Jay Lefkowitz
PersonRelationship Network
Event Timeline
| Connected Entity | Relationship Type |
Strength
(mentions)
|
Documents | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Client |
25
Very Strong
|
23 | |
|
person
Jeffrey Epstein
|
Legal representative |
17
Very Strong
|
13 | |
|
person
Alexander Acosta
|
Legal representative |
11
Very Strong
|
5 | |
|
person
Epstein
|
Client |
9
Strong
|
5 | |
|
person
Alex Acosta
|
Legal representative |
6
|
6 | |
|
person
Acosta
|
Acquaintance |
6
|
2 | |
|
person
Marie Villafaña
|
Negotiating parties |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Alexandra Wolfe
|
Professional media relations |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Alexander Acosta
|
Professional adversarial |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
AUSA Villafaña
|
Legal representative |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Kenneth Starr
|
Professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Villafaña
|
Opposing counsel |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
USAO team members
|
Adversarial |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Ann Marie C. Villafana
|
Professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Acosta
|
Business associate |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Lourie
|
Adversarial professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
MR. EPSTEIN
|
Professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Acosta
|
Professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Villafaña
|
Adversarial professional |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Alexander Acosta
|
Negotiation counterparts |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
AUSA Villafaña
|
Opposing counsel |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Marie Villafaña
|
Professional adversarial negotiation |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Acosta
|
Professional adversarial |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Villafaña
|
Opposing counsel negotiating |
5
|
1 | |
|
person
Villafaña
|
Legal representative |
5
|
1 |
| Date | Event Type | Description | Location | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Plea negotiation | Negotiations for a plea agreement for Mr. Epstein were underway, with a deadline set for the foll... | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Lourie and Lefkowitz reach an agreement on plea terms. | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Private meeting between Acosta and Lefkowitz at a Marriott hotel in West Palm Beach regarding kee... | Marriott hotel, West Palm B... | View |
| N/A | N/A | Negotiations for Mr. Epstein's plea agreement. | N/A | View |
| N/A | Legal decision | The USAO rejected the new plea agreement proposal from the defense. | N/A | View |
| N/A | Legal action | Defense counsel Jay Lefkowitz submitted a revised draft plea agreement that substantially changed... | N/A | View |
| N/A | Plea negotiation | Lourie and Lefkowitz spoke and reached a verbal agreement on a plea deal. | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Deadline for signing an agreement regarding Mr. Epstein's plea. | N/A | View |
| 2025-11-19 | N/A | Breakfast meeting | N/A | View |
| 2025-10-01 | N/A | Meeting between Alexander Acosta and Jay Lefkowitz to finalize the Epstein non-prosecution agreem... | West Palm Beach Marriott on... | View |
| 2018-12-28 | N/A | SORA (Sex Offender Registration Act) hearing | New York (Implied) | View |
| 2011-03-07 | N/A | Attorney Jay Lefkowitz contacts Alexandra Wolfe regarding her inquiries about Jeffrey Epstein. | N/A | View |
| 2011-01-18 | N/A | SORA (Sex Offender Registration Act) Hearing to determine Epstein's risk level. | New York Supreme Court, Par... | View |
| 2008-11-24 | N/A | Proposed meeting between Jay Lefkowitz and Assistant U.S. Attorney (Monday before Thanksgiving). | West Palm Beach (implied) | View |
| 2008-11-24 | N/A | Jay Lefkowitz trip to see Jeffrey Epstein. | Unknown | View |
| 2008-06-23 | N/A | DOJ official sends a letter regarding the Epstein matter to Epstein's legal team (Starr, Lefkowit... | N/A | View |
| 2008-06-20 | N/A | Submission of defense materials by Kenneth Starr and Jay Lefkowitz to the DOJ (John Roth) regardi... | Email correspondence | View |
| 2008-05-19 | N/A | Jay Lefkowitz requests a meeting with Alex [Acosta]. | Unspecified | View |
| 2008-05-19 | N/A | Jeffrey Sloman responded to Jay Lefkowitz's email with a letter imposing a deadline. | Miami (USAO) | View |
| 2008-01-30 | N/A | Email correspondence regarding a new civil lawsuit against Epstein. | View | |
| 2008-01-04 | N/A | Proposed date for Epstein's plea and sentencing hearing. | Court | View |
| 2007-12-19 | N/A | Phone conversation between prosecution (Acosta, Sloman) and defense (Starr, Lefkowitz). | Phone | View |
| 2007-11-28 | N/A | Victim notification letter sent to Jay Lefkowitz. | West Palm Beach, FL (Sender... | View |
| 2007-11-21 | N/A | Meeting between USAFLS and Epstein defense team. | Unknown | View |
| 2007-11-21 | N/A | Meeting regarding Judge Davis's selection of Podhurst and Josephsberg. | Unknown | View |
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This email thread from March 2011 documents a media inquiry from Newsweek journalist Alexandra Wolfe to Jeffrey Epstein's legal counsel, Jay Lefkowitz. Wolfe submits a list of probing questions regarding Epstein's business valuation ($15 billion), his work arrangements while in prison, his Science Foundation, his reaction to his sentence, and his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell. Lefkowitz forwards these questions to Epstein and PR consultant Michael Sitrick.
