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not yet been secured before prosecutors sealed the sweetheart deal with Epstein.' In response a request for comment on this report, an attorney for Marie Villafafla, the former Assistant U.S. Attorney who led the Department's handling of the matter, commented: "Because the Department of Justice has declined to

any claims of privilege and allow attorney Marie Villafana to disclose any and all relevant testimony to th

sse to AG Barr - please log in. ■ - can you provide assignment guidance and track? Thanks! Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: "Payne, William (Sasse)" <william [email protected]> Date: February 21, 2020 at 4:49:16 PM EST To: Cc: "DOJ Correspondence (SMO)" Subject: Re: Lett

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ment. 5. I will add oven acts and counts related to two additional girls who have been identified and interviewed. I will sec you at 2:00. Thanks. A. Marie Villafafla Assistant U.S. Attorney 500 S. Australian Ave, Suite 400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone 561 209-1047 Fax 561 820-8777 Tracking: 45 Exhibit 3

2422(b); 2423(a); 2251(a); 2252A(4)(B) Consummated/ Force 20 EFTA00226376 e cop. :, , FACILITY _ FACTS/COMMUNICATION ilk CHARGE U.S. I Payne, 77 Fed. Appx. 772 (6'h Cir. 2003) Unpublished Internet Internet chat room contact with "14 yr- old"; defendant asked "14 yr-old" if she would

smissed because of prosecutorial misconduct. 2422(b) Not Consummated Sting S.D. Fla. U.S. I McDaniel, 470 F. Supp. 2d 1372 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (Villafana case) Internet 19 yr-old contacted 12 yr-old & communicated for 18 months; believed to be in love; traveled to meet girl who was 14 yrs-old by

s ability to depart downward from the guidelines; sentence vacated. 18 EFTA00224152 COURT CASES FACILITY FACTS/COMMUNICATION CHARGE U.S. v. Payne, 77 Fed. Appx. 772 (6'" Cir. 2003) Unpublished Internet Internet chat room contact with "14 yr- old"; defendant asked "14 yr-old" if she would

FTA01729544 COURT CoS S i' 6.CIO - :- :SYCO NPOWNI4 CT ION I% ' t S.D. Fla. U.S. v. McDaniel, 470 F. Supp. 2d 1372 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (Villafana case) Internet • 19 yr-old contacted 12 yr-old & communicated for 18 months; believed to be in love; traveled to meet girl who was 14 yrs-old

wnward from the guidelines; sentence vacated. 16 EFTA01729500 wow. • A'S 4 .-. , -. • • IAQILITY RACT$lCUMMuNICATI!)N CHARGE} ., U.S. v. Payne, 77 Fed. Appx. 772 (6i° Cir. 2003) Unpublished Internet Internet chat room contact with "14 yr- old"; defendant asked "14 yr-old" if she would

ting 60 EFTA00079473 COURT CASES EACH ITV FACTS/COMNIUNICATION CHARGE S.D. Fla. U.S. v. McDaniel, 470 F. Supp. 2d 1372 (S.D. Fla. 2007) (Villafana case) Internet 19 yr-old contacted 12 yr-old & communicated for 18 months; believed to be in love; traveled to meet girl who was 14 yrs-old by

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rategy. !? To date, about thirty states have adopted amendments to their own state constitutions, | which protect a wide range of victims’ rights. ® Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808, 834 (1991) (Scalia, J., concurring) (internal quotations omitted). See generally Douglas E. Beloof, Paul G. Cassell & Ste

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