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.”

y’s Office for the Northern District ofGeorgia provided OPR with records related to its work on the CVRA litigation after the recusal of the USAO. 8. Public Records OPR obtained and reviewed a variety of public records, including publicly released records of the Palm Beach Police Department, the State Attorney’s

Quiz 013/013 et 00U Honorable Mark Filip May 19. 2008 Page 8 prosecution is fair and appropriate has been placed, once again, in U.S. Attorney Acosta's hands. in light of the foregoing, we respectfully ask that you review this matter and discontinue all federal involvement so that the State cam

rights of our client, are at issue. Recently, the Criminal Division concluded a very limited review of this matter tit the request of U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta. Critically, however, this review deliberately excluded many important aspects of this ease. Just this past Friday, on May 16, 2008, we received a t

SUFI, offered, in my opinion, numerous and various reasonable modifications and accommodations which ultimately resulted in United States Attorney R. Alexander Acosta's' December 19, 2007 letter to Lilly Ann Sanchez. In that letter, the United States Attorney tried to eliminate all concerns which, quite frankly, the

a and BEING that portion lying West of Lot 40, El Bravo Park, in Section 27, Township 43 South, Range 43 East, as recorded in Plat Book 9, Page 9, Public Records of Palm Beach County, Florida, being bounded on the West by the West si fan existing concrete seawall and the northerly extension thereof as sho

sharing any information about the case.” Villafaña 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 addit

we provided a victim notification indicating, hey, you’re going to get $150,000, that’s . . . going to be instant impeachment for the defense.”434 Acosta told OPR that, because Epstein did 433 As noted above, the FBI agent’s notes for one victim’s in

tivity 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

ce for the Northern District of Georgia provided OPR with records related to its work on the CVRA litigation after the recusal of the USAO. 8. Public Records OPR obtained and reviewed a variety of public records, including publicly released records of the Palm Beach Police Department, the State Attorney’

s respectively of Lot 40, containing 0.07 acres, more or less. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EFTA00210029

1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES

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s respectively of Lot 40, containing 0.07 acres, more or less. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EFTA00194922

1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES

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s respectively of Lot 40, containing 0.07 acres, more or less. Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY EFTA00194954

1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES

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BILL FOREPERSON 55 EFTA01703162 R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY ASSISTANT UNITED STATES

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