mirror-epstein-docs/results/IMAGES008/DOJ-OGR-00021438.json

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  "full_text": "Case 22-1426, Document 78, 06/29/2023, 3536039, Page8 of 217\nSA-262\nCase 1:20-cr-00330-AJN Document 204-3 Filed 04/16/21 Page 262 of 348\ncivil suits that were pending against Epstein.366 Villafaña also emailed one of the pro bono attorneys she had engaged to help victims avoid defense harassment, informing him that the federal investigation had been resolved through a state plea and that Epstein had an \"agreement\" with the USAO \"requir[ing] him to make certain concessions regarding possible civil suits brought by the victims.\" Villafaña advised Goldberger: \"The FBI has received several calls regarding the [NPA]. I do not know whether the title of the document was disclosed when the [NPA] was filed under seal, but the FBI and our Office are declining comment if asked.\"\n\nB. July 7, 2008: The CVRA Litigation Is Initiated\nOn July 3, 2008, victims' attorney Edwards spoke to Villafaña by telephone about the resolution of the state case against Epstein \"and the next stage of the federal prosecution.\"367 In his 2017 affidavit filed in the CVRA litigation, Edwards asserted that during this conversation, Villafaña did not inform him of the NPA, but that during the call, he sensed that the USAO \"was beginning to negotiate with Epstein concerning the federally identified crimes.\" However, in an email Villafaña sent after the call, she informed Sloman that during the call, Edwards stated that \"his clients can name many more victims and wanted to know if we can get out of the deal.\" Villafaña told Sloman that after she told Edwards that the government was bound by the agreement, assuming Epstein completed it, Edwards asked that \"if there is the slightest bit of hesitation on Epstein's part of completing his performance, that he and his [three] clients be allowed to consult with [the USAO] before making a decision.\"368\n\nThat same day, Edwards wrote a letter to Villafaña, complaining that Epstein's state court sentence was \"grossly inadequate for a predator of this magnitude\" and urged Villafaña to \"move forward with the traditional indictments and criminal prosecution commensurate with the crimes Mr. Epstein has committed.\"\n\nOn July 7, 2008, Edwards filed his emergency petition in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of Courtney Wild, who was then identified only as \"Jane Doe.\" She was soon joined by a second petitioner, and they were respectively referred to as \"Jane Doe 1\" and \"Jane Doe 2.\"369 Edwards claimed that the government had violated his clients' rights under the CVRA by negotiating to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein without consulting with the victims. The petition requested that the court order the United States to comply with the CVRA. The USAO opposed the petition, arguing that the CVRA did not apply because there were\n\n366 According to Villafaña's handwritten notes from June 30, 2008, Villafaña left a message for two of the attorneys.\n367 In his 2017 affidavit filed in the CVRA case, Edwards recalled that his telephone conversation occurred on June 30, 2008, but noted that it could possibly have occurred on July 3, 2008.\n368 Sloman responded, \"Thanks.\"\n369 Later attempts by two additional victims to join the ongoing CVRA litigation were denied by the court.\n236\nDOJ-OGR-00021438",
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      "06/29/2023"
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  "additional_notes": "The document appears to be a court filing related to the Jeffrey Epstein case. It includes references to various legal documents and proceedings, as well as communications between attorneys and government officials."
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