EFTA00011475.pdf

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Exhibit B 
EFTA00011475


DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
OFFICE OF 
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF 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 
EFTA00011476


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. 
I. 
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 investigation led to the discovery that Epstein used 
personal assistants to recruit girls to provide massages to him, and in many instances, those 
massages led to sexual activity. After the PBPD brought the case to the State Attorney's Office, a 
Palm Beach County grand jury indicted Epstein, on July 19, 2006, for felony solicitation of 
prostitution in violation of Florida Statute § 796.07. However, because the PBPD Chief and the 
lead Detective were dissatisfied wit…
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