Epstein Secrets

t the victim is a minor, regardless of what the victim says or how the victim appears. Id. (emphasis added; additional internal citations omitted). Cl United States v. Wild, 143 7 EFTA02857530 Fed. Appx. 938, 942 (4th Cir. 2005) (the parties agreed that, to prove a violation of § 2423(a), the United States h

d to use or promote the same unlawful activity. Accordingly, one could charge Epstein alone with individual counts ofviolating Section 1960 for each Western Union transfer and for each ATM withdrawal that occurred immediately prior to one of Banasiak's documented payments to one of the girls. I decided not to

05, even though Jane Doe #2 never went to EPSTEIN's house because at the time of his travel, EPSTEIN intended for Jane Doe #2 to come to the house. See United States v. Han, 230 F.3d 560 (2d Cir. 2000) (defendant could be convicted of violating Section 2423(b) even though no sexual activity occurred and "minor"

de, or arouse or gratify the sexual desire of any person. And Chapter 109A states: "Whoever, in the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States or in a Federal prison, knowingly engages in a sexual act with another person who — (1) has attained the age of 12 years but has not attained the ag

hapter, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed and irrespective of any provision of State law, that such person shall forfeiture to the United States—(1) such person's interest in any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such v

stern Union were the innocent intermediaries who operated the money transmitting business. Nonetheless, Epstein's directions to pay the girls caused Western Union to transmit funds that were intended to be used to promote or support unlawful activity — the prostitution of minors. Epstein's directions to Banasi

s chapter, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed and irrespective of any provision of State law, that such person shall forfeit to the United States—(1) such person's interest in any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such v

hat I forego the Section 1956 charge and, instead, charge Epstein with aiding and abetting the unlicensed money transmitting by causing his bank and Western Union unwittingly to transmit funds intended to be used to promote and support sex trafficking and white slave traffic. The Money Laundering Section refe

s chapter, shall order, in addition to any other sentence imposed and irrespective of any provision of State law, that such person shall forfeit to the United States—(1) such person's interest in any property, real or personal, that was used or intended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of such v

hat I forego the Section 1956 charge and, instead, charge Epstein with aiding and abetting the unlicensed money transmitting by causing his bank and Western Union unwittingly to transmit funds intended to be used to promote and support sex trafficking and white slave traffic. The Money Laundering Section refe