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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Government report (likely doj office of professional responsibility report)
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Summary
This document outlines internal DOJ deliberations from May 2007 regarding the strategy for charging Jeffrey Epstein. Prosecutor Lourie advocated for a pre-indictment plea to maintain control over the case and avoid judicial scrutiny of dismissed counts, noting that sentencing guidelines suggested a 20-year range. Meanwhile, prosecutor Villafaña urged immediate action when Epstein traveled to New Jersey, but was blocked by Menchel and U.S. Attorney Acosta, who wanted more time to review the case.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Lourie | Prosecutor/Supervisor |
Advocating for a pre-indictment plea deal to control the outcome; emailing Menchel and Acosta.
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| Villafaña | Prosecutor |
Calculated sentencing guidelines; prepared to charge Epstein; frustrated by delays; informed supervisors of Epstein's...
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| Menchel | Supervisor/Official |
Receiving updates from Lourie and Villafaña; communicating Acosta's schedule; delaying immediate charges.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Subject of potential charging; traveling from Virgin Islands to New Jersey.
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| Acosta | U.S. Attorney (Alexander Acosta) |
Reviewing prosecution memo; at an out-of-town conference; wanting to take time on the case.
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| [A]lex | U.S. Attorney |
Refers to Alexander Acosta.
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Locations (2)
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Destination of Epstein's flight on May 14, 2007.
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Origin of Epstein's flight on May 14, 2007.
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Relationships (3)
Key Quotes (5)
"the best thing to do is charge Epstein by complaint, assuming we decide to charge him."Source
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Quote #1
"The [sentencing] guidelines will be in the 20 year range, so we would need to plead him to one or two conspiracies to cap him and there is no telling if a judge would go for that once we indict."Source
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Quote #2
"That would give us more control [over] a plea than if we indict him and need the court’s approval to dismiss counts."Source
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Quote #3
"[y]ou will not have approval to go forward tomorrow"Source
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Quote #4
"This is obviously a very significant case and [A]lex wants to take his time making sure"Source
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Quote #5
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