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Summary
This document is a page from an Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report analyzing the negotiation of Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). OPR concludes that the controversial provision not to prosecute "any potential co-conspirators" was not the result of improper favoritism by prosecutors Acosta, Lourie, and Villafaña. Instead, the report finds the broad language evolved from a narrower defense request during the exchange of drafts and was included with little internal discussion or analysis within the U.S. Attorney's Office.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Villafaña | Subject who negotiated the NPA |
Mentioned throughout the document as a key negotiator of the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with Epstein's defense, ...
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| Epstein | Subject of the investigation and NPA |
The central figure whose case and associates are the subject of the Non-Prosecution Agreement being discussed.
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| Acosta | Subject who negotiated the NPA |
Mentioned as one of the subjects who negotiated the NPA and revised a draft of the federal plea agreement.
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| Lourie | Subject who negotiated the NPA |
Mentioned as one of the subjects who negotiated the NPA, received and replied to emails about it, and revised a draft...
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| Lefkowitz | Defense Counsel (presumably) |
Mentioned in a footnote as having sent revised drafts of the NPA on behalf of the defense.
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Organizations (2)
Timeline (2 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Mentioned in a footnote as the jurisdiction where the criminal conduct occurred, as stated in a draft plea agreement.
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Relationships (4)
They were colleagues at the USAO who negotiated the NPA together and communicated via email about drafts of the agreement.
They were colleagues at the USAO who negotiated the NPA and jointly revised a draft plea agreement on September 20, 2007.
Key Quotes (8)
"any potential co-conspirators of Epstein"Source
— N/A (language from the NPA)
(The broad language in the final NPA promising not to prosecute, which was the subject of OPR's examination.)
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Quote #1
"some of [defense counsel’s] requested language regarding promises not to prosecute other people"Source
— Villafaña
(Villafaña's description of the non-prosecution provision in an email to Lourie.)
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Quote #2
"I don’t think it hurts us."Source
— Villafaña
(Villafaña's comment in an email to Lourie regarding the inclusion of the non-prosecution provision.)
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Quote #3
"standard language"Source
— Villafaña
(Villafaña's initial counter-proposal to the defense's request, referring to unnamed 'co-conspirators'.)
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Quote #4
"highlight[ing] for the judge all of the other crimes and all of the other persons that we could charge."Source
— Villafaña
(The stated reason for Villafaña's preference for 'standard language' regarding co-conspirators.)
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Quote #5
"This agreement resolves the federal criminal liability of the defendant and any co-conspirators in the Southern District of Florida growing out of any criminal conduct by those persons known to the [USAO] as of the date of this plea agreement."Source
— N/A (language from a draft plea agreement)
(Language included in an internally circulated draft federal plea agreement.)
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Quote #6
"In the context of a non-prosecution agreement, the [USAO] may be more willing to be specific about not pursuing charges against others."Source
— Villafaña
(Advice Villafaña gave to the defense team when they reverted to negotiating state charges.)
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Quote #7
"any unnamed co-conspirators for any criminal charge that arises out of the ongoing federal investigation."Source
— N/A (language from a draft NPA)
(Language from a revised draft NPA sent by Lefkowitz, which was later broadened by Villafaña.)
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Quote #8
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