mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES001/DOJ-OGR-00000414.json

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  "full_text": "Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Document 20 Filed 07/16/19 Page 9 of 24 9 j782epsC kjc\n\n1 The defendant has refused to answer any questions\n2 about his income or assets for the Pretrial Services report, so\n3 the scope of his wealth and his assets remains entirely\n4 concealed to the government and to the court. But the\n5 defendant certainly has access to endless means to flee,\n6 including two private jets. He has no meaningful family ties,\n7 and any argument that his properties would keep him in the\n8 United States ignores his ability to simply leave those\n9 properties behind in favor of moving beyond the reach of U.S.\n10 authorities to live off his extensive wealth abroad, extensive\n11 wealth, I should add, that the court doesn't even have any\n12 accounting of. He travels abroad extensively, has a residence\n13 in France, and all of those factors further contribute to the\n14 risk of flight.\n15 With respect to danger and obstruction, again, this is\n16 a presumption case, and not only is the defendant charged with\n17 the sexual abuse of minors, he has previously pled guilty to\n18 solicitation of an underage girl. This court knows that\n19 defendants are routinely detained in this district when facing\n20 such charges and that this is not an unusual position for the\n21 government to take.\n22 It is further concerning that there are credible\n23 allegations from the prior investigation that the defendant or\n24 his agents engaged in witness tampering and harassment, and in\n25 fact there is evidence that he was contemplating pleading\n\nSOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C.\n(212) 805-0300\nDOJ-OGR-00000414",
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      "content": "The defendant has refused to answer any questions about his income or assets for the Pretrial Services report, so the scope of his wealth and his assets remains entirely concealed to the government and to the court. But the defendant certainly has access to endless means to flee, including two private jets. He has no meaningful family ties, and any argument that his properties would keep him in the United States ignores his ability to simply leave those properties behind in favor of moving beyond the reach of U.S. authorities to live off his extensive wealth abroad, extensive wealth, I should add, that the court doesn't even have any accounting of. He travels abroad extensively, has a residence in France, and all of those factors further contribute to the risk of flight.",
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      "content": "With respect to danger and obstruction, again, this is a presumption case, and not only is the defendant charged with the sexual abuse of minors, he has previously pled guilty to solicitation of an underage girl. This court knows that defendants are routinely detained in this district when facing such charges and that this is not an unusual position for the government to take.",
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      "content": "It is further concerning that there are credible allegations from the prior investigation that the defendant or his agents engaged in witness tampering and harassment, and in fact there is evidence that he was contemplating pleading",
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