Event Details
Pre-2008 Plea Deal
Description
Drafting of 53-page federal indictment on sex trafficking charges (never filed).
Participants (1)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| prosecutors | person | 54 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document, stemming from a House Oversight collection, appears to be an excerpt from a report or article comparing the U.S. Attorney's Office's strict handling of a defendant named McDaniel with their lenient handling of Jeffrey Epstein. It details how prosecutors Acosta and Villafaña negotiated a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein's lawyers (including Jay Lefkowitz) in 2007, suppressing a 53-page federal indictment and keeping victims uninformed to ensure the deal's success. The text highlights the 'Perversion of Justice' investigation which exposed these actions.
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