While the Government spent untold hours negotiating the terms

Jeffrey Epstein’s deal with feds was illegal

The federal Crime Victim Rights Acts granted Epstein more than 30 victims the opportunity to discuss plea negotiations with prosecutors and appear canada goose outlet uk sale at sentencing.

Instead, the federal case canada goose outlet new york city Canada Goose sale was quietly canada goose uk shop dropped and sealed, and Epstein quietly pleaded guilty to canada goose outlet black friday state court charges in 2008 serving just 13 months behind bars, per court docs. As canada goose outlet buy canada goose jacket nyc part of the plea, canada goose outlet reviews victims would not be notified, and the whole arrangement would be kept under cheap canada goose uk seal.

“Particularly problematic was the Government’s decision to conceal canada goose outlet the existence of the [agreement] and mislead the victims to believe that federal prosecution was still a possibility,” Marra wrote in his canada goose outlet in usa Thursday decision. “When the Government gives information to victims, canadian goose jacket it cannot be misleading. While the Government spent untold hours negotiating the terms and implications of the [agreement] with Epstein’s attorneys, scant information was shared with victims.”

A spokeswoman for the US Attorney Office for the canada goose store Southern District official canada goose outlet of Florida did not immediately return a https://www.mild-und-leise.de message.

“Epstein used paid employees to find and bring minor girls to him,” wrote Marra. “Epstein worked in concert with others to obtain minors not canada goose uk black friday only for his own sexual gratification, but also for the sexual gratification of others.”

Epstein was released in 2009, and in the decade canada goose outlet store since has been slapped with numerous lawsuits from his accusers.

Marra ruling which comes after the US Department of Justice kicked off its own investigation into prosecutorial misconduct does not contain a remedy, but instead advises prosecutors to meet with victims to discuss next steps.

“For more than a decade, the actions of the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida in this case have been defended by the Department of canada goose outlet parka Justice in goose outlet canada litigation across three administrations and several attorneys canada goose outlet canada goose clearance shop general, a spokeswoman with the US Department of Labor responded when Acosta was asked for comment. office’s decisions were approved by departmental leadership and followed departmental procedures. This matter remains in litigation. cheap canada goose lawyer for Epstein did not immediately return messages.

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