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This document details the process of victim notification following Jeffrey Epstein's plea agreement in July-August 2008. AUSA Villafaña played a central role, sending letters to victims, coordinating with the FBI, and proposing language for victim contact, while also addressing disputes over the final victim list with the defense counsel and her supervisors.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Villafaña | AUSA (Assistant United States Attorney) |
Sent letters, informed managers, proposed language, raised questions with supervisors.
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| Goldberger | Recipient of letter |
Received a second letter from Villafaña.
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| Mr. Epstein | Perpetrator |
Pled guilty to child sex offense, required to register as sex offender, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and one y...
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| Acosta | Supervisor |
Villafaña raised questions with Acosta.
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| Sloman | Supervisor |
Villafaña raised questions with Sloman.
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| Jane Doe #2 | Victim |
Had previously given a statement in support of Epstein; question of adding her back to the victim list.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| FBI |
Case agents, Victim Specialist, representatives at diplomatic missions.
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| United States Attorney's Office (USAO) |
Villafaña is an AUSA, received letter from defense counsel.
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Timeline (4 events)
August 18, 2008
Defense counsel sent letter to USAO seeking to limit victim list.
Epstein's defense counsel
USAO
July - August 2008
FBI sends Victim Notification Letter to Victims Residing Outside of the United States. FBI Victim Specialist transmitted automated VNS form notification letters.
Outside the United States (via diplomatic missions)
FBI Victim Specialist
victims
FBI representatives
Relationships (6)
Villafaña sent Goldberger a second letter.
Villafaña informed her managers... Villafaña proposed the following language to the case agents.
Villafaña provided Epstein's defense counsel with a copy of the letter... Villafaña sent the defense a letter confirming...
Villafaña also raised with Acosta... the question whether...
Villafaña also raised with... Sloman... the question whether...
Jane Doe #2, who had previously given a statement in support of Epstein, should be added back to the list.
Key Quotes (4)
"18 U.S.C. § 2255 and again listing the 32 "individuals whom the United States was prepared to name as victims of an enumerated offense.""Source
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"We are calling to inform you about the resolution of the Epstein investigation and to thank you for your help."Source
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"Mr. Epstein pled guilty to one child sex offense that will require him to register as a sex offender for life and received a sentence of 18 months imprisonment followed by one year of home confinement. Mr. Epstein also made a concession regarding the payment of restitution."Source
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"Ultimately, Villafaña sent the defense a letter confirming that the government's July 10, 2008 victim list was “the final list.”"Source
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18 U.S.C. § 2255 and again listing the 32 "individuals whom the United States was prepared to
name as victims of an enumerated offense." 371 The same day, Villafaña sent Goldberger a second
letter, noting that the defense would receive copies of all victim notifications on a rolling basis.
name as victims of an enumerated offense." 371 The same day, Villafaña sent Goldberger a second
letter, noting that the defense would receive copies of all victim notifications on a rolling basis.
Villafaña informed her managers that the FBI case agents would reach out by telephone to
the listed victims who were unrepresented, to inform them that the case was resolved and to
confirm their addresses for notification by mail. With regard to the content of the telephone calls,
Villafaña proposed the following language to the case agents:
the listed victims who were unrepresented, to inform them that the case was resolved and to
confirm their addresses for notification by mail. With regard to the content of the telephone calls,
Villafaña proposed the following language to the case agents:
We are calling to inform you about the resolution of the Epstein
investigation and to thank you for your help.
investigation and to thank you for your help.
Mr. Epstein pled guilty to one child sex offense that will require him
to register as a sex offender for life and received a sentence of 18
months imprisonment followed by one year of home confinement.
Mr. Epstein also made a concession regarding the payment of
restitution.
to register as a sex offender for life and received a sentence of 18
months imprisonment followed by one year of home confinement.
Mr. Epstein also made a concession regarding the payment of
restitution.
All of these terms are set out in a letter that AUSA Villafaña is going
to send out. Do you have a lawyer? Get name or address. If not[,]
where do you want [the] letter sent? If you have questions when
you receive the letter, please understand that we cannot provide
legal advice but the lawyers at the following victim rights
organizations are able to help you at no cost to you. (Provide names
and phone numbers)
to send out. Do you have a lawyer? Get name or address. If not[,]
where do you want [the] letter sent? If you have questions when
you receive the letter, please understand that we cannot provide
legal advice but the lawyers at the following victim rights
organizations are able to help you at no cost to you. (Provide names
and phone numbers)
Also ask about counseling and let them know that counseling is still
available even though the investigation is closed.
available even though the investigation is closed.
On July 21, 2008, Villafaña sent the letter to the 11 unrepresented victims whose addresses
the FBI had by that time confirmed. Villafaña provided Epstein's defense counsel with a copy of
the letter sent to each victim, directly or though counsel (with the mailing addresses redacted).
the FBI had by that time confirmed. Villafaña provided Epstein's defense counsel with a copy of
the letter sent to each victim, directly or though counsel (with the mailing addresses redacted).
D.
July - August 2008: The FBI Sends the Victim Notification Letter to Victims
Residing Outside of the United States
July - August 2008: The FBI Sends the Victim Notification Letter to Victims
Residing Outside of the United States
While attempting to locate and contact the unrepresented victims, the FBI obtained contact
information for two victims residing outside of the United States. On July 23 and August 8, 2008,
respectively, the FBI Victim Specialist transmitted an automated VNS form notification letter to
each victim through the FBI representative at the U.S diplomatic mission for each country. This
information for two victims residing outside of the United States. On July 23 and August 8, 2008,
respectively, the FBI Victim Specialist transmitted an automated VNS form notification letter to
each victim through the FBI representative at the U.S diplomatic mission for each country. This
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A month later, in an August 18, 2008 letter to the USAO, the defense sought to limit the government's victim
list to those victims who were identified before the September 24, 2007 execution of the NPA. Villafaña also raised
with Acosta, Sloman, and other supervisors the question whether the USAO had developed sufficient evidence to
include new victims it had identified since creation of the July 2008 list and whether Jane Doe #2, who had previously
given a statement in support of Epstein, should be added back to the list. Ultimately, Villafaña sent the defense a
letter confirming that the government's July 10, 2008 victim list was “the final list.”
A month later, in an August 18, 2008 letter to the USAO, the defense sought to limit the government's victim
list to those victims who were identified before the September 24, 2007 execution of the NPA. Villafaña also raised
with Acosta, Sloman, and other supervisors the question whether the USAO had developed sufficient evidence to
include new victims it had identified since creation of the July 2008 list and whether Jane Doe #2, who had previously
given a statement in support of Epstein, should be added back to the list. Ultimately, Villafaña sent the defense a
letter confirming that the government's July 10, 2008 victim list was “the final list.”
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