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The Federal Charges Swept Aside by Epstein’s Sweetheart Deal (Part 4 )(10/15/26)

Before Jeffrey Epstein received his extraordinary 2007 non-prosecution agreement, federal prosecutors in South Florida had prepared a sweeping case against him that could have resulted in dozens of federal charges involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors. Assistant U.S. Attorney Marie Villafaña prepared an 82-page prosecution memorandum laying out the evidence, potential defenses, witness credibility issues and the legal basis for a proposed 60-count federal indictment. Some later accounts have referred to an 81-count version or draft, but the Justice Department’s own Office of Professional Responsibility record identifies the principal proposed indictment as containing 60 counts. The charges under consideration would have targeted Epstein’s conduct with multiple underage victims and would have exposed him to dramatically greater federal criminal liability than the state solicitation charges he ultimately pleaded guilty to in Florida.

That indictment was never filed because the federal case was instead resolved through the non-prosecution agreement negotiated by Alex Acosta’s office and Epstein’s attorneys. Epstein avoided federal prosecution, pleaded guilty to two state prostitution-related charges, served a notoriously lenient sentence with extensive work release, and received federal protection that also extended to unnamed potential co-conspirators. The abandoned prosecution memorandum is therefore one of the clearest measures of what prosecutors believed they could prove before the case was bargained away: this was not an investigation that collapsed because investigators found nothing. Federal prosecutors had assembled victims, evidence and a detailed charging plan, only for that plan to be replaced by one of the most controversial plea arrangements in modern Justice Department history. DOJ’s own later review concluded that Acosta exercised poor judgment in resolving the investigation through the NPA, even though it stopped short of finding professional misconduct.



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Speaker 1: What's up everyone and welcome to another episode of the

Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're diving right back in

to that Jeffrey Epstein indictment that never came. On or

about February 6, 2005, defendant Jeffrey Epstein redacted Jane Doe No. 16,

who was then a 14-year-old girl. On or about February 6, 2005,

defendant Jeffrey Epstein made a payment of $ 300 to Jane

Doe No. 16. On or about February 6, 2005, defendant

Jeffrey Epstein made a payment of $ 200 to Jane Doe No. 5.

On or about February 10, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane

Doe No. 13. On or about February 10, 2005, defendant

Jeffrey Epstein redacted, redacted, redacted, and redacted, traveled from New

York to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Boeing 727

aircraft owned by by J.E.G. On or about February 10, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jane Doe No. 14. On or about

February 21, 2005, defendant redacted placed one or more telephone

calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe No. 14.

On or about February 21, 2005, defendant Epstein redacted and

redacted traveled from the U.S. Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County, Florida,

aboard the Boeing 727. On or about February 23, 2005,

defendant redacted placed a telephone call to a telephone used

by Jando No. 4. On or about February 24, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jando No. 14. On or about February 24, 2005,

defendant Jeffrey Epstein, redacted and redacted, traveled from redacted to

Palm Beach County, FL, aboard the Gulfstream aircraft. In or

around March 2005, defendant Jeffrey Epstein redacted Jangdo No. 11,

who was then a 17-year-old girl. On or about March 1, 2005,

defendant redacted, redacted, and redacted, placed one or more telephone

calls to a telephone used by Jangdo No. 13. On

or about March 4, 2005, defendant Jeffrey Epstein redacted, Redacted

and redacted travel from New York to Palm Beach County, Florida,

aboard the Boeing 727 aircraft. On or about March 16, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jane Doe No. 13. On or about

March 17, 2005, defendant redacted placed one or more telephone

calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe No. 14.

On or about March 18, 2005, Defendant Jeffrey Epstein traveled

from New York, New York to Palm Beach County aboard

the Boeing 727. On or about March 18, 2005, defendant

redacted left a telephone message for defendant Jeffrey Epstein regarding

Jane Doe No. 6, stating is it okay if Jane

Doe will come at 5? On or about March 21, 2005,

defendant redacted, aka redacted, placed one or more telephone calls

to a telephone used by Agendo No. 13. On or

about March 29, 2005, defendant redacted placed one or more

telephone calls to a telephone used by Agendo No. 6.

On or about March 29, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Agendo No. 6.

On or about March 29, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Agendo No. 5.

On or about March 29, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jando No. 13.

On or about March 30, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more calls to a telephone used by Jando No. 5.

On or about March 30, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jando No. 14.

