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This document page describes communications and actions taken in late October 2007 related to a non-prosecution agreement. It details an email from Acosta expressing frustration with negotiations, Sloman's subsequent communication with opposing counsel Lefkowitz that led to an agreement, and the signing of an addendum by Epstein's attorneys. The document also includes an email exchange between prosecutors Villafaña and Sloman discussing the propriety of selecting a private attorney for victims versus a Special Master, and Sloman reassuring Villafaña in the face of criticism from defense counsel.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Acosta |
Weighed in on an agreement, sent an email to Villafaña and Sloman, and was copied on an email.
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| Villafaña | USAO representative |
Received an email from Acosta, later emailed Sloman, and her name was printed on the NPA addendum as the USAO represe...
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| Sloman |
Received an email from Acosta, sent a draft addendum to Lefkowitz, sent a letter to the special master, signed an add...
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| Lefkowitz |
Received a new draft addendum from Sloman.
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| Epstein |
Signed the NPA addendum on October 29, 2007.
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| Lefcourt | attorney |
One of Epstein's attorneys who signed the NPA addendum.
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| Sanchez | attorney |
One of Epstein's attorneys who signed the NPA addendum.
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Organizations (1)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| USAO | government agency |
Mentioned as having selected a person to serve as special master and as the party Villafaña represented on the NPA ad...
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Timeline (2 events)
Relationships (6)
Acosta sent an email to Villafaña and Sloman regarding a legal matter, indicating they are colleagues.
Acosta sent an email to Villafaña and Sloman regarding a legal matter, indicating they are colleagues.
Villafaña emailed Sloman for 'advice and the pep talk,' and Sloman signed a legal document on her behalf, indicating a supportive collegial relationship.
Sloman sent a draft addendum to Lefkowitz, indicating they were opposing counsel negotiating an agreement.
Lefcourt is described as one of Epstein's attorneys who signed the NPA addendum.
Key Quotes (5)
"This has to stop,"Source
— Acosta
(The subject line of an email sent to Villafaña and Sloman.)
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"the advice and the pep talk,"Source
— Villafaña
(In an email to Sloman, thanking him.)
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"The funny thing is that I had never met (and still haven’t met) or spoken to [the private attorney] before I asked him if he would be willing to take on this case. . . . But as soon as you mentioned the appearance problem, I saw where the problem would arise and agreed that the Special Master would be a safer route. I just worry that the defense’s attacks on me could harm the victims."Source
— Villafaña
(An explanation in an email to Sloman regarding her selection of a private attorney to assist victims.)
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"put an . . . insidious spin"Source
— Sloman
(In a response to Villafaña, describing how defense counsel characterized her role in proposing the private attorney.)
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"I hope that you understand that these ad hominem attacks against you do not diminish in our eyes what you and the agents have accomplished."Source
— Sloman
(In a response to Villafaña, offering reassurance against defense counsel's attacks.)
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Case 22-1426, Document 77, 06/29/2023, 3536038, Page121 of 258
SA-119
Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 119 of 348
SA-119
Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 119 of 348
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Why don’t we agree to mutual recission [sic] and indict him?
Acosta also weighed in, sending both Villafaña and Sloman an email with a subject line that read “This has to stop,” in which he stated:
Just read the letter.
1. We specifically refused to include the provision saying that we would not communicate. If I recall the conference call, we told him we could not agree to a gag order using those words.
2. The purpose of the agreement was not an out of court settlement. Seems that they can’t take no. Let’s talk re how to proceed. I’m not sure we will ever agree on a letter [to the special master about how to select an attorney representative] at this point.
Notwithstanding Acosta’s assessment and prediction, after Sloman sent to Lefkowitz a new draft addendum and they spoke by phone, the parties reached agreement on the addendum’s terms.147
On October 25, 2007, Sloman sent a letter to the person whom the USAO had selected to serve as special master, outlining the special master’s duties. A few days later, on October 29, 2007, Epstein and his attorneys Lefcourt and Sanchez signed the NPA addendum.148 Villafaña’s name was printed as the USAO representative, but at Villafaña’s request, Sloman signed the addendum for her on behalf of the USAO.
Villafaña later emailed Sloman thanking him for “the advice and the pep talk,” which apparently related to the defense attorneys’ allegation of impropriety concerning her initial selection of the private attorney to assist the victims. Villafaña explained to Sloman:
The funny thing is that I had never met (and still haven’t met) or spoken to [the private attorney] before I asked him if he would be willing to take on this case. . . . But as soon as you mentioned the appearance problem, I saw where the problem would arise and agreed that the Special Master would be a safer route. I just worry that the defense’s attacks on me could harm the victims.
Sloman responded that defense counsel had “put an . . . insidious spin” on Villafaña’s role in proposing the private attorney, but Sloman added, “I hope that you understand that these ad hominem attacks against you do not diminish in our eyes what you and the agents have accomplished.”
147 Acosta and Villafaña were copied on this email.
148 The Addendum is attached as Exhibit 4 to this Report.
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