Page I of I EPSTEIN EYES SEX-RAP RELIEF Business- Bundle-A-Day GI°,VEiAWA,J Enter daffy to ion an 4 71 14: 31:14= 6: 74 October 9. 2007 LAWYERS for Jeffrey Epstein - the billionaire Manhattan investment manager who's agreed to plead guilty to soliciting underage prostitutes at his Palm Beach mansion in exchange for Just 16 months in the stammer - are mulling asking federal prosecutors to drop their demand that he register as a sex offender In a letter drafted, but not sent, to U S Attorney Alexander Costa and obtained by Page Six. Epstein's lawyer. Gerald Lefcourt, writes, "Doing so will have a profound impact (on Epstein] both immediately and forever after Not only will he be restricted to a wholly inappropriate penal facility. but he will be required for the test of his life to account for his whereabouts" Epstein, a former business partner of Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman. pleaded guilty to a state charge in exchange for the feds' dropping their probe into possible federal criminal violations Lefcourt argues that only the feds have demanded that Epstein register. "despite the fact that the state was of the view that Mr Epstein's conduct did not warrant registration." A rep for Epstein had no comment //I/aloe(' at f more than '550! Home NEW YORK POST is a registered trademark of NYP Holdsngs. Inc NYPOST.COM, NYPOSTONLINE COIA. and NEWYORKPOST COM are trademarks of NYP Holdings. Inc Copynght 2008 NYP Holdings. Inc MI rights reserved htt p://www.nypost.com/php/p friendly/pri nt.php?url=http://www.ny post.com/se ven/ 1009200... 6/312008 MM22-ATTYS LETTERS AND MISC-000124 EFTA00031936