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y, and, at a minimum, provided the victims with Belohlavek’s contact information. Acosta could have interacted with the State Attorney, or instructed Villafana or others to do so, to ensure the state intended to make notifications in a way that reached the most possible victims and that it had the informatio

ons leading to the agreement: former U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta, and former AUSAs Jeffrey H. Sloman, Matthew I. Menchel, Andrew C. Lourie, and Ann Marie C. Villafana. Each subject submitted written responses detailing their involvement in the federal investigation of Epstein, the drafting and execution of the NPA,

is,~ on~ ~roscclilion_.Agrccmcnt and agrees to somrly. with. thcrp. By; CA/ Aronberg-000777 R:. AtEXANDERACOSTA UNITED s:r'.iTESATI◊R.NEY • A. :MARIE VILLAFANA AssfsTANT fos .• ATTQ~N-tY ·OERALi;:>.L13FCbUJ{t;:ESQ: C0VNSELTQ JEFFREY EJJ,SJEJN LiLLY ANN'SANCIJ~Z; isQ'. NFTORNEY FQR J½FFREY EPSTEIN FILED

.that he understands the clarifications to the Non- Prosecution Agreement and agrees to comply with them. R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY A. MARIE VILLAFASA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY Dated: JEFFREY EPSTEIN GERALD LEFCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN Dated: LILLY ANN'SANCHEZ, BS' ATTORNEY FOR JEFFREY EP

prosecutors, such consultations may be limited to gathering information from victims and conveying only nonsensitive data and public information.”443 Villafaha’s concern about generating potential impeachment evidence by informing victims of their potential to recover monetary damages from Epstein was not un

son stated that at that time she was driving a red pickup truck. They traveled to Epstein’s house and entered through the kitchen door. They met with the house chefand Epstein s assistant Sarah. O^kvas introduced to Epstein while they were in the kitchen area. Sarah led^^upstairs and Epstein went upstairs. W

PBPD brought the case to the FBI’s attention because of a concern that the State Attorney’s Office had succumbed to “pressure” from defense counsel. Villafana informed both Acosta and Sloman of this when she met with them at the start of the federal investigation. Acosta confirmed that he was aware that the

2018) (release of records related to independent counsel’s investigation of President Clinton); In Re: Application of the Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives, For an Order Authorizing the Release of Certain Grand Jury Materials, Committee oh the Judiciary, United States House ofRepresentatives v. U.S. Depa

ciary, U.S. House of Representatives, For an Order Authorizing the Release of Certain Grand Jury Materials, Committee oh the Judiciary, United States House ofRepresentatives v. U.S. Department ofjustice, No. 19-5288 (D.C. Cir- March 20, 2020) (ordering the Trump administration to provide the House Judiciary Committee redacte

, counsel in this matter.” Marra quoted an equally pleasant note then-Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer sent to Assistant U.S, Attorney Marie Villafana, who was the lead prosecutor in Epstein’s case. "Glad we could get this worked out for reasons I won't put in writing,” Krischer wrote, shortly after

at were exchanged dealt with prosecutors’ and Epstein's lawyers’ shared desire to keep the deal secret from Epstein's accusers. In a September email, Villafana asked Lefkowitz for guidance about what she should reveal. “And can We have a conference call to discuss what I may disclose to ...,the girls regardi

'-square-foot,estate, Ca,sa:A:pavll, a designated landmark. Schar alsQ paid $18.(:i million for a lakefront lot ac:ross. thie street:fro1n the main house~ for a total of.$63.6 million. Insiders say Schar spent a tota:l of $70 million foi"his rtew property, making:it the pric:iest residential sale in -

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, Chairman Henry A. Waxman, August 6, 2004 31. A Letter from Department ofJustice (http://oversight.house.govidocuments/20070221164830-34067.01), U.S. House of Representatives, February 16, 2007 32. A "The Berger Files: The Case of the Purloined Archives Gets Stranger All the Time" (http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial

301 TELEPHONE (954) 487-8700 TELEFAX 0154/ 783-4.58 MAILING ADDRESS P. O. BOX 1778 FORT LAUDERDALE. FL 33302-1778 Grand Jury Subpoena Dear Ms. Villafana: on January 25, 2007, Agents" *Slater and with a grand jury'subpoena for my to appear on February 13,'2007. I indicate oss would assert her rig

(1) a court or grand jury of the United States, (2) an agency of the United States, or (3) either House of Congress, a joint committee of the two Houses, or a committee or a subcommit- tee of either House, and the person presiding over the proceeding commu- nicates to the witness an order issued unde

inistration of criminal justice that was the birthright of every American at the founding of our Nation." 33 A companion resolution was introduced in the House of Representatives. *4 The proposed amendment embodied seven core principles: (1) the right to notice of proceedings, (2) the right to be present, (3) the right to be h

phasis added). Courts have held that Brady obligations extend only to prosecutors, because the Supreme Court has not imposed this duty on others. See Villasana v. Wilhoit, 368 F.3d 976, 979 (8th Cir. 2004). w 4 See Brady, 373 U.S. at 88. w > 162 F.3d 937 (7th Cir. 1998). DAVID SCHOEN HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_01