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egulation). Rather, its reach is limited to sex trafficking that Involves children or is accomplished by force, fraud, or coercion". United States. Evans, 476 F.3d 1176, 1179 n. 1 (II* Cir. 2007). Nor, has the Department of Justice deemed it appropriate. See, e.g. United States Department of Justice C

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travel agencies advertising overseas underage sex tou and involved explicit talk of sexual activity with known minors. A fourth is United States' Evans, 476 F.3d 1176 (11ih Cir. 2007) (11th Cir, 2007). But there, in facts far different from those presented here, the defendant "admitted using both a

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to travel agencies advertising overseas underage sex to d involved explicit talk of sexual T activity with known minors. A fourth is United States Evans, 476 F.3d 1176 (11th Cir. 2007) (11th Cir, 2007). But there, in facts far different from ose presented here, the defendant "admitted using both a c

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travel agencies advertising overseas underage sex touriand involved explicit talk of sexual activity with known minors. A fourth is United States I Evans, 476 F.3d 1176 (11th Cir. 2007) (11th Cir, 2007). But there, in facts far different from those presented here, the defendant "admitted using both a

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an, p.2, q2. The Truth: e It was the government, and not the defense, that suggested a plea to state charges to resolve the federal investigation. Andrew Lourie proposed declining prosecution in favor of the state. Although Mr. Epstein and the State Attorney’s Office had already reached a plea agreement, in A

or intimidation. These are the elements required by the statute, and they are not met here. Although CEOS could, perhaps, point to United States v. Evans, 476 F.3d 1176 (11" Cir. 2007) as a case that, standing alone, involved wholly intrastate conduct, the facts of that case are far different in key re

s co-conspirators. None of this type of activity comes close to the facts regarding Mr. Epstein. Finally, but significantly, the prostitution ring in Evans was not, in fact, entirely intrastate as the companion case of one of the Evans co-defendants makes clear. See, United States v. Madison, 477 F.3d 13