House Oversight — Estate records
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025353
2008-05-19 - Ltr Starr and Whitley to Filip
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Kenneth W. Starr Kirkland & Ellis LLP 777 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, CA 90017-5800 Phone: 213-680-8440 Fax: 213-680-8500 Irstarr@ldridand,com May 19,2008 VIA FACSIMILE (202) 514-0467 Honorable Mark Filip Office of the Deputy Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Joe B. Whitley Alston & Bird LLP The Atlantic Building 950 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20004-1404 Ph: 202-756-3189 Fax: 202-654-4889 joe.whitley@alston,com CONFIDENTL4L Dear Judge Film: In his confirmation hearings last fall, Judge Mukasey admirably lifted up the finest traditions of the Department of Justice in assuring the United States Senate, and the American people, of his solemn intent to ensure fairness and integrity in the administration of justice. Your own confirmation hearings echoed that bedrock determination to assure that the Department conduct itself with honor and integrity, especially in the enforcement of federal criminal law. We come to you in that spirit and respectfully ask for a review of the federal involvement in a quintessentially state matter involving our client, Jeffrey Epstein. While we are well aware of the rare instances in which a review of this sort is justified, we are confident that the circumstances at issue warrant such an examination. Based on our collective experiences, as well as those of other former senior Justice Department officials whose advice we have sought, we have never before seen a case more appropriate for oversight and review. Thus, while neither of us has previously made such a request, we do so now in the recognition that both the Department's reputation, as well as the due process rights of our client, are at issue. Recently, the Criminal Division concluded a very limited review of this matter at the request of U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta. Critically, however, this review deliberately excluded many important aspects of this case. Just this […]