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This document is a Miami Herald article detailing how Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the legal system, even from jail, to minimize his criminal charges and avoid public scrutiny. It highlights the cozy relationship between federal prosecutors and Epstein's legal team, which resulted in a plea deal that kept victims uninformed and allowed Epstein to argue that his victims were prostitutes, not victims of abuse. The article also identifies four accomplices who received immunity.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | ||
| Nadia Marcinkova | ||
| Sarah Kellen | ||
| Adriana Ross | ||
| Lesley Groff | ||
| Vickers |
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| Miami Herald | ||
| FBI |
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Epstein's sentencing in 2008
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Key Quotes (5)
"Sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein was surrounded by powerful people. Here's a sampling"Source
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"On the morning of his sentencing in 2008, none of Epstein's victims were in the courtroom to protest his soft jail term or the unusual provisions of his incarceration and probation - and that was by design."Source
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"Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His victims have never had a voice, until now."Source
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"Emails and letters contained in court filings reveal the cozy, behind-the-scenes dealings between federal prosecutors and Epstein's indomitable legal team during the run-up to his federal plea deal, as they discussed ways to minimize his criminal charges and avoid informing the girls about the details of the deal until after the case was resolved."Source
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"Most important, Epstein's crimes would be reduced to felony prostitution charges, giving him the ability to argue that the girls weren't victims at all — they were prostitutes."Source
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Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 3 of 18
Page 2 of 17
LOCAL
Sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein was surrounded by powerful people. Here's a sampling
He was permitted to hire his own private psychologist for his required sex-offender counseling, and after his release from jail, his subsequent year of
probation under house arrest was filled with trips on his corporate jet to Manhattan and to his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands - all approved by the courts
with no objections from the state.
On the morning of his sentencing in 2008, none of Epstein's victims were in the courtroom to protest his soft jail term or the unusual provisions of his
incarceration and probation - and that was by design.
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His
victims have never had a voice, until now.
By
Emails and letters contained in court filings reveal the cozy, behind-the-scenes dealings between federal prosecutors and Epstein's indomitable legal
team during the run-up to his federal plea deal, as they discussed ways to minimize his criminal charges and avoid informing the girls about the details of
the deal until after the case was resolved.
That arrangement benefited Epstein in a number of ways. Unlike other high-profile sex crime cases, federal prosecutors agreed to keep his sentencing
quiet, thereby limiting media coverage. His underage victims - identified in FBI documents - weren't told about the plea deal so they weren't in court,
where they could voice their objections and possibly sway the judge to give Epstein a harsher sentence or reject the agreement altogether.
Most important, Epstein's crimes would be reduced to felony prostitution charges, giving him the ability to argue that the girls weren't victims at all —
they were prostitutes.
Four accomplices named in Epstein's non-prosecution agreement - Nadia Marcinkova, Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross and Lesley Groff - were also given
immunity from federal prosecution. Marcinkova was a young girl when Epstein brought her from Yugoslavia to live with him. Several victims told police
that she was involved in orgies with Epstein and underage girls. Ross, Groff and Kellen, now known by her married name, Vickers, were schedulers who
arranged his underage sex sessions, according to the FBI and police.
Marcinkova and Kellen, through their attorneys, declined to comment for this story. The Herald was unsuccessful in reaching Ross and Groff.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article219494920.html
4/3/2019
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_017802
Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 3 of 18
Page 2 of 17
LOCAL
Sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein was surrounded by powerful people. Here's a sampling
He was permitted to hire his own private psychologist for his required sex-offender counseling, and after his release from jail, his subsequent year of
probation under house arrest was filled with trips on his corporate jet to Manhattan and to his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands - all approved by the courts
with no objections from the state.
On the morning of his sentencing in 2008, none of Epstein's victims were in the courtroom to protest his soft jail term or the unusual provisions of his
incarceration and probation - and that was by design.
Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein is a free man, despite sexually abusing dozens of underage girls according to police and prosecutors. His
victims have never had a voice, until now.
By
Emails and letters contained in court filings reveal the cozy, behind-the-scenes dealings between federal prosecutors and Epstein's indomitable legal
team during the run-up to his federal plea deal, as they discussed ways to minimize his criminal charges and avoid informing the girls about the details of
the deal until after the case was resolved.
That arrangement benefited Epstein in a number of ways. Unlike other high-profile sex crime cases, federal prosecutors agreed to keep his sentencing
quiet, thereby limiting media coverage. His underage victims - identified in FBI documents - weren't told about the plea deal so they weren't in court,
where they could voice their objections and possibly sway the judge to give Epstein a harsher sentence or reject the agreement altogether.
Most important, Epstein's crimes would be reduced to felony prostitution charges, giving him the ability to argue that the girls weren't victims at all —
they were prostitutes.
Four accomplices named in Epstein's non-prosecution agreement - Nadia Marcinkova, Sarah Kellen, Adriana Ross and Lesley Groff - were also given
immunity from federal prosecution. Marcinkova was a young girl when Epstein brought her from Yugoslavia to live with him. Several victims told police
that she was involved in orgies with Epstein and underage girls. Ross, Groff and Kellen, now known by her married name, Vickers, were schedulers who
arranged his underage sex sessions, according to the FBI and police.
Marcinkova and Kellen, through their attorneys, declined to comment for this story. The Herald was unsuccessful in reaching Ross and Groff.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article219494920.html
4/3/2019
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