{ "document_metadata": { "page_number": "18", "document_number": "293-1", "date": "05/25/21", "document_type": "court document", "has_handwriting": false, "has_stamps": false }, "full_text": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 18 of 349\n\n2. The Subjects' Explanations for the Decision to Offer Epstein a Sentence with a Two-Year Term of Incarceration............................................................................................................................49\n\nE. Villafaña Drafts a \"Term Sheet\" Listing the Requirements of a Potential Agreement with the Defense.............................................................................................................................51\n\nV. THE USAO PRESENTS EPSTEIN WITH KEY TERMS OF A DEAL: PLEAD GUILTY TO STATE CHARGES REQUIRING A TWO-YEAR TERM OF INCARCERATION AND SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION, AND AGREE TO A MEANS FOR THE VICTIMS TO OBTAIN MONETARY DAMAGES .........................53\n\nA. July 31, 2007: The USAO Presents Its Proposal to the Defense Team, which Makes a Counteroffer.............................................................................................................................54\n\nB. In an August 3, 2007 Letter, the USAO States That a Two-Year Term of Imprisonment Is the Minimum That Will Vindicate the Federal Interest .............................................................55\n\nC. August – September 2007: Epstein Hires Additional Attorneys, Who Meet with Acosta.............................................................................................................................59\n\n1. Acosta Agrees to Meet with Epstein's New Attorneys .............................................................59\n\n2. Leading to the Meeting with Defense Counsel, Investigative Steps Are Postponed, and the Defense Continues to Oppose Villafaña's Efforts to Obtain the Computer Evidence............................60\n\n3. September 7, 2007: Acosta, Other USAO Attorneys, and FBI Supervisors Meet with Epstein Attorneys Starr, Lefkowitz, and Sanchez .....................................................................................................62\n\nVI. SEPTEMBER 2007: THE PLEA NEGOTIATIONS INTENSIFY, AND IN THE PROCESS, THE REQUIRED TERM OF IMPRISONMENT IS REDUCED .............................................................63\n\nA. The Incarceration Term Is Reduced from 24 Months to 20 Months ............................................63\n\nB. September 12, 2007: The USAO and Defense Counsel Meet with the State Attorney .............................................................................................................................64\n\nC. The Evidence Does Not Clearly Show Why the Term of Incarceration Was Reduced from 24 Months to 20 Months to 18 Months..............................................................................66\n\nD. The Parties Continue to Negotiate but Primarily Focus on a Potential Plea to Federal Charges .............................................................................................................................68\n\nE. The Parties Appear to Reach Agreement on a Plea to Federal Charges........................................72\n\nF. Defense Counsel Offers New Proposals Substantially Changing the Terms of the Federal Plea Agreement, which the USAO Rejects .............................................................73\n\nG. Villafaña and Lourie Recommend Ending Negotiations, but Acosta Urges That They \"Try to Work It Out\" .............................................................................................................................76\n\nH. Acosta Edits the Federal Plea Agreement, and Villafaña Sends a Final Version to the Defense.............................................................................................................................77\n\nxv\n\nDOJ-OGR-00004315", "text_blocks": [ { "type": "printed", "content": "Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 18 of 349", "position": "header" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "2. The Subjects' Explanations for the Decision to Offer Epstein a Sentence with a Two-Year Term of Incarceration............................................................................................................................49", "position": "top" }, { "type": "printed", "content": "E. 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