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II. IV. Case 22-1426, Document O30 3536038, Page22 of 258 Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 20 of 348 OPR FOUND THAT NONE OF THE SUBJECTS VIOLATED A CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS STATUTE, PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY RULE OR STANDARD, OR DEPARTMENT REGULATION OR POLICY, IN NEGOTIATING, APPROVING, OR ENTERING INTO THE NPA .... eee eee 134 A. U.S. Attorneys Have Broad Discretion to Resolve Investigations or Cases as They Deem Appropriate, and Acosta’s Decision to Decline to Prosecute Epstein Federally Does Not Constitute Professional MES CO 106 bennesseamsaanameemmam annum aaa con are mun comer enone 135 B. No Clear and Unambiguous Standard Precluded Acosta’s Use ofa Non-Prosecution Agreement to Resolve the Federal Investigation Of Epstein... ec ceeseceseceseeecessceeseseneescesaecenesacecsecenesscecseceaeeenecaceaeseneeaceaeeeneeaaeees 136 C. The NPA’s Individual Provisions Did Not Violate Any Clear and Unambiguous Standards ..........ccecescescecesceseeeeececeseseneeacesaeceeeeaceceeceneeenecaeeeeeeeeees 137 l. Acosta Had Authority to Approve an Agreement That Required Epstein to Plead to Offenses Resulting in an 18-Month Term of TCP CELA OD: cx cnencsnonsesmenaurenvessstencunvns te emevae nen worenmnaune ensues mene nnaesumeumevuases 137 2. The USAO’s Agreement Not to Prosecute Unidentified “Potential Co-Conspirators” Did Not Violate a Clear and Unambiguous Department Policy ........ eee ceseecessceeseeeneesceeseceeeeacecaeceneeenecaeeeseeeneseaeeeeenees 139 3. The NPA Did Not Violate Department Policy Relating to Deportation of Criminal Aliens 2.0.0... ceseeceesceeeeceeeeseecaeceneeeneseeeeeenees 140 THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT ESTABLISH THAT THE SUBJECTS WERE INFLUENCED BY IMPROPER MOTIVES TO INCLUDE IN THE NPA TERMS FAVORABLE TO EPSTEIN OR TO OTHERWISE EXTEND BENEFITS TO EPSTEIN........ cc csssssscssssesecsesseecseceesecseeseeecsesaeeecnecaseecnesaseeesaeateecnaeaseeenee 140 A. OPR Found No Evidence of Criminal Corruption, Such as Bribery, Gratuity, or Illegal Political or Personal Consideration ..........ecsecessecesseeeneeeneesceeeceeeeneeens 141 B. Contemporaneous Written Records and Witness and Subject Interviews Did Not Reveal Evidence Establishing That the Subjects Were Improperly Influenced by Epstein’s Status, Wealth, or Associations ............. 142 l. The Contemporaneous Records Did Not Reveal Evidence Establishing That the NPA Resulted from Improper Factors ................4. 142 2. The Subjects Asserted That They Were Motivated by Reasonable Strategic and Policy Considerations, Not Impfépet INTWChGes once cen avan ne crn oman aen meen orn arene cae ane ee 143 3. Subject and Witness Interviews and Contemporaneous Records Identified Case-Specific Considerations Relating to Evidence, Legal Theories, Litigation Risk, and a Trial’s Potential Impact OTL, VIC CLIT, secon seseem anon az anu aeons ares sen eevee aaa Aan SRO SEN aon aR A ae 144 C. Other Significant Factors Are Inconsistent with a Conclusion That the Subjects’ Actions Were Motivated by Improper Influences.......... eee 149 XVIil DOJ-OGR-00021194