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  10. "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",
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  19. "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",
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  35. "Epstein",
  36. "Annabi",
  37. "Russo",
  38. "Alessi"
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  40. "organizations": [
  41. "U.S. Attorney's Office",
  42. "USAO-SDNY",
  43. "DOJ"
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  45. "locations": [
  46. "Florida"
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  48. "dates": [
  49. "07/27/2023",
  50. "1986"
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  53. "22-1426",
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  56. "A178",
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  60. "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."
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