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Brad Edwards
Trial Attorney
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing,
Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L.
Mass Torts
Class Action
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e AK did not express any concerns about anything to the attorneys. AK may have asked
something like whether the attorneys are asking SDNY
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Sean to call AK back and let her know if the Florida agents had concerns. Sean never
called AK back. AK doesn’t recall ever affirmatively
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When the Topic of Epstein Came Back up with the Miami Herald Article
e Arose when AK was in Securities. AK was no longer the Human Traff
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e AK’s recollection is that the attorneys did not make any suggestions regarding what
investigative steps SDNY should take. The attorneys
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e LP directed AK to “they will send me affidavits and depositions” on page 8 of AK’s
notes and asked if AK recalls what that line refers
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February 11, 2021 Call with Amanda Kramer
Present on Conference Call:
e AUSAs Lara Pomerantz & Maurene Comey
e FBI Special Agent Amanda
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IN THE CIRCUIT Der OF THE FIFTEENTH rupee CIRCUIT
IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA
CRIMINAL DIVISION "W" (LB) OY Ch
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DOJ-OGR-00003524
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EXHIBIT 5
State Information
DOJ-OGR-00003521
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By signing this Addendum, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read and
explained to him. Epstein hereby states that he understan
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By signing this Addendum, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read and
explained to him. Epstein hereby states t
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By signing this Addendum, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read and
explained to tim. Epstein hereby, states
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DOJ-OGR-00003516
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By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read
and explained to him. Epstein hereby states
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DOJ-OGR-00003514
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By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read
and explained to him. Epstein hereby states
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By signing this agreement, Epstein asserts and certifies that the above has been read
and explained to him. Epstein hereby states
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DOJ-OGR-00003504
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6. U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida Records
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florid
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EXHIBIT 1
State Indictment
DOJ-OGR-00003493
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the victims to provide OPR with information regarding their contacts with, and notification
received from, the FBI and USAO, durin
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principles was too expansive, his view of the federal interest in prosecuting Epstein was too
narrow, and his understanding of the
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OPR evaluated the conduct of each subject based on his or her individual role in various
decisions and events and assessed that co
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OPR concludes that the decision to postpone notifying victims about the terms of the NPA
after it was signed and the omission of i
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and they often cannot fully reveal either the facts or the status of an investigation, even with
victims. The 2005 Guidelines advi
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attend the hearing. In his affidavit, Edwards asserted, “[T]here was no possible way I could have
believed that this state plea co
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the federal investigation I was cooperating in. If I had been told of a[n NPA], I would have
objected.” Wild further stated in her
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resolution of the case to ensure Epstein’s victims were given an opportunity to attend the plea
hearing, and to possibly speak abo
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argued that Acosta should have been able to rely on his staff to accomplish the victim notification
task, and thus had no responsi
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the PBPD during its investigation into Epstein’s conduct. Absent information from the USAO,
the state would not have been in a pos
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B. Acosta Exercised Poor Judgment When He Failed to Ensure That Victims
Identified in the Federal Investigation Were Informed of t
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Thereafter, in his December 19, 2007 letter to defense counsel mainly addressing other
matters, Acosta informed the defense that t
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Acosta told OPR that there was no requirement to notify the victims because the NPA was
“not a plea, it’s deferring in favor of a
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did not find evidence showing that the subjects intended to silence victims or to prevent them from
having input into the USAO’s i
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As discussed below, OPR concludes that none of the subject attorneys violated a clear and
unambiguous duty under the CVRA because
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CHAPTER THREE
PART THREE: ANALYSIS
I. OVERVIEW
In addition to criticism of Acosta’s decision to end the federal investigation b
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(d) Whether the proposed plea involves confidential information or conditions.
(e) Whether there is another need for confidentiali