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This legal document page from April 2021 details events from December 2007 related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. It focuses on the decision by the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO), led by Acosta, to defer to the State Attorney's Office on the matter of notifying victims about Epstein's state court proceedings. The text includes a quote from a proposed communication outlining this deference and Acosta's subsequent explanation to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) that he trusted the state to fulfill its legal obligations to victims.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Acosta |
Offered to revise paragraphs in the NPA, advised the USAO would defer victim notification to the State Attorney, and ...
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| Mr. Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of the federal and state cases, whose § 2255 liability and state court sentencing hearing are being discussed.
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| Sloman | First Assistant United States Attorney |
Incorporated edits into a draft victim notification letter and reviewed a draft letter from Acosta. Participated in a...
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| Villafaña |
Received a draft letter from Acosta, along with Sloman.
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| Krischer |
Mentioned in the context of Acosta deferring to him on the issue of notifying victims of state proceedings.
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| Lefkowitz |
Replied to a question from Acosta during a December 21, 2007 telephone conference, stating the state should have its ...
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| USAO | Government Agency |
United States Attorney's Office, which intended to notify victims of the federal investigation's resolution but would...
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| State Attorney's Office | Government Agency |
The state-level prosecutor's office to whom the USAO deferred the decision on notifying victims about state proceedings.
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| OPR | Government Agency |
Office of Professional Responsibility, to whom Acosta later explained his actions and reasoning regarding victim noti...
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| DOJ-OGR | Government Agency |
Appears in the footer of the document (DOJ-OGR-00021418), likely indicating the Department of Justice Office of Gener...
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Locations (1)
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Mentioned via the Florida Constitution and Florida Statutes (Fla. Const., Fla. Stat.) in a footnote describing victim...
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Relationships (3)
Acosta, a prosecutor, sent a draft letter to Sloman, the First Assistant United States Attorney, for review, indicating a subordinate-supervisor relationship within the USAO.
Acosta was in communication with the defense team, offering to revise a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) to resolve disagreements.
The USAO, represented by Acosta, decided to defer the responsibility of notifying victims for state-level proceedings to the State Attorney's Office, indicating a division of jurisdictional duties.
Key Quotes (6)
"place these identified victims in the same position as they would have been had Mr. Epstein been convicted at trial. No more; no less."Source
— Acosta
(Clarifying the intent of Epstein's § 2255 liability in a December 19, 2007 response to the defense team.)
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Quote #1
"We will defer to the discretion of the State Attorney regarding whether he wishes to provide victims with notice of the state proceedings, although we will provide him with the information necessary to do so if he wishes."Source
— Acosta
(From a proposed letter or communication, stating the USAO's position on deferring victim notification for state proceedings to the State Attorney.)
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Quote #2
"would not have sent this letter without running it by [Sloman], if not other individuals in the office,"Source
— Acosta
(Acosta explaining to OPR that he had internal approval for his actions.)
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Quote #3
"to direct the State Attorney’s Office on its obligations with respect to the state outcome."Source
— Acosta
(Acosta explaining to OPR that he did not see it as the USAO's role to instruct the State Attorney's Office.)
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Quote #4
"Let’s not assume . . . that the State Attorney’s Office is full of bad actors."Source
— Acosta
(Acosta explaining to OPR his rationale for trusting the State Attorney's Office to fulfill its obligations despite earlier concerns.)
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Quote #5
"The state should have their own mechanism."Source
— Lefkowitz
(Response to Acosta during a December 21, 2007 telephone conference regarding victim notification.)
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Quote #6
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