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...A few days after the meeting,
Villafafia emailed Menchel, stating that she had “figured out a way to do a federal plea with a 2-1/2
year cap.”
Although Acosta had authorized a plea to state charges, emails and other correspondence
show that during the negotiations, the parties also...
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...Attorney will not go
below 18 months of prison/jail time (and I would strongly oppose the suggestion).” Shortly
thereafter, Villafafia emailed Acosta, Lourie, and the incoming West Palm Beach manager:
Hi all — I think that we may be near the end of our negotiations with
Mr. Epstein, and not...
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...Although Acosta made the decision to utilize a non-prosecution agreement to resolve
the federal investigation and approved the terms of the NPA, Villafafia was the primary USAO
representative negotiating with defense counsel and drafting the language of the NPA, under her
supervisors’ direction and guidance, and she signed the...
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...Villafafia also told
Lefkowitz she was willing to ask Acosta again to approve a federal plea to a five-year conspiracy
with a Rule 11(c) binding recommendation for a 20-month sentence. Villafafia explained:
As to timing, it is my understanding that Mr. Epstein needs to be
sentenced in...
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...but the Defense Strongly Objects to the Notification Plan
In anticipation of Epstein’s state court plea, Villafafia reported on November 16, 2007, to
Acosta, Sloman, and other supervisors that she had learned, from FBI agents who met with
Assistant State Attorney Belohlavek, that the State Attorney’s Office wanted...
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...In
the end, Acosta decided to defer to the State Attorney’s discretion whether to notify the victims
about the state plea, and information about the NPA and the monetary damages provision was not
provided to victims until after Epstein pled guilty in June 2008.
ana Oosterbaan stated that, in...
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...In his response letter to Acosta, Lefkowitz contended that the government had
misinterpreted both the CVRA and VRRA because neither applied to the “public proceeding in
this matter [which] will be in state court for the purpose of the entry of a plea on state charges.”
416 Sloman told Lefkowitz...
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...the assault charge” and suggesting a different factual scenario to support a federal charge.'!” At
this point, Sloman left on vacation, and he informed Acosta and Villafafia that in his absence
Lourie had agreed “to help finalize this.” Lourie spent the following work week at his new post
at the...
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...reference to the
18 U.S.C. § 2255 provision of the NPA, and although the defense had never agreed to it, used
language from Acosta’s December 19, 2007 letter to Epstein defense attorney Sanchez clarifying
the damages provision. The paragraph below was described as “[o]ne such condition to...
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...reference to the
18 U.S.C. § 2255 provision of the NPA, and although the defense had never agreed to it, used
language from Acosta’s December 19, 2007 letter to Epstein defense attorney Sanchez clarifying
the damages provision. The paragraph below was described as “[o]ne such condition to...
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...Alexander Acosta.
She worked with two FBI case agents to develop a federal case against Epstein and, in the course
of the investigation, they discovered additional victims. In May 2007, the AUSA submitted to her
supervisors a draft 60-count indictment outlining charges against Epstein. She also provided a
lengthy...
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...everybody
else,” but Acosta was still considering what strategy to pursue. Sloman told OPR that he did not
know whether Villafafia received any response to her request, but he believed that at that point in
time, Menchel and Lourie were evaluating the case to make a decision about how to...
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...Alexander Acosta.
She worked with two FBI case agents to develop a federal case against Epstein and, in the course
of the investigation, they discovered additional victims. In May 2007, the AUSA submitted to her
supervisors a draft 60-count indictment outlining charges against Epstein. She also provided a
lengthy...
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...Sanchez also advised that the defense
team was seeking a meeting with Acosta.
B. In an August 3, 2007 Letter, the USAO States That a Two-Year Term of
Imprisonment Is the Minimum That Will Vindicate the Federal Interest
Villafafia told OPR that she and her managers agreed the counteroffer...
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...Sanchez also advised that the defense
team was seeking a meeting with Acosta.
B. In an August 3, 2007 Letter, the USAO States That a Two-Year Term of
Imprisonment Is the Minimum That Will Vindicate the Federal Interest
Villafafia told OPR that she and her managers agreed the counteroffer...
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...Isl In a meeting with Acosta and Sloman on November 21, 2007, Lefkowitz informed them that Starr had placed
a call to Fisher.
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...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 Misconduct
The U.S. Attorneys exercise broad discretion in enforcing the nation’s criminal laws.?”
As a general matter, federal prosecutors “are designated...
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...In a brief oral statement, Acosta explained that continued media attention on
his handling of the Epstein investigation rather than on the economy was unfair to the Labor
Department.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found hanging in his cell and was later pronounced dead.
The New York City Chief...
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...In a brief oral statement, Acosta explained that continued media attention on
his handling of the Epstein investigation rather than on the economy was unfair to the Labor
Department.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found hanging in his cell and was later pronounced dead.
The New York City Chief...
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...In a brief oral statement, Acosta explained that continued media attention on
his handling of the Epstein investigation rather than on the economy was unfair to the Labor
Department.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found hanging in his cell and was later pronounced dead.
The New York City Chief...
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...In a brief oral statement, Acosta explained that continued media attention on
his handling of the Epstein investigation rather than on the economy was unfair to the Labor
Department.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found hanging in his cell and was later pronounced dead.
The New York City Chief...
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...Accordingly, Villafafia drafted an 82-page prosecution memorandum directed to Acosta,
Sloman, Menchel (who had replaced Sloman as the USAO’s Criminal Division Chief the previous
October, when Sloman became the FAUSA), Lourie, and her immediate supervisor, dated May 1,
2007, supporting a proposed 60-count indictment that charged Epstein...
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...A few days after the meeting,
Villafafia emailed Menchel, stating that she had “figured out a way to do a federal plea with a 2-1/2
year cap.”
Although Acosta had authorized a plea to state charges, emails and other correspondence
show that during the negotiations, the parties also...
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...A few days after the meeting,
Villafafia emailed Menchel, stating that she had “figured out a way to do a federal plea with a 2-1/2
year cap.”
Although Acosta had authorized a plea to state charges, emails and other correspondence
show that during the negotiations, the parties also...
DOJ-OGR-00021439.jpg
...reference to the
18 U.S.C. § 2255 provision of the NPA, and although the defense had never agreed to it, used
language from Acosta’s December 19, 2007 letter to Epstein defense attorney Sanchez clarifying
the damages provision. The paragraph below was described as “[o]ne such condition to...
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