Event Details
May 23, 2007
Description
Villafaña drafted an email to Sloman and Menchel expressing her disagreement with meeting defense counsel.
Participants (3)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menchel | person | 201 | View Entity |
| Sloman | person | 421 | View Entity |
| Villafaña | person | 551 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This legal document from April 2021 details events from May 2007 concerning the federal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein, revealing significant internal disagreement within the U.S. Attorney's Office. Prosecutor Villafaña strongly objected to holding further meetings with Epstein's defense team, led by counsel Lefcourt, fearing it would compromise their strategy, and documented her dissent in a draft email to her supervisors, Matt Menchel and Jeff Sloman. The document highlights the strategic conflicts among prosecutors as they considered how to proceed with the high-profile case.
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