also for a sex trafficking conspiracy count."

"I have been one of Mr. Epstein's counsel through the CVRA litigation which started in 2008 and continues."

"The issue of remedy is before Judge Marrah at the present time, your Honor."

"the Northern District of Georgia prosecutors, who are proxy for the Southern District of Florida, filed the submission before District Judge Marrah in"

"the nonprosecution agreement does not bind the Southern District of New York... we don't think the NPA applies to us."

"the government is prepared to rely on its initial submission at least for its first argument."

"the defendant certainly did not lack for sophisticated counsel in negotiating that agreement"

"MR. WEINGARTEN: Mr. Epstein reported today one. Two others were rescinded."

"MR. WEINBERG: We can do that, your Honor."

"There is, of course, a conspiracy charge here, one of the two counts."

"the Feds and Mr. Epstein's attorneys back in the early 2000s, or 2007 and 8, when they were negotiating... settled on a state statute that Mr. Epstein"

"this investigation was not shoveled to the Southern District of New York from anywhere else... We expect that the nonprosecution agreement will not be"

"Have you arranged written submissions on any time schedule with Magistrate Judge Pitman?"

"defense counsel is saying that this conduct is ancient. MR. WEINGARTEN: Yes."

"THE COURT: I am going to find under 18 United States Code 3161 that the request for adjournment... is appropriate"

"an entire count of this indictment is with respect to New York victims."

"The petitioners are vigorously and have vigorously for many years challenged... the way that the victims vis-a-vis the Florida NPA were dealt with"

"the Feds made Mr. Epstein plead to a state offense and they declined prosecution federally, and that is translated in the NPA."