EPSTEIN
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ordinary criminal and civil process and by taking advantage of the substantial
resources available to the Government to investigate suspected violations of the law.
Third, tax information has traditionally been treated as private and confidential
information. Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, for example, specifically
prohibits any person, including an officer or employee of the United States, from
"disclos[ing] any return or retum information obtained ... in any manner in connection
with his [or her] service as such an officer or employee." 26 U.S.C. s 6103(a). Section
6103 also spells out the limited situations when an officer or employee may disclose
return information. See, e.g., s 6103(h)(2) (disclosure of returns and return information
to Department of Justice employees), s 6103(h)(4) (disclosure of returns or return
information in judicial or administrative proceedings). This section provides specific
limits on the disclosure of returns and retum information and bolsters the conclusion
that Fisher's tax return is entitled to protection from disclosure by the Govemment in
this action. See Richards v. Stephens, 118 F.R.D. 338, 339 (S.D.N.Y.1988) (s 6103 is
intended to protect the confidentiality of taxpayers' returns by "regulat[ing] ... disclosure
of tax returns by people having access to tax retums in their official capacity"). Fisher
should not become the subject of an IRS tax investigation merely because of
documents he produced in what is essentially a landlord-tenant suit.
For these reasons, I will enter a protective order that does not contain Proposed
Paragraph 7(c). The Govemment may not use confidential information produced in
discovery pursuant to the protective order for any purpose other than prosecuting this
lawsuit, absent further order of the Court.
SO ORDERED.
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To:
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Subject
Thur 6/21/2007 5:20:15 PM (UTC)
RE: A question regarding a very old case
No problem, Serene. Life here has been crazy, and I am sure it is the same for you.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
From:
Sent: Thursda June 21 2007 1:20 PM
To:
(USAFLS)
Subject: RE: A question regarding a very old case
I apologize for the delay in sending the email.
From:
USAFLS)
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 1:08 PM
To:
USANYS)
Subject: RE: A question regarding a very old case
Thank you so much!
Assistant U.S. Attorney
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
From:
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 12:47 PM
To:
Cc:
USAFLS)
Subject: FW: A question regarding a very old case
USANYS
, a Criminal AUSA in Florida, is seeking access to our files in US v. Jeffrey Epstein & Ivan Fisher 96
Civ. 8307 (DC), my infamous landlord-tenant case. Would it be possible for you to have someone order the files for her?
She is looking for Epstein's deposition transcript.
Complicating matters is the fact that Epstein had a protective order regarding certain financial discovery, so, assuming the
files can be located, it would be necessary to have someone review the transcript before giving
a copy.
s contact information is below.
Many thanks. Hope all is well.
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From
(USAFLS
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:15 PM
To:
Subje
question regarding a very old case
If it isn't too much trouble. Let me just review the protective order that you sent to me to make sure I don't get us into
trouble by looking at those items for possible use in my case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
From:
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:09 PM
To:
(USAFLS)
Subject: RE: A question regarding a very old case
I have a very vague memory of deposing him. Do you want me to put you in touch with someone in the USAO to see if
they can order the file?
From:
(USAFLS
Sent I hursday, June 14, 200/ 1:35 Pt
To:
Subject: RE: A question regarding a very old case
Thank you so muca.
Were you able to determine if you ever deposed my subject?
Assistant U.S. Attorney
500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
From:
Sent Thursday, June 14, 2007 1:24 PM
To:
(USAFLS)
Subject RE: A question regarding a very old case
Attached is a copy of the complaint, summary judgment brief and court's decisions. Please let me know if you need any
further info. Good luck!
From:
(USAFLS)
Sent Tuesda , June 12, 2007 3:40 PM
To:
Subject: A question regarding a very old case
- I saw that you were the AUSA who worked on a case several years ago against Jeffrey Epstein involving the
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lease of a former embassy. Do you remember anything about the case that you might be willing to share?