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This document is a printed webpage from the Palm Beach Daily News dated April 7, 2011, reporting on a motion filed by attorneys representing victims (Doe 1 and 2) to invalidate Jeffrey Epstein's non-prosecution agreement. The motion argues the agreement is illegal because the government failed to notify victims as required by the Crime Victim Rights Act, allegedly to protect Epstein due to his political connections. The article includes comments from U.S. Attorney's Office spokesperson Alicia Valle denying CVRA violations because no federal charges were filed.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant/Subject |
Billionaire sex offender accused of using political connections to avoid federal prosecution.
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| Doe 1 | Victim |
Was 14 at the time of incidents; received monetary settlement.
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| Doe 2 | Victim |
Was 13 at the time of incidents; received monetary settlement.
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| Alicia Valle | Special Counsel |
Spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida |
Prosecutorial office accused of keeping the agreement secret and failing to protect victim rights.
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| Department of Justice |
Federal department where Epstein sought a 'higher level of review'.
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| Palm Beach Daily News |
Source of the article (inferred from URL).
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Epstein's residence where girls were allegedly lured.
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Legal jurisdiction handling the case.
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Relationships (2)
Epstein sought 'a higher level of review' and used connections to lobby DOJ.
Filed lawsuits or settled claims alleging they were lured to his mansion for sex acts.
Key Quotes (3)
"The reasonable inference from the evidence is that the U.S. Attorney’s Office wanted to keep the agreement a secret to avoid intense criticism that would surely ensued had the victims and the public learned that a billionaire sex offender with political connections had arranged to avoid federal prosecution"Source
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"As part of this pattern of deception, the U.S. Attorney’s Office discussed victim notification with the defendant sex offender and, after he raised objections, stopped making notifications."Source
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"A reasonable inference from the evidence is that Epstein used his significant political and social connections to lobby the Justice Department to avoid significant federal prosecution"Source
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Attorneys want Jeffrey Epstein agreement thrown out
4/7/11 1:37 PM
4/7/11 1:37 PM
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Doe 1 and 2, who were 14 and 13, respectively, at the time of the incidents, received monetary settlements in civil cases. They are among more than two-dozen underage girls who filed lawsuits or settled claims against Epstein, alleging they were lured to his Palm Beach mansion to give him sexually charged massages and/or sex in exchange for money.
The motion filed Monday says the agreement is illegal because the government did not protect the “Congressionally mandated rights of victims before it entered this agreement.”
Alicia Valle, special counsel for the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida, said in an e-mail that the U.S. Attorney’s Office will respond in court filings.
“However, as we stated more than two years ago in July 2008 in our response to the plaintiffs’ then-emergency petition for enforcement of the Crime Victim Rights Act, the CVRA was not violated because no federal charges were ever filed in the Southern District of Florida,” Valle said. “Because the matter remains pending in court, it would be inappropriate at this time to provide additional comment on the merits of the current motion.”
The attorneys reference e-mails and letters from the federal office to Epstein’s lawyers acknowledging the government’s legal obligation to inform victims about the pact. The e-mails are redacted in the motion because they are under seal. The attorneys filed a separate motion Monday to unseal the correspondence.
“The reasonable inference from the evidence is that the U.S. Attorney’s Office wanted to keep the agreement a secret to avoid intense criticism that would surely ensued had the victims and the public learned that a billionaire sex offender with political connections had arranged to avoid federal prosecution for numerous felony sex offenses against minor girls,” the motion says. “As part of this pattern of deception, the U.S. Attorney’s Office discussed victim notification with the defendant sex offender and, after he raised objections, stopped making notifications.”
Epstein sought “a higher level of review” within the Department of Justice, the motion says. “A reasonable inference from the evidence is that Epstein used his significant political and social connections to lobby the Justice Department to avoid significant federal prosecution,” the motion states.
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