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Extraction Summary
11
People
4
Organizations
1
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Department of justice opr (office of professional responsibility) report
File Size:
1.01 MB
Summary
This document contains an excerpt from a DOJ OPR report detailing internal communications regarding the initial federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It highlights emails from prosecutor Lourie to Menchel discussing a 50-page prosecution memo, the strategy to use only 'clean victims' (those without impeachment baggage), and the assertion that the State Attorney's Office intentionally sabotaged their own grand jury case. The document also covers OPR interviews where Menchel recalls this as his introduction to the case, and then-US Attorney Alexander Acosta admits he likely did not read the prosecution memo, relying instead on his senior staff.
People (11)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Lourie | Prosecutor/DOJ Official |
Forwarded the prosecution memo to Menchel; discussed strategy regarding 'clean victims' and the state's handling of t...
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| Menchel | Prosecutor/DOJ Official |
Recipient of Lourie's emails; interviewed by OPR regarding his introduction to the case.
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| Marie Villafaña | Prosecutor |
Author of the 50-page prosecution memorandum ('pros memo').
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Target |
Described as 'one of the richest men in the country'; target of the investigation.
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defense Attorney |
Listed as part of Epstein's 'stable of attorneys'.
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| Roy Black | Defense Attorney |
Listed as part of Epstein's 'stable of attorneys'.
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| Lefcourt | Defense Attorney |
Listed as part of Epstein's 'stable of attorneys'.
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| Lewis | Defense Attorney |
Listed as part of Epstein's 'stable of attorneys'.
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| Lily Sanchez | Defense Attorney |
Listed as part of Epstein's 'stable of attorneys' (noted as [sic] in document).
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| Jeff Sloman | DOJ Official |
Noted as being familiar with the investigation; Acosta relied on him.
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| Alexander Acosta | US Attorney |
Told OPR he relied on senior staff and couldn't recall reading the prosecution memo.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USAO |
United States Attorney's Office; handling the federal review of the case.
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| OPR |
Office of Professional Responsibility; conducting the review/interviewing officials.
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| FBI |
Pushing to indict in 'Mid May'.
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| State Attorney's Office |
Criticized by Lourie for 'intentionally torpedoing' the case in the grand jury.
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Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Mentioned in footnote regarding Epstein's tax residence motivation for travel.
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Relationships (3)
Lourie forwarded memo to Menchel and asked for his opinion.
Acosta
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Superior/Subordinate
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Sloman, Menchel, Lourie
Acosta relied on them as 'senior staff' and assumed they read the documents.
Described as Epstein's 'stable of attorneys'.
Key Quotes (5)
"The state intentionally torpedoed it in the grand jury so it was brought to us."Source
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"needs to be ultra lean with only clean victims"Source
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"went out of their way to get a no-bill on this . . . and thus only charged adult solicitation, which they would bargain away to nothing."Source
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Quote #3
"Lourie explained to OPR that by 'clean' victims, he meant those for whom the defense did not have impeachment evidence to use against them."Source
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Quote #4
"Acosta told OPR that he could not recall whether he ever read Villafaña’s prosecution memorandum"Source
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Quote #5
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