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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Government report / legal filing (opr report excerpt)
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Summary
This document is an excerpt from a report (likely OPR) detailing internal communications on September 19, 2007, between prosecutors Villafaña, Lourie, and U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta regarding plea negotiations with Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer, Jay Lefkowitz. While Villafaña and Lourie strongly recommended ending negotiations due to what they perceived as the defense's "bad faith" tactics of re-inserting rejected provisions, Acosta instructed them to continue trying to "work it out" rather than indict immediately. The page ends mid-sentence with Villafaña expressing concern about "caving" to the defense.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Marie Villafaña | Prosecutor / USAO Staff |
Expressed frustration with defense tactics; recommended ending negotiations.
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| Lourie | Supervisor / USAO Staff |
Agreed with Villafaña initially to reject counter offer, but followed Acosta's order to continue working it out.
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| Alexander Acosta | US Attorney (implied) |
Urged his team to continue negotiations despite defense tactics; gave instructions to call defense counsel.
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| Jay Lefkowitz | Defense Counsel |
Sent a draft agreement that the prosecution felt was in bad faith; accused of agreeing orally then sending opposite t...
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| Alex | Reference |
Refers to Alexander Acosta.
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| West Palm Beach manager | USAO Staff |
Recipient of emails regarding the plea agreement (both incoming and successor mentioned).
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| USAO |
United States Attorney's Office (implied by context of prosecutors and plea deals).
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| OPR |
Office of Professional Responsibility; Acosta explained his reasoning to them.
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| Defense team |
Lawyers representing the defendant (Epstein, implied).
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Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of the manager mentioned in the correspondence.
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Relationships (3)
Acosta gives instructions to Lourie; Lourie reports to Acosta.
Villafaña expresses frustration to supervisors (Lourie).
Opposing counsel in plea negotiations.
Key Quotes (5)
"This is NOT good faith negotiations."Source
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"He claims to orally agree to our terms and then sends us a document that is the opposite."Source
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Quote #2
"Why don’t we just call him. Tell him... That’s not acceptable, and is in bad faith. Stop it or we’ll indict... Try to work it out."Source
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Quote #3
"It seems that we are close, and it[’]s worth trying to overcome what has to be painfully . . . annoying negotiating tactics."Source
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Quote #4
"I know that you keep saying he is going to plead, and he will plead if we cave on"Source
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Quote #5
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