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...October 2006 — February 2007: Epstein’s Defense Counsel Initiate
Contact with Villafaiia, Lourie, and Sloman, and Press for a Meeting
Just as Epstein had learned of the PBPD investigation at its early stage, he quickly became
aware of the federal investigation, both because the FBI was interviewing his employees and...
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...In Acosta’s estimation, a trial court in 2007 might have permitted “victim shaming,”
which would have been traumatic for them. In addition, the fact that the state grand jury returned
a one-count indictment with a charge that would not require jail time suggested to Acosta that the
state...
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...In Acosta’s estimation, a trial court in 2007 might have permitted “victim shaming,”
which would have been traumatic for them. In addition, the fact that the state grand jury returned
a one-count indictment with a charge that would not require jail time suggested to Acosta that the
state...
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...Houghton Mifflin
--Reprinted in Roesch, R. & Gagnon, N. (Eds) (2007) Psychology and law. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate.
Hyman, I.E., & Loftus, E.F. (2002) False childhood memories and Eyewitness Memory Errors. In M. L.
Eisen, J. A. Quas & G.S. Goodman, (Eds). Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview.
Mahwah, NJ...
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2007
The Palm Beach Post
TOM GIUEFRIDA, Publisher
JOHN BARTOSEK, Feitor
BILL ROSE. Managing fditar
CHARLES GERARDI, General Manager
RANDY SCHULSZ. Editor of...
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...manager] and I will nail everything down, we just
want to get a final blessing.”
Negotiations continued throughout the day on Wednesday, September 19, 2007, with
Villafafia and Lefkowitz exchanging emails regarding the factual proffer for a plea and the
scheduling of a meeting to finalize the plea agreement’s...
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...Other Significant Factors Are Inconsistent with a Conclusion That the
Subjects’ Actions Were Motivated by Improper Influences
OPR considered additional aspects of the Epstein case that were inconsistent with a
suggestion that Acosta’s decision to offer the July 31, 2007 terms was driven by corruption, a
desire to provide...
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...The USAO Rejects Defense Efforts to Eliminate the Sexual Offender
Registration Requirement
On the afternoon of Friday, September 21, 2007, State Attorney Krischer informed
Villafafia that Epstein’s counsel had contacted him and Epstein was ready to agree “to all the
terms” of the NPA—except for sexual offender registration...
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...In evaluating Acosta’s conduct, OPR has considered and taken into account the fact that
some of Epstein’s conduct known today was not known in 2007 and that other circumstances have
changed in the interim, including some victims’ willingness to testify. OPR has also evaluated
Acosta’s decisions in...
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...In evaluating Acosta’s conduct, OPR has considered and taken into account the fact that
some of Epstein’s conduct known today was not known in 2007 and that other circumstances have
changed in the interim, including some victims’ willingness to testify. OPR has also evaluated
Acosta’s decisions in...
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...OPR did not find evidence establishing that Acosta’s “breakfast meeting” with one
of Epstein’s defense counsel in October 2007 led to the NPA, which had been signed weeks earlier,
or to any other significant decision that benefited Epstein. The contemporaneous records show
that USAO managers’ concerns about legal...
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...OPR Did Not Find Evidence Establishing That the Lack of Consultation Was
Intended to Silence Victims
During her OPR interviews, Villafafia recalled more than one discussion in which she
raised with her supervisors the issue of consulting with the victims before the NPA was signed on
September 24, 2007. Acosta...
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...Post (2011) (‘I’m not a sexual predator, I’m an
“offender,” the financier told The Post yesterday. ‘It’s the difference between a murderer and a
person who steals a bagel.’”); Philip Weiss, The Fantasist, NY Magazine (2007) (“It’s the Icarus
story, someone who flies too close to...
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...allegations that Epstein had coerced
girls into engaging in sexual activity with him at his Palm Beach estate? The Miami Herald
reported that in 2007, Acosta entered into an “extraordinary” deal with Epstein in the form of the
NPA, which permitted Epstein to avoid federal prosecution and a potentially lengthy...
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...VILLAFANA DID NOT COMMIT PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT IN HER
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS TO VICTIMS AND VICTIMS’ ATTORNEYS, IN
WHICH SHE DESCRIBED THE CASE AS “UNDER INVESTIGATION” BUT DID
NOT DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE NPA TO SOME VICTIMS
From September 24, 2007, when the NPA was signed, until after Epstein’s June...
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...OPR did not find evidence establishing that Acosta’s “breakfast meeting” with one
of Epstein’s defense counsel in October 2007 led to the NPA, which had been signed weeks earlier,
or to any other significant decision that benefited Epstein. The contemporaneous records show
that USAO managers’ concerns about legal...
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...Menchel’s last day in the office was
August 3, 2007, the day he sent to the defense his letter making the initial offer, and presumably
in the immediate period before his departure date, Menchel would have been trying to wrap up his
outstanding work. Yet, this was also the...
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...Menchel’s last day in the office was
August 3, 2007, the day he sent to the defense his letter making the initial offer, and presumably
in the immediate period before his departure date, Menchel would have been trying to wrap up his
outstanding work. Yet, this was also the...
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...Among the documents submitted with the letter were the prosecution memorandum,
one of the proposed charging documents, and the NPA with its addendum and Acosta’s
December 19, 2007 letter to Sanchez.
As the review was ongoing in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, State Attorney
Krischer mentioned to...
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...Houghton Mifflin
--Reprinted in Roesch, R. & Gagnon, N. (Eds) (2007) Psychology and law. Hampshire, UK: Ashgate.
Hyman, I.E., & Loftus, E.F. (2002) False childhood memories and Eyewitness Memory Errors. In M. L.
Eisen, J. A. Quas & G.S. Goodman, (Eds). Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview.
Mahwah, NJ...
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...Among the documents submitted with the letter were the prosecution memorandum,
one of the proposed charging documents, and the NPA with its addendum and Acosta’s
December 19, 2007 letter to Sanchez.
As the review was ongoing in the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, State Attorney
Krischer mentioned to...
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...In Acosta’s estimation, a trial court in 2007 might have permitted “victim shaming,”
which would have been traumatic for them. In addition, the fact that the state grand jury returned
a one-count indictment with a charge that would not require jail time suggested to Acosta that the
state...
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...Any discussion involving Menchel
necessarily occurred before August 3, 2007, when it was unclear whether the defense would agree
to the government’s offer. Supervisors could well have decided that at such an early stage, there
was little to discuss with victims.
To the extent that Villafafia’s supervisors affirmatively...
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...Any discussion involving Menchel
necessarily occurred before August 3, 2007, when it was unclear whether the defense would agree
to the government’s offer. Supervisors could well have decided that at such an early stage, there
was little to discuss with victims.
To the extent that Villafafia’s supervisors affirmatively...
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...In evaluating Acosta’s conduct, OPR has considered and taken into account the fact that
some of Epstein’s conduct known today was not known in 2007 and that other circumstances have
changed in the interim, including some victims’ willingness to testify. OPR has also evaluated
Acosta’s decisions in...
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