This document is an excerpt from a legal agreement where Epstein asserts and certifies his understanding of its terms. He acknowledges the right to a speedy trial but agrees to waive certain rights regarding prosecution delays and the method of charging (information instead of grand jury indictment) if a prosecution arises from a grand jury investigation. The agreement allows the United States to terminate it and prosecute Epstein or others for federal offenses if conditions are breached.
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein | Signatory / Subject of Agreement |
Asserts and certifies terms of the agreement; subject of potential prosecution and grand jury investigation.
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| Name | Type | Context |
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| United States |
Party to the agreement; has the right to terminate and prosecute.
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| United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida |
Requested to defer prosecution; responsible for filing information.
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| Location | Context |
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Location of the United States Attorney requested to defer prosecution.
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"By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that each of these terms is material to this agreement and is supported by independent consideration and that a breach of any one of these conditions allows the United States to elect to terminate the agreement and to investigate and prosecute Epstein and any other individual or entity for any and all federal offenses."Source
"Epstein hereby requests that the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida defer such prosecution."Source
"Epstein agrees and consents that any delay from the date of this Agreement to the date of initiation of prosecution... shall be deemed to be a necessary delay at his own request, and he hereby waives any defense to such prosecution on the ground that such delay operated to deny him rights under Rule 48(b) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States to a speedy trial or to bar the prosecution by reason of the running of the statute of limitations..."Source
"Epstein hereby agrees and consents that, if a prosecution against him is instituted for any offense that was the subject of the grand jury's investigation, it may be by way of an Information signed and filed by the United States Attorney, and hereby waives his right to be indicted by a grand jury as to any such offense."Source
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