Event Details
October 01, 2007
Description
Villafaña raised concerns with the USAO’s Professional Responsibility Officer regarding impeachment evidence.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAO Professional Responsibility Officer | person | 0 | View Entity |
| Villafaña | person | 551 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
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This document is a page from a Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report regarding the conduct of prosecutor Villafaña in the Jeffrey Epstein case. It concludes that Villafaña did not violate professional conduct rules by failing to inform victims' attorney (Edwards) of the full Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) prior to the state plea hearing, noting she was following management directives from U.S. Attorney Acosta to delay notification. The report discusses the tension between victim notification and the risk of creating impeachment evidence, and references a complaint by Epstein's lawyer, Ken Starr, regarding victim contact.
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