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Investigative report / news article excerpt (house oversight committee document)
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Summary
This document appears to be an excerpt from a report or news article included in House Oversight files regarding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. It profiles Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) Villafaña, praising her advocacy for victims and detailing a specific successful prosecution from 2006 involving Adam McDaniel, a Texas man who traveled to Florida to entice a 14-year-old minor. The document highlights the severity of the charges and the gratitude of the victim's parents toward the prosecutor.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Villafaña | Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) |
Prosecutor praised for her 18-year career advocating for victims; received 2011 National Crime Victims’ Rights Servic...
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| Biran | Spokesperson/Official |
Quoted praising AUSA Villafaña's career and impact on South Florida safety.
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| Adam McDaniel | Perpetrator |
19-year-old from Texas arrested for enticing a minor; pleaded guilty in 2006.
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| Unnamed Minor | Victim |
14-year-old girl (9th grader) from Boca Raton who met McDaniel online.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice |
Implied by AUSA title and Attorney General's award
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| Boca Raton Police |
Called by parents, tracked down the pair at the hotel
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| Marriott |
Hotel where McDaniel and the minor stayed
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| House Oversight Committee |
Source of the document (Footer stamp)
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Timeline (3 events)
2005
McDaniel traveled to Florida to meet a minor he met online; they stayed at a Marriott.
Boca Raton, FL
October 6, 2006
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Home state of Adam McDaniel
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Arrival point for McDaniel
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Location where McDaniel met the victim
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Location of the crime/arrest
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Relationships (2)
Met online, spent night in hotel, sexual conduct charges
Implied by context of the article discussing her prosecution record and specific mention of the 'Texas man's case'
Key Quotes (2)
"“AUSA Villafaña has spent her 18-year career advocating tirelessly on behalf of victims of some of the most serious crimes in Florida... and has 'made South Florida a safer place for children and adults alike.'” - Biran"Source
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"McDaniel was arrested on federal sex charges, and pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2006, to enticing a minor into sexual conduct by means of interstate commerce"Source
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behalf of crime victims. She received the 2011 National Crime Victims’ Rights Service Award as well as the Attorney General’s Project Safe Childhood Award.
He also pointed out that the parents of the victim in the Texas man’s case wrote a letter thanking Villafaña at the conclusion of the case.
“AUSA Villafaña has spent her 18-year career advocating tirelessly on behalf of victims of some of the most serious crimes in Florida, and has received numerous awards for her successful prosecution of major cases,” Biran said, adding that Villafaña has “made South Florida a safer place for children and adults alike.”
Enticing a minor
By all accounts, Adam McDaniel was an awkward and shy Texas teenager who spent countless hours on his computer, socializing with girls on the internet.
In 2005, McDaniel, then 19, traveled from Texas to Fort Lauderdale, where he hopped into a taxi and headed to Boca Raton to meet up with a 14-year-old girl he had been talking to online for about a year. He picked up the ninth grader at a high school basketball game, and drove her to a Marriott, hotel where they spent the night, court records show.
When she failed to come home that evening, her parents called Boca Raton police. Officers tracked the pair down at the hotel the next day, where they found them in bed, clad in little more than their underwear, according to court records.
McDaniel was arrested on federal sex charges, and pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2006, to enticing a minor into sexual conduct by means of interstate commerce, which carried a sentence of from five years up to 30 years in federal prison.
He also pointed out that the parents of the victim in the Texas man’s case wrote a letter thanking Villafaña at the conclusion of the case.
“AUSA Villafaña has spent her 18-year career advocating tirelessly on behalf of victims of some of the most serious crimes in Florida, and has received numerous awards for her successful prosecution of major cases,” Biran said, adding that Villafaña has “made South Florida a safer place for children and adults alike.”
Enticing a minor
By all accounts, Adam McDaniel was an awkward and shy Texas teenager who spent countless hours on his computer, socializing with girls on the internet.
In 2005, McDaniel, then 19, traveled from Texas to Fort Lauderdale, where he hopped into a taxi and headed to Boca Raton to meet up with a 14-year-old girl he had been talking to online for about a year. He picked up the ninth grader at a high school basketball game, and drove her to a Marriott, hotel where they spent the night, court records show.
When she failed to come home that evening, her parents called Boca Raton police. Officers tracked the pair down at the hotel the next day, where they found them in bed, clad in little more than their underwear, according to court records.
McDaniel was arrested on federal sex charges, and pleaded guilty on Oct. 6, 2006, to enticing a minor into sexual conduct by means of interstate commerce, which carried a sentence of from five years up to 30 years in federal prison.
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