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Jeffrey Sloman was First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida during the Epstein case, serving as the second-in-command under U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta and directly overseeing prosecutors handling the 2007-2008 federal investigation that resulted in the controversial non-prosecution agreement.
Sloman appears throughout government records and legal documents as a key Justice Department official involved in the Epstein case negotiations and decision-making. He is referenced in correspondence with Epstein's defense attorney Jay Lefkowitz, including a May 2008 email about seeking DOJ review of the case. Documents show he was one of the supervisors who received prosecutor Ann Marie Villafaña's 82-page prosecution memo and draft 60-count federal indictment. He later had drinks with Epstein attorney Alan Dershowitz in March 2009 and corresponded about Epstein's jail conditions and potential home detention. Court filings quote him characterizing the case as 'at heart, a local sex abuse case,' a position criticized by victims' attorneys.
Key Highlights
- •Served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney, the #2 official in the Southern District of Florida, directly overseeing the Epstein prosecution team
- •Received the draft 60-count federal indictment and 82-page prosecution memo in May 2007 before the decision was made to offer a plea deal
- •Corresponded with Epstein's defense attorneys, including Jay Lefkowitz, about DOJ review and case proceedings in 2008
- •Met with Epstein attorney Alan Dershowitz for drinks in March 2009 and later exchanged emails about Epstein's jail conditions
- •Later became U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Florida (May 2009-May 2010), succeeding Acosta
- •Defended the office's handling of the case in a February 2019 opinion piece, stating they 'always acted with integrity and in good faith'
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
lic figure who has close ties to former President Clinton. The need for review is now all the more exigent. On Monday, May 19, 2008, First Assistant Jeffrey Sloman of the USAO responded to an email from Jay Lefkowitz informing U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta that we would be seeking your Office’s review. Mr. Sloman’s
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Nov 23, 2015Source: House Oversight Committee
gainst me during the negotiations. Q. Is this part of your work product that you're waiving right now? MR. SWEDER: No, no. A. My conversation with Jeffrey Sloman is not work product. MR. SCOTT: Here's a -- BY MR. SCAROLA: Q. What is the work product -- MR. SCOTT: Excuse me. Please review wo MwA HM B® WHY
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
t responds to CEOS’s assessment of its limited review of Mr. Epstein’s case; and a point-by- point rebuttal to First Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Sloman’s recent letter which we believe contains factual inaccuracies typical of our correspondence from the United States Attorney’s Office in Miami (the “
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
t responds to CEOS’s assessment of its limited review of Mr. Epstein’s case; and a point-by- point rebuttal to First Assistant United States Attorney Jeffrey Sloman’s recent letter which we believe contains factual inaccuracies typical of our correspondence from the United States Attorney’s Office in Miami (the “
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Apr 21, 2011Source: House Oversight Committee
ng for personal peccadilloes that may provide a basis for disqualification,” Acosta wrote. Sources say the efforts targeted Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jeffrey Sloman and Ann Marie Villafafia. Acosta refused to remove them. Acosta, now the law dean at Florida International University in Miami, said he had no comme
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Jan 14, 2019Source: House Oversight Committee
ote to Epstein attorney Lefkowitz on Dec. 13, 2007. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_016454 --- PAGE BREAK --- By then the deal had been signed for two months, and Jeffrey Sloman, Acosta’s top assistant, told Lefkowitz he intended to begin notifying Epstein’s victims. An indignant Lefkowitz wrote to Acosta: “You ... assured
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019221 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019223
1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
lic figure who has close ties to former President Clinton. The need for review is now all the more exigent. On Monday, May 19, 2008, First Assistant Jeffrey Sloman of the USAO responded to an email from Jay Lefkowitz informing U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta that we would be seeking your Office’s review. Mr. Sloman’s
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1 mentionSource: House Oversight Committee
ignificant and often rancorous internal debate.” Jeffrey Sloman, who was second-in-command to then-U.S. Attorney
CPY Document Subject
1 mentionHOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025704 - HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025706
Source: House Oversight Committee
lic figure who has close ties to former President Clinton. The need for review is now all the more exigent. On Monday, May 19, 2008, First Assistant Jeffrey Sloman of the USAO responded to an email from Jay Lefkowitz informing U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta that we would be seeking your Office’s review. Mr. Sloman’s
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he FBI commenced its own investigation, then-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District ofFlorida, Alexander Acosta, asked First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman whether it was “appropriate to approach [State Attorney Krischer] and give him a heads up re where we might go?” Sloman replied, “No for fear that it
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his time. Chicago Hong Kong London Los Angeles Munich San Francisco Washington. D.C. EFTA00013698 --- PAGE BREAK --- KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Jeffrey Sloman November 8, 2007 Page 2 Second, I am a little surprised by your insistence that we request that the state court conduct the plea and sentence in
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till at the home 2015. Biscayne Boulevard. Suite 1300 • Miami. Florida 33131. Phone • Fax: -• www.RcyBlack.com EFTA00013858 --- PAGE BREAK --- Jeffrey Sloman, Esq. September 1, 2009 Page 2 in Palm Beach following the rules of state community control. As Mr. Epstein's lawyers, we believe that his reques
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the defense claim that this case "was, at heart, a local sex abuse case." Epstein Remedies Br. at 15 (quoting former First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman). Indeed, one of the experts that Intervenor Epstein hired represented to the Justice Department during discussions about the NPA that "[t]his is a
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the defense claim that this case "was, at heart, a local sex abuse case." Epstein Remedies Br. at 15 (quoting former First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Sloman). Indeed, one of the experts that Intervenor Epstein hired represented to the Justice Department during discussions about the NPA that "[t]his is a
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