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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 16 of 349 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY uc cecsecesssscssessesseseensesaesseenevseeneeseenseseesaessesaesseveesneveeenaeseesaeseesaesateaesaee i I. OVERVIEW OF FACTUAL BACKGROUND 1... cee ecceceseesseseeeneeeeeeeneeeeneeseeaeseesaeeaeeatens i Il. THE INITIATION AND SCOPE OF OPR’S INVESTIGATION. .........ccessseeseseeeseeneeeeens Vv Il. OVERVIEW OF OPR’S ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK... ececeecsteseeeneeneeeeeneeeeneens Vil TV. ISSUES CONSIDERED 1... ce cecesecesesseeseeneesecseesecneeseesseseesaesaessesaevsecnaeseesaeseesaesaeeaeenevae® Vili A. The Negotiation, Execution, and Implementation of the NPA...........ceeeeeeeee Vill B. The District Court’s Conclusion That the USAO Violated the CVRA ...... ix V. OPR’S FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS 1... cecceceecceseseeeteseeeeenevseeneeseenaeseesaesaneaeeneeats ix A. Findings and Conclusions Relating to the NPA ..........ce:cessceesseceeeeeseeeeeeeeneeeeeneesnee ix B. Findings and Conclusions Relating to the Government’s Interactions With VICTIMS... ee ceeeesesseeseeseessecsaecseesseeseesseessecnaessaesaeesaesseesaeenaesaaesaeeseesaeenaeenaesaee i VI. ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT 00... ceeecesesscesessesseseeeseeeeseeneeseesaeseesaesaevereneeeeenee Xl CHAPTER ONE: SIGNIFICANT ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS... eee eee seeeeeeneeeeeneeeee 1 I. THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 0.0... cesecseceseeeeeeees 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...........ceecceeccesseseeeeeeeeeeneeseeersaeenes 4 Il. THE SUBJECT ATTORNEYS AND THEIR ROLES IN THE EPSTEIN CASE............. 4 ll. JEFFREY EPSTEIN AND HIS DEFENSE ATTORNEYS.........cccsccesessesseseeeseeneeereneeeenee 8 A. JSTHEY HSE, scoscrecemsams sosmamencormees smanenina Seca mL STEREOS SENN REN MANN RINO Ma REEE 8 B. Epstein’s Defense Attorneys ..........cccceccesececeeeceereeeneecsceceaeeesnersneesseeceaeenneseneesaeesaeenes 8 CHAPTER TWO: THE NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT .........:ceccecssseeseseeeeeneeeeeneeeeneees 11 PART ONES PACTPAL BACKGROC ND os cmmmcancen srammmsranan inmcummnens AamenanE txaenmnmeD 11 I. OVERVIEW... cececeesceesseesesseesecnevseeneescensessesaesaevaesnevseenaeseensessesaesaevaeenevseenaeseesaeseesaeeateatens 11 Il. MARCH 2005 — MAY 2006: EPSTEIN IS INVESTIGATED BY THE PALM BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE PALM BEACH COUNTY STATE ATTORNEY S GPPICE acc sxmmmanmaes aemomomen snmmmenemennsemnioes sme RIES 11 A. The Initial Allegations and the PBPD Investigation. .............:eeccessseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 B. The State Attorney’s Office Decides to Present the Case to a State Grand JUry......eeecceseseceseceeeeeseeesececsaeeeeeeseeesaeecaeeeeeeeseeesseessaeenseeseeeesaeesnaeeseeeeneeeneees 14 Cc. Florida State Procedure for Bringing Criminal Charges.............::cceccessseeeteeeeeeeee 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-00004313