STATEMENT OF IN RESPONSE TO APRIL 2, 2019 LETTER FROM JEFFREY R. RAGSDALE To the extent possible, I have provided all information relevant to your inquiry, including applicable documents. Due to the passage of time, updates to various software and hardware, and the crash of my work laptop several years ago, I no longer have every piece of relevant material and my memory may be imperfect.' I have organized the response to conform with the April 2, 2019 letter from Jeffrey R. Ragsdale to Jonathan Biran. Please note that there were numerous oral and written communications between others at the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Justice Department with counsel for Mr. Epstein. While in some cases I was told of the communications or cc'ed on emails or letters summarizing the communications, for many conversations, meetings, and emails, I do not have knowledge of what occurred. Introduction The investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and I series of co-conspirators, named "Operation Leap Year," officially began in May 2006. In theory, it was supposed to conclude on September 24, 2007 with the signing of I "Non-Prosecution Agreement" ("NPA").2 As will be discussed below, the investigation presented several issues of first impression and challenges related to obtaining evidence and securing the coo eration of witnesses. Nonetheless, I felt certain that the agents, my co-counsel, and I had built ve strop case against Mr. Epstein and three of his rsonal assistants — and The case was presented for federal investigation by the Palm Beach Police Department after they felt that Jeffrey Epstein's legal team had put inappropriate pressure on the Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office to file only misdemeanor charges. Allegations of misconduct had been leveled against the local detective and the Police Chief and they reported being followed and harassed. As described below, the defense attorneys employed the same tactics at the federal level against myself and th