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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Summary
This document details conflicting accounts surrounding a July 26, 2007 meeting concerning a plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein. While Menchel and Acosta provided vague recollections to the OPR, Villafaña claimed she was left “shocked and stunned” by the abrupt decision to offer a two-year sentence, which she described as “random” and inconsistent with sentencing guidelines. The document establishes that Acosta ultimately made the decision to offer the two-year term of imprisonment.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Villafaña |
Left a meeting “shocked and stunned” by a decision regarding the Epstein case. Her description of events is disputed ...
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| Menchel |
Left a meeting with Villafaña. Disputed Villafaña's account of the July 26, 2007 meeting. Was allegedly going to anno...
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| Acosta |
His decision regarding the Epstein case is the central topic. He told OPR he “decided and endorsed” the resolution an...
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| Sloman |
Did not recall the July 26, 2007 meeting. Attended a separate meeting at the USAO in Miami to discuss the Epstein case.
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| Lourie |
Did not recall the July 26, 2007 meeting. Attended a separate meeting at the USAO in Miami by telephone to discuss th...
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| Epstein | Subject of a criminal case |
The subject of a case where a decision was made to offer him a two-year term of imprisonment and require him to be re...
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| OPR | government agency |
The Office of Professional Responsibility, which interviewed Menchel, Acosta, and Villafaña about the events.
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| USAO | government agency |
U.S. Attorney's Office. A meeting regarding the Epstein case was held at the USAO in Miami.
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| FBI | government agency |
Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI case agent and co-case agent attended a meeting and insisted Epstein be regi...
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| U.S. Sentencing Guidelines | legal framework |
Mentioned in a footnote as the mechanism for calculating federal criminal sentences since 1987.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (1)
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Location of the USAO where a meeting about the Epstein case took place.
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Relationships (3)
They were colleagues involved in the Epstein case who attended a meeting together and have conflicting recollections of that meeting's events, which they both reported to OPR.
Acosta's decision was to be announced by Menchel at a meeting, indicating a hierarchical or collaborative professional relationship.
Key Quotes (6)
"shocked and stunned"Source
— Narrator describing Villafaña
(Describing Villafaña's reaction after Menchel left a meeting with almost no discussion.)
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Quote #1
"directly at odds with his management style"Source
— Menchel
(Menchel's assertion to OPR when disputing Villafaña’s description of the July 26, 2007 meeting.)
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Quote #2
"decided and endorsed this resolution at some point"Source
— Acosta
(Acosta's statement to OPR regarding the decision to offer a plea deal to Epstein.)
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Quote #3
"would have been consistent with"Source
— Acosta
(Acosta's comment on Menchel relaying his decision, even though he didn't recall the specific circumstances.)
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Quote #4
"random"Source
— Villafaña
(How Villafaña described the proposal for a two-year sentence to OPR.)
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Quote #5
"[W]e’re all [sentencing] guidelines people, so 24 months just makes no sense in the context of the guidelines. There’s no way to get to 24 months with this set of offenses."Source
— Villafaña
(Villafaña's statement to OPR explaining why she found the two-year sentence proposal illogical.)
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Quote #6
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