On or about March 31st, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane

Doe number 14. On or about March 31st, 2005, defendant

redacted placed one or more calls to a telephone used

by Jane Doe number 5. On or about March 31st, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jane Doe number 8. On or about

March 31st, 2005. Defendant, a.k.a. Redacted, placed one or more

telephone calls to Jane Doe No. 14. On or about

March 31, 2005, Defendant Jeffrey Epstein traveled from New York

to Palm Beach County aboard the Boeing 727. On or

about March 31, Defendant Jeffrey Epstein and Redacted caused Jane

Doe No. 5 to make a call to a telephone

used by Jane Doe No. 16. On or about April 1, 2005,

Defendant Jeffrey Epstein and Redacted caused Jane Doe No. 5

to make one or more calls to a telephone used

by Jane Doe No. 16. On or about April 1, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jane Doe No. 8. On or about

April 2, 2005, defendant redacted placed one or more telephone

calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe No. 17.

On or about April 2, 2005, defendant redacted, a.k.a. placed

one or more telephone calls to a telephone used by

Agendo No. 14. On or about May 19, 2005, Defendant

Redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a telephone

used by Agendo No. 14. On or about May 19, 2005,

Defendant Redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Agendo No. 17. On or about May 19, 2005,

Defendant Jeffrey Epstein redacted and redacted and redacted traveled to

Palm Beach County, Florida aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion.

On or about June 30, 2005, defendant redacted caused one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Django 17.

On or about June 30, 2005, defendant Jeffrey Epstein and

redacted traveled from redacted to Palm Beach County, Florida aboard

the Gulfstream. In or around July 2005, defendant redacted led

Jane Doe No. 18 from the kitchen of redacted upstairs

to defendant Jeffrey Epstein's bedroom at redacted. On or about

July 2, 2005, defendant redacted placed one or more telephone

calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe No. 17.

On or about July 22, 2005, defendant redacted placed one

or more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jane

Doe No. 17. On or about July 22, 2005, defendant

Jeffrey Epstein and redacted traveled from redacted to Palm Beach County, Florida,

aboard the Gulfstream aircraft owned by Hyperion. On or about

August 18, 2005, defendant Jeffrey Epstein and redacted traveled from

redacted to Palm Beach County. On or about August 18, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jando No. 17. On or about August 19th, 2005,

defendant redacted, placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jando number 17. On or about August 21st, 2005,

defendant redacted, placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jando number 17. On or about September 3rd, 2005,

defendant Jeffrey Epstein, redacted and redacted, traveled from the U.S.

Virgin Islands to Palm Beach County aboard the Gulfstream. On

or about September 3rd, 2005, defendant redacted, placed one or

more telephone calls to a telephone used by Jando number 17.

On or about September 18th, 2005, defendant redacted, placed one

or more telephone calls to a phone used by Jando

number 17. On or about September 18th, 2005, defendant Jeffrey

Epstein and redacted, and redacted, aka redacted, traveled from redacted

to Palm Beach County, aboard the Gulfstream. On or about

September 18th, 2005, defendant redacted sent a text message to

a telephone used by Jando 17. On or about September 29th, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jando 17. On or about September 29th, 2005,

defendant Jeffrey Epstein redacted, aka redacted and redacted, traveled from

redacted to Palm Beach County, Florida, aboard the Gulfstream aircraft

owned by Hyperion. On or about September 30, 2005, defendant Redacted,

aka Redacted, placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jane Doe 17. On or about October 1, 2005,

defendant Redacted left a telephone message for defendant Jeffrey Epstein stating,

Jane Doe number 14 confirmed at 11 a.m., Jane Doe

number 17 at 4 p.m. On or about October 2, 2005,

defendant redacted placed one or more telephone calls to a

telephone used by Jane Doe No. 17. On or about

October 3, 2005, defendant redacted caused one or more telephone

calls to a telephone used by Jane Doe No. 17.

On or about October 3, 2005, defendant redacted left a

telephone message for defendant Jeffrey Epstein stating, Jane Doe No.

17 will be a half hour late. In or around

the first week of October 2005, Defendant Jeffrey Epstein engaged

in sexual intercourse with Jane Doe, 17, who was then,

at the time, 17 years old. In or around the

first week of October of 2005, Defendant Epstein made a

payment of $ 350 to Jane Doe, number 17, who was

then a 17-year-old girl, all in violation of Title 18, U.S.

Code Section 371 and 2. All right, folks, we're going

to wrap up right here. And in the next episode,

we're going to pick up with count two. Conspiracy to Travel.

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