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Extraction Summary
7
People
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Organizations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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News article / media report (page 26 of a larger house oversight compilation)
File Size:
1.46 MB
Summary
This document, likely a page from a news report contained within House Oversight files, details the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein's initial plea deal. It discusses his properties, philanthropic efforts (Harvard, AI), and allegations that he used assistants to recruit underage girls for sex. The text highlights the legal battle over the Crime Victims' Rights Act, noting that victims were kept in the dark about plea negotiations, and features defense attorney Roy Black arguing that the non-prosecution agreement was not a 'sweetheart deal.'
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Cassell | Attorney (implied) |
Quoted regarding federal prosecutors keeping victims in the dark about plea deals.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Served 13 months of 18-month sentence; divides time between NYC, Caribbean, Paris, NM; donates to science/AI; accused...
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| Roy Black | Attorney |
Epstein's attorney; also represents Justin Bieber; argues there was no conspiracy to violate victims' rights and defe...
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| Justin Bieber | Celebrity Client |
Mentioned as a client of Roy Black regarding a DUI/resisting-arrest case in Miami Beach.
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| Matt Alexrod | Former Federal Prosecutor |
Quoted stating the court cannot force prosecutors to bring charges; now in private practice in Washington.
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| Unnamed Assistants | Recruiters |
Relied upon by Epstein to recruit underage girls for massages/sex acts.
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| Two Unnamed Women | Victims/Plaintiffs |
Were 13 and 14 when alleged assaults occurred; sued for files regarding the plea deal negotiations and won.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Harvard University |
Epstein's foundation established a program there using math to study biology/disease.
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| Federal Prosecutors |
Negotiated with Epstein; accused of not informing victims; begun turning over documents.
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| Appeals Court |
Ruled on the relationship between prosecutors and targets during negotiations.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Likely source of the document collection (indicated by footer).
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (7)
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Home sold by Epstein in 2011.
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Location of one of Epstein's homes.
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Location of one of Epstein's homes.
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Location of Epstein's apartment.
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Location of Epstein's large ranch.
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Location of Justin Bieber's DUI case.
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Location of Matt Alexrod's private practice.
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Relationships (3)
Epstein's attorney, Roy Black...
...the celebrity lawyer who is also representing Justin Bieber...
Epstein relied on assistants to recruit underage girls...
Key Quotes (4)
"I hope that the case will ultimately set an important precedent that federal prosecutors can't keep victims in the dark about the plea deals that they reach."Source
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"Although plea negotiations are vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system, a prosecutor and target of a criminal prosecution do not enjoy a relationship of confidence and trust when they negotiate."Source
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"This was no sweetheart deal by any stretch of the imagination."Source
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"The court can't force the prosecutors to bring charges."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,484 characters)
"I hope that the case will ultimately set an important precedent that federal prosecutors can't keep victims in the dark about the plea deals that they reach," Cassell said.
Epstein served 13 months of an 18-month sentence on the prostitution charge, sold his Palm Beach home in 2011 and now divides his time between a New York City home, a Caribbean island and an apartment in Paris, according to court documents. He also has a large New Mexico ranch.
He donates huge sums each year, particularly toward projects involving new medical treatments and artificial intelligence. His foundation established a Harvard University program that uses mathematics to study evolutionary biology, viruses and disease.
According to lawsuits filed by some of his accusers, Epstein relied on assistants to recruit underage girls to give him massages and perform sex acts. They were usually paid about $200.
Some girls were notified about the investigation beginning in 2006. But they weren't told about the negotiations with federal prosecutors for at least nine months, despite a requirement in the Crime Victims' Rights Act that they be kept informed. The two women — who were 13 and 14 when the alleged assaults occurred — sued for the files and won.
"Although plea negotiations are vital to the functioning of the criminal justice system, a prosecutor and target of a criminal prosecution do not enjoy a relationship of confidence and trust when they negotiate," the appeals court said.
Federal prosecutors have begun turning over the documents.
Epstein's attorney, Roy Black, the celebrity lawyer who is also representing Justin Bieber in his DUI and resisting-arrest case in Miami Beach, declined to comment but has asked that the documents be kept from public view, and so far they have been.
In a May 23 court filing, Black said that there was no conspiracy between prosecutors and Epstein's team to violate the victims' rights law and that the non-prosecution agreement contained many provisions Epstein strongly opposed, such as registering as a sex offender and agreeing not to contest certain lawsuits.
"This was no sweetheart deal by any stretch of the imagination," Black said in court papers.
Even if a judge invalidates the plea deal, it will still be up to federal prosecutors to decide what to do.
"The court can't force the prosecutors to bring charges," said Matt Alexrod, a former federal prosecutor now in private practice in Washington.
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