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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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Summary
This legal document details the contentious communications in late November and early December 2007 between federal prosecutors (Acosta, Sloman, Villafaña) and Jeffrey Epstein's defense team (Lefkowitz, Starr). The core conflict revolved around the timing, content, and legal necessity of notifying victims about Epstein's upcoming state plea hearing, with the defense arguing for delay and review, and the prosecution asserting its obligations and threatening to void the plea agreement. The dispute involved a series of letters and instructions, highlighting the friction in executing the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA).
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein | Defendant |
Mentioned in relation to his agreement to plead guilty to state charges, serve jail time, and potential monetary dama...
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| Sloman |
Exchanged edits on a draft victim notification letter with Villafaña, informed Lefkowitz of the government's intent t...
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| Villafaña |
Exchanged edits with Sloman, provided a draft notification letter to Lefkowitz, was informed by a lead case agent abo...
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| Lefkowitz | Defense Counsel (implied) |
Objected to the government's plan to notify victims, argued on behalf of the defense, and sent letters to Acosta.
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| Acosta |
Received and replied to letters from Lefkowitz, accused the defense team of delaying the NPA, and directed prosecutor...
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| Starr | Defense Counsel |
Informed by Acosta via letter about a deadline for victim notifications and co-sent a letter with Lefkowitz to Acosta.
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| Fisher | Assistant Attorney General |
Received a copy of a letter sent by Starr and Lefkowitz to Acosta.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| State Attorney’s Office | government agency |
Mentioned as the office where victims could file a written statement for the state court hearing.
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| FBI | government agency |
Mentioned as one of the agencies from which victims had received notification letters.
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| USAO | government agency |
Mentioned as one of the agencies from which victims had received notification letters.
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Timeline (5 events)
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Mentioned as the place where Epstein would serve 18 months as part of his agreement.
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Relationships (4)
They exchanged edits on a draft victim notification letter and communicated about its contents and distribution, indicating they were colleagues working on the same task.
They exchanged letters arguing over the legal obligations and procedures for notifying victims under Epstein's NPA. Acosta accused Lefkowitz's team of delaying tactics, while Lefkowitz objected strongly to Acosta's team's proposed actions.
They are both identified as part of Epstein's defense team and co-authored a letter to Acosta on December 5, 2007.
Key Quotes (8)
"[t]here are a few girls who didn’t receive the original letters, so I will need to modify the introductory portion of the letter for those."Source
— Villafaña
(Informing Sloman about the need to edit the draft victim notification letter.)
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Quote #1
"incendiary and inappropriate"Source
— Lefkowitz
(Describing his objection to the proposal to notify victims before Epstein's plea.)
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Quote #2
"should have a right to review and make objections to that submission prior to it being sent to any alleged victims."Source
— Lefkowitz
(Arguing for the defense's right to review the victim notification letter.)
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Quote #3
"we stand ready to unwind the Agreement"Source
— Acosta
(In a reply letter to Lefkowitz, asserting the government's position if Epstein was dissatisfied with the NPA.)
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Quote #4
"not to issue victim notification letters until this Friday [December 7] at 5 p.m., to provide you with time to review these options with your client."Source
— Acosta
(In a letter to defense counsel Starr, directing prosecutors to hold the letters.)
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Quote #5
"the victims were not told of the availability of Section 2255 relief during the investigation phase of this matter."Source
— Acosta
(Refuting defense allegations that Villafaña had acted improperly.)
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Quote #6
"still holding many of the original V/W letters addressed to victims from the USAO."Source
— lead case agent
(Reporting to Villafaña on the status of victim notification letters on December 6, 2007.)
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Quote #7
"[I]f the matter is set for the 14th, please let me know so I can include that in my victim notifications."Source
— Villafaña
(In an email to state prosecutors seeking confirmation of the court date.)
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Quote #8
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