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This document excerpt details legal arguments and communications surrounding victim notification in the Epstein case in late 2007. It highlights disagreements between legal representatives (Starr, Lefkowitz) and the USAO (Acosta, Villafaña) regarding victim status, notification requirements, and the appropriate compensation mechanisms, with a specific focus on an individual referred to as 'Jane Doe #2' whose attorney was paid by Epstein.

People (7)

Name Role Context
Acosta USAO Representative / Legal Official
Advised defense, received submissions from Starr, instructed Villafaña not to consider an individual as a victim
Starr Attorney / Legal Representative
Transmitted submissions to Acosta, authored submissions, asserted concerns regarding victim notification
Lefkowitz Attorney / Legal Representative
Authored submissions challenging NPA, argued against government's victim notification practices, received letter from...
Epstein Subject of investigation / Defendant
Investigation into Epstein, Epstein's due process rights, victim interview favorable to Epstein, paid for attorney
Villafaña Legal Official / Prosecutor
Decision to utilize civil remedy statute, proposed Victims Notification letter, wrote letter to Lefkowitz, told OPR s...
Sloman Legal Official / Prosecutor
Instructed Villafaña not to consider an individual as a victim
Jane Doe #2 Victim
Not included on the victim list, attorney paid by Epstein

Organizations (3)

Name Type Context
USAO (United States Attorney's Office)
Deferred to State Attorney, would notify of Federal Resolution, asserted obligation to send victim notification letter
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
Recorded interview, conducted interview
OPR (Office of Professional Responsibility)
Villafaña told OPR about instructions

Timeline (5 events)

2007-04
A victim gave a video-recorded interview to the FBI favorable to Epstein. Villafaña told OPR she was instructed by Sloman or Acosta not to consider this individual as a victim for NPA purposes.
2007-12-11
Starr transmitted two lengthy submissions by Lefkowitz to Acosta, challenging the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) and the investigation into Epstein, particularly regarding victim notification.
2007-12-19
Acosta advised the defense that the USAO would defer to the State Attorney on notifying victims of the State Plea Hearing, but would notify them of the Federal Resolution as required by law.
Acosta Defense (Starr, Lefkowitz)
Lefkowitz argued that the government was not required to notify victims under the § 2255 provision and that a victim trust fund would be more appropriate than the government's proposed use of 18 U.S.C. § 2255.
Lefkowitz Government
Villafaña proposed a Victims Notification letter to be sent to the alleged federal victims, despite her decision to use a civil remedy statute instead of a restitution fund.

Relationships (7)

Acosta Recipient/Sender (submissions) Starr
Starr transmitted to Acosta
Acosta Instructor/Instructed Villafaña
Villafaña told OPR she was instructed by either Sloman or Acosta "not to consider [this individual] as a victim"
Lefkowitz Author/Transmitter Starr
submissions authored by Lefkowitz presenting... in his transmittal letter, Starr asserted
Lefkowitz Legal argument related to Epstein
would not violate Epstein's due process rights
Villafaña Correspondent (letter) Lefkowitz
In a letter from Villafaña to Lefkowitz
Jane Doe #2 Victim/Payer of attorney Epstein
attorney who was representing this victim at the time of her FBI interview was paid by Epstein
Sloman Instructor/Instructed Villafaña
Villafaña told OPR she was instructed by either Sloman or Acosta "not to consider [this individual] as a victim"

Key Quotes (9)

""to go above and beyond in terms of caring for the victims.""
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"Acosta Advises the Defense That the USAO Will Defer to the State Attorney the Decision Whether to Notify Victims of the State Plea Hearing, but the USAO Would Notify Them of the Federal Resolution, “as Required by Law”"
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""the background and conduct of the investigation""
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Quote #3
""latest episodes involving [§] 2255 notification to the alleged victims put illustratively in bold relief our concerns that the ends of justice, time and time again, are not being served.""
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""oral notification of the victim notification letter""
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Quote #5
""did not in any manner view herself as a victim.""
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""assertion" that the USAO was obligated to send a victim notification letter"
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Quote #7
""false" allegations that the government had"
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Quote #8
""not to consider [this individual] as a victim for purposes of the NPA because she was not someone whom the Office was prepare[d] to include in" a federal charging document."
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