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Summary
This document is a page from an OPR report investigating a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Epstein. It details the conflicting recollections of prosecutors Acosta and Lourie regarding a broad provision not to prosecute 'potential co-conspirators,' with Lourie suggesting it could have been a message to victims while Acosta focused on Epstein's punishment. OPR concludes the provision was likely intended to protect Epstein's four assistants and other employees, not victims or his influential associates, and that its inclusion was not carefully considered by the USAO.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Lourie |
Described the promise not to prosecute “potential co-conspirators” as “unusual” and provided his interpretation of th...
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| Epstein |
The central subject of the federal investigation and the non-prosecution agreement. The provision was understood by S...
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| Acosta |
Did not recall discussions about the non-prosecution provision but told OPR that Epstein was the focus of the investi...
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| Villafaña |
Assumed by Acosta to have considered the provision. OPR concluded he agreed to the provision. The footnote states he ...
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| Sloman |
Was not involved in negotiating the NPA and told OPR he understood the provision was to protect Epstein's four assist...
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| Menchel |
Mentioned in a footnote as having left the USAO on August 3, 2007, before the NPA was drafted.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| OPR | government agency |
The investigating body (Office of Professional Responsibility) to whom Lourie, Acosta, and Sloman provided their reco...
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| USAO | government agency |
The U.S. Attorney's Office, which handled the investigation and non-prosecution agreement with Epstein. The document ...
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Timeline (3 events)
Relationships (3)
Acosta told OPR that he assumed Villafaña and Lourie had considered the non-prosecution provision and decided it was appropriate.
Acosta told OPR that he assumed Villafaña and Lourie had considered the non-prosecution provision and decided it was appropriate.
The document mentions Epstein's 'four assistants' and 'unnamed employees of a specific Epstein company' who the non-prosecution provision was believed to protect.
Key Quotes (9)
"potential co-conspirators"Source
— Lourie
(Describing the promise in the non-prosecution agreement.)
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"unusual"Source
— Lourie
(His description of the promise not to prosecute co-conspirators.)
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Quote #2
"unlike me if I read that language to just leave it in there unless I thought it was somehow helpful."Source
— Lourie
(Explaining to OPR why he would not have ignored the provision's inclusion in the agreement.)
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Quote #3
"theoretically"Source
— Lourie
(Used when positing that victims who recruited others could have been charged as co-conspirators.)
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"a message to any victims that had recruited other victims that there was no intent to charge them."Source
— Lourie
(His potential understanding of the reference to unnamed 'co-conspirators' when he saw the provision.)
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Quote #5
"the focus"Source
— Acosta
(Stating that Epstein was always the focus of the federal investigation.)
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"meaningful consequences"Source
— Acosta
(The standard he believed Epstein needed to face for federal interests to be vindicated.)
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Quote #7
"[t]o the extent I reviewed this co-conspirator provision, I can speculate that my thinking would have been the focus is on Epstein[ ] . . . going to jail. Whether some of his employees go to jail, or other, lesser involved [individuals], is not the focus of this."Source
— Acosta
(Telling OPR his thought process when reviewing the draft NPA.)
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"never dawned"Source
— Sloman
(Stating it never occurred to him that the provision was intended to shield anyone other than Epstein's four assistants.)
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Quote #9
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