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Case 22-1426, Document eye ae 3536038, Page20 of 258 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 18 of 348 I. The Defense Rejects the Federal Plea Agreement, Returns to the NPA “State-Only” Resolution, and Begins Opposing the Sexual Offender Registration Requirement ...........ecsscssseseneesceeseeeneescesseceneeacecaecenesenecaeceneeenesaeeeaeeeees 78 J. The USAO Agrees Not to Criminally Charge “Potential Co-Conspirators”......... 79 K. The USAO Rejects Defense Efforts to Eliminate the Sexual Offender Registration Requirement ..........cecsscesseseneesceeseeeeeesceesscenesacecaeceneeenecaeceeeesnesaeensetenes 81 L. The Defense Adds a Confidentiality Clause .........eccecceeescecesceseteeececeteteneeaeeeneeenes 83 VII. SEPTEMBER 24, 2007: ACOSTA MAKES FINAL EDITS, AND THE NPA IB SIGNED srs cesses annurs somes sswvnen seas a0svn SCE aw SE VLE SEMA AN SUSI, SURE SE BEIT EN 84 VIII. POST-NPA NEGOTIATIONS... ce ccsecsecsesececseeeceecsenecsecseeecsecasecsecaseecsecateecsesaseseeens 87 A. September — October 2007: Sloman’s Concerns about Selection of an Attorney Representative Lead to a Proposed NPA Addendum... ce ceeeeeeseees 87 B. October 12, 2007: Acosta and Defense Attorney Lefkowitz Meet for Breakfast ..... cece sseseesesseesesseseecescesessessessecsecsecaecnaesaesaeeaseaseaeeaeeateatees 89 C. Acosta Agrees to the Defense Request to Postpone Epstein’s Guilty Plea; the Parties Continue to Negotiate Issues concerning the Attorney Representative and Finally Reach Agreement on the NPA Addendum................ 91 D. Epstein Further Delays His Guilty Plea... ceessecseceneeseeceeceneeeeecaecesetenesaeeeaeeenes 94 E. Epstein Seeks Departmental Review of the NPA’s § 2255 Provision Relating to Monetary Damages for the Victims .........ceeeeeeceecereeeeeceeceeeeenecaeeeetenes 94 F. Despite Affirming the NPA, Defense Counsel Intensify Their Challenges to It and Accuse Villafafia of Improper Conduct... ce ceessceseeceeeencecteceeeeeneeaeeees 98 1. December 7 and 11, 2007: Starr and Lefkowitz Send to Acosta Letters and “Ethics Opinions” Complaining about the Federal Investigation and Villafafia ........ ce ceeeseecsseeeeeeeeceeeeteteneeneeees 98 2. As a Result of the Starr and Lefkowitz Submissions, the New USAO Criminal Chief Begins a Full Review of the Evidence, and Acosta Agrees to Meet Again with Defense Counsel... eee 99 3. The Defense Notifies Acosta That It May Pursue a Department Review of tie USAO'S ACU O18 ecncess cerereoconenrensrenaemeemessaenmnemns esmeaenneves ceva 99 4, Acosta Attempts to Revise the NPA § 2255 Language concerning Monetary Damages, but the Defense Does Not Accept It... eee 100 5. January 7, 2008: Acosta and Sloman Meet with Sanchez, Who Makes Additional Allegations of USAO Misconduct ..........eeeeeeeeeeeees 101 6. Acosta Asks CEOS to Review the Evidence occ eeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeecnees 102 IX. FEBRUARY — JUNE 2008: THE DEPARTMENT?’S REVIEW.........cceeeseeseseeseeeeeees 103 A. February — May 15, 2008: Review by CEOS and the Criminal Division........... 104 XVI DOJ-OGR-00021192