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This document page details the evidence collected by the Palm Beach Police Department, specifically message pads indicating the daily scheduling of girls aged 12-16. It outlines the U.S. Attorney's Office's preparation of federal charges, including an 82-page prosecution memo and a 53-page indictment. The text includes a specific email from AUSA Villafaña to Epstein's lawyer, Jay Lefkowitz, issuing a deadline for plea negotiations to avoid indictment.
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This page from a legal document details allegations that Jeffrey Epstein's attorneys and U.S. prosecutors communicated to minimize his civil exposure, referencing a 2007 email and proposed letter. It quotes a joint statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office and Epstein's counsel regarding an investigation that identified forty young women as victims of Epstein's solicitation and abuse in Palm Beach.
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This document is page 3 of a letter from Jeffrey Epstein's defense team to Mark Filip, dated May 19, 2008. The text argues that the case against Epstein is a local solicitation of prostitution matter that should be handled by the State Attorney in Palm Beach, rather than federal prosecutors (USAO). The defense claims federal involvement is politically motivated by Epstein's connection to Bill Clinton and accuses federal prosecutors of leaking information to the New York Times and interfering with state plea negotiations.
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In this confidential letter dated May 27, 2008, attorneys Kenneth Starr and Joe Whitley urge Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip to intervene in the federal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein. They allege that the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, specifically Jeffrey Sloman, imposed an arbitrary deadline for a Non-Prosecution Agreement to prevent an independent DOJ review. The letter highlights Epstein's 'close ties' to former President Clinton and alleges misconduct by the USAO, including leaks to the New York Times and conflicts of interest involving Sloman's former law partner.
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This document, stemming from a House Oversight collection, appears to be an excerpt from a report or article comparing the U.S. Attorney's Office's strict handling of a defendant named McDaniel with their lenient handling of Jeffrey Epstein. It details how prosecutors Acosta and Villafaña negotiated a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein's lawyers (including Jay Lefkowitz) in 2007, suppressing a 53-page federal indictment and keeping victims uninformed to ensure the deal's success. The text highlights the 'Perversion of Justice' investigation which exposed these actions.
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This document, likely part of a House Oversight report, contrasts the judicial criticism of the U.S. Attorney's Office for 'lack of candor' in a case involving a defendant named McDaniel with the actions of prosecutors Marie Villafaña and Alexander Acosta in the Jeffrey Epstein case. It details how prosecutors negotiated a non-prosecution agreement in September 2007 that granted immunity to co-conspirators and avoided federal sex trafficking charges. The text highlights an email from Villafaña to Epstein's lawyer, Jay Lefkowitz, explicitly stating her preference not to highlight other crimes or chargeable persons to the judge.
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This document, likely an excerpt from a report or article submitted to the House Oversight Committee, details the prosecutorial misconduct surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case. It contrasts a previous case (McDaniel) where prosecutors were criticized for lack of candor with the Epstein negotiations in September 2007, where prosecutors Villafaña and Acosta actively worked to hide the scope of Epstein's crimes from the judge and the public. It highlights an email where Villafaña explicitly states she prefers not to highlight other crimes or potential co-defendants to the judge during sentencing.
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An email from attorney Jay Lefkowitz to Alexandra Wolfe dated March 7, 2011. Lefkowitz, representing Jeffrey Epstein, addresses Wolfe's inquiries, asserting that previous press coverage of Epstein has been inaccurate and defamatory. He requests that Wolfe send factual questions for him to answer and provides his contact information.
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This document is an email chain ending on March 8, 2011, in which Jeffrey Epstein forwards a list of interview questions from journalist Alexandra Wolfe to Mike Sitrick. The questions, originally sent to attorney Jay Lefkowitz, probe Epstein's post-prison life, the status of his $15 billion business, his relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, and his charitable work with Bill Clinton.
