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Summary
This document is a page from a DOJ OPR report detailing the final days of plea negotiations between the USAO and Jeffrey Epstein's legal team in August 2007. It includes a transcript of a letter signed by Matthew Menchel (on behalf of U.S. Attorney Acosta) setting a non-negotiable two-year incarceration term and an August 17 deadline. The narrative explains that the deadline was set to allow prosecutor Villafaña time to investigate Epstein's assistants and computers in New York if the deal was rejected, and notes that Menchel sent this letter on his final day at the USAO.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Matthew Menchel | Chief, Criminal Division (USAO) |
Signed the letter to Epstein's counsel; this was his last day at USAO before joining a private firm.
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| R. Alexander Acosta | United States Attorney |
Conferred with Menchel regarding the plea offer; refused to meet with Epstein's counsel at that time.
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| Lilly Ann Sanchez | Attorney (Esq.) |
Recipient of the letter regarding the plea deal.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Defendant/Client |
Subject of the plea negotiations and potential incarceration.
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| A. Marie Villafaña | Prosecutor/USAO official |
Requested the Aug 17 deadline to allow time for investigation in New York; emailed Menchel after he left USAO.
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| Roy Black | Defense Counsel |
CC'd on the letter.
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| Gerald B. Lefcourt | Defense Counsel |
CC'd on the letter.
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| Jeffrey Sloman | USAO Official |
CC'd on the letter.
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| Andrew Lourie | USAO Official |
CC'd on the letter.
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Timeline (2 events)
August 17, 2007
August 3, 2007
Matthew Menchel signs and sends the ultimatum letter to Epstein's counsel; this is his last day at the USAO.
USAO
Locations (1)
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Location where Villafaña intended to pursue investigative steps involving Epstein's assistants.
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Relationships (2)
Menchel signed the letter on behalf of U.S. Attorney Acosta as Chief of Criminal Division.
Villafaña requested specific deadlines from Menchel; emailed him after he left the firm.
Key Quotes (3)
"the two-year term of incarceration is a non-negotiable minimum to vindicate a federal interest"Source
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"[I]f you tell someone they have two weeks, it should be two weeks."Source
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"Menchel told OPR that the timing of the letter to Sanchez was a 'total coincidence,' and had nothing to do with his impending departure from the USAO."Source
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LILLY ANN SANCHEZ, ESQ.
AUGUST 3, 2007
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AUGUST 3, 2007
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Please let us know your client’s decision by no later than August 17. I have conferred with U.S. Attorney Acosta who has asked me to communicate that the two-year term of incarceration is a non-negotiable minimum to vindicate a federal interest, and, at this time, he is not inclined to meet with counsel for Mr. Epstein.
Sincerely,
R. Alexander Acosta
United States Attorney
United States Attorney
By: [Signature]
Matthew Menchel
Chief, Criminal Division
Matthew Menchel
Chief, Criminal Division
cc: Roy Black
Gerald B. Lefcourt
R. Alexander Acosta
Jeffrey Sloman
Andrew Lourie
A. Marie Villafaña
Gerald B. Lefcourt
R. Alexander Acosta
Jeffrey Sloman
Andrew Lourie
A. Marie Villafaña
Menchel told OPR that in his view, the two-year sentence established a “floor” for negotiations and if Epstein rejected the offer, subsequent offers would require him to accept more jail time rather than less. Menchel told OPR that the USAO was “leaving our options open” by retaining the option of a federal plea because he thought the defense was “trying . . . to get him into a federal penitentiary.” The letter’s deadline of August 17, 2007, for acceptance of the government’s offer was intended to accommodate Villafaña’s request that the deadline provide her with enough time to go to New York, pursue investigative steps involving two of Epstein’s assistants, do witness interviews, and take additional legal steps to obtain Epstein’s computers if Epstein rejected the deal. Menchel told OPR he considered August 17 to be a firm deadline: “[I]f you tell someone they have two weeks, it should be two weeks.” Menchel signed and sent the letter on Friday, August 3, 2007, which was his last day at the USAO before joining a private law firm.92
The following Monday, August 6, 2007, Villafaña contacted Menchel by email at his new firm to inquire whether the letter to Epstein’s counsel had gone out on Friday. Villafaña explained
92 Menchel told OPR that the timing of the letter to Sanchez was a “total coincidence,” and had nothing to do with his impending departure from the USAO.
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