{ "document_metadata": { "page_number": "13", "document_number": "87", "date": "07/27/2023", "document_type": "Court Document", "has_handwriting": false, "has_stamps": false }, "full_text": "Case 22-1426, Document 87, 07/27/2023, 3548202, Page13 of 35\n\nU.S. Attorney's Office investigation, and any offenses that arose from the related grand jury investigation.\"); cf. Florida West, 853 F.Supp.2d at 1228-29.\n\nB. The Co-Conspirators Provision of the Non-Prosecution Agreement Binds the USAO-SDNY and Annabi is not to the Contrary.\n\nEmbedded within Annabi's canon of construction that prosecutors in one district cannot bind prosecutors in another district, is a requirement that there must be a complete absence of language expressing a broader intention. Thus, if \"it affirmatively appears that the agreement contemplates a broader restriction,\" Annabi's restrictive rule does not apply. U.S. v. Russo, 801 F.2d 624, 626 (2d Cir. 1986).\n\nThe language expressing a broader intention can be found in the NPA, which (1) explicitly states that “the United States also agrees that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein” (A178), (2) contains a structural separation of this clause from the more restrictive language used elsewhere, and (3) utilizes the expressed language that Epstein intended a “global” agreement. Obviously, an intent to limit the immunity afforded the co-conspirators easily could have been made explicit by the incorporation of limiting language. No such language was utilized and was, in fact, removed from the co-conspirator clause.\n\nA promise to bind other districts can be inferred from negotiations between a defendant and a prosecutor. See United States v. Alessi, 554 F2d 1139,1153-4 (2d\n\n7\n\nDOJ-OGR-00021755", "text_blocks": [ { "type": "printed", "content": "Case 22-1426, Document 87, 07/27/2023, 3548202, Page13 of 35", "position": "header" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "U.S. Attorney's Office investigation, and any offenses that arose from the related grand jury investigation.\"); cf. Florida West, 853 F.Supp.2d at 1228-29.\n\nB. The Co-Conspirators Provision of the Non-Prosecution Agreement Binds the USAO-SDNY and Annabi is not to the Contrary.\n\nEmbedded within Annabi's canon of construction that prosecutors in one district cannot bind prosecutors in another district, is a requirement that there must be a complete absence of language expressing a broader intention. Thus, if \"it affirmatively appears that the agreement contemplates a broader restriction,\" Annabi's restrictive rule does not apply. U.S. v. Russo, 801 F.2d 624, 626 (2d Cir. 1986).\n\nThe language expressing a broader intention can be found in the NPA, which (1) explicitly states that “the United States also agrees that it will not institute any criminal charges against any potential co-conspirators of Epstein” (A178), (2) contains a structural separation of this clause from the more restrictive language used elsewhere, and (3) utilizes the expressed language that Epstein intended a “global” agreement. Obviously, an intent to limit the immunity afforded the co-conspirators easily could have been made explicit by the incorporation of limiting language. No such language was utilized and was, in fact, removed from the co-conspirator clause.\n\nA promise to bind other districts can be inferred from negotiations between a defendant and a prosecutor. See United States v. Alessi, 554 F2d 1139,1153-4 (2d", "position": "main content" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "7", "position": "footer" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "DOJ-OGR-00021755", "position": "footer" } ], "entities": { "people": [ "Epstein", "Annabi", "Russo", "Alessi" ], "organizations": [ "U.S. Attorney's Office", "USAO-SDNY", "DOJ" ], "locations": [ "Florida" ], "dates": [ "07/27/2023", "1986" ], "reference_numbers": [ "22-1426", "87", "3548202", "A178", "DOJ-OGR-00021755" ] }, "additional_notes": "The document appears to be a court filing related to a case involving Epstein and co-conspirators. The text discusses the implications of a non-prosecution agreement and its binding effects on different districts." }