Epstein Secrets

esented the case to the U.S. Attomey’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. In 2007, the Office contacted counsel

rights even before prosecutors filed a superseding indictment covering the specific crimes affecting the victims. Citing Dean, the District Court for the Eastern District of New York agreed that the rights were expansive and could apply before charges were filed but were subject to the outer limit that the Government has at least

ing such an approach would be difficult.*” Presumably the Justice Department has already been providing such rights in at least Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to comply with the Fifth 197 See 18 U.S.C. §§ 2422(b), 2423(b), (e) (2012). 198 A more substantial summary of the case is available in case filings

sented the case to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. In 2007, the Office contacted counsel

ights even before prosecutors filed a superseding indictment covering the specific crimes affecting the victims. Citing Dean, the District Court for the Eastern District of New York agreed that the rights ® John W. Gillis & Douglas E. Beloof, The Next Step for a Maturing Victim Rights Movement: Enforcing Crime Victim Rights in t

ng such an approach would be difficult. 7° Presumably the Justice Department has already been providing such rights in at least Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi to comply with the Fifth [*95] Circuit's 2008 ruling in In Re Dean, which held that the CVRA extends rights to victims before defendants are charged

fficials, as | do, the potential for conflicts is significantly less. LD: What agency is most likely to strike fear in the heart of defendants? RW: The Southern District of New York is the elite prosecutor’s office in the country. | don’t think you’d get much dispute there. They’re aggressive, they’re smart, they have this enormo

did Mike Espy together. That was probably the first huge national trial | had as a defense lawyer. Espy was a very promising former congressman from Mississippi who [Bill] Clinton made secretary of Agriculture. It was very controversial because traditional, white hidebound farmers were not crazy about Mike Es

unrelated action, federal officials in California charged Avenatti on Monday with defrauding a client out of a $1.6 million settlement and lying to a Mississippi bank to secure loans for his firm and a coffee business. Avenatti was released in New York later in the day after posting a $300,000 bond. He is due

ld not "be extorted or hide information" relevant to that probe. The case is U.S. v. Avenatti, case number 19-mj-2927, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031778