Judge sets rapid pace to end fight over Jeffrey Epstein sweetheart deal
Source: Herald Mail Media
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. By August, a federal judge should have the information he needs to decide whether to throw out a controversial agreement that allowed billionaire Jeffrey Epstein to escape federal prosecution for having sex with teens at his Palm Beach mansion.
In an order on Monday, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra set a brisk schedule for prosecutors and the young womens attorneys to follow to help him unravel an unprecedented legal mess that was created in 2007 when the deal was inked.
Marra in February ruled that federal prosecutors violated the womens rights by not conferring with them before deciding to shelve a 52-page federal indictment accusing Epstein, 