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Emily Michot is a photojournalist for the Miami Herald who collaborated with investigative reporter Julie K. Brown on the Pulitzer Prize-nominated 'Perversion of Justice' series that exposed Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal. Her name appears in document bylines and award citations, not as a participant in Epstein's activities.
Michot appears exclusively in her professional capacity as a Miami Herald photographer and videographer. Her name is found in bylines alongside reporter Julie K. Brown on the 'Perversion of Justice' investigation, in award announcements (including the 2019 Hillman Prize for Newspaper journalism), and in photo credits for visual content related to the series. Many mentions are from reprinted versions of the same investigative articles across multiple documents in the House Oversight Committee collection. She is never mentioned as a witness, victim, associate, or participant in any of Epstein's activities.
Key Highlights
- •Co-creator of the Miami Herald's 'Perversion of Justice' investigation that led to renewed federal charges against Jeffrey Epstein in 2019
- •Won the 2019 Hillman Prize for Newspaper journalism alongside Julie K. Brown for their investigative reporting
- •Produced video content including 'The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal' that documented Alexander Acosta's controversial handling of the 2008 case
- •Her work helped expose how federal prosecutors kept Epstein's victims in the dark about the non-prosecution agreement
- •Professional photojournalist whose documentation of the case appears across 15 House Oversight documents, primarily as reprints of the original Miami Herald series
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1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016420 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016505
Jan 14, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His victims have never had a voice, until now. BY EMILY MICHOT | JULIE K. BROWN In 2007, despite ample physical evidence and multiple witnesses corroborating the girls’ stories, federal prosecutors and Epstein’s
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1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017800 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017817
Apr 9, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
of Jeffrey Epstein in the dark about the status of his case. The U.S. Attorney's Office signed a non-prosecution agreement with the multimillionaire. Emily Michot £/1/[email protected] Now 31, Wild is Jane Doe No.1 in “Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 vs. the United States,” which seeks to overturn Epstein’s plea
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1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017935 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_018044
Apr 17, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
of Jeffrey Epstein in the dark about the status of his case. The U.S. Attorney's Office signed a non-prosecution agreement with the multimillionaire. Emily Michot £/1/[email protected] Now 31, Wild is Jane Doe No.1 in “Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2 vs. the United States,” which seeks to overturn Epstein’s plea
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Harold Meyerson and The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel. The 2019 winners of the Hillman Prizes are: ° Newspaper — Miami Herald, Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot: Perversion of Justice ° Magazine — ProPublica with New York magazine, Newsday, This American Life, New York Times Magazine, Hannah Dreier: Trapped
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Harold Meyerson and The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel. The 2019 winners of the Hillman Prizes are: ° Newspaper — Miami Herald, Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot: Perversion of Justice ° Magazine — ProPublica with New York magazine, Newsday, This American Life, New York Times Magazine, Hannah Dreier: Trapped
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Harold Meyerson and The Nation’s Katrina vanden Heuvel. The 2019 winners of the Hillman Prizes are: ° Newspaper — Miami Herald, Julie K. Brown and Emily Michot: Perversion of Justice ° Magazine — ProPublica with New York magazine, Newsday, This American Life, New York Times Magazine, Hannah Dreier: Trapped
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Way, according to police in the Town of Palm Beach. Epstein also owns residences in New York City and the U.S. Virgin Islands, among other locales. Emily Michot [email protected] April: Palm Beach police begin trash pulls at Epstein’s home, discovering a telephone message for Epstein with the girl’s na
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His victims have never had a voice, until now. By Emily Michot | Julie K. Brown A former top prosecutor involved in the Jeffrey Epstein sex case is defending his old boss, Alexander Acosta, whose decision to cra
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
Play Video Duration 12:20 The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal The story behind a Palm Beach sex offender's remarkable deal Emily Michot An investigation by the Miami Herald, "Perversion of Justice," found that after Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, the government ag
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ears after the abuse occurred. Miami Herald reporter Julie K. Brown interviewed the young women, most speaking for the first time about Epstein. BY EMILY MICHOT I JULIE K. BROWN For the first time since he was found semi-conscious in his jail cell with telltale bruise marks on his neck, accused sex traffick
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