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This page from a legal filing argues that the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with Epstein was strictly limited in scope to the Southern District of Florida. It cites the agreement's text, the negotiation history, and the U.S. Attorney's Manual to support the claim that the NPA was not intended to bind other districts from prosecuting Epstein.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein |
Subject of charges and a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) where prosecution was deferred.
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| R. Alexander Acosta | United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida |
Mentioned as the authority under which the prosecution agreement concerning Epstein was made.
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| Russo |
A party in the cited legal case, United States v. Russo.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Federal Grand Jury | government agency |
Conducted an investigation from which offenses arose.
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| USAO-SDFL | government agency |
Abbreviation for the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, whose actions are discusse...
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| United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida | government agency |
The office, led by R. Alexander Acosta, that made the agreement regarding Epstein.
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| State of Florida | government entity |
Federal prosecution was deferred in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida.
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Locations (2)
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The specific district where the Non-Prosecution Agreement was made and intended to be binding.
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The jurisdiction to which Epstein's prosecution was deferred.
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Relationships (1)
Acosta, as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, was the authority behind the Non-Prosecution Agreement that deferred federal prosecution of Epstein in that district.
Key Quotes (2)
"No district or division shall make any agreement, including any agreement not to prosecute, which purports to bind any other district(s) or division without the express written approval of"Source
— United States Attorney’s Manual
(Quoted to argue that the NPA with Epstein could not bind other districts without express approval, which was allegedly not obtained.)
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"THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida, provided that Epstein abides by the following conditions and the requirements of this Agreement set forth below."Source
— A-175 (an additional section of the agreement)
(Cited to demonstrate that the scope of the prosecution deferral was explicitly limited to 'this District' (the Southern District of Florida).)
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Case 22-1426, Document 109-1, 09/17/2024, 3634097, Page11 of 26
offenses that arose from the Federal Grand Jury investigation will be instituted in this District, and the charges against Epstein if any, will be dismissed.¹³
The only language in the NPA that speaks to the agreement’s scope is limiting language.
The negotiation history of the NPA, just as the text, fails to show that the agreement was intended to bind other districts. Under our Court’s precedent, the negotiation history of an NPA can support an inference that an NPA “affirmatively” binds other districts.¹⁴ Yet, the actions of USAO-SDFL do not indicate that the NPA was intended to bind other districts.
The United States Attorney’s Manual that was operable during the negotiations of the NPA required that:
No district or division shall make any agreement, including any agreement not to prosecute, which purports to bind any other district(s) or division without the express written approval of
¹³ A-175 (emphasis added). The agreement’s scope is also limited in an additional section:
THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida, provided that Epstein abides by the following conditions and the requirements of this Agreement set forth below.
Id. (emphasis added).
¹⁴ See United States v. Russo, 801 F.2d 624, 626 (2d Cir. 1986).
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