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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ......cesesesssscssessensessesseseessecaevseenseseenseseesaesseaesaeveesneeseenaeeesaessesaeeaeeereneed i I. OVERVIEW OF FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1... cceceseeseeeeeeneeeeceseseeaeseesaeenevseenevsnensens i Il. THE INITIATION AND SCOPE OF OPR’S INVESTIGATION. ...........:cssesessseseesseeneeseens Vv Il. OVERVIEW OF OPR’S ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK .........cccecceseeceteeeeteseeeneeneeees vii TV. ISSUES CONSIDERED 1.0... ce ceceecesesseenesneesecneeeenseseesaeseeaesaessesaevereneeseenaesaesaeseeenaeseenes Vili A. The Negotiation, Execution, and Implementation of the NPA...........::eeeeeeee Vill B. The District Court’s Conclusion That the USAO Violated the CVRA...... Ix V. OPR’S FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 1.0... ececeeeceseseeeseseeeeseeseeneeseenseseesaesaeeaeeneenee ix A. Findings and Conclusions Relating to the NPA ..........ccccsesseeeeeceereeeneeeneecnaeeesneeeees ix B. Findings and Conclusions Relating to the Government’s Interactions WIth VICTIMS... eee essecseesneeseecaecnsesaeesaesseeaecnaessaesaeesneseesaecnaesaaesaeseeeeaeenaeenaesaes X VI. ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT |... .ccecesescessesseseeseseeseeneeseeneeseeseeseesaeeaevereneeseenee Xl CHAPTER ONE: SIGNIFICANT ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS. .........cssssssseesseneeesesaenees 1 I. THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES .......ceeeeeeeeeeeeenees 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 Siate and Leeal Law Entercerteni A GQHCte8. a omc aca ccame ances cmeevasicane | 4 Il. THE SUBJECT ATTORNEYS AND THEIR ROLES IN THE EPSTEIN CASE............. 4 ll. JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEYS... cceccesesseesesceeneeneeereneeseenes 8 A. ASTRAY EAGSTCUA « cccceva.scnesne aves acne sh ene h AMAR Go MEAGYOA SNEED Sh ESIGN SASSY Wh SRI Hh ARUN REE 8 B. Epstein’s Defense AttormeyS..........ecceeeceeececeeeceeeeeeneecneceaeeeaeecaeecnaeeeneeeneesauesnaeenenetees 8 CHAPTER TWO: THE NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT .........:cescesssceseeeeeeeseseeeaeeneeeeens 11 PART ONE: PACTPAL BACKGRIO IND sx: creme mecmenanscents wusemessaxat timmnasntessts wlesmmescn 11 I. OVERVIEW... eceseeccesessesseveeeseenevsecneeseensessevaesaevaesnevseenaeseesaessesaesaevaeeneeseenteeenaessesaeeaeeatens 11 Il. MARCH 2005 — MAY 2006: EPSTEIN IS INVESTIGATED BY THE PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY STATH ATTORNET S GPP ICE. cncanmscensns micmamananamms snammmmomenas enmenanastemss wnemaenreraaes nsreas 11 A. The Initial Allegations and the PBPD Investigation. .............cceescssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 B. The State Attorney’s Office Decides to Present the Case to a State Grand JUry......eeeccececeseneceeeeeeeeessceceeeceeeseeeesaeecaeenseesseeesaeecaeesaeeeseesnaeeeeeeseneeseeenaeens 14 Ce Florida State Procedure for Bringing Crimitial Char GS. ccna weancs ocean occas omens 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 Xlll DOJ-OGR-00023027