Epstein Secrets

mi until January 2004, when she transferred to the West Palm Beach branch office. Villafaña handled the majority of the child exploitation cases in West Palm Beach, along with other criminal matters. In 2006, she was designated as the USAO’s first coordinator for Project Safe Childhood, a new Department initia

She explained to Lourie the basis for her objections to the meeting, but Lourie “vehemently” 24 disagreed with her position. Villafaña and a West Palm Beach AUSA with whom she was consulting about the investigation, and who served for a time as her co-counsel, both recalled meeting with Lourie in his office

u know is completely unacceptable to the FBI, ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement], the victims, and me. These plea negotiations violate the Ashcroft memo, the U.S. Attorney[s’] Manual, and all of the various iterations of the victims’ rights legislation. Strategically, you have started the plea

possible public corruption or, at the least] miscarriage of justice. With regard to the logistics of opening the case file, the opening of files in West Palm Beach is relatively informal. In instances where an agent approaches line directly (either because it is duty matter or because the investigation is with

o understand that Criminal Chief contacted SLC about moving me to Appeals after I pointed out actions that I considered to be in violation of the Ashcroft memo and victims' rights legislation. I also understand that SLC ma have knowled e of USA Acosta providing my prosecution memorandum to Main Jus

2006. Towards the end of 2006, Epstein's attorneys began making contact with the U.S. Attorney's Office to seek resolution of the case. A meeting in West Palm Beach was held with Epstein's attorneys in February 2007. Aftcr that meeting, the investigation continued, and an indictment package was prepared in May 2

de clear that "Twombly expounded the pleading standard for 'all civil actions' and not just pleadings made in the context of an antitrust dispute," Ashcroft'. Iqbal No. 07-1015 (U.S. May 18, 2009) (slip op. at 20) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 1), the need to enforce these pleading requirements is especially

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Vol. 1, No 7. at 6; and January 2004, Vol. 1, No. I, at 1, 3 (reflecting the positions of President Bush, Attorney General former Attorney General Ashcroft, and former Assistant Attorney General for the ivi t is Division Acosta that human trafficking involves force, fraud and coercion, and is a form o

ssible public corruption or, at the least, a miscarriage of justice. With regard to the logistics of opening the case file, the opening of files in West Palm Beach is relatively informal. In instances where an agent approaches a line AUSA directly (either because it is a duty matter or because the investigation

Criminal Chief Matt Menchel contacted SLC Schultz about moving me to Appeals after I pointed out actions that I considered to be in violation of the Ashcroft memo and victims' rights legislation. I also understand that SLC Schultz may have knowledge of USA Acosta providing my prosecution memorandum to Cr

ing the state to do a little bit more. 21 Q MM-hmm. All right. Did you have any discussions 22 about whether this disposition comported with the Ashcroft 23 memo in that you were hunting to the state for a minor 24 charge, for a fairly minor charge, what you -- your office 25 had already understo

ing the state to do a little bit more. 21 Q MM-hmm. All right. Did you have any discussions 22 about whether this disposition comported with the Ashcroft 23 memo in that you were hunting to the state for a minor 24 charge, for a fairly minor charge, what you -- your office 25 had already understo

ing the state to do a little bit more. 21 Q MM-hmm. All right. Did you have any discussions 22 about whether this disposition comported with the Ashcroft 23 memo in that you were hunting to the state for a minor 24 charge, for a fairly minor charge, what you -- your office 25 had already understo

n MacMillan. Do you -- 21 do you know John MacMillan? 22 A Vaguely. 23 Q All right. He was an AUSA as well. 24 A Right. 25 Q Correct? In West Palm? EFTA00009054 --- PAGE BREAK --- Page 239 1 A Right, and if I can just add, again, I -- I invited 2 Drew -- 3 Q Mm-hmm. 4 A -- so, Drew

n MacMillan. Do you -- 21 do you know John MacMillan? 22 A Vaguely. 23 Q All right. He was an AUSA as well. 24 A Right. 25 Q Correct? In West Palm? EFTA00009054 --- PAGE BREAK --- Page 239 1 A Right, and if I can just add, again, I -- I invited 2 Drew -- 3 Q Mm-hmm. 4 A -- so, Drew

n MacMillan. Do you -- 21 do you know John MacMillan? 22 A Vaguely. 23 Q All right. He was an AUSA as well. 24 A Right. 25 Q Correct? In West Palm? EFTA00009054 --- PAGE BREAK --- Page 239 1 A Right, and if I can just add, again, I -- I invited 2 Drew -- 3 Q Mm-hmm. 4 A -- so, Drew