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Summary
A 2009 LexisNexis printout of a Palm Beach Daily News article detailing the unsealing of Jeffrey Epstein's federal non-prosecution agreement. The article highlights that Epstein avoided life in prison for federal sex trafficking charges in exchange for a light state sentence, and controversially secured immunity for co-conspirators Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Lesley Groff, and Nadia Marcinkova. Attorneys for the victims express outrage at the deal and the exclusion of victims from the process.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Sex offender / Defendant |
Subject of the non-prosecution agreement; avoided federal charges in exchange for 18 months in county jail.
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| Sarah Kellen | Co-conspirator |
Named in the non-prosecution agreement as receiving immunity.
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| Adriana Ross | Co-conspirator |
Named in the non-prosecution agreement as receiving immunity.
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| Lesley Groff | Co-conspirator |
Named in the non-prosecution agreement as receiving immunity.
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| Nadia Marcinkova | Co-conspirator |
Named in the non-prosecution agreement as receiving immunity.
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| Brad Edwards | Attorney |
Fort Lauderdale attorney representing three Epstein victims; quoted criticizing the deal.
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| Adam Horowitz | Attorney |
Miami attorney representing seven victims; quoted questioning the immunity deal.
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| Alicia Valle | Spokeswoman |
Spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami; declined comment.
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| Michele Dargan | Author |
Daily News Staff Writer.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach Daily News |
Publisher of the article.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office |
Federal prosecutors who agreed to the non-prosecution deal; declined to comment.
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| LexisNexis |
Database provider.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the document stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013432'.
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Timeline (2 events)
September 18, 2009
Unsealing of the nine-page federal non-prosecution agreement.
Federal Court
Locations (3)
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Location of the newspaper.
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Location of attorney Brad Edwards.
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Location of attorney Adam Horowitz and the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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Relationships (5)
Named together in non-prosecution agreement.
Named together in non-prosecution agreement.
Named together in non-prosecution agreement.
Named together in non-prosecution agreement.
Edwards represents victims of Epstein.
Key Quotes (4)
"I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STRANGER CASE"Source
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"He could have gone to prison for life and somehow he's getting immunity in exchange for nothing?"Source
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"It's the U.S. Attorney's Office saying we'll do everything in our power to see he doesn't get punished."Source
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"Why did all the co-conspirators receive immunity? Why were the victims not consulted regarding the sentence?"Source
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Copyright 2009 Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Daily News
September 20, 2009 Sunday
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LENGTH: 1126 words
HEADLINE: ATTORNEY FOR EPSTEIN VICTIMS: 'I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STRANGER CASE'
BYLINE: MICHELE DARGAN, MICHELE DARGAN, Daily News Staff Writer
BODY:
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could have been charged with multiple counts of five federal offenses involving sex acts with minors and faced a life sentence, but, instead, the government agreed not to prosecute him or his procurers if he spent 18 months in the county jail on two state charges.
Those were the details unsealed Friday in a nine-page federal non- prosecution agreement that lets Epstein and co-conspirators Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Lesley Groff and Nadia Marcinkova off the hook for any of those past crimes.
"He could have gone to prison for life and somehow he's getting immunity in exchange for nothing?" said Fort Lauderdale attorney Brad Edwards, who represents three Epstein victims. "I have never seen a stranger case. To me, it's more spectacular what's not in it. It's the U.S. Attorney's Office saying we'll do everything in our power to see he doesn't get punished."
Edwards has been fighting for a year in federal and state court to unseal the agreement.
"The non-prosecution agreement raises more questions than it answers," said Miami attorney Adam Horowitz, who represents seven victims. "Why did all the co-conspirators receive immunity? Why were the victims not consulted re- garding the sentence? Why did he receive such a minimal sentence?
The federal deal has remained sealed in Epstein's state court file since he pleaded guilty in June 2008 to state charges of procuring a minor for prostitution and soliciting prostitution.
U.S. Attorney's Office does not comment
The federal charges he could have faced were: conspiracy to persuade minor females to engage in prostitution, conspiracy to travel to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minor females, persuading minor females to engage in pros- titution, traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with minor females and causing a person under 18 years to engage in sex for money while knowing they are underage.
The charges carry various statutory penalties ranging from 10 years to life, with a minimum mandatory of at least 10 years.
Alicia Valle, spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami, declined comment.
Expert: Feds take few sex-assault cases
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