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Summary
This legal document details the delays in Jeffrey Epstein's guilty plea in late 2007, caused by a new strategy from his legal team to appeal to senior Department of Justice officials to invalidate the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). It chronicles communications between the USAO, the State Attorney's Office, and Epstein's attorneys, including Kenneth Starr and Jack Goldberger, regarding scheduling conflicts and Epstein's compliance with the agreement. Ultimately, these efforts delayed the plea hearing by months, with a final date set for January 4, 2008.
People (10)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein | Defendant |
The central figure whose guilty plea is being delayed and whose attorneys are appealing to the Department of Justice.
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| Villafaña |
Emailed Sloman on October 29, 2007, raising issues about Epstein's compliance with the NPA.
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| Sloman |
Recipient of an email from Villafaña and was informed by Belohlavek about the plea scheduling. Also met with Acosta a...
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| Lefkowitz | Epstein's attorney |
Mentioned as attempting to limit USAO's communications and meeting with Acosta and Sloman.
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| Belohlavek | Assistant State Attorney |
Informed Sloman that a state judge had scheduled Epstein's plea and sentence for early January 2008.
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| Jack Goldberger | Epstein attorney |
Issued a Notice of Hearing on December 7, 2007, setting the case for January 4, 2008.
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| Kenneth Starr | Epstein attorney |
Called the office of Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher on November 16, 2007, regarding Epstein.
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| Alice Fisher | Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division |
Her office was called by Kenneth Starr. She later told OPR she had no recollection of the call.
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| Lourie | Fisher’s Principal Deputy and Chief of Staff |
Returned Kenneth Starr's call at Fisher's request.
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| Acosta |
Mentioned in a footnote as being in a meeting with Sloman and Lefkowitz on November 21, 2007.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice | Government agency |
Epstein's attorneys appealed to its senior managers to set aside the NPA.
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| USAO | Government agency |
U.S. Attorney's Office, involved in communications regarding Epstein's plea date and compliance with the NPA.
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| State Attorney’s Office | Government agency |
Involved in communications regarding the guilty plea and whose Assistant State Attorney, Belohlavek, informed Sloman ...
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| Criminal Division | Government agency |
A division of the Department of Justice, headed by Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher.
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| OPR | Government agency |
Office of Professional Responsibility, to whom Fisher and Lourie provided their recollections (or lack thereof) of St...
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| Fifteenth Judicial Circuit | Judicial body |
Mentioned in a footnote as the court where the Notice of Hearing for State v. Epstein was filed.
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Timeline (5 events)
2007-10-29
Assistant State Attorney Belohlavek informed Sloman that a state judge scheduled Epstein’s plea and sentence for early January 2008.
2007-11-16
Epstein attorney Kenneth Starr called the office of Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher regarding Epstein.
Kenneth Starr
Alice Fisher's office
2007-12-07
Epstein attorney Jack Goldberger issued a Notice of Hearing, setting the case for January 4, 2008.
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit
Relationships (6)
The document refers to Lefkowitz's actions on behalf of Epstein and a meeting he attended regarding the case.
The document explicitly states 'Epstein attorney Kenneth Starr called the office of Assistant Attorney General...'
The document explicitly states 'Epstein attorney Jack Goldberger issued a Notice of Hearing...'
Lourie is described as 'Fisher’s Principal Deputy and Chief of Staff' who returned a call at her request.
Belohlavek, an Assistant State Attorney, informed Sloman about court scheduling in the Epstein case.
Key Quotes (3)
"to [e]nsure that Epstein is abiding by the terms of the agreement."Source
— Villafaña
(Quoted from Villafaña's email to Sloman, explaining why the USAO needed to communicate with the State Attorney's Office and victims' attorney.)
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Quote #1
"plea and sentence will definitely occur before the January 4th date that was agreed on by all for the sentencing."Source
— Belohlavek
(An assurance given by Assistant State Attorney Belohlavek to Sloman regarding the scheduling of Epstein's plea.)
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Quote #2
"unacceptable,"Source
— USAO
(The USAO's description of a proposed January 7, 2008 date for the entry of Epstein's guilty plea.)
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Quote #3
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