U.S. Department of Justice Criminal Division Office of the Animal Ammo GUMS Washington, DC 20530-0001 JUN 24 2008 The Honorable R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney Southern District of Florida West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 Attention: Assistant United States Attorney Re: Grand Jury Investigation, Jeffrey Epstein. et al. Dear Mr. Acosta: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by 18 U.S.C. § 6003(b) and 28 C.F.R. § 0.175(a), I hereby approve your request for authority to apply to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for an order pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §§ 6002-6003 requiring to give testimony or provide other information in the above matter and in any further proceedings resulting therefrom or ancillary thereto. Sincerely, cling istantAttorney eneral Deputy Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division EFTA00190114