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Summary
This document is a printout of a Palm Beach Post news article dated August 26, 2017, discussing the legal efforts to reopen the federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein nearly 10 years after his 2008 plea deal. The article details how attorneys Bradley Edwards and Paul Cassell, representing two victims, are arguing that the federal government violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act by not informing victims of the non-prosecution agreement. The document bears a House Oversight Committee stamp.
People (7)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject/Defendant |
Billionaire, wealthy Palm Beach resident, 64-year-old politically-connected money manager charged with sex offenses.
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| Jane Musgrave | Author |
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer.
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| Uma Sanghvi | Photographer |
Credited for the photo of Epstein.
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| Kenneth Marra | Judge |
U.S. District Judge who may decide to reopen the investigation.
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| Bradley Edwards | Attorney |
Attorney representing the victims (Jane Does).
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| Paul Cassell | Attorney |
Attorney representing the victims (Jane Does).
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| Jane Does | Victims/Plaintiffs |
Two women (13 and 14 at the time of abuse) suing the federal government.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Palm Beach Post |
Publisher of the article.
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| Palm Beach County Circuit Court |
Location of 2008 guilty plea.
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| U.S. Government |
Defendant in the lawsuit regarding the plea deal.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015028.
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Timeline (3 events)
June 20, 2008
Epstein pleaded guilty to prostitution solicitation charges.
Palm Beach County Circuit Court
September 2017
Upcoming chance for U.S. government lawyers to defend against allegations.
Court
U.S. government lawyers
Locations (2)
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Dateline location.
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Location of Epstein's mansion and residence.
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Relationships (3)
attorneys Bradley Edwards and Paul Cassell, who filed the rare lawsuit... on behalf of two Jane Does
attorneys Bradley Edwards and Paul Cassell, who filed the rare lawsuit... on behalf of two Jane Does
charges of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls... claim Epstein paid them for sex
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Could U.S. case against sex offender Jeffrey Epstein be reopened? http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/crime--law/fight-reopen-teen-s...
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LOCAL By Jane Musgrave - Palm Beach Post Staff Writer f y 34
[Image of Jeffrey Epstein in court]
Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy Palm Beach resident charged with having teenage girls give him sexual massages, pleaded guilty to prostitution solicitation charges in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on June 20, 2008. (Uma Sanghvi / The Palm Beach Post)
Posted: 8:00 a.m. Saturday, August 26, 2017
WEST PALM BEACH — Nearly 10 years after billionaire Jeffrey Epstein signed a plea deal that let him escape federal prosecution on charges of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls at his Palm Beach mansion, the 64-year-old politically-connected money manager faces the possibility that the agreement could be thrown out.
In court papers filed this month, attorneys representing two of the 30 young women prosecutors say Epstein molested lodged their final written pleas aimed at spurring U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra to force federal officials to reopen their investigation into the sordid case.
U.S. government lawyers in September will have another chance to defend themselves against allegations that they violated the federal Crime Victims’ Rights Act by failing to alert Epstein’s victims of the terms of what some describe as a “sweetheart deal.” Marra could make a decision as early as this fall.
The stakes for all crime victims are high, said attorneys Bradley Edwards and Paul Cassell, who filed the rare lawsuit against the federal government on behalf of two Jane Does who were 13 and 14 when they claim Epstein paid them for sex.
If Marra dismisses the lawsuit, “then the government will never have to give any information in any
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