EFTA00038491.pdf
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Extraction Summary
4
People
7
Organizations
2
Locations
3
Events
2
Relationships
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Document Information
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Email chain / news article
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Summary
This document is an internal FBI email chain from June 2020 reacting to a Virgin Islands Daily News article. The article reports that the USVI Attorney General reached an agreement with the Epstein estate regarding the Victim Compensation Fund, which ostensibly includes access to FBI Victim Services. The FBI personnel in the email chain express confusion and lack of prior knowledge regarding this provision, stating they were unaware of their organization's supposed role in the settlement.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject / Deceased Sex Offender |
His estate and victim compensation fund are the subject of the legal dispute and settlement.
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| Denise George | V.I. Attorney General |
Announced the agreement with Epstein's lawyers regarding the compensation fund.
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| Carolyn Hermon-Purcell | V.I. Superior Court Judge |
Judge presiding over probate who required resolution between George and Epstein's attorneys.
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| Redacted FBI Staff | Senders/Recipients |
Discussing internal confusion regarding FBI Victim Services involvement in the settlement.
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigation; specifically their Victim Services program.
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| Child Victim Services Unit |
FBI unit mentioned in signature block.
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| Child USA |
Organization mentioned as providing counseling services alongside FBI.
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| Virgin Islands Daily News |
Source of the article being circulated.
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| V.I. Attorney General's Office |
Government body negotiating the settlement.
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| Economic Development Commission |
Agency whose tax benefit program Epstein allegedly exploited.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for the Virgin Islands |
Sender's organization (based on signature block).
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Timeline (3 events)
January 2020
AG George filed civil enforcement action under Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
Virgin Islands
Denise George
Epstein Estate
June 1, 2020
USVI Attorney General announces agreement with Epstein estate lawyers regarding the Victim Compensation Fund.
Virgin Islands
Denise George
Epstein Estate Lawyers
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Jurisdiction of the legal dispute and estate location.
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Location of jail cell where Epstein died.
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Relationships (2)
George filed civil enforcement action against estate and placed liens on assets.
FBI Victim Services
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Proposed Service Provider
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Epstein Victim Compensation Fund
Article states the fund includes access to counseling through FBI Victim Services program (though FBI staff seem unaware).
Key Quotes (5)
"This is the first I've heard about this too. No idea what this is about."Source
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Quote #1
"I asked [Redacted] and [Redacted] if they were aware of the provision built in for the FBI vicitm assistance piece and they are not aware of this."Source
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Quote #2
"AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol"Source
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Quote #3
"Access to counseling and referral services through the FBI Victim Services program and Child USA."Source
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Quote #4
"Epstein and his attorneys used the Economic Development Commission’s tax benefit program to save millions of dollars that helped fund his criminal sex trafficking operation."Source
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Quote #5
Full Extracted Text
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From: "[Redacted]"
To: "[Redacted]"
Subject: Fwd: Fw: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:00:32 +0000
Importance: Normal
Inline-Images: image002.jpg
To: "[Redacted]"
Subject: Fwd: Fw: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
Date: Tue, 02 Jun 2020 14:00:32 +0000
Importance: Normal
Inline-Images: image002.jpg
This is the first I've heard about this too. No idea what this is about.
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On Jun 2, 2020 9:42 AM, "[Redacted]" wrote:
[Redacted] see below. I have no idea what this about co you?
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "[Redacted]"
Date: Jun 2, 2020 8:38 AM
Subject: Fw: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
To: "[Redacted]"
Cc:
Do you know anything about this? Does [Redacted]?
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On Jun 2, 2020 9:42 AM, "[Redacted]" wrote:
[Redacted] see below. I have no idea what this about co you?
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "[Redacted]"
Date: Jun 2, 2020 8:38 AM
Subject: Fw: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
To: "[Redacted]"
Cc:
Do you know anything about this? Does [Redacted]?
From: [Redacted]
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:37 AM
To: [Redacted]
Subject: Fwd: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 8:37 AM
To: [Redacted]
Subject: Fwd: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
This is the first I'm hearing about this.
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On Jun 2, 2020 7:30 AM, "[Redacted]" wrote:
I asked [Redacted] and [Redacted] if they were aware of the provision built in for the FBI vicitm assistance piece and they are not aware of this.
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On Jun 2, 2020 7:30 AM, "[Redacted]" wrote:
I asked [Redacted] and [Redacted] if they were aware of the provision built in for the FBI vicitm assistance piece and they are not aware of this.
If anyone has knowledge as to the history of that being added in that would be helpful.
Thanks,
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
Child Victim Services Unit
[Redacted]
[Redacted]
On Jun 2, 2020 7:25 AM, "[Redacted]" wrote:
Hi all,
Hope you are all well and having a good week.
Hi all,
Hope you are all well and having a good week.
I know prior to [Redacted] leaving she was working with you on this case. So I apologize if I dropped the ball after she left, I didn't have it in my out brief to follow up on.
[Redacted] has asked me if I was aware of the revision of the victim assistance compensation protocol and the role of VSD. Would you mind looping me in?
Thank you for your help.
Best,
[Redacted]
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "[Redacted]"
Date: Jun 1, 2020 5:38 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
To: "[Redacted]"
Cc:
Tiff,
[Redacted]
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "[Redacted]"
Date: Jun 1, 2020 5:38 PM
Subject: Fwd: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
To: "[Redacted]"
Cc:
Tiff,
Are you aware of this through VSD?
