Epstein Secrets

nduct of any particular professional, we cannot escape the conclusion that the cumulative effect of the conduct of Assistant United States Attorney Marie Villafana led your Office to take positions during the investigation and negotiation of this matter that has led to unprecedented federal overreaching. In fac

he grand jury issued subpoenas to the records-custodian and employees of Epstein's businesses for all financial transactions from 2003 forward, Ms. Villafana (who we were told was not authorized to act in this regard without supervisory approval) promised to close the money-laundering investigation "if th

. As established above. the State's charging decision. of one wow of the solicitation of prostitution. MIS hardly irrational or irregular. Indeed, Lana Belohlavek. a Florida sex prosecutor for 13 years. concluded that the women in question were prostitutes and that "there arc no victims here." there was no ev

tors also acknowledged the application of the Petite Policy in drafts of the Deferred Prosecution Agreement. See e.g., September 17, 2007 email from M. Villafana to J. Leflcowitz attaching draft Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Exhibit 32. 17 While federal prosecutors once suggested that Mr. Epstein's retenti

Petite policy will be served by the following procedure [contained in the Deferred Prosecution Agreement)." See e.g., September 17, 2007 email from M. Villafana to J. Lefkowitz attaching draft Deferred Prosecution Agreement, Exhibit 32. The draft agreement further stated: "Epstein understands that it is hi

scher, the deeply respected Palm Beach County State Attorney, has served in that office, elected, reelected, and reelected yet again, for 12 years. Lana Belohlavek, the lead State prosecutor in this matter, is a career prosecutor who has over a decade of experience prosecuting sex-related crimes and was a foun

re registration. A. Florida Statute § 796.03 is Inapplicable It should be noted that at the time § 796.03 was negotiated between the parties, Ms. Villafana maintained (and continued to maintain as late as last week), that a § 796.03 charge involved the solicitation of a minor, not the procurement of a m

e. Although she has refused to disclose such evidence despite our repeated requests, we continued to proceed in good faith. We were then informed by Lana Belohlavek that solicitation of a minor is not a registerable offense, and we promptly made that known to Ms. Villafana. With the evidence at hand, it is clea

from you or your stalT(and sometimes from Ms. hermit) on a particular issue, only to subsequently receive a contradictory interpretation FM111 Ms. Villafana that negates our prior common understanding. I ler misinterpretations appear to be attempts to effectively change the spirit and the meaning of the

As established above. the State's charging decision. of one count of the solicitation of prostitution, was hardly irrational or irreµular. Indeed. Lana Belohlavek. a Florida sex prosecutor for 13 years. concluded that the women in question were prostitutes and that "there arc no victims here.- There was no e

ase at the Earliest Stage 4, In early November of 2006, Epstein’s lawyers had their initial contact with the newly assigned line federal prosecutor, A. Marie Villafana. Although it is extremely unusual for a First Assistant United States Attorney to participate in such a communication, FAUSA Jeffrey Sloman was prese

proval because her subpoena was not directed to “an office physically located within an attorney’s office.” See Tab 18, December 13, 2007 Letter from M. Villafana at 4n.1. This answer clearly suggests that Ms. Villafana had intentionally misled the Department officials about the items that her subpoena sought.”

tion in favor of the state. Although Mr. Epstein and the State Attorney’s Office had already reached a plea agreement, in August 2007, Mr. Sloman and AUSA Marie Villafana warned that they intended to prosecute Epstein federally unless his counsel (i.e., not the U.S. Attorney’s Office) sought more stringent conditions t

?” Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked Belohlavek at the June 30, 2008 sentencing. “There’s severa

ad prosecutor in Epstein’s case had concealed victim information in another underage sex crimes case, the Miami Herald has learned. The prosecutor, A. Marie Villafafia, was harshly rebuked by a federal judge in January 2007 for what he called her “intentional and/or serious lapse in judgment” when she failed to expl

ith a 14-year-old girl, had a prior history of predatory behavior with minors, court records show. Acosta, her boss at the time, not only knew about Villafania’s breach — records show that he subsequently defended it. Acosta assigned another prosecutor in his office to write a treatise for the judge in an un

California girl whom he brought to Texas and impregnated. He was also having another relationship with a 15-year-old girl at the time of his arrest, Villafafa admitted in court. The judge promptly sentenced McDaniel to 10 years — twice what Villafana recommended. Three months later, in January 2007, after

?” Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked Belohlavek at the June 30, 2008 sentencing. “There’s severa

rney assigned to the above-styled cause, found it appropriate to intentionally withhold ... information from the court.” <Sp_ Marie Villafana2.jpg> A. Marie Villafafia was the lead federal prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein sex case. The U.S. attorney’s office’s handling of the prosecution, which led to a plea to mi

tant United States Attorney assigned to the above-styled cause, found it appropriate to intentionally withhold ... information from the court.” <Sp_ Marie Villafana2.jpg> A. Marie Villafafia was the lead federal prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein sex case. The U.S. attorney’s office’s handling of the prosecution, whi

intentionally kept from his victims in violation of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act. While the two cases are unrelated, it shows that both Acosta and Villafana had been warned about the importance of victim disclosure in sex crimes cases before the Epstein agreement. They nevertheless forged ahead with a pac

cutor on the case, Assistant State Attorney Lanna Belohlavek, began to dodge Recarey and Reiter’s phone calls

ppear at the sentencing. “Tve been spending some quality time with Title 18 [the U.S. criminal code] looking for misdemeanors,” the lead prosecutor, A. Marie Villafafia, wrote to Epstein’s lawyers on Sept. 13, 2007, adding that she was trying to find “a factual basis” for one or more non-sex-related crimes to charge

rms of this plea?”‘ Pucillo later asked. “Yes,’‘ Belohlavek replied, telling the judge that she had spoken to

stein’s victims. Emails show that federal prosecutors didn’t want the judge to know how many victims and accomplices there were. Federal prosecutor A. Marie Villafafia— in a September 2007 email to Epstein lawyer Jay Lefkowitz — said: “I will mention co-conspirators but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge

?” Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked Belohlavek at the June 30, 2008 sentencing. “There’s severa

ad prosecutor in Epstein’s case had concealed victim information in another underage sex crimes case, the Miami Herald has learned. The prosecutor, A. Marie Villafafa, was harshly rebuked by a federal judge in January 2007 for what he called her “intentional and/or serious lapse in judgment” when she failed to expl