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Connected Entity	Relationship Type	Strength (mentions)	Documents	Actions
person Ms. Constand	Prosecutor victim	6	2	View
person D.A. Ferman	Business associate	5	1	View
person Ms. Ferman	Professional supervisory	5	1	View
person Mr. Cosby	Prosecutor subject	5	1	View
person Ms. Ferman	Business associate	5	1	View
person Mr. Phillips	Opposing counsel	5	1	View
person Cosby	Legal representative	5	1	View
person Risa Vetri Ferman	Business associate	5	1	View

Date	Event Type	Description	Location	Actions
N/A	Legal ruling	The Superior Court concluded that Cosby was not immune from prosecution because D.A. Castor faile...	Commonwealth	View
N/A	N/A	Investigation of Cosby and subsequent agreement not to prosecute to facilitate civil deposition.	Pennsylvania (implied by 'C...	View
2016-02-02	N/A	Testimony/Hearing regarding the non-prosecution agreement.	Court	View
2014-01-01	N/A	Media contacts Castor following a comedian's joke about Cosby.	Unknown	View
2005-02-17	N/A	Mr. Castor issued a signed press release declining to prosecute Mr. Cosby.	Montgomery County	View
2005-01-01	N/A	Original decision by Castor not to prosecute Cosby.	Montgomery County	View
2005-01-01	N/A	Decision not to prosecute	Pennsylvania	View

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This legal document details the Superior Court's decision to reject Cosby's appeal for immunity from prosecution. The court ruled that any promise made by D.A. Castor was not legally binding without a formal court order, and it was unreasonable for Cosby, being represented by counsel, to rely on such an informal assurance. The court also found insufficient evidence that Cosby waived his Fifth Amendment rights in a civil deposition specifically because of Castor's promise.

Legal document

2025-11-20

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This document is an excerpt from a legal filing (Document 310-1) in the case United States v. Ghislaine Maxwell (1:20-cr-00330-PAE), filed on July 2, 2021. However, the text itself is an excerpt from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion ([J-100-2020]) regarding *Commonwealth v. Cosby*, discussing the non-prosecution agreement and civil depositions of Bill Cosby. The defense in the Maxwell case likely submitted this to argue legal precedent regarding Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Fifth Amendment rights, drawing parallels between the Cosby and Epstein/Maxwell situations.

Legal exhibit / court opinion excerpt

2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a legal filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), likely submitted as case law or precedent regarding Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs). The text details testimony from the Bill Cosby case (Commonwealth v. Cosby), focusing on whether a valid non-prosecution agreement existed between District Attorney Castor and Cosby. Witnesses testify that no such promise was mentioned during civil depositions or settlement negotiations, contradicting claims of an 'irrevocable commitment' not to prosecute.

Court document / legal exhibit (case 1:20-cr-00330-pae)

2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a legal filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), though the text itself details the legal history of the Bill Cosby non-prosecution agreement (Commonwealth v. Cosby). It describes communications between former DA Bruce Castor and DA Risa Ferman regarding a 2005 agreement where the Commonwealth promised not to prosecute Cosby so that he could not invoke the Fifth Amendment in a civil deposition. This document was likely submitted by Maxwell's defense to argue legal precedent regarding the enforceability of non-prosecution agreements.

Legal filing / court opinion exhibit

2025-11-20

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This document appears to be a page from a legal filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE) that references the Bill Cosby case as legal precedent. It details the testimony of former DA Bruce Castor regarding his 2005 decision not to prosecute Cosby, arguing that this was done to strip Cosby of Fifth Amendment privileges and aid the victim (Constand) in a civil suit. The text highlights a 2015 email from Castor to DA Risa Vetri Ferman asserting that he had bound the Commonwealth against future state prosecution.

Court filing / legal opinion (exhibit)

2025-11-20

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This document is a page from a legal filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), likely submitted by the defense. It contains an excerpt from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion regarding Bill Cosby, detailing former DA Bruce Castor's testimony that he intentionally issued a press release in 2005 declining to prosecute Cosby to prevent him from invoking the Fifth Amendment in a civil lawsuit filed by Andrea Constand. The document highlights Castor's strategy to 'set up the dominoes' to force Cosby to testify civilly by removing the threat of criminal prosecution.

Court filing / legal exhibit (excerpt from commonwealth v. cosby opinion filed in us v. maxwell)

2025-11-20

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This document appears to be a page from a court filing in the Ghislaine Maxwell case (Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE), but the text specifically details the 2005 investigation into Bill Cosby regarding Ms. Constand. It summarizes Prosecutor Bruce Castor's rationale for declining to prosecute Cosby at that time, citing insufficient evidence, credibility issues with the accuser, and the existence of phone records and wire interceptions. The document is likely included in the Maxwell docket as a legal exhibit or precedent regarding non-prosecution agreements.

Court filing / legal exhibit (summary of testimony/investigation)

2025-11-20

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Non-prosecution decision

From: Mr. Castor

To: public

Decision not to prosecute Cosby, relied upon by Schmitt.

Press release

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Prosecution permissibility

From: Mr. Castor

To: D.A. Ferman

Clarification that prosecution permissible if depositions not used.

N/A

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Decision making regarding immunity

From: Mr. Castor

To: Court

Characterized as equivocal and inconsistent regarding intent (transactional vs use immunity).

Testimony

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Prosecution of Cosby

From: Mr. Castor

To: Ms. Ferman

I never agreed we would not prosecute Cosby.

N/A

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Request for written declaration

From: Ms. Ferman

To: Mr. Castor

Ferman states she had not heard of a binding agreement until Castor's recent email and requests the written declaration.

Letter

2015-09-25

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Regarding Cosby 2005 decision

From: Mr. Castor

To: Risa Vetri Ferman

Castor explains his 2005 decision not to prosecute Cosby was to enable a civil suit by stripping Cosby of 5th Amendment privileges.

2015-09-23

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Response regarding Cosby NPA

From: Mr. Castor

To: Ms. Ferman

Castor explains that a Press Release served as the written determination not to prosecute, intended to strip Cosby of 5th Amendment rights for deposition purposes.

2015-01-01

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