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This legal document is a court opinion regarding an appeal by Maxwell. The court affirms a lower District Court's decision, ruling that a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) between Epstein and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL) does not prevent the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (USAO-SDNY) from prosecuting Maxwell. The court holds that such agreements are generally limited to the specific district in which they are made.
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| Name | Role | Context |
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| Maxwell | Defendant/Appellant |
Mentioned as the individual who sought dismissal of charges based on an NPA between Epstein and USAO-SDFL, arguing sh...
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| Epstein | Party to an NPA |
Mentioned as the individual who entered into a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with the USAO-SDFL.
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| Walters | Party in a cited case |
Mentioned in a footnote citation: United States v. Walters, 910 F.3d 11, 22 (2d Cir. 2018).
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| District Court | judiciary |
The court that imposed a fine and denied Maxwell's motion to dismiss the indictment.
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| USAO-SDFL | government agency |
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, which made a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA...
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| USAO-SDNY | government agency |
The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, which prosecuted Maxwell. The court holds ...
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| United States Attorney | government agency |
Mentioned in the context of a legal principle that a plea agreement binds only the office of the U.S. Attorney for th...
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| United States | government |
Mentioned as the party agreeing in the NPA not to institute charges against Epstein's co-conspirators, and also in a ...
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The document references Maxwell's argument based on a clause in Epstein's NPA protecting 'potential co-conspirators of Epstein'.
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"the United States [ ] agree[d] that it w[ould] not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein."Source
— Maxwell (citing the NPA)
(Cited by Maxwell from the NPA in her argument that her prosecution was barred.)
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"[a] plea agreement binds only the office of the United States Attorney for the district in which the plea is entered unless it affirmatively appears that the agreement"Source
— Circuit Court
(A legal principle established in the Circuit, used to support the ruling that the USAO-SDFL agreement does not bind the USAO-SDNY.)
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Case 22-1426, Document 109-11 09/1/2022 4366634897 Page 9 of 26
District Court imposed a $750,000 fine and a $300 mandatory special
assessment. This appeal followed.
assessment. This appeal followed.
II. DISCUSSION
1. The NPA Between Epstein and USAO-SDFL Did Not Bar
Maxwell’s Prosecution by USAO-SDNY
Maxwell’s Prosecution by USAO-SDNY
Maxwell sought dismissal of the charges in the Indictment on the
grounds that the NPA made between Epstein and USAO-SDFL
immunized her from prosecution on all counts as a third-party
beneficiary of the NPA. The District Court denied the motion, rejecting
Maxwell’s arguments. We agree. We review de novo the denial of a
motion to dismiss an indictment.⁹
grounds that the NPA made between Epstein and USAO-SDFL
immunized her from prosecution on all counts as a third-party
beneficiary of the NPA. The District Court denied the motion, rejecting
Maxwell’s arguments. We agree. We review de novo the denial of a
motion to dismiss an indictment.⁹
In arguing that the NPA barred her prosecution by USAO-SDNY,
Maxwell cites the portion of the NPA in which “the United States [ ]
agree[d] that it w[ould] not institute any criminal charges against any
potential co-conspirators of Epstein.”¹⁰ We hold that the NPA with
USAO-SDFL does not bind USAO-SDNY.
Maxwell cites the portion of the NPA in which “the United States [ ]
agree[d] that it w[ould] not institute any criminal charges against any
potential co-conspirators of Epstein.”¹⁰ We hold that the NPA with
USAO-SDFL does not bind USAO-SDNY.
It is well established in our Circuit that “[a] plea agreement binds
only the office of the United States Attorney for the district in which
the plea is entered unless it affirmatively appears that the agreement
only the office of the United States Attorney for the district in which
the plea is entered unless it affirmatively appears that the agreement
⁹ See, e.g., United States v. Walters, 910 F.3d 11, 22 (2d Cir. 2018).
¹⁰ A-178.
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