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This legal document page describes the extensive, eight-month negotiation of Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) starting in January 2007, contrasting it with a potential plea agreement that was also drafted. It emphasizes the deep involvement of multiple levels of the U.S. government, including the Department of Justice, the USAO for the Southern District of Florida, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General, and the FBI, in the negotiation and approval process.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein |
Subject of a 2006-2008 investigation and party to a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) and a potential plea agreement.
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| Villafana |
Sender of a 9/15/07 email regarding a draft plea agreement for Epstein.
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| Lefkowitz |
Recipient of a 9/15/07 email from Villafana regarding a draft plea agreement for Epstein.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice | government agency |
Involved in the extensive negotiations of the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA).
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| United States Attorney for the SDFL | government agency |
Mentioned as the entity to which the term "United States" was limited in draft plea agreements.
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| The Office of Professional Responsibility | government agency |
Authored a report on the USAO-SDFL's resolution of its investigation of Epstein.
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| USAO-SDFL | government agency |
Conducted a 2006-2008 investigation of Epstein and its entire hierarchy was involved in negotiations and signed off o...
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| Main Justice | government agency |
Senior levels were directly involved in the negotiation and approval of the NPA.
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| Office of the Deputy Attorney General | government agency |
Received separate presentations regarding the NPA and gave approval for it.
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| FBI | government agency |
The NPA itself reflects the involvement of the FBI.
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Timeline (2 events)
2007-01
Start of negotiations for the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA), which lasted for eight months.
Epstein's party
Department of Justice
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
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Abbreviation for the Southern District of Florida, the jurisdiction of the United States Attorney's office involved.
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Key Quotes (3)
"extensive"Source
— Unknown
(Describing the negotiations for the Non-Prosecution Agreement.)
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"United States"Source
— Draft plea agreement
(A term expressly defined in draft plea agreements as limited to the United States Attorney for the SDFL.)
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"OPR"Source
— The document
(Acronym for The Office of Professional Responsibility’s Report of the USAO-SDFL’s resolution of its 2006-2008 investigation of Epstein.)
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Case 22-1426, Document 59, 02/28/2023, 3475902, Page51 of 113
intended to insulate defendants from prosecution which they had no reason to
foresee.”), aff’d, 867 F.2d 1425 (2d Cir. 1988).
foresee.”), aff’d, 867 F.2d 1425 (2d Cir. 1988).
Unlike standard non-prosecution agreements, the NPA here was heavily
negotiated. Negotiations began in January 2007, lasted for a period of eight
months, and were “extensive” and involved the Department of Justice. The parties
exchanged several drafts of an alternative plea agreement under which Epstein
would have pled guilty to a federal offense. See, e.g., Dkt 142, Exh. E (9/15/07
email from Villafana to Lefkowitz attaching draft information and plea
agreement); Dkt 142, Exh. F (draft plea agreement). Notably, those drafts of the
plea agreement, unlike the NPA, expressly defined the term “United States” as
limited to the United States Attorney for the SDFL.
negotiated. Negotiations began in January 2007, lasted for a period of eight
months, and were “extensive” and involved the Department of Justice. The parties
exchanged several drafts of an alternative plea agreement under which Epstein
would have pled guilty to a federal offense. See, e.g., Dkt 142, Exh. E (9/15/07
email from Villafana to Lefkowitz attaching draft information and plea
agreement); Dkt 142, Exh. F (draft plea agreement). Notably, those drafts of the
plea agreement, unlike the NPA, expressly defined the term “United States” as
limited to the United States Attorney for the SDFL.
The Office of Professional Responsibility’s Report of the USAO-SDFL’s
resolution of its 2006-2008 investigation of Epstein (“OPR”) (Dkt 142, Exh. A),
reflects that negotiations involved the entire hierarchy of the USAO for the SDFL,
all of whom signed off on the NPA. Senior levels of Main Justice were directly
involved in the negotiation and approval of the NPA, even to the extent that
separate presentations regarding the NPA were made to, and approval of the NPA
was obtained from, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Further, the NPA
itself reflects the involvement of the FBI. A174; Dkt 142, Exh. A at 1-2, 94-97,
103-18.
resolution of its 2006-2008 investigation of Epstein (“OPR”) (Dkt 142, Exh. A),
reflects that negotiations involved the entire hierarchy of the USAO for the SDFL,
all of whom signed off on the NPA. Senior levels of Main Justice were directly
involved in the negotiation and approval of the NPA, even to the extent that
separate presentations regarding the NPA were made to, and approval of the NPA
was obtained from, the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Further, the NPA
itself reflects the involvement of the FBI. A174; Dkt 142, Exh. A at 1-2, 94-97,
103-18.
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