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Extraction Summary
8
People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Document Information
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News article / legal exhibit
File Size:
2.15 MB
Summary
This document is a page from a Miami Herald article filed as a legal exhibit in 2019, detailing Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 sentencing hearing. It highlights the coordination between prosecutors and Epstein's defense to minimize the judge's awareness of the scope of crimes and co-conspirators, noting specifically that victims' lawyers were not notified of the plea deal. The document includes a photo of the Palm Beach County facility where Epstein served his time and references emails proving federal prosecutors sought to limit information presented to the judge.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Sentencing hearing subject; registered sex offender.
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| Deborah Dale Pucillo | Circuit Court Judge |
Presided over Epstein's sentencing on June 30, 2008.
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| Lanna Belohlavek | Assistant State Prosecutor |
Represented the state at the sentencing; claimed victims agreed to plea terms.
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| A. Marie Villafaña | Federal Prosecutor |
Sent email preferring not to highlight other crimes or persons to charge.
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| Jay Lefkowitz | Epstein Lawyer |
Recipient of Villafaña's email regarding co-conspirators.
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| Spencer Kuvin | Attorney |
Represented victims; present in court by chance; shocked his clients were not notified.
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| Goldberger | Epstein's Attorney |
Described as being 'in sync' with prosecutor Belohlavek at the hearing.
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| Emily Michot | Photographer |
Miami Herald staff credited with the photo.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Miami Herald |
Publisher of the article.
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| Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office |
Agency managing the facility in the photo (Alternative Custody Unit).
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017809.
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Timeline (1 events)
2008-06-30
Sentencing hearing for Jeffrey Epstein.
Circuit Court
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Location where Epstein was to serve his sentence.
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Comparison location for typical sex offender sentencing.
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Jurisdiction where Epstein is a registered sex offender.
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Jurisdiction where Epstein is a registered sex offender.
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Relationships (3)
Described as being 'in sync' during the hearing.
Kuvin intended to serve Epstein with civil court papers.
Email correspondence regarding plea deal optics and co-conspirators.
Key Quotes (4)
"I will mention co-conspirators but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all the other crimes and all the other persons that we could charge."Source
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"Are there more than one victim?"Source
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"There’s several."Source
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"I was shocked to learn that the proceeding involved my client’s case and there was nothing I could do except watch as they disposed of her case without ever telling her."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,372 characters)
Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald Page 9 of 17
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 10 of 18
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 10 of 18
“Are there more than one victim?” Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked the prosecutor at Epstein’s sentencing on June 30, 2008.
“There’s several,” replied assistant state prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek.
“Are all the victims in both of these cases in agreement with the terms of this plea?” Pucillo later asked.
“Yes,” Belohlavek replied, telling the judge that she had spoken to “several” of Epstein’s victims.
Emails show that federal prosecutors didn’t want the judge to know how many victims and accomplices there were.
Federal prosecutor A. Marie Villafaña — in a September 2007 email to Epstein lawyer Jay Lefkowitz — said: “I will mention co-conspirators but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all the other crimes and all the other persons that we could charge.”
Attorney Spencer Kuvin happened to be in court that day because he’d heard Epstein was to appear, but Kuvin didn’t know why. He figured he’d use it as an opportunity to serve Epstein with civil court papers involving one of several victims he represented. Instead, he listened to what was happening and couldn’t believe that no one had contacted him or his clients.
“I was shocked to learn that the proceeding involved my client’s case and there was nothing I could do except watch as they disposed of her case without ever telling her,” Kuvin said.
At the hearing, Belohlavek and Epstein’s attorney, Goldberger, were in sync, the court transcript shows. Epstein would be required to register as a sex offender, but his probation would not be served under the strict requirements of sex offender probation.
[Sign in image reads:] SEXUAL PREDATOR SEXUAL OFFENDER CRIMINAL REGISTRATIONS [Arrow pointing left]
[Sign on door reads:] ATTENTION
[Sign on door reads:] PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALTERNATIVE CUSTODY UNIT
[Sign on door reads:] ATTENTION
[Sign on door reads:] PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALTERNATIVE CUSTODY UNIT
Jeffrey Epstein is a registered sex offender in New York State and Florida. Emily Michot EMICHOT@MIAMIHERALD.COM
The judge didn’t question those provisions, but she did ask why Epstein was going to serve his sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade instead of in a Florida state prison, like most sex offenders.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article219494920.html
4/3/2019
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