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Document Information
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News article / media excerpt included in congressional evidence
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2.08 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a media report or article included in House Oversight materials (Bates stamp 021746). While the caption highlights Alex Acosta's role in the Jeffrey Epstein plea deal, the body text details a parallel or related legal case involving a defendant named McDaniel who preyed on minors. In that case, Judge Zloch criticized prosecutor Villafaña for withholding the defendant's predatory history, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Lourie attempted to have the judge's comments struck from the record.
People (8)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alex Acosta | Former U.S. Attorney |
Pictured in photograph; caption states he never told sexual-abuse victims of a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Sexual Offender |
Mentioned in caption regarding a lenient plea deal.
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| Zloch | Judge |
Sentenced McDaniel; issued an order excoriating Villafaña for hiding the defendant's history.
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| McDaniel | Defendant |
Preyed on girls over the internet; sentenced to 10 years.
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| Villafaña | Prosecutor |
Admitted details in court; recommended a lighter sentence; criticized by Judge Zloch for failing to disclose history.
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| Andrew Lourie | Assistant U.S. Attorney |
Assigned to correct the record and persuade the judge to strike comments regarding the McDaniel case.
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| Unnamed 16-year-old girl | Victim |
From California, brought to Texas and impregnated by McDaniel.
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| Unnamed 15-year-old girl | Victim |
In a relationship with McDaniel at the time of his arrest.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| U.S. Attorney's Office |
Employer of Acosta, Lourie, and Villafaña.
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| Getty Images |
Photo credit.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (2)
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Home state of one victim.
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Location where the victim was brought.
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Relationships (3)
Caption mentions Acosta gave Epstein a lenient plea deal.
Zloch excoriated Villafaña for failing to disclose information.
Lourie assigned to persuade Zloch to strike comments.
Key Quotes (3)
"Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta never told sexual-abuse victims of a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein."Source
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"The judge promptly sentenced McDaniel to 10 years — twice what Villafaña recommended."Source
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"“The serial nature of defendant’s seduction of minor girls was revealed for the first time to the court upon the Government’s response to the Court’s inquiry,” Zloch wrote"Source
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Former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta never told sexual-abuse victims of a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.
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Only then did Zloch learn that McDaniel had preyed on other girls over the internet, including a 16-year-old California girl whom he brought to Texas and impregnated. He was also having another relationship with a 15-year-old girl at the time of his arrest, Villafaña admitted in court.
The judge promptly sentenced McDaniel to 10 years — twice what Villafaña recommended.
Three months later, in January 2007, after reviewing the entire case, Zloch issued an order excoriating Villafaña for failing to tell him about McDaniel’s prior history.
“The serial nature of defendant’s seduction of minor girls was revealed for the first time to the court upon the Government’s response to the Court’s inquiry,” Zloch wrote, explaining that the defendant’s past was evidence of predatory behavior that warranted a harsher sentence because he may pose a danger to the community.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Lourie was assigned to try to correct the record and persuade the judge to strike a portion of his comments. They argued that since McDaniel had never before been charged with a crime, the history was not relevant
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Only then did Zloch learn that McDaniel had preyed on other girls over the internet, including a 16-year-old California girl whom he brought to Texas and impregnated. He was also having another relationship with a 15-year-old girl at the time of his arrest, Villafaña admitted in court.
The judge promptly sentenced McDaniel to 10 years — twice what Villafaña recommended.
Three months later, in January 2007, after reviewing the entire case, Zloch issued an order excoriating Villafaña for failing to tell him about McDaniel’s prior history.
“The serial nature of defendant’s seduction of minor girls was revealed for the first time to the court upon the Government’s response to the Court’s inquiry,” Zloch wrote, explaining that the defendant’s past was evidence of predatory behavior that warranted a harsher sentence because he may pose a danger to the community.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew Lourie was assigned to try to correct the record and persuade the judge to strike a portion of his comments. They argued that since McDaniel had never before been charged with a crime, the history was not relevant
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