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Summary
This document outlines the specific terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) between the government and Jeffrey Epstein, requiring a guilty plea to state charges involving minors and a two-year prison sentence. It details the legal statutes violated (Florida statutes regarding lewd battery, solicitation, and sexual activity with minors) and stipulates that federal investigations would close upon his state sentencing. The document also includes a narrative section describing the contentious negotiation process between July and September 2007, noting the prosecution's frustration with defense tactics.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant |
Subject of plea negotiations and non-prosecution agreement.
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| Defense Counsel | Legal Defense |
Negotiated with USAO, offered counter-proposals, described as using frustrating tactics.
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| Prosecutors | Government Attorneys |
Became frustrated with defense tactics during negotiations.
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| Victims | Victims |
Identified in federal investigation; agreement outlines their ability to sue for damages.
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Organizations (5)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office |
Filing state charges against Epstein.
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| USAO |
U.S. Attorney's Office; presented the term sheet and negotiated the NPA.
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| FBI |
Agreed to close investigation after state plea and sentencing.
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| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida |
Jurisdiction for potential civil suits by victims.
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| DOJ-OGR |
Department of Justice Office of Government Relations (implied by footer stamp).
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Timeline (2 events)
September 2007
Negotiations intensified; prosecutors became frustrated with defense tactics.
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Locations (2)
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Jurisdiction of state charges.
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Federal court jurisdiction.
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Relationships (1)
Negotiations intensified in September 2007, prosecutors became increasingly frustrated with defense tactics.
Key Quotes (4)
"Epstein pleads guilty (not nolo contendere) to an Information filed by the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office"Source
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"Epstein serve at least two years in prison, without any opportunity for withholding adjudication or sentencing"Source
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"After Epstein enters his state court plea and is sentenced, the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office will close their investigations."Source
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"the prosecutors became increasingly frustrated, particularly with what they perceived as the defense tactic of agreeing to terms and provisions but then backtracking"Source
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Case 22-1426, Document 77, 06/29/2023, 3536038, Page81 of 258
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 79 of 348
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 79 of 348
CONFIDENTIAL PLEA NEGOTIATIONS
TERMS OF EPSTEIN NON-PROSECUTION AGREEMENT
■ Epstein pleads guilty (not nolo contendere) to an Information filed by the
Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office charging him with:
(a) lewd and lascivious battery on a child, in violation of Fl. Stat.
800.04(4);
(b) solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution, in violation of Fl.
Stat. 796.03; and
(c) engaging in sexual activity with minors at least sixteen years of age,
in violation of Fl. Stat. 794.05.
Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office charging him with:
(a) lewd and lascivious battery on a child, in violation of Fl. Stat.
800.04(4);
(b) solicitation of minors to engage in prostitution, in violation of Fl.
Stat. 796.03; and
(c) engaging in sexual activity with minors at least sixteen years of age,
in violation of Fl. Stat. 794.05.
■ Epstein and the State Attorney’s Office make a joint, binding
recommendation that Epstein serve at least two years in prison, without any
opportunity for withholding adjudication or sentencing; and without
probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment.
recommendation that Epstein serve at least two years in prison, without any
opportunity for withholding adjudication or sentencing; and without
probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment.
■ Epstein agrees to waive all challenges to the information filed by the State
and the right to appeal.
and the right to appeal.
■ Epstein agrees that, if any of the victims identified in the federal
investigation file suit pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, Epstein will not contest
the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Florida over his person and the subject matter. Epstein will not contest that
the identified victims are persons who, while minors, were victims of
violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections(s) 2422 and/or 2423.
investigation file suit pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2255, Epstein will not contest
the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Florida over his person and the subject matter. Epstein will not contest that
the identified victims are persons who, while minors, were victims of
violations of Title 18, United States Code, Sections(s) 2422 and/or 2423.
■ After Epstein enters his state court plea and is sentenced, the FBI and the
U.S. Attorney’s Office will close their investigations.
U.S. Attorney’s Office will close their investigations.
V. THE USAO PRESENTS EPSTEIN WITH KEY TERMS OF A DEAL: PLEAD
GUILTY TO STATE CHARGES REQUIRING A TWO-YEAR TERM OF
INCARCERATION AND SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION, AND AGREE
TO A MEANS FOR THE VICTIMS TO OBTAIN MONETARY DAMAGES
GUILTY TO STATE CHARGES REQUIRING A TWO-YEAR TERM OF
INCARCERATION AND SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION, AND AGREE
TO A MEANS FOR THE VICTIMS TO OBTAIN MONETARY DAMAGES
Although the USAO term sheet was presented to Epstein’s defense team on July 31, 2007,
it took almost another two months to reach a final agreement in the form of the NPA. The
contemporaneous emails show that over the course of those two months, defense counsel offered
multiple counter-proposals to the USAO’s stated terms, and alternated between working out the
state plea disposition and seeking an alternative federal plea arrangement. The emails make clear
that as the negotiations intensified in September 2007, the prosecutors became increasingly
frustrated, particularly with what they perceived as the defense tactic of agreeing to terms and
provisions but then backtracking or altering the agreed-upon terms in subsequent communications.
It is apparent that the defense persistence achieved some measure of success, at least concerning
it took almost another two months to reach a final agreement in the form of the NPA. The
contemporaneous emails show that over the course of those two months, defense counsel offered
multiple counter-proposals to the USAO’s stated terms, and alternated between working out the
state plea disposition and seeking an alternative federal plea arrangement. The emails make clear
that as the negotiations intensified in September 2007, the prosecutors became increasingly
frustrated, particularly with what they perceived as the defense tactic of agreeing to terms and
provisions but then backtracking or altering the agreed-upon terms in subsequent communications.
It is apparent that the defense persistence achieved some measure of success, at least concerning
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