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Summary
This document details the involvement of Assistant U.S. Attorney Ann Marie C. Villafaña in the federal investigation of Epstein, which she took over in 2006. It outlines her role in all aspects of the investigation, including negotiating and signing the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) under the direction of superiors like Acosta. The text also covers her subsequent role as co-counsel for the USAO in the Crime Victims' Rights Act (CVRA) litigation brought by Epstein's victims, a role she held until the office was recused in February 2019, shortly before she left the USAO in August 2019.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alice Fisher | Assistant Attorney General |
Mentioned as the person for whom Louie served as Chief of Staff.
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| Louie | Chief of Staff to Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher |
Served in the Department's Criminal Division and left in February 2008.
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| Ann Marie C. Villafaña | AUSA (Assistant United States Attorney) |
Central figure in the document, joined the USAO in 2001, handled the Epstein investigation from 2006, negotiated the ...
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| Epstein | Subject of investigation |
The individual at the center of the investigation handled by Villafaña, involving a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) a...
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| Acosta | Decision-maker |
Mentioned as having made the decision to utilize a non-prosecution agreement to resolve the federal investigation int...
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department's Criminal Division | Government agency |
The division where Louie served as Chief of Staff.
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| USAO | Government agency |
U.S. Attorney's Office. Ann Marie C. Villafaña was an AUSA in this office, which handled the Epstein investigation an...
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| Department | Government agency |
Presumably the U.S. Department of Justice. Mentioned as launching Project Safe Childhood and re-assigning the CVRA case.
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| FBI | Government agency |
Mentioned in relation to its case agents and Victim Specialist who worked with Villafaña on the Epstein investigation.
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| U.S. Attorneys' Offices | Government agency |
Mentioned in a footnote as leading the Project Safe Childhood initiative.
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| CEOS | Organization |
Mentioned in a footnote as co-leading the Project Safe Childhood initiative.
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| U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia | Government agency |
Mentioned in a footnote as the office to which the CVRA case was re-assigned after the original USAO was recused.
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Timeline (10 events)
2004-01
Villafaña transferred from the Major Crimes Section in Miami to the West Palm Beach branch office.
West Palm Beach
2006
Villafaña was designated as the USAO’s first coordinator for Project Safe Childhood.
USAO
2006
Villafaña assumed responsibility for the Epstein investigation.
2008-07
Villafaña began serving as co-counsel to the lead attorney representing the USAO in the CVRA litigation filed by Epstein's victims.
2019-02-21
A district court issued an opinion finding misconduct on the part of the government in the CVRA case.
2019-08
Locations (3)
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Location of the Major Crimes Section where Villafaña served until January 2004.
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Location of the USAO branch office where Villafaña transferred in 2004 and handled child exploitation cases.
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The location of the U.S. Attorney's Office that took over the CVRA case in 2019.
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Relationships (4)
Louie served as Chief of Staff to Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher.
Villafaña assumed responsibility for the investigation into Epstein, negotiated a non-prosecution agreement with his counsel, and monitored his compliance.
Acosta made the decision to use a non-prosecution agreement, and Villafaña was the primary USAO representative negotiating and drafting it under her supervisors' direction.
Villafaña had direct contact with Epstein's victims. She later represented the USAO in a civil lawsuit brought by two of the victims.
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