From: ' (USANYS)" To: ' (USANYS)" Subject: RE: SDNY News Clips Monday, August 19, 2019 Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 22:11:19 +0000 Yes, I saw. From: (USANYS) < Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 5:17 PM To: (USANYS) < Subject: FW: SDNY News Clips Monday, August 19, 2019 According to WSJ, there were two prosecutors in DANY who handled Epstein's effort to get reduced sex offender level: Jennifer Gaffney and Pat Egan. Documents Show Efforts by Jeffrey Epstein's Attorneys to Sway Prosecutors WSJ By Joe Palazzolo 8/18/19 Local prosecutors in Manhattan labeled Jeffrey Epstein a low-level sex offender nearly a decade ago, against the recommendation of a state panel of experts and to the shock of a New York judge. Documents obtained through a public-records request provide new insight into how Mr. Epstein wielded influence within the criminal justice system, as his lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis LLP tried to prevent the financier from having to report to New York City police regularly or appear in a public sex-offender database. Attorneys Jay Lefkowitz and Sandra Musumeci recruited the former state prosecutor in Florida who oversaw the original investigation of Mr. Epstein to speak with assistant district attorneys in Manhattan, the records show. In letters and a meeting with the Manhattan office, the defense lawyers dismissed Florida police allegations of Mr. Epstein's sexual encounters with girls as "inflammatory" and "unreliable" and portrayed him as a benefactor with a compelling life story who was "not in any way a typical sex offender." They got what they wanted from Manhattan prosecutors but ultimately lost in court. Still, in the end, Mr. Epstein avoided the most onerous sex-offender requirements in New York, having established his primary residence in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mr. Lefkowitz and Ms. Musumeci didn't respond to calls and emails seeking comment. A spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said Mr. Epstein's lawyers de