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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 document excerpt details the breakdown of negotiations for a federal plea agreement for Epstein by September 20, 2007, shifting focus to a state-only resolution to which the defense wanted to avoid sexual offender registration. It describes communications between Villafaña, Lefkowitz, Acosta, Lourie, and Krischer regarding proposed plea terms, sentencing, and deadlines, highlighting Villafaña's firm stance against further delays and Epstein's apparent goal to avoid sexual offender registration.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Epstein | Subject of negotiations |
Pleading to state charges, sexual offender registration requirement
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| Acosta | Supervisor / Recipient of communication |
Defense attorneys spoke with him, Lourie emailed him
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| Lefkowitz | Defense counsel |
Spoke with Villafaña, emailed Villafaña, represented Epstein's defense
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| Villafaña | Prosecutor / Official |
Spoke with Lefkowitz, emailed by Lefkowitz, responded to Lefkowitz, alerted Krischer
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| Lourie | Official / Supervisor |
Reported to by Villafaña, alerted Villafaña, emailed Acosta
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| Barry Krischer | State Attorney |
Mentioned in a meeting, alerted by Villafaña
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USAO |
U.S. Attorney's Office, insisted on sexual offender registration, questioned about flexibility
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| Immigration |
The Office cannot and will not bind Immigration
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Timeline (4 events)
Prior to September 20, 2007
Negotiations regarding federal charges for a plea agreement.
defense attorneys
prosecutors
Prior to Villafaña's response
Meeting where Barry Krischer discussed the timetable for a plea agreement and information for a change of plea.
Relationships (6)
Defense attorneys fought for Epstein, represented his interests.
Spoke and emailed each other regarding plea agreements.
Villafaña alerted Krischer.
Key Quotes (8)
""back to doing the state-charges-only agreement""Source
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""we need a signed agreement by tomorrow [Friday] or we are [filing charges] on Tuesday.""Source
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""The 18 and 12 has already been agreed to by our office, so that is not a problem. On the issue about 18 [U.S.C. §] 2255, we seem to be miles apart.""Source
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Quote #3
""Your most recent version not only had me binding the girls to a trust fund administered by the state court, but also promising that they will give up their [§] 2255 rights.""Source
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Quote #4
""the office may be more willing to be specific about not pursuing charges against others. However, as I stated on Sunday, the Office cannot and will not bind Immigration.""Source
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Quote #5
""negotiations were 'not going very well' and that defense counsel 'changed their minds again, and they only want to plead to state charges, not concurrent state and federal.'""Source
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Quote #6
""If we cannot reach an agreement, then I need to [charge] the case on Tuesday [September 25] and I will not budge from that date.""Source
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Quote #7
""He wants to get out of [sexual offender] registration which we should not agree to.""Source
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Quote #8
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