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Extraction Summary
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News article / investigative report (likely miami herald) included in house oversight committee evidence
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from an investigative report (likely the Miami Herald) detailing the aftermath of the Epstein non-prosecution agreement. It highlights the unusual coordination between federal prosecutors and Epstein's defense team regarding victim notification, contrasts Ken Starr's defense of Epstein with his prosecution of Clinton, and features quotes from Detective Recarey expressing regret that Epstein avoided prison and that victims were labeled prostitutes.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of investigation |
Subject of a non-prosecution agreement; victims remain afraid of him.
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| Dexter Lee | Assistant U.S. Attorney |
Quoted regarding the timing of the non-prosecution agreement signing.
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| Hakes | Former federal prosecutor |
Criticizes the negotiation of victim notification letters as a violation of rights.
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| Ken Starr | Defense Attorney / Former Independent Counsel |
Advocate for Epstein; contrasted with his investigation of Clinton; faced criticism at Baylor University.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Mentioned in relation to the Starr Report and impeachment.
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| Monica Lewinsky | White House Intern |
Mentioned in relation to the Starr Report.
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| Recarey | Palm Beach Police Detective |
Investigator on the Epstein case; calls it the most troubling of his career; expresses hope for justice.
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| Reiter | Unknown (likely prosecutor/investigator) |
Mentioned alongside Recarey as holding onto hope for a trial.
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Organizations (6)
Timeline (2 events)
Unknown (Pre-document)
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
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Relationships (3)
Starr’s aggressive advocacy for Epstein
Starr investigating then-President Clinton
Palm Beach police detective Recarey... called the Epstein case the most troubling of his 23-year career
Key Quotes (3)
"“I have never heard of a case where federal prosecutors consult with a defense attorney before they send out standard victim notification letters.” - Hakes"Source
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"“Some of the victims were — and still are — afraid of Epstein” - Detective Recarey"Source
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"“I always hoped that the plea would be thrown out and that these teenage girls, who were labeled as prostitutes by prosecutors, would get to finally shed that label and see him go to prison where he belongs” - Detective Recarey"Source
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thus not told that the USAO had entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein until after it was signed,” wrote Assistant U.S. Attorney Dexter Lee.
Said Hakes, the former federal prosecutor: “I have never heard of a case where federal prosecutors consult with a defense attorney before they send out standard victim notification letters. To negotiate what the letters would say and whether they would be sent at all suggest that the victims’ rights were violated multiple times.”
Starr’s aggressive advocacy for Epstein against allegations of improper sexual behavior was in stark contrast to the path he took investigating then-President Clinton. The Starr Report, the summary of his findings in the Whitewater investigation, which started as a probe of a land deal gone sour and veered into an investigation of sexual misconduct, savaged the president for his involvement with White House intern Monica Lewinsky and was the basis for impeachment.
Starr himself would face criticism in 2016 – he stepped down as president of Baylor University amid allegations that he and other university officials mishandled sexual assault allegations brought by female students against members of the school’s football team.
The Herald reached out to Starr, through certified letter and through a spokesman for his current law firm, the Lanier Firm, but did not receive a response for this story.
Palm Beach police detective Recarey, one of the most highly decorated officers on the Palm Beach Police Department, called the Epstein case the most troubling of his 23-year career.
“Some of the victims were — and still are — afraid of Epstein,” he said as part of a series of interviews with the Herald earlier this year.
Privately, Reiter and Recarey said, they held onto a hope that Epstein would be brought to trial someday, but they said that that notion had faded.
“I always hoped that the plea would be thrown out and that these teenage girls, who were labeled as prostitutes by prosecutors, would get to finally shed that label and see him go to prison where he belongs,” Recarey said.
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