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## CHAPTER 55

R. Alexander Acosta's letter to the general public, March 20, 2011

To whom it may concern:

I served as U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 2005 through 2009. Over the past weeks, I have read much regarding Mr. Jeffrey Epstein. Some appears true, some appears distorted. I thought it appropriate to provide some background, with two caveats: (i) under Justice Depart- ment guidelines, I cannot discuss privileged internal com- munications among department attorneys and (ii) I no longer have access to the original documents, and as the matter is now nearly 4 years old, the precision of memory is reduced.

The Epstein matter was originally presented to the Palm Beach County State Attorney. Palm Beach Police alleged that Epstein unlawfully hired underage high-

school females to provic
massages. Police sought
resulted in a term of im
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to concerns regarding the
to charge Epstein only
assault with no intent to
would have resulted in 1
register as a sexual offer
underage victims.

Local police were dis
ney's conclusions, and re
Federal authorities recei
engaged in additional inve
the quality of the evidenci
at trial. With a federal ca
considerations. First, a
requires that the crime be
an interstate nexus. Seco
charged by the state, the fe
extent, to back-stop state a
is no miscarriage of justice
erally that which has alre
level.

After considering the
additional considerations,
the state charge was insuff
the prosecutors and age
Mr. Epstein's attorney, Roy
best known for his suc

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