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Case 22-1426, Document aye ae 3536038, Page17 of 258 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 15 of 348 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..... ce cicesssssesessesseseesesscseesesscseeseseseesesacseesesacneesesaeneesesaseseaceesnseesseoneeateees i I. OVERVIEW OF FACTUAL BACKGROUND cesses cava avn scwvaes cavers: amu saves wowuren sian s aveve a i Il. THE INITIATION AND SCOPE OF OPR’S INVESTIGATION... cc eecseeeeecseeeeeeeneeee v Tl D¥ERVIEW OF OPR’S ANALYTICAL FRAME WOR K nnnccsnemmnasensmmmumerenaumeasesne Vii TV. ISSUES CONSIDERED... ci ecesesseseeseneesesseneeseescseeseesceeesesseceesessecaesesaecarseeaceasseenesaees Vill A. The Negotiation, Execution, and Implementation of the NPA........ cesses Vill B. The District Court’s Conclusion That the USAO Violated the CVRA wu... ix V. OPR’S FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS cece sesceesesseeseseeseceeeesseceesensesassensesaseees ix A. Findings and Conclusions Relating to the NPA .........ceecssecseceneeeeeceeceeeenecaneeneenees Ix B. Findings and Conclusions Relating to the Government’s Interactions With ViCtiINS .... ce ceesccesceseeseeseseeseeceeeseesesecuecsecuaesaeesessesacsaesaessessessesesensesaeesecsecaesaes Xx Vi GROANIZATION OF THE REPORT ss sass sxsw anus ssn snwns coves asin x sana anes Aste as anon ae Xi CHAPTER ONE: SIGNIFICANT ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS... ccc cseseeseeteeeeeeeaeeee 1 I. THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ........ssssssseesseneeeees 1 A. The Department of Justice, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation............ 1 B. The State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies ...........cesceceeeeeceeceeeeeeeceeeeeeeneens 4 Il. THE SUBJECT ATTORNEYS AND THEIR ROLES IN THE EPSTEIN CASE............. + IT, JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND HIS DEFENSE.ATTORNE YS ecussenonmmumrmmncenmmanmeuauers 8 A. Jeffrey Epstein oo... ce ceeeesecsseseeseseceseseeseceesceserseaeesaesseeeacenaecenseacecseceeeeaeesaeceneeeneeasees 8 B. Epstein’s Defense Attorneys.........eceeeeenceseessceeeecesssceeeeaeeesecenecaceseceneeacecseceneeaterss 8 CHAPTER TWO: THE NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT ....... cc cessscsseseeeeseeseseceeeneneeneees 11 PART ONE: FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1... eeseseesesseseeseeseseesesseneesesacseesesacnaesesaeneeecseeneeaees 11 I. eth 11 IL. MARCH 2005 — MAY 2006: EPSTEIN IS INVESTIGATED BY THE PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY ’S OFFICE o.0... cece eccssseesecsecsesesseseeseesecasseesecasessesaeeessesaeeesesaseaesesaes 11 A. The Initial Allegations and the PBPD Investigation... cc ceeeeeseeceeeeeeneeneeeneeeees 11 B. The State Attorney’s Office Decides to Present the Case to a State Grand JULY... eeecesceeeeeceeceeeeseceesceeeceeecsceceeceeeescecseceeessceceeceeesnecsecsesenesaeeeseeeneeaeees 14 C. Florida State Procedure for Bringing Criminal Charges............cssececesceeseeeeeeees 15 D. PBPD Chief Reiter Becomes Concerned with the State Attorney’s Office’s Handling of the State Investigation and Seeks a Federal Investigation................. 16 Xili DOJ-OGR-00021189