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of 31 104 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 59, *75 II. The Justice Department's Unpersuasive Position Despite the CVRA's broad r

cifically directs that "officers and employees of the Department of Justice and other departments and agencies of the United

40, at 17 (stating that the victims relied on the U.S. Attorney's Office representatives "to their detriment[,]" that if t

hat potential charges will never be filed. The issue of pre-charging rights has most prominently surfaced in connection with federal cases. In 2010, the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) weighed in on the issue and released a legal opinion arguing that victims of federal crimes have no CVRA rights during

, at 3 (S.D. Fla. June 19, 2013). DAVID SCHOEN HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017614 --- PAGE BREAK --- Page 12 of 31 104 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 59, *75 II. The Justice Department's Unpersuasive Position Despite the CVRA's broad remedial purposes, its expansive language referring to investigations, and the unanimous case law ext

eth Starr asks for a review 91 the 9919991.90 by the U.S. Department of Ju.ice in Washington..rther dee,rtg its execution. Vic

n, victims are .ing harass. by his lawyer& May: T. Justice Department issues findirg t., if a plea .al is not reached

er.use legal team tries to negotiate a .al with the State Attorney's Office. LaNyers discuss a deferred prosecution in whic

h of which are highly relevant to Mr. Epstein's forthcoming motion to dismiss the Indictment as barred by the 2007 non-prosecution agreement between the Department of Justice and Mr. Epstein (the "NPA"). Each is subject to disclosure pursuant to the government's obligations under, inter alia, Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 8

the United States Attorney's 2 Such entities include, but are not limited to, the New York Police Department, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, State Attorney's Office for the 15th Judicial District in and for Palm Beach County, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, and New Mexico Anomey General's Office, which r

ay have civil damages claims against Mr. Epstein. The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (jointly

E.W. and a federal court action on behalf of Jane Doe. All of the cases were filed in the summer of 2008, 3. My clients received correspondence from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding their rights as victims of Epstein’s federal sex offenses. (True and accurate copies of the letters are attached to Statement of Undisputed

stants to recruit girls to provide massages to him, and in many instances, those massages led to sexual activity. After the PBPD brought the case to the State Attorney's Office, a Palm Beach County grand jury indicted Epstein, on July 19, 2006, for felony solicitation of prostitution in violation of Florida Statute § 796.0

en an investigation into the instances identified in this reporting of possible misconduct by Department of Justice attorneys." On February 6, 2019, the Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs advised Senator Sasse that OPR had opened EFTA00013364 --- PAGE BREAK --- an investigation into the matter and woul

U.S. Department ofJustice DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Jay P. Lefkowitz, Esq. Kirkland & Ellis LLP Citigroup Center 153 East 53rd Street New York, New York 10022-4675 Re:

to complain because our independent investigation uncovered facts that are unfavorable to your client. You complain that I "forced" your client and the State Attorney's Office to proceed on charges that they do not believe in, yet you do not want our Office to inform the State Attorney's Office of facts that su ort the ad

U.S. Department of Justice United States Attorney Southern District of Florida DELIVERY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL Roy Black, Esq. Black Srebnick Koms an & Stumpf P.A. Miami, FL

months in county jail for all charges, ... without probation or community control in lieu of imprisonment. Thus, the proposed plea agreement with the State Attorney's Office does not comply with the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agreement. To comply with the Agreement, Mr. Epstein must make a binding recommendation of ei

es involved in any way in regulating or investigating the activities alleged in the Indictment or related transactions, including but not limited to the Department of Justice (including but not limited to the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and all United States Attorney's Offices), the Securities and Exchange Com

captioned In re Investigation ofJefikey Epstein, dated September 24, 2007 (and any addenda related thereto) (the "NPA"); (2) plea agreement between the State Attorney's Office for the 15'h Judicial District in and for Palm Beach County and Mr. Epstein, dated that resulted in his plea of guilty on June 30, 2008 (the "Guilt