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Vil. IX. XI. XII. A. September — October 2007: The Case Agents Notify Some Victims about the NPA, but Stop When the Case Agent Becomes Concerned about Potential Tage ae Wills: oansse acne a nmeewa saan 6 SceSv ARNE che ARRRE ca RRA ERM Ma 207 B. October 2007: Defense Attorneys Object to Government Victim Notifications... eee eecesecssecssesseessessecsseessecseeseeeseesaecsaecssessaesaesseesaeenaesnaesaeesaeees 210 Ci October — November 2007: The FBI and the USAO Continue to Investigate, and the FBI Sends a Notice Letter to One Victim Stating That the Case is “Under Investigation” ............cceseesceeeeeneeceeeeeeeesneesneecnaeeneneeenes 211 D. The USAO Informs the Defense That It Intends to Notify Victims by Letter about Epstein’s State Plea Hearing and the Resolution of the Federal Investigation, but the Defense Strongly Objects to the Notification Plan........... eA E. December 19, 2007: Acosta Advises the Defense That the USAO Will Defer to the State Attorney the Decision Whether to Notify Victims of the State Plea Hearing, but the USAO Would Notify Them of the Federal Resolution, “as Required by Law’?..........ccceecceeseeseeecseeeeseeseneesseecnaecneeeeneesaeessaeenes 216 F, January — June 2008: While the Defense Presses Its Appeal to the Department in an Effort to Undo the NPA, the FBI and the USAO Continue Investigating Epstein ............cecceeceesceceneeeeeeeeeeeseeeceaeeeeeeseeesseeesaeeneneeees 220 1. Villafafia Prepares to Contact Victims in Anticipation That Epstein Will Breach THe NPA, cen: umsne a.cncuvasanene cs avmesne aaeys a sea sven «ante 220 2. The FBI Uses VNS Form Letters to Re-Establish Contact with VICTIMS 0... cece ceeeeseeceeensecseesseeseessecnaecsuecseessevseeaeenaecnaesaeesaeeseesaeenaeenaesas 221 3. Villafafia, the FBI, and the CEOS Trial Attorney Interview Victims......224 4. February — March 2008: Villafafia Takes Additional Steps to Prepare for a Prosecution of Epstein, Arranges for Pro Bono Attorneys for Victims, and Cautions about Continued Delay ................. 227 5. March — April 2008: Villafafia Continues to Prepare for Filing Pedetal, CIT IGS, « once acess casmensn umm a. ammeeva SIREN ABUSE ARGON Sh ENA NO wa Lat USAO SUPERVISORS CONSIDER CVRA OBLIGATIONS IN AN UNRELATED MATTER AND IN LIGHT OF A NEW FIFTH CIRCUIT OPINION... eeeeeeeeeee 228 JUNE 2008: VILLAFANA’S PRE-PLEA CONTACTS WITH THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE VICTIMS WHO LATER BECAME THE CVRA PETITIONERS 000... ceecesseeeneeseceeseesseseessesaeeseenevseenaeseesaeseesaesaeeaesnteateneesees 2a JUNE 2008: EFFORTS TO NOTIFY VICTIMS ABOUT THE JUNE 30, 2008 PLEA HEARING ju... ececeecsseseesneeseeseeneesecnsesecnsesseaesseveecnevaeveecnevsesneeseesaeseeaesaevereneeerenes 231 JUNE 30, 2008: EPSTEIN ENTERS HIS GUILTY PLEAS IN A STATE COURT HEARING AT WHICH NO VICTIMS ARE PRESENT..........eeeseceseeeeneeeees 234 SIGNIFICANT POST-PLEA DEVELOPMENTS. ........ceccscscsescsseeeceseseesseseesneeneeeeeneesees 235 A. Immediately After Epstein’s State Guilty Pleas, Villafafia Notifies Some VACCIS” ACEO PTGS a cere os encesns accuse oh maneBH SURRNE H AREA AERA Sh RR ARE KA RRR NN A 2335 XX DOJ-OGR-00023035