293-01.pdf

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Source set: house-oversight-doj
Pages: 349
Text status: Searchable text available
OCR confidence: 0.931355780721381
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Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 1 of 349 Exhibit A DOJ-OGR- 00004298 

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 2 of 349   DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE   OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT Investigation into the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida’s Resolution of Its 2006—2008 Federal Criminal Investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and Its Interactions with Victims during the Investigation November 2020 NOTE: THIS REPORT CONTAINS SENSITIVE, PRIVILEGED, AND PRIVACY ACT PROTECTED INFORMATION. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE THE REPORT OR ITS CONTENTS WITHOUT THE PRIOR APPROVAL OF THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.   DOJ-OGR-00004299 

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 3 of 349 DOJ-OGR-00004300 

Case 1:20-cr-00330-PAE Document 293-1 Filed 05/25/21 Page 4 of 349 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Department of Justice (Department) Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigated allegations that in 2007-2008, prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO) improperly resolved a federal investigation into the criminal conduct of Jeffrey Epstein by negotiating and executing a federal non-prosecution agreement (NPA). The NPA was intended to end a federal investigation into allegations that Epstein engaged in illegal sexual activity with girls.! OPR also investigated whether USAO prosecutors committed professional misconduct by failing to consult with victims of Epstein’s crimes before the NPA was signed or by misleading victims regarding the status of the federal investigation after the signing. 1. OVERVIEW OF FACTUAL BACKGROUND The Palm Beach (Florida) Police Department (PBPD) began investigating Jeffrey Epstein in 2005, after the parents of a 14-year-old girl complained that Epstein had paid her for a massage. Epstein was a multi-millionaire financier with residences in Palm Beach, New York City, and other United States and foreign locations. The investigat…
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