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People
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Organizations
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Document Information
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News article / court exhibit (house oversight committee)
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Summary
This document is a printout of a November 2018 Miami Herald article by Julie K. Brown, filed as an exhibit in a 2019 court case and marked with a House Oversight Committee stamp. The article details Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 sentencing, where despite facing a potential federal life sentence for abusing underage girls, he received a lenient 18-month state sentence due to a non-prosecution agreement signed by U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta. It highlights the extraordinary privileges Epstein received during incarceration, including work release for 12 hours a day and a private jail wing.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Edward Epstein | Subject / Defendant |
Described as a multimillionaire sex offender, financier, inmate No. W35755.
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| Julie K. Brown | Author |
Journalist for the Miami Herald.
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| Jack Goldberger | Attorney |
Epstein's attorney present at his sentencing on June 30, 2008.
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| Alexander Acosta | Miami U.S. Attorney |
Signed off on a non-prosecution agreement in 2007 preventing federal indictment.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Miami Herald |
Newspaper publishing the 'Perversion of Justice' series.
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| FBI |
Prepared a 53-page federal indictment in 2007.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017801'.
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| Palm Beach County Courthouse |
Location of 2008 sentencing.
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Timeline (3 events)
June 30, 2008
Sentencing hearing for Jeffrey Epstein.
Palm Beach County Courthouse
Jeffrey Epstein
Jack Goldberger
Nov 28, 2018
Publication of article 'Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system'.
Miami Herald
Locations (7)
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Sentencing location.
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Epstein's home where abuse occurred.
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Location of one of Epstein's homes.
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Location of one of Epstein's homes.
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Location of one of Epstein's homes.
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Jail where Epstein was assigned to a private wing.
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Downtown office used for work release.
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Relationships (2)
Article states 'His attorney, Jack Goldberger, was at his side.'
Acosta signed off on a non-prosecution agreement for Epstein.
Key Quotes (5)
"Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system. His victims were kept in the dark"Source
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"A decade before #MeToo, a multimillionaire sex offender from Florida got the ultimate break."Source
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"But inmate No. W35755 would not be treated like other convicted sex offenders in the state of Florida"Source
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"Epstein’s lenient sentence and his extraordinary treatment while in custody are still the source of consternation for the victims"Source
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"The indictment was shelved, never to be seen again."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (3,193 characters)
Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald Page 1 of 17
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 2 of 18
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 2 of 18
Even from jail, sex abuser manipulated the system. His victims were kept in the dark
BY Julie K. Brown
NOV. 28, 2018
NOV. 28, 2018
PERVERSION
of JUSTICE
of JUSTICE
A decade before #MeToo, a multimillionaire sex offender from Florida got the ultimate break.
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Palm Beach County Courthouse
June 30, 2008
Jeffrey Edward Epstein appeared at his sentencing dressed comfortably in a blue blazer, blue shirt, jeans and gray sneakers. His attorney, Jack
Goldberger, was at his side.
Goldberger, was at his side.
At the end of the 68-minute hearing, the 55-year-old silver-haired financier — accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls — was fingerprinted
and handcuffed, just like any other criminal sentenced in Florida.
and handcuffed, just like any other criminal sentenced in Florida.
But inmate No. W35755 would not be treated like other convicted sex offenders in the state of Florida, which has some of the strictest sex offender laws in
the nation.
the nation.
Ten years before the #MeToo movement raised awareness about the kid-glove handling of powerful men accused of sexual abuse, Epstein’s lenient
sentence and his extraordinary treatment while in custody are still the source of consternation for the victims he was accused of molesting when they
were minors.
sentence and his extraordinary treatment while in custody are still the source of consternation for the victims he was accused of molesting when they
were minors.
Beginning as far back as 2001, Epstein lured a steady stream of underage girls to his Palm Beach mansion to engage in nude massages, masturbation, oral
sex and intercourse, court and police records show. The girls — mostly from disadvantaged, troubled families — were recruited from middle and high
schools around Palm Beach County. Epstein would pay the girls for massages and offer them further money to bring him new girls every time he was at
his home in Palm Beach, according to police reports.
sex and intercourse, court and police records show. The girls — mostly from disadvantaged, troubled families — were recruited from middle and high
schools around Palm Beach County. Epstein would pay the girls for massages and offer them further money to bring him new girls every time he was at
his home in Palm Beach, according to police reports.
The girls, now in their late 20s and early 30s, allege in a series of federal civil lawsuits filed over the past decade that Epstein sexually abused hundreds of
girls, not only in Palm Beach, but at his homes in Manhattan, New Mexico and in the Caribbean.
girls, not only in Palm Beach, but at his homes in Manhattan, New Mexico and in the Caribbean.
In 2007, the FBI had prepared a 53-page federal indictment charging Epstein with sex crimes that could have put him in federal prison for life. But then-
Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta signed off on a non-prosecution agreement, which was negotiated, signed and sealed so that no one would know
the full scope of Epstein’s crimes. The indictment was shelved, never to be seen again.
Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta signed off on a non-prosecution agreement, which was negotiated, signed and sealed so that no one would know
the full scope of Epstein’s crimes. The indictment was shelved, never to be seen again.
Epstein instead pleaded guilty to lesser charges in state court, and was required to register as a sex offender. He was sentenced to 18 months
incarceration.
incarceration.
But Epstein — who had a long list of powerful, politically connected friends — didn’t go to state prison like most sex offenders in Florida. Instead, the
multimillionaire was assigned to a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade, where he was able to hire his own security detail. Even then, he didn’t
spend much time in a cell. He was allowed to go to his downtown West Palm Beach office for work release, up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, records
show.
multimillionaire was assigned to a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade, where he was able to hire his own security detail. Even then, he didn’t
spend much time in a cell. He was allowed to go to his downtown West Palm Beach office for work release, up to 12 hours a day, six days a week, records
show.
Read Next
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article219494920.html 4/3/2019
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