Event Details
September 20, 2007
Description
Villafaña emailed Assistant State Attorney Belohlavek regarding the status of the federal plea agreement and arraignment deadline.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belohlavek | person | 78 | View Entity |
| Villafaña | person | 551 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
DOJ-OGR-00023115.tif
This document details ongoing negotiations and disagreements surrounding a federal plea agreement for Mr. Epstein in September 2007. It highlights the involvement of Assistant State Attorney Villafaña, who communicated with Belohlavek and sent revised agreements to Lefkowitz, and Acosta, who provided feedback on the USAO's 'hybrid' plea agreement to Lourie, emphasizing the trial team's support is crucial. A key point of contention was the change in offense description from solicitation of minors to forcing adults into prostitution, which made the agreement unacceptable to Villafaña.
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