A judge ruled Thursday that federal prosecutors — among them, U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta — broke federal law when they signed a plea agreement with a wealthy, politically connected sex trafficker and concealed it from more than 30 of his underage victims.
ref: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article226577419.html
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I got copy of the Judge's order (Case 9:08-cv-80736-KAM Document 435). Here are noteworthy names with related context:
Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer
Sarah Kellen
Adriana Ross
Lesley Groff
Nadia Marcinkova
US Attorney Alex Acosta
Andy (AUSA Andrew Laurie)
Roland or Rolando
Chief Reiter
Jay Lefkowitz
Lanna Belohlavek
Barry Krischer
AUSA Jeff Sloman
Retired Judge Davis
Special Agent E. Nesbitt Kuyrkendall
Special Agent Jason Richards
Lilly Ann Sanchez
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Andy [i.e., AUSA Andrew Laurie] recommended that some of the timing issues be addressed only in the state agreement, so that it isn’t obvious to the judge that we are trying to create federal jurisdiction for prison purposes.
I will include our standard language regarding resolving all criminal liability and I will mention ‘co-conspirators,’ but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all of the other crimes and all of the other persons that we could charge. Also, we do not have the power to bind Immigration . . . there is no plan to try to proceed on any immigration charges against either
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On September 21, 2007, Palm Beach County State Attorney Barry Krischer wrote the line prosecutor about the proposed agreement and added: “Glad we could get this worked out for reasons I won’t put in writing. After this is resolved I would love to buy you a cup at Starbucks and have a conversation.”
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if Epstein successfully fulfills all of the terms and conditions of this agreement, the United States also agrees that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein, including but not limited to Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross, Lesley Groff, or Nadia Marcinkova.”
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It was a deviation from the Government’s standard practice to negotiate with defense counsel about the extent of crime victim notifications.
On September 24, 2007, the Office sent an email to Lefkowitz:
Thank you, Jay. I have forwarded your message only to [United States Attorney] Alex [Acosta], Andy, and Roland. I don’t anticipate it going any further than that. When I receive the originals, I will sign and return one copy to you. The other will be placed in the case file, which will be kept confidential since it also contains identifying information about the girls.
When we reach an agreement about the attorney representative for the girls, we can discuss what I can tell him and the girls about the agreement. I know that Andy promised Chief Reiter an update when a resolution was achieved.… Rolando is calling, but Rolando knows not to tell Chief Reiter about the money issue, just about what crimes Mr. Epstein is pleading guilty to and the amount of time that has been agreed to. Rolando also is telling Chief Reiter not to disclose the outcome to anyone.
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On September 26, 2007, the line prosecutor sent an e-mail to Lefkowitz in which she stated: “Hi Jay – Can you give me a call at 561-[xxx-xxxx] this morning? I am meeting with the agents and want to give them their marching orders regarding what they can tell the girls.”
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Also on that same day, the line prosecutor sent an email to state prosecutors Lanna Belohlavek and Barry Krischer: “Can you let me know when Mr. Epstein is going to enter his guilty plea and what judge that will be in front of? I know the agents and I would really like to be there, ‘incognito.’”
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On October 24, 2007, AUSA Jeff Sloman sent a letter to Jay Lefkowitz, proposing an addendum to the NPA clarifying the procedures for the third-party representative for the victims under the NPA’s compensation provisions. On October 25, 2007, AUSA Sloman sent a letter to Retired Judge Davis about selecting an attorney to represent the victims under the NPA’s compensation procedure.
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On about October 26 or 27, 2007, Special Agents E. Nesbitt Kuyrkendall and Jason Richards met in person with Jane Doe 1. They explained that Epstein would plead guilty to state charges, he would be required to register as a sex offender for life, and he had made certain concessions related to the payment of damages. According to Jane Doe 1, the Agents did not explain that the NPA had already been signed.
In contrast, Special Agent Kuyrkendall stated that the meeting with Jane Doe 1 was to advise her of the main terms of the NPA.
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On December 7, 2007, defense attorney Lilly Ann Sanchez sent a letter to AUSA Sloman, requesting “that the Office hold off on sending any victim notification letters.”