U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida June 2016 VI ERY Ms do Brad Edwards, Esq. Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman. P.L. Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Re: Jane Doe #1 and Jane D Case No. 08-80736-Ci Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern sincere regret that you feel that th- ce did into a Non-Prosecution Agree 'A") wit during the course of the Epstein Although I was think that an explan believed that it w identified victims and United States, .D. Fla.) -referenced matter, I write on behalf of 'ct of Florida (the "Office") to express my adequately confer with you prior to entering Jeffrey Epstein and did not treat you fairly e U.S. rney at the time of the events addressed in this letter, I events that occurred will help you to understand why the Office he investigation in a way that considered the interests of all rcised its discretion as it did. In approximately May 2006, an officer from the Town of Palm Beach Police Department approached the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and the Office about opening an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. There was concern that Epstein had been charged only with a single state violation of solicitation of prostitution, without any reference to the ages of the females involved in his crimes. A conviction for this offense would not require any jail time and would not require Epstein to register as a sex offender. Based on these circumstances, the Palm Beach Police Department asked the FBI and the Office to consider charging Epstein federally. The FBI and the Office decided to open an investigation into possible federal violations. The investigation revealed that Epstein was paying minor females to perform sexual massages and other sexual services at his home in Palm Beach. Given the ages of the females, the potential federal charges that were identified were recruiting, enticing,