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Summary

This document details an OPR investigation finding no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein was a cooperating witness or 'intelligence asset' in federal matters. It concludes that Acosta exercised poor judgment in resolving a federal investigation against Epstein through a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA), which allowed Epstein to manipulate his sentence conditions and lacked sufficient federal oversight. The document also references media reports and internal discussions concerning rumors of Epstein's cooperation.

People (4)

Name	Role	Context
Epstein	Subject of investigations	Accused of financial crimes, serial sex abuser, cooperating witness rumors
Villafaña	AUSA	Notified by AUSAs, reported to senior colleagues, told OPR about Epstein cooperation rumors
Acosta	Subject of OPR investigation, former prosecutor	Exercised poor judgment in resolving federal investigation, denied knowledge of Epstein being 'intelligence asset'
Julie K. Brown	Journalist	Author of 'Perversion of Justice: How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime'

Organizations (6)

Name	Type	Context
OPR		Office of Professional Responsibility, conducted investigation
Bear Stearns		Epstein's former employer
FBI		Investigated Epstein cooperation rumors
USAO		U.S. Attorney's Office, received communications from defense counsel
Department		U.S. Department of Justice (implied), received communications from defense counsel
Miami Herald		Publication that published Julie K. Brown's article

Timeline (4 events)

2011

Villafaña reported to senior colleagues that the rumor of Epstein's cooperation was 'urban myth' and not true, based on FBI investigation.

Villafaña FBI

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OPR investigation into Epstein's status as a cooperating witness or intelligence asset.

OPR Epstein

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Acosta agreed to end the federal investigation through a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA), demonstrating poor judgment.

Acosta Epstein

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mid-2009

Media reports suggested Epstein was released early from state incarceration due to assisting in a financial crimes investigation.

Eastern District of New York

Epstein

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Locations (2)

Location	Context
Eastern District of New York	Location of financial crimes investigation involving Epstein
New York	Location of case Epstein allegedly cooperated with

Relationships (4)

Epstein → former employer → Bear Stearns

Epstein's former employer, Bear Stearns

Villafaña → investigator/subject → Epstein

Villafaña was notified by AUSAs handling the matter... Villafaña reported to senior colleagues... Villafaña told OPR that the rumor that Epstein had cooperated...

Acosta → prosecutor/subject → Epstein

Acosta exercised poor judgment when he agreed to end the federal investigation through the NPA, leaving Epstein free to manipulate the conditions of his sentence.

Acosta → interviewed by → OPR

When OPR asked Acosta about his apparent equivocation... Acosta stated to OPR...