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Extraction Summary
11
People
5
Organizations
1
Locations
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Events
3
Relationships
6
Quotes
Document Information
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Government report (doj/opr report)
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1.14 MB
Summary
This document page details the legal maneuvering in May 2008 regarding the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. It describes how Epstein's lawyers (Starr and Whitley) petitioned the Deputy Attorney General to review the case, arguing that federal involvement was unwarranted and politically motivated due to Epstein's 'close ties' to former President Bill Clinton. The page also notes that the USAO, under instruction from the Deputy AG's office, postponed a June 2 deadline for Epstein's plea agreement to allow for this high-level review.
People (11)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Lefkowitz | Epstein's Defense Counsel |
Attempting to negotiate with Acosta; received correspondence from Sloman.
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| Alexander Acosta | U.S. Attorney |
Declined personal response to Lefkowitz; directed communication to trial team; had lunch with AG Mukasey.
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| Sloman | Prosecutor/USAO Staff |
Sent letters to Lefkowitz; notified defense of deadline postponement.
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| Villafaña | Prosecutor/USAO Staff |
Designated point of contact for the defense.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant/Subject |
Subject of federal investigation; defense claiming political targeting due to ties to Clinton.
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| Ken Starr | Epstein's Defense Counsel |
Co-authored letters to Deputy AG Mark Filip seeking review.
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| Joe Whitley | Epstein's Defense Counsel |
Co-authored letters to Deputy AG Mark Filip; former Acting Associate AG.
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| Mark Filip | Deputy Attorney General |
Recipient of letters from Starr and Whitley requesting review of the case.
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| Bill Clinton | Former U.S. President |
Cited by defense as a 'close personal association' of Epstein to argue the prosecution was politically motivated.
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| John Roth | Senior Associate Deputy Attorney General |
Handled the matter; instructed USAO to rescind the plea deadline.
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| Michael Mukasey | Attorney General |
Mentioned in footnote as having lunch with Acosta in Miami on May 28, 2008.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USAO |
United States Attorney's Office; handling the prosecution.
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| Justice Department |
Department of Justice (DOJ); reviewing the case at senior levels.
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| Office of the Deputy Attorney General |
Conducting review of the case May-June 2008.
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| CEOS |
Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section; conducted a limited review of the case.
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| OPR |
Office of Professional Responsibility; authored the report (inferred from context and footer).
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Timeline (2 events)
May 28, 2008
Attorney General Mukasey lunch with Acosta
USAO Miami
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of USAO office where AG Mukasey had lunch with Acosta.
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Relationships (3)
Defense lawyers argued Epstein had 'close ties' and 'close personal association' with Clinton.
Co-authored letters to the Deputy Attorney General.
Had lunch together at USAO Miami on May 28, 2008.
Key Quotes (6)
"federal prosecution is not appropriate in this case."Source
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"Sloman noted that the USAO had 'bent over backwards to exhaustively consider and re-consider' Epstein’s objections, but 'these objections have finally been exhausted.'"Source
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Quote #2
"federal involvement in a quintessentially state matter."Source
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Quote #3
"unprecedented extension of federal laws . . . to a prominent public figure who has close ties to President Clinton"Source
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Quote #4
"Epstein 'entered the public arena only by virtue of his close personal association with former President Bill Clinton,' and that there was 'little doubt' that the USAO 'never would have contemplated a prosecution in this case if Mr. Epstein were just another ‘John.’'"Source
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Quote #5
"This was the first defense submission mentioning Epstein’s connection to President Clinton and raising the insinuation that the federal involvement in the investigation was due to politics."Source
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Quote #6
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