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This document serves as a narrative summary of the tense negotiations between the US Attorney's Office (Acosta, Sloman) and Jeffrey Epstein's legal team (Lefkowitz, Starr) around 2008. It details how Epstein's lawyers aggressively pressured the government to prevent victim notification, leading to a secret non-prosecution agreement while the FBI briefly continued investigating in NY and NM. The text notes that in 2013, the government finally admitted they backed down on victim notifications due to objections from Epstein's attorneys.
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This document, likely an excerpt from a news article included in House Oversight records, details Jeffrey Epstein's connections to high-profile figures and his legal strategy during his 2006 prosecution. It describes his recruitment of Virginia Roberts at Mar-a-Lago, his 2002 trip to South Africa with Bill Clinton and celebrities, and his hiring of politically connected lawyers Kenneth Starr and Jay Lefkowitz to combat federal prosecutor Acosta.
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This document appears to be a page from a 2018 news article (likely the Miami Herald) included in a House Oversight Committee file. It details the legal maneuvering by Epstein's high-profile legal team to avoid prison time for him and highlights the efforts of Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and Detective Joseph Recarey to investigate Epstein despite the risks to their careers. The text describes the influx of underage girls to Epstein's Palm Beach compound and the wealthy environment of the island.
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This document is page 2 of a legal affidavit, likely filed by representatives of the New York Post in December 2018. It details the newspaper's efforts to unseal legal briefs related to an appeal by Jeffrey Epstein, chronicling communications between Post reporter Susan Edelman and the Manhattan DA's office, as well as the affiant's communications with Epstein's lawyers, Jay Lefkowitz and Martin Weinberg. The DA's office indicated they would not oppose a petition for a redacted brief.
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This editorial from the Sun Sentinel, reprinted in The Virgin Islands Daily News, heavily criticizes the U.S. government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. It argues that the lenient 2007 non-prosecution agreement, brokered by then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, was illegal, violated victims' rights, and was shrouded in secrecy to protect Epstein. The article calls on Judge Kenneth Marra to void the agreement, rejecting the Department of Justice's current stance that the deal must stand despite the acknowledged failures.
Re: Addendum
Asking for best contact number.
RE: Addendum
Providing revised Paragraph 1 language after speaking with Alex Acosta.
Breakfast Meeting
Breakfast meeting between Acosta and Lefkowitz.
Breakfast Meeting
Meeting between US Attorney and Defense Counsel.
RE: Addendum
Confirmation ('Yes') regarding a phone number inquiry.
Re: Addendum
Asking for a contact number.
Re: Addendum
Proposing modified language for Paragraph 1 regarding the assignment of an independent third-party.
Addendum
Sending the draft Addendum pursuant to conversation.
Re: Addendum
Proposing modified language for paragraph 1 and discussing the selection of the lawyer/independent third party.
Addendum
Sending the draft Addendum to the Non-Prosecution Agreement pursuant to conversation.
Follow up
Reiterated the 'misunderstanding' argument regarding the Sept 12 meeting and requested non-registrable plea
Request for call
Asked Lourie to phone him
Plea agreement
Discussed need for Epstein to plead to a registrable offense
Revised plea agreement
Sent revised plea agreement; advised that if returning to state plea only, the draft NPA from Sept 17 would control.
Negotiation Deadline
Jay - I hate to have to be firm about this, but we need to wrap this up by Monday. I will not miss my indictment date when this has dragged on for several weeks already...
Negotiation Deadline
Warning that negotiations must wrap up by Monday or indictment will proceed; mentions 82-page prosecution memo and 53-page indictment sitting on shelf since May.
Draft Agreements?
Discussion regarding plea agreements vs. non-prosecution agreements (NPA), public accessibility of such documents, and details regarding obstruction charges involving private investigators.
No Subject
Jay Lefkowitz asks Ann Marie Villafana if she is available to speak at 9 am the following day.
Re:
Jay Lefkowitz agrees to the 9 am call, confirms he will be at home, and states he is already thinking about the same statutes Villafana mentioned.
Unknown
Advising that she and Lourie talked with Acosta and Sloman, and they were 'all satisfied in principle with the agreement.'
Press coverage / Venue change
Suggested filing charges in Miami to cut press coverage significantly.
Wording of sentencing agreement
Discussing the inclusion of co-conspirators and standard language, but explicitly stating a preference not to highlight other crimes or other chargeable persons to the judge.
Unknown
Stated she would mention co-conspirators but preferred not to highlight other crimes or chargeable persons for the judge.
Unknown
I will mention co-conspirators but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all the other crimes and all the other persons that we could charge.
Follow-up regarding delays
Addressed concerns about Epstein delaying the plea; asserted disagreements were the cause of delay.
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