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Extraction Summary
13
People
4
Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
3
Relationships
5
Quotes
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Doj/ogr report (office of professional responsibility/office of general counsel)
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Summary
This document details the tense negotiations between the USAO (Acosta) and Epstein's defense team (Starr, Lefkowitz, Dershowitz) in December 2007. Following defense submissions, the USAO initiated a de novo review of evidence by Criminal Chief Robert Senior and held a meeting in Miami on December 14, 2007, where the defense argued state charges did not apply. The defense subsequently threatened to seek review from DOJ Washington (AAG Fisher), prompting Acosta to request an expedited review to preserve a scheduled January 4th plea date.
People (13)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of the investigation and plea negotiations
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| Jay Lefkowitz | Defense Attorney |
Representing Epstein; communicated with Acosta regarding the NPA and potential Washington review
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| Ken Starr | Defense Attorney |
Representing Epstein; attended Dec 14 meeting; corresponded with Acosta and Fisher
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| Alexander Acosta | US Attorney (USAO) |
Lead prosecutor negotiating with defense; agreed to meetings and review
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| Sloman | USAO Official |
Asked Robert Senior to review evidence de novo
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| Villafaña | USAO Official |
Instructed to provide investigative materials to Senior
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| Robert Senior | Chief of USAO Criminal Division |
Succeeded Menchel; tasked with de novo review of evidence
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| Menchel | Former Chief of USAO Criminal Division |
Predecessor to Robert Senior
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| Alan Dershowitz | Defense Attorney |
Part of Epstein's defense team at Dec 14 meeting
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| Gerald Lefcourt | Defense Attorney |
Part of Epstein's defense team at Dec 14 meeting
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| Martin Weinberg | Defense Attorney |
Boston attorney; part of Epstein's defense team at Dec 14 meeting
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| Fisher | Assistant Attorney General |
DOJ official in Washington; point of contact for potential appeal/review
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| Lourie | Chief of Staff to AAG Fisher |
Communicated with Starr regarding resolving issues with Acosta
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| USAO |
US Attorney's Office (Southern District of Florida)
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| Kirkland & Ellis |
Law firm (Lefkowitz's firm)
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| FBI |
Investigative agency; Miami Special Agent in Charge present at meeting
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| Department of Justice |
Referenced as 'Washington' for review purposes
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Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Location of the December 14, 2007 meeting
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Location for potential Departmental review (DOJ headquarters)
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Relationships (3)
Robert Senior, who had succeeded Menchel as Chief of the USAO’s Criminal Division
Acosta notified Assistant Attorney General Fisher... asked her to grant such a request for review
Starr
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Co-Counsel
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Lefkowitz
Starr and Lefkowitz then sent to Acosta a lengthy letter
Key Quotes (5)
"Epstein 'unconditionally re-asserts his intention to fulfill and not seek to withdraw from or unwind' the NPA."Source
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"the defense team may 'have no alternative but to seek review in Washington.'"Source
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Quote #2
"to in fact review this case in an expedited manner [in order] to preserve the January 4th plea date."Source
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Quote #3
"Epstein sought a 'prompt, independent, expedited review' of the evidence by 'you or someone you trust.'"Source
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Quote #4
"it was 'improper' to require Epstein to pay damages 'to individuals who do nothing but simply assert a claim' under the statute."Source
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Quote #5
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