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| N/A | Investigation | The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) conducted a review of hundreds of thousands of pa... | Southern District of Florida | View |
| N/A | Investigation | OPR investigated a gap in Acosta's emails related to the Epstein investigation, questioning Acost... | N/A | View |
| N/A | N/A | Criminal Division providing OPR with Outlook data (inbox, outbox, sent, deleted, saved emails, ca... | N/A | View |
| 2008-06-01 | N/A | The Department's Review of federal jurisdiction issues raised by Epstein's defense. | Washington D.C. (implied) | View |
| 2008-05-15 | N/A | Review by CEOS and the Criminal Division | DOJ | View |
| 2008-03-01 | N/A | Meeting in Washington between the defense team and representatives of the criminal division and C... | Washington | View |
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This legal document details the delays in Jeffrey Epstein's guilty plea in late 2007, caused by a new strategy from his legal team to appeal to senior Department of Justice officials to invalidate the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). It chronicles communications between the USAO, the State Attorney's Office, and Epstein's attorneys, including Kenneth Starr and Jack Goldberger, regarding scheduling conflicts and Epstein's compliance with the agreement. Ultimately, these efforts delayed the plea hearing by months, with a final date set for January 4, 2008.
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This document details the intensification of plea negotiations in the Jeffrey Epstein case during September 2007. It describes the prosecution, led by Acosta and Villafaña, engaging with Epstein's defense counsel, Gerald Lefcourt, over the terms of a plea deal. The focus of the negotiations shifted to the length of imprisonment, with the USAO moving from a two-year minimum to considering an 18-month sentence, while the defense pushed for a sentence involving home confinement.
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This legal document details a professional dispute between Criminal Division Chief Menchel and another individual, Villafaña, concerning the Epstein investigation. The text includes a communication from Menchel asserting his authority and admonishing Villafaña for bypassing the chain of command, alongside conflicting statements made by both parties to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). Villafaña characterized Menchel's communication as intimidating, while Menchel claimed Villafaña had a history of resisting supervision, highlighting significant internal conflict over the handling of the case.
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This document details internal discussions within the U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami during May-June 2007 regarding the Jeffrey Epstein case. It describes how prosecutor Villafaña submitted a memorandum seeking to file charges by May 15, but her managers, including Sloman, Menchel, and Lourie, paused the process to conduct a more thorough review, including seeking analysis from the DOJ's CEOS section. The document highlights the tension between the desire to move quickly on the indictment, as pushed by the FBI, and the managers' more cautious approach, which ultimately delayed the charges.
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This document is an organizational chart for the U.S. Department of Justice, depicting its structure for the period of 2006-2008. It outlines the hierarchy of leadership, starting with the Attorney General, and shows the various divisions, bureaus, and offices that fall under the Deputy Attorney General and Associate Attorney General. The chart provides a comprehensive overview of the department's components and their reporting relationships during that time.
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This document, a page from a legal filing, outlines the organizational structure of federal law enforcement in the Southern District of Florida during a specific period. It identifies key leadership at the Department of Justice, including Attorney General Michael Mukasey, and details the jurisdiction, staffing, and office locations of the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the region. The text also notes that the FBI's West Palm Beach office handled the 'Epstein investigation'.
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This document is a page from a legal filing, likely a report from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), detailing the scope and methodology of its investigation into the U.S. Attorney's Office's (USAO) handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Following a court ruling on February 21, 2019, that found the USAO violated victims' rights, OPR's investigation involved reviewing extensive records, conducting over 60 interviews, and identifying former U.S. Attorney Acosta and four other individuals as subjects of the inquiry for their roles in the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA).
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This is a Nolle Prosse document filed on October 25, 2005, in the County Court of Palm Beach County, Florida, for case number 05-23062MMA00. The State of Florida, represented by State Attorney Barry E. Krischer, formally dropped charges against a redacted defendant. The reason for the dismissal is noted as "CSW DONE," which likely stands for 'Community Service Work Done'.
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This legal document is a letter dated March 7, 2022, from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of the Assistant Attorney General to Damian Williams, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The letter grants authorization to seek a court order to compel a witness, whose name is redacted, to testify in the criminal case against Ghislaine Maxwell. This order would provide the witness with immunity, overcoming any refusal to testify based on the privilege against self-incrimination.
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This document details the internal deliberations within the USAO regarding the prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein in 2007. AUSA Villafaña submitted a comprehensive 82-page prosecution memorandum on May 1, 2007, recommending a 60-count indictment for sex trafficking. Supervisor Lourie acknowledged the thoroughness of the work and supported prosecution, but suggested a strategic shift to focus on victims with the highest credibility, while noting that final approval required Miami 'front office' involvement due to the case's profile.
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This legal document is a portion of a government filing arguing against a defendant's motion. The central issue is whether a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) made between the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL) and Epstein also prevents other districts from prosecuting Epstein's co-conspirators. The government contends that the defendant has provided no evidence to support this claim and that legal precedent within the circuit confirms that the NPA does not bind other districts.
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This document is a page from a Government filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (1:20-cr-00330) arguing that the Southern District of New York (USAO-SDNY) was not involved in Jeffrey Epstein's Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA). The Government asserts that communications between the Southern District of Florida (USAO-SDFL) and SDNY were solely regarding an old civil lawsuit from the 1990s, not plea negotiations. The text refutes defense claims involving 'Main Justice' and provides context on an AUSA who left the SDNY in April 2007.
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This document is a page from an OPR report regarding the investigation into the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. It details a technological error that resulted in a gap in U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta's emails from May 2007 to April 2008 during a system migration, concluding there was no intentional concealment of evidence. The report also notes that OPR gathered records from the FBI's Palm Beach Office, the Criminal Division, CEOS, and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General to reconstruct the timeline and communications.
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This document outlines the methodology used by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) to review documents from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO) and other federal agencies concerning the Epstein investigation. It details the types of records examined, including case files, correspondence, and electronic data from key individuals like Acosta, Sloman, and Villafaña. The review uncovered a significant data gap in Acosta's emails, which was partially resolved after the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA) discovered and corrected a data association error, recovering over 11,000 emails.
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This document is page 104 of a DOJ report detailing the organizational structure of the Criminal Division and the Office of the Deputy Attorney General in early 2008. It describes a specific interaction on February 21, 2008, where CEOS Chief Andrew Oosterbaan communicated with defense attorney Lefkowitz, offering to have CEOS take a 'fresh and objective look' at the case rather than partnering directly with the USAO. This conversation occurred shortly after a CEOS Trial Attorney had met with victims.
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This document is a court order from the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, dated October 19, 2005. Judge Laura Johnson ordered the sealing of a Search Warrant, Affidavit, Application, and Inventory/Return related to a police investigation, citing Florida Statutes Chapter 119.07(3)(b). The names of the Palm Beach Police detective/affiant and the Assistant State Attorney involved are redacted.
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This document is a court order from the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, dated October 19, 2005. Judge Laura Johnson ordered the sealing of a Search Warrant, Affidavit, and Inventory related to an investigation by Detective Joseph Recarey of the Palm Beach Police (warrant dated October 18, 2005). The order cites Florida Statutes Chapter 119.07(3)(b) as the legal basis for sealing the documents until further order of the Court.
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This document is a page from the Minnesota Law Review discussing the enforcement of public corruption laws, highlighting the federal government's aggressive role compared to state efforts. It details the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section and the FBI's prioritization of corruption cases, noting that federal enforcement often targets broad interpretations of misconduct like "honest services" fraud. The footnotes provide citations related to the Crime Victims' Rights Act and various case laws concerning prosecutorial discretion and victim rights.
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This document is page 2 of 5 from an interview with white-collar defense attorney Reid Weingarten. He discusses his criteria for accepting or declining clients, the issue of conflicts of interest in law firms, and his assessment of various federal prosecutor offices, specifically highlighting the Southern District of New York as the most formidable.
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This document is page 2 of a letter dated May 19, 2008, addressed to the Honorable Mark Filip from Jeffrey Epstein's legal team. The letter argues against federal prosecution, citing a review by CEOS (Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section) initiated by Mr. Acosta which found that while prosecution wasn't impossible, it relied on a 'novel application' of federal law. The authors allege that the USAO in Miami is engaging in misconduct, specifically by commingling criminal law with a civil remedy intended to profit specific lawyers, and request a senior-level review by the Justice Department.
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