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This document details a legal case where a 'Petitioner' attempted to dismiss an indictment, arguing that Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) barred her prosecution as a coconspirator. Both the district court and the court of appeals rejected this argument, finding that the NPA only bound the Florida USAO and did not preclude the USAO-SDNY from prosecuting Maxwell for related offenses. The Petitioner was found guilty on multiple counts and sentenced to 240 months imprisonment.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Epstein | Subject of Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) |
His NPA was central to the legal arguments.
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| Petitioner | Defendant / Appellant |
Moved to dismiss indictment, tried on nonperjury counts, found guilty, sentenced; appealed the decision.
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| Maxwell | Subject of prosecution |
The document discusses whether the NPA precluded USAO-SDNY from prosecuting Maxwell.
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Organizations (3)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Florida USAO |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida; the NPA was found to bind only this office.
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| New York USAO |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; the court considered if the NPA applied here.
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| USAO-SDNY |
United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York; the court found the NPA did not preclude them ...
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Timeline (6 events)
2021
Petitioner was tried on nonperjury counts, jury found her guilty on five counts.
Petitioner moved to dismiss indictment arguing Epstein's NPA barred her prosecution as a coconspirator.
District court denied motion to dismiss, finding NPA bound only Florida USAO and most offenses were outside NPA scope.
District court entered judgment on three counts, dismissed two, and sentenced petitioner to 240 months imprisonment.
Court of appeals affirmed the district court's decision, rejecting petitioner's contention that Epstein's NPA barred her prosecution.
Relationships (1)
Petitioner was charged as Epstein's coconspirator.
Key Quotes (2)
""a plea agreement binds only the office of the United States Attorney for the district in which the plea is entered unless it affirmatively appears that the agreement contemplates a broader restriction.""Source
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""[n]o-thing in the text of the NPA or its negotiation history suggests that the NPA precluded USAO-SDNY from prosecuting Maxwell" for the charged offenses."Source
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Petitioner moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing
that the coconspirators clause of Epstein's NPA, see p.
4, supra, barred her prosecution because she was
charged as Epstein's coconspirator. Pet. App. 55a. The
district court denied the motion, finding that the NPA
bound only the Florida USAO. Id. at 56a-58a. The court
further found that most of the charged offenses would
have fallen outside the scope of the NPA even if it had
applied to the New York USAO. See id. at 59a-60a.¹
Petitioner was tried on the nonperjury counts in
2021, Gov't C.A. Br. 2, and the jury found her guilty on
five counts, Pet. App. 39a. The district court entered
judgment on three of those counts, dismissed two on
multiplicity grounds, and sentenced petitioner to 240
months of imprisonment. Id. at 39a-41a.
3. The court of appeals affirmed. Pet. App. 1a-23a.
It rejected, among other claims, petitioner's contention
that Epstein's NPA barred her prosecution. Id. at 8a-
12a. The court cited circuit precedent for the proposi-
tion that a "plea agreement binds only the office of the
United States Attorney for the district in which the plea
is entered unless it affirmatively appears that the agree-
ment contemplates a broader restriction." Id. at 8a
(quoting United States v. Annabi, 771 F.2d 670, 672 (2d
Cir. 1985) (per curiam)). And here, the court found,
"[n]o-thing in the text of the NPA or its negotiation his-
tory suggests that the NPA precluded USAO-SDNY
from prosecuting Maxwell" for the charged offenses.
Id. at 12a.
Petitioner moved to dismiss the indictment, arguing
that the coconspirators clause of Epstein's NPA, see p.
4, supra, barred her prosecution because she was
charged as Epstein's coconspirator. Pet. App. 55a. The
district court denied the motion, finding that the NPA
bound only the Florida USAO. Id. at 56a-58a. The court
further found that most of the charged offenses would
have fallen outside the scope of the NPA even if it had
applied to the New York USAO. See id. at 59a-60a.¹
Petitioner was tried on the nonperjury counts in
2021, Gov't C.A. Br. 2, and the jury found her guilty on
five counts, Pet. App. 39a. The district court entered
judgment on three of those counts, dismissed two on
multiplicity grounds, and sentenced petitioner to 240
months of imprisonment. Id. at 39a-41a.
3. The court of appeals affirmed. Pet. App. 1a-23a.
It rejected, among other claims, petitioner's contention
that Epstein's NPA barred her prosecution. Id. at 8a-
12a. The court cited circuit precedent for the proposi-
tion that a "plea agreement binds only the office of the
United States Attorney for the district in which the plea
is entered unless it affirmatively appears that the agree-
ment contemplates a broader restriction." Id. at 8a
(quoting United States v. Annabi, 771 F.2d 670, 672 (2d
Cir. 1985) (per curiam)). And here, the court found,
"[n]o-thing in the text of the NPA or its negotiation his-
tory suggests that the NPA precluded USAO-SDNY
from prosecuting Maxwell" for the charged offenses.
Id. at 12a.
1 The district court did not address whether the two counts that
were added between the first and second superseding indictments
would have fallen within the scope of the NPA. See D. Ct. Doc. 317,
at 2-5 (Aug. 13, 2021).
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were added between the first and second superseding indictments
would have fallen within the scope of the NPA. See D. Ct. Doc. 317,
at 2-5 (Aug. 13, 2021).
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