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Case 22-1426, Document ENOL 3536039, Page37 of 217
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IV. ACOSTA’S DECISION TO DEFER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY’S
DISCRETION WHETHER TO N
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continuing.” The co-case agent also told OPR that, as of the time of his O
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breach, however, Epstein would enter his state guilty plea and the federa
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B. Because the Federal Investigation Continued after the NPA Was Signed, the
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require victim approval of the prosecutors’ plans, but it allows victims th
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In Wild, the Eleventh Circuit panel compared the language of the CVRA to t
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and consider victims’ views about, prospective plea negotiations. *?*
beg
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(e) If the offender is convicted, the sentence and conditions of supervised
Case 22-1426, Document 78, ie 3536039, Page16 of 217
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the 2005 Guidelines was inconsistent with positions the USAO had taken in co
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 269 of 348
letters to victims sent after the NPA was signed were not misleading in stat
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 268 of 348
Department had made its “best efforts in thousands of federal and District
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letter was substantially identical to the previous FBI victim notification l
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civil suits that were pending against Epstein.*®° Villafafia also emailed one
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yes.” The court also asked Belohlavek if the juvenile victim’s parents or guar
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When asked why the USAO did not simply notify the victims of the change of ple
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SA-258
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Villafafia told OPR that before the state plea hearing, she s
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about the NPA because it was “confidential” and because the case was under “in
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an instance in which Wild “asked a question that wasn’t answered” of anyon
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CVRA rights attach prior to the filing of criminal charges.** The Appellate
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camera memory cards seized by the PBPD in order to have them forensically e
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prosecutors and did not recall learning any information about Epstein’s gui
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for him, as U.S. Attorney, to attend witness interviews, and further, that
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in FBI interviews of Wild and other victims, Villafafia informed CEOS Chi
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decision as to who can be heard at a state sentencing is, amongst
many othe
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U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Burgau of Investigation
FBI - West Palm
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We will make our best efforts to ensure you are accorded the rights
describ
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review the appropriateness of the potential federal charges and the govern
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the USAO’s interpretation of the agreement and “the use of Section 2255.”
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for [victims] to enhance their stories” and that the defense would try to
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involved in such notifications. According to Villafafia, Sloman then dire
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During this meeting, the Agents did not explain that an agreement
had alr
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Chief wanted to know if the victims had been consulted about the deal.””°
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disagreement” regarding the CVRA’s requirements.””° Oosterbaan’s disagreeme
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C. FBI Victim Notification Pamphlets
The 2005 Guidelines recommended that
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victim/witness staff were “ready to assist you with the details of vict
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information about available services for victims. Therefore, even
though [t
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(6) The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law.
(7) The rig
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parties.*°> The rush to reach a resolution should not have led the USAO to
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which Villafafia and Lourie believed that the state had intentionally fail
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D. Acosta’s Decisions Led to Difficulties Enforcing the NPA
After the agre
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To be clear, OPR is not suggesting that prosecutors must obtain all avail
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with one of Epstein’s defense attorneys about it. Sloman told OPR during
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Epstein’s state guilty plea.°? As U.S. Attorney, Acosta had the authority
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search warrant was executed on that property, the computer equipment ass
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successful federal prosecution, Acosta prematurely decided to resolve the ca
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Lourie described the promise not to prosecute “potential co-conspirators”
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entitled to significant weight, and OPR credits them. OPR finds, therefo
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Villafafia had raised (defense counsel’s attempt to insert an immigration
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With regard to her comment about “avoid[ing] the press,” Villafafia told OPR t
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OPR asked Villafafia about these emails and about the tenor of her interacti