Thanks,
[Redacted]
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "[Redacted]"
Date: Jun 1, 2020 5:36 PM
Subject: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
To: "[Redacted]"
Cc:
Hey [Redacted]!
[Redacted]
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "[Redacted]"
Date: Jun 1, 2020 5:36 PM
Subject: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
To: "[Redacted]"
Cc:
Hey [Redacted]!
Can you provide me more details on the below and FBI's role in this settlement?
Thanks
From: [Redacted]
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2020 8:04 AM
To: [Redacted]
Subject: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
Sent: Monday, June 1, 2020 8:04 AM
To: [Redacted]
Subject: FW: VI Daily News: AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
See below: access to FBI Victim Services is part of the settlement??
How does that work?
How does that work?
AG says Epstein lawyers have agreed to revise victim compensation fund protocol
• Jun 1, 2020
Attorneys for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate and the Virgin Islands government have resolved disputes over a proposed victims’ compensation fund, and V.I. Attorney General Denise George said she “will allow the release of a portion of estate funds for the victims so that the program may proceed.”
• Jun 1, 2020
Attorneys for sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate and the Virgin Islands government have resolved disputes over a proposed victims’ compensation fund, and V.I. Attorney General Denise George said she “will allow the release of a portion of estate funds for the victims so that the program may proceed.”
George issued the written statement Friday, saying that her office has reached an “agreement in principle” for a victim compensation program with the estate’s and victims’ attorneys.
The estate proposed the fund in November as a way for Epstein’s victims to receive compensation without having to go to court, after Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail cell on Aug. 10 while awaiting trial on new charges.
In January, George filed a civil enforcement action under the territory’s Criminally Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act against Epstein’s estate and six of his companies, claiming that Epstein and his attorneys used the Economic Development Commission’s tax benefit program to save millions of dollars that helped fund his criminal sex trafficking operation.
As part of that action, George placed liens on the more than $600 million estate that have restricted his attorneys from paying settlements to victims, and argued that the terms of the compensation fund are illegal and help protect others who conspired with Epstein to abuse dozens of women over the last two decades.
V.I. Superior Court Judge Carolyn Hermon-Purcell has said she cannot move forward with probate until George and Epstein’s attorneys resolved their differences, and George lifts the liens.
George said in the statement Friday that she’s now willing to do that, and “the Attorney General’s Office, working closely with Epstein’s victims and their counsel, have now reached an agreement upon the terms of the fund, which include a set of reforms that provide a process that will be more fair, credible, and victim-oriented.”
George said she’s always supported the existence of such a fund, which “would allow victims to avoid the publicity and trauma of a trial and provide them, promptly, with a measure of justice and closure,” according to the statement. “The victim compensation fund as it stands now, is a substantial improvement from the original victims’ claim fund proposed by the estate.”
According to George, the victim compensation fund now includes:
• Involvement of victim advocate [Redacted] and the country’s preeminent expert and advocate on child sexual abuse issues. This will help ensure that the decisions of the fund administrator are fully informed by and sensitive to the unique experiences and needs of survivors of trafficking and sexual abuse.
• Dedicated funding to ensure that victims who have not yet come forward or who are not satisfied with the claims process or award can opt-out without sacrificing the chance of a judgment or recovery.
• Protections to ensure that information shared by victims in the claims process is not provided to the estate and, potentially, used against the claimant or other victims.
• Access to counseling and referral services through the FBI Victim Services program and Child USA.
• Dedicated funding to ensure that victims who have not yet come forward or who are not satisfied with the claims process or award can opt-out without sacrificing the chance of a judgment or recovery.
• Protections to ensure that information shared by victims in the claims process is not provided to the estate and, potentially, used against the claimant or other victims.
• Access to counseling and referral services through the FBI Victim Services program and Child USA.
• Approval of the program’s administrative budget by the Probate Court and monthly reporting to the Attorney General’s Office and the Probate Court on the number and value of claim awards.
“The attorney general opposed the estate’s initial demand that, in order to obtain funds under the program, victims be required to sign broad releases to protect other individuals who sexually abused them. With that broad release in place, the Fund could not ensure a fundamentally fair and legally sufficient process for victims who choose to participate,” according to the statement. “The parties now agree, and the program administrator has committed, that no information obtained solely through the program by the estate will be disclosed publicly or used by the estate in defending itself from any claim, regardless of forum.”
The estate “has agreed that there is no assertion that the attorney general’s release of compensation program funds does not act as a waiver of any ability by the government to object to the program’s administrative expenses, including those paid with these initial funds,” according to the statement.
“I continue to admire the tremendous bravery and strength of the women who have come forward to work with my office on this process,” George said. “I’m hopeful the agreement will receive final approval, so these women are able to receive the help they need. My office will forcefully continue its work to hold accountable Epstein’s criminal enterprise through the Government’s CICO lawsuit and send a clear message that the USVI is not, and will not, be a safe haven for sex traffickers or sexual abuse.”
[Redacted]
U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands
[Redacted]
https://www.justice.gov/usao-vi
U.S. Attorney for the Virgin Islands
[Redacted]
https://www.justice.gov/usao-vi
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