From: (FBI)" ca To: (USAFLS)" Subject: Re: Epstein Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 22:32:56 +0000 Importance: Normal Hey we emailed MMOST:) of your comments re any further delays and added a few of our own. The US Atty Gen was here today in MM. I would love to know if Epstein came up. and Acosta were going to present to the DAG reasons not to delay any further. Hopefully they were successful and we r still on for Tues. We interviewed El today. She told Epstein her true age, she belvd was 14 or 15. Phone records show contact @ age 16. She said Epstein told her he did not care about age. She also said that' told her he had rad M. MI brought M. Anyways, I'll fill u in later. NY getting close to locating We have cell and good address. Keep your fingers crossed. Talk to u soon. --- Original Message --- From: (USAFLS) To: (USAFLS); Sent: Tue May 27 23:45:06 2008 Subject: Re: Epstein Aaaargh. The statute of limitations issue is the state statute of limitations. I think says it is two years. The issue is implicated in two ways. First, because of the state's leniency for the first set of girls, the second set have been presented only to us for prosecution. If we cannot go forward, then there will be no prosecution of those crimes. (In response to the argument that In should just present them now, we believe that some of the victims are unknown to the defense and disclosing them further weakens our case by allowing them to depose and harass those victims.) Second, our "state resolution" of the case requires epstein to plead to something that hasn't been charged yet so further delay will allow him to escape one of the terms of the deal he signed several months ago. (There also is a sol on the private cause of action under 2255 pursuant to which he must pay damages to the girls. The delay will allow him to escape responsibility for that term, too.) Other reasons: The victims are getting older. Clearly one of epstein's arguments will be that he did not know