Epstein Secrets

125 FILb1J: PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL, JOSEPH ABRUZZO, CLERK. 3/27/2023 2:57:43 PM 41. On July 8,2019, prosecutors with the Public Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s I I office for the Southern District ofNew York charged Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex. The grand jury indictme

ne 2007. However, at the request ofEpstein’s lawyers, the indictment was never presented to a federal grand jury. 25. Instead, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alexander Acosta, negotiated a plea deal with Epstein’s team of lawyers to grant immunity to Epstein (along with four named co-conspirators and any

fProfessional Responsibility at the Department of Justice released the results of its investigation into allegations that in 2007-2008 prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida improperly resolved a federal investigation into the criminal conduct of Jeffrey Epstein by negotiating a

ghts for crime victi~s, including th~ right i fo be informed about plea agreements and the right to appear at sentencing. :U.S. District Judge fot the Southern District of Florida, Kenneth A. Marra, ruled in 2019 that federal prosecutors violated the CVRA by faili_ng to notify Epstein's victi111s b~f9re allowing him to p)ead g

e descriptions: “Young [Name] + [Name],” “Misc nudes 1,” and “Girl pics nude.” 38. On July 8, 2019, prosecutors with the Public Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York charged Epstein with sex trafficking and conspiracy to traffic minors for sex. The grand jury indictment

07. However, at the request of Epstein’s lawyers, the indictment was never presented to a federal grand jury. 22. Instead, then U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alexander Acosta, negotiated a plea deal with Epstein’s team of lawyers to grant immunity to Epstein (along with four named co-conspirators and an

the conduct escalated to full sexual intercourse. As part of the resolution of the case, Epstein has agreed that he would not contest jurisdiction in the Southern District of Florida for any victim who chose to sue him for damages pursuant to 18 USC 2255. Mr. Epstein agreed to provide an attorney for victims who elected to proceed

ards also requested from the U.S. Attorney’s Office the information that they had collected regarding Epstein’s sexual abuse of his clients. However, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, declined to provide any such information to Edwards. It similarly declined to provide any such information to the other attorneys who represen

hat the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. Attorney’s Office might be arranging a plea bargain for the c

e 12 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013330 --- PAGE BREAK --- discussions, on September 24, 2007, Epstein signed an agreement with the U.S. Attomney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Under the agreement, Epstein agreed to plead guilty to an indictment pending against him in the 15" Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County ch