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deed, the NPA's plain terms directly limit the agreement to "this District." See NPA at 2 (noting that the agreement was signed "on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida" and requires that "prosecution in this District for [various federal offenses]

cutor is attempting to evade its own obligations under the plea agreement by transferring a prosecution to another office" (citing United States v. Salameh, 152 F.3d 88, 120 (2d Cir. 1998)). The fact that the USAO-SDFL's agreement with Epstein applies only to the Southern District of Florida has been m

rs to the SDFL, and the core terms and text of the agreement are limited to the SDFL. The prefatory language states: "THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of pr

ative appearance that the agreement contemplated barring districts other than the particular district entering into the agreement." United States v. Salameh, 152 F.3d 88, 120 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted); see also United States v. Brown, No. 99-1230, 2002 WL 34244994,

rs to the SDFL, and the core terms and text of the agreement are limited to the SDFL. The prefatory language states: "THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of

ative appearance that the agreement contemplated barring districts other than the particular district entering into the agreement." United States v. Salameh, 152 F.3d 88, 120 (2d Cir. 1998) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted); see also United States v. Brown, No. 99-1230, 2002 WL 34244994,