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Opr (office of professional responsibility) report / legal filing
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Summary
This document is a page from an OPR report investigating the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case, specifically focusing on the origins of the two-year plea deal. It details an allegation by prosecutor Villafaña that former First Assistant Jeff Sloman told her that prosecutor Matt Menchel pushed for the two-year deal as a personal favor ('do her a solid') to Epstein's defense attorney, Lilly Ann Sanchez. The report notes that OPR found no merit to this allegation, with Sloman testifying he did not recall making the remark seriously and did not believe Menchel would do such a thing.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Villafaña | AUSA / Prosecutor |
Wrote an email in 2018 recalling a conversation about the NPA negotiations; interviewed by OPR.
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| Jeff Sloman | Former First Assistant |
Allegedly told Villafaña that Menchel did Sanchez a 'solid'; interviewed by OPR.
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| Matt Menchel | Prosecutor/Official |
Alleged to have developed the two-year sentence requirement as a favor to Sanchez.
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| Lilly Ann Sanchez | Defense Attorney |
Attorney for Epstein; alleged to have asked Menchel for a favor ('do her a solid').
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| Alexander Acosta | US Attorney (implied) |
Made the decision to offer a two-year plea deal.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of the investigation and NPA.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| OPR |
Office of Professional Responsibility; investigating the allegations.
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| Miami Herald |
Published an investigative report that renewed public attention to the case.
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| USAO |
US Attorney's Office; asked to assist in responding to congressional inquiry.
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| Department (DOJ) |
Received congressional inquiry.
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Relationships (3)
Villafaña told OPR that she had been aware that Menchel and Sanchez were friends.
Text identifies Sanchez as 'attorney for Epstein'.
Sloman 'repeatedly expressed great respect' for Villafaña.
Key Quotes (3)
"He said that Lily [sic] Ann Sanchez (attorney for Epstein) asked Mr. Menchel to ‘do her a solid’ and convince Mr. Acosta to offer two years."Source
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"Lilly asked Matt to do her a solid... and to get her a good deal so that she would be in Epstein’s good graces"Source
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"[I]t’s not something that I would have believed. Him doing her a solid. I mean that’s the furthest thing from my recollection or impression even after years later."Source
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Quote #3
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