Epstein Secrets

es should be brought to bear.”75 While the defense was reiterating its objections to the federal investigation, CEOS expressed its endorsement of Villafaña’s legal analysis and proposed charges. On July 18, 2007, CEOS Chief Oosterbaan emailed Sloman, Menchel, and Lourie, stating that he had read Villa

Investigation ............................................20 5. October 2006 – February 2007: Epstein’s Defense Counsel Initiate Contact with Villafaña, Lourie, and Sloman, and Press for a Meeting ....................................................................................22 6. February

Federal Investigation Is Initiated, and the USAO Opens a Case File In early 2006, a West Palm Beach FBI Special Agent who worked closely with AUSA Ann Marie Villafaña on child exploitation cases—and who is referred to in this Report as “the case agent”—mentioned to Villafaña in “casual conversations” having learne

ssible misconduct by Department of Justice attorneys.” On February 6, 2019, the Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs advised Senator Sasse that OPR had opened vi an investigation into the matter and would review the USAO’s decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein t

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

ed States Senator 11d 2 EFTA00175141 From: Sent: Friday. February 21. 2020 5:25:59 PM To: DOJExecSec (JMD) CC: Subject: FW: Letter from Sen. Sasse to AG Barr Pls log & assign to OPR. Thanks. From: Sent: Friday, February 21, 2020 4:58 PM To Cc Subject: Fwd: Letter from Sen. Sasse to AG Barr

Florida accepted the case for prosecution and assigned specific federal prosecutors to handle the case. The lead Assistant U.S. Attorney ("AUSA"), A. Marie Villafaita, sent a letter to the identified victims, informing each victim that she was protected by, and had rights under, the CVRA. For example, in 2006, t

d, Epstein's attorney Jay Lefkowitz e-mailed AUSA Villafana, requesting: "Marie - Please do whatever you can

ively shut down investigations into his child sex trafficking ring and protected his co-conspirators in other states. Justice has not been served,' Sasse added."). OPR's Report is viewed as a "whitewash," letting everyone off the hook," "offensive," "hurtful," and like another slap in the face to the

. The government is represented by Ann Marie C. Villafana and Dexter Lee of the U.S. Attorney's Office for

ity had opened an investigation into the deal. EFTA00032508 --- PAGE BREAK --- It was after reading the investigative report by the Herald that Sasse became concerned and sent two letters to the DOJ urging the agency to investigate. The Herald's three-part series, "Perversion of Justice," showed