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Extraction Summary
4
People
5
Organizations
4
Locations
4
Events
1
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
News article / timeline (likely miami herald) included in house oversight records
File Size:
2.57 MB
Summary
This document is a timeline, likely from a Miami Herald article included in House Oversight records, detailing the legal proceedings against Jeffrey Epstein between May 2008 and July 2009. It covers his guilty plea to state solicitation charges, his 18-month sentencing, the subsequent work release program where he spent 12 hours a day at his office, and his early release in 2009. The text also highlights the Miami Herald's investigative work ('Perversion of Justice') in exposing the deal and the lack of notification provided to victims under the Crime Victims' Rights Act.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject / Defendant |
Palm Beach multimillionaire, convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty to solicitation charges.
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| Epstein's Lawyers | Legal Defense |
Revisited plea negotiations in June.
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| Private Driver | Employee |
Transported Epstein to his office six days a week during work release.
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| Victims | Victims |
Dozens of underage girls; more than 60 tracked down by Miami Herald.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Justice Department |
Issued finding regarding federal prosecution; federal prosecutors argued against releasing plea agreement.
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| Miami Herald |
Investigative journalism outlet that obtained records and tracked down victims.
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| FBI |
Records obtained by Miami Herald.
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| Palm Beach County Court |
Venue where Epstein appeared and pleaded guilty.
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| Federal Court in New York |
Venue where Miami Herald accessed sealed documents.
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Timeline (4 events)
July 2009
June 30, 2008
Epstein pleads guilty to state charges and is sentenced to 18 months in jail.
Palm Beach County courtroom
Jeffrey Epstein
Court
May 2008
Justice Department issues finding regarding federal prosecution.
USA
October 2008
Epstein begins work release, traveling to office 6 days a week.
Palm Beach County Stockade to West Palm Beach office
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Epstein's home location; county where court proceedings occurred.
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Location of Epstein's office where he spent work release days.
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Jail where Epstein served his sentence.
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Location of federal court accessed by journalists.
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Relationships (1)
He is picked up by his private driver six days a week
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (2,428 characters)
May: The Justice Department issues finding that, if a plea deal is not reached, Epstein can be federally prosecuted.
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His victims have never had a voice, until now.
June: Epstein’s lawyers revisit plea negotiations, and on June 30, Epstein appears in a Palm Beach County courtroom. He pleads guilty to state charges: one count of solicitation of prostitution and one count of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18. He is sentenced to 18 months in jail, followed by a year of community control or house arrest. He is adjudicated as a convicted sex offender who must register twice a year in Florida.
July: Epstein’s victims learn about his plea in state court after the fact. They file an emergency petition to force federal prosecutors to comply with the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act, which mandates certain rights for crime victims, including the right to be informed about plea agreements and the right to appear at sentencing.
August: Epstein’s victims learn that he has already been sent to jail, and that the federal investigation is over. They seek to have his plea agreement unsealed, but federal prosecutors argue against releasing the agreement, commencing a yearlong court battle to learn the terms of Epstein’s plea bargain.
October: Epstein begins work release from the county stockade. He is picked up by his private driver six days a week and transported to an office in West Palm Beach, where he accepts visitors for up to 12 hours a day. He returns to the stockade in the evenings to sleep.
Support investigative journalism
The Miami Herald obtained thousands of FBI and court records, lawsuits, and witness depositions, and went to federal court in New York to access sealed documents in the reporting of "Perversion of Justice." The Herald also tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims, some of whom had never spoken of the abuse before.
Your digital subscription, starting at $0.99 for the first month, supports investigative journalism like this.
2009
July: Epstein is released from the Palm Beach County stockade, five months early. He must register as a sex offender and is on probation for a year, confined to his Palm Beach home except to travel to his office in West Palm Beach. However,
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His victims have never had a voice, until now.
June: Epstein’s lawyers revisit plea negotiations, and on June 30, Epstein appears in a Palm Beach County courtroom. He pleads guilty to state charges: one count of solicitation of prostitution and one count of solicitation of prostitution with a minor under the age of 18. He is sentenced to 18 months in jail, followed by a year of community control or house arrest. He is adjudicated as a convicted sex offender who must register twice a year in Florida.
July: Epstein’s victims learn about his plea in state court after the fact. They file an emergency petition to force federal prosecutors to comply with the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act, which mandates certain rights for crime victims, including the right to be informed about plea agreements and the right to appear at sentencing.
August: Epstein’s victims learn that he has already been sent to jail, and that the federal investigation is over. They seek to have his plea agreement unsealed, but federal prosecutors argue against releasing the agreement, commencing a yearlong court battle to learn the terms of Epstein’s plea bargain.
October: Epstein begins work release from the county stockade. He is picked up by his private driver six days a week and transported to an office in West Palm Beach, where he accepts visitors for up to 12 hours a day. He returns to the stockade in the evenings to sleep.
Support investigative journalism
The Miami Herald obtained thousands of FBI and court records, lawsuits, and witness depositions, and went to federal court in New York to access sealed documents in the reporting of "Perversion of Justice." The Herald also tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims, some of whom had never spoken of the abuse before.
Your digital subscription, starting at $0.99 for the first month, supports investigative journalism like this.
2009
July: Epstein is released from the Palm Beach County stockade, five months early. He must register as a sex offender and is on probation for a year, confined to his Palm Beach home except to travel to his office in West Palm Beach. However,
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