Epstein Secrets

• • I I B. Acosta Exercised Poor Judgment When He Failed to Ensure That Victims Identified in the Federal Investigation Were Informed of the State Plea Hearing Althoug

ble sharing any information about the case.” Villafana also told OPR that because of “all of these concerns and instructions that I had been given by Alex [Acosta] and Jeff [Sloman] not to disclose things further and not to have any involvement in victim notification,” she felt “prohibited” from providing additi

activity with him at his Palm Beach, Florida estate. The Miami Herald reported that in 2007, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, R. Alexander Acosta, entered into an “extraordinary” deal with Epstein that permitted Epstein to avoid federal prosecution and a potentially lengthy prison sentence by p

notify the victims, “OPR identified no reason why Secretary Acosta should have distrusted his team on these points.”

esses that have been interviewed. All of these images appeared to come from the camera positioned behind Epstein's desk. On December 13, 2005, Det. Dawson and I met with., do_b•••• During a sworn taped statement,.stated that when she was sixteen years old she was taken to Epstein's house to provide a m

of her and apologized for his actions and subsequent!} pan hiMNhGu3tari&M displays her photographs tliropghrout the houses DiiOcwber 12,30,0.5;,;Det.Dawson,and. ImietywiW a sworn taped-statement., that nothing happened between her and Epstein /disappeared nervous during t ae interview- TassureddieLthW ha

re requesting an early voluntary turnover of the materials subpoenaed. The early voluntary turnover date is prior to October 20, 2006. Sincerely, ~ R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA BY: ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018948 s @ | CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESS RECORDS |, the undersigned, , declare-that | am: e

to October 20, 2006. Sincerely, ~ R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA BY: ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY HOUSE_OVE

es that have been interviewed. Allofthese 6 images appeared to come from the camera positioned behind Epstein’s desk. ial On December 13, 2005, Det. Dawson and I met with[ | dobl____—_—_| During a swom taped statement|___|stated that when she was sixteen years old she was taken to Epstein’s house to prov

es: "THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District

to provide the name of the person who approached her to offer her not to testify because she felt they were still friends. On April 11, 2006, Det Dawson and I traveled to Tallahassee, Florida and met with the victim eft identified Sea W/F, as the person who approached her in Royal Palm Beach while