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Emails Reveal Federal Prosecutors Suppressed Victim Count and Co‑Conspirators in Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

The passage cites internal emails from a federal prosecutor indicating a deliberate effort to downplay the number of victims and co‑conspirators in Epstein's 2008 plea deal. This provides a concrete l September 2007 email from federal prosecutor A. Marie Villafafia to Epstein’s lawyer mentions co‑con Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked about the number of victims and whether they agreed

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November 11, 2025
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House Oversight
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The passage cites internal emails from a federal prosecutor indicating a deliberate effort to downplay the number of victims and co‑conspirators in Epstein's 2008 plea deal. This provides a concrete l September 2007 email from federal prosecutor A. Marie Villafafia to Epstein’s lawyer mentions co‑con Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked about the number of victims and whether they agreed

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Even from jail, Jeffrey Epstein manipulated the system | Miami Herald Page 9 of 17 Case 1:19-cv-03377 Document 1-1 Filed 04/16/19 Page 10 of 18 “Are there more than one victim?”’ Circuit Court Judge Deborah Dale Pucillo asked the prosecutor at Epstein’s sentencing on June 30, 2008. “There’s several,” replied assistant state prosecutor Lanna Belohlavek. “Are all the victims in both of these cases in agreement with the terms of this plea?”‘ Pucillo later asked. “Yes,’‘ Belohlavek replied, telling the judge that she had spoken to “several” of Epstein’s victims. Emails show that federal prosecutors didn’t want the judge to know how many victims and accomplices there were. Federal prosecutor A. Marie Villafafia— in a September 2007 email to Epstein lawyer Jay Lefkowitz — said: “I will mention co-conspirators but I would prefer not to highlight for the judge all the other crimes and all the other persons that we could charge.” Attorney Spencer Kuvin happened to be in court that day because he’d heard Epstein was to appear, but Kuvin didn’t know why. He figured he’d use it as an opportunity to serve Epstein with civil court papers involving one of several victims he represented. Instead, he listened to what was happening and couldn’t believe that no one had contacted him or his clients. “T was shocked to learn that the proceeding involved my client’s case and there was nothing I could do except watch as they disposed of her case without ever telling her,” Kuvin said. At the hearing, Belohlavek and Epstein’s attorney, Goldberger, were in sync, the court transcript shows. Epstein would be required to register as a sex offender, but his probation would not be served under the strict requirements of sex offender probation. Jeffrey Epstein is a registered sex offender in New York State and Florida. Emily Michot E//CHOT@MIAMIHERALD.COM The judge didn’t question those provisions, but she did ask why Epstein was going to serve his sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade instead of ina Florida state prison, like most sex offenders. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article2 19494920 html 4/3/2019

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