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    "date": "04/16/21",
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  "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 16 of 348\n\nIII. THE FBI AND THE USAO INVESTIGATE EPSTEIN, AND THE DEFENSE TEAM ENGAGES WITH THE USAO\nA. May 2006 - February 2007: The Federal Investigation Is Initiated, and the USAO Opens a Case File\n1. The PBPD Presents the Matter to the FBI and the USAO\n2. May 2006: The USAO Accepts the Case and Opens a Case File\n3. July 14, 2006: Villafaña Informs Acosta and Sloman about the Case\n4. Late July 2006: The State Indicts Epstein, and the USAO Moves Forward with a Federal Investigation\n5. October 2006 - February 2007: Epstein's Defense Counsel Initiate Contact with Villafaña, Lourie, and Sloman, and Press for a Meeting\n6. February 2007: Defense Counsel Meet with Lourie and Villafaña and Present the Defense Objections to a Federal Case\nB. February - May 2007: Villafaña and the FBI Continue to Investigate; Villafaña Drafts a Prosecution Memorandum and Proposed Indictment for USAO Managers to Review\nC. May - June 2007: Miami Managers Consider the Prosecution Memorandum and Proposed Charges\nD. Defense Counsel Seek a Meeting with Senior USAO Managers, which Villafaña Opposes\nE. June 2007: Villafaña Supplements the Prosecution Memorandum\nF. The June 26, 2007 Meeting with Defense Counsel\nIV. ACOSTA DECIDES TO OFFER EPSTEIN A TWO-YEAR STATE PLEA TO RESOLVE THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATION\nA. June - July 2007: The USAO Proposes a State Plea Resolution, which the Defense Rejects\n1. Acosta's Explanation for His Decision to Pursue a State-based Resolution\n2. July 2007: Villafaña and Menchel Disagree about the Proposed State Resolution\nB. Villafaña Attempts to Obtain the Computer Equipment Missing from Epstein's Palm Beach Home, but the Defense Team Opposes Her Efforts\nC. July 2007: The Defense Continues Its Efforts to Stop the Federal Investigation\nD. Acosta Decides on a Resolution That Includes a Two-Year Term of Incarceration\n1. The July 26, 2007 Meeting in Miami\nxiv\nDOJ-OGR-00003192",
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    "people": [
      "Epstein",
      "Villafaña",
      "Acosta",
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      "Menchel"
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  "additional_notes": "The document appears to be a court filing related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is a typed document with no handwritten notes or stamps. The text is well-formatted and easy to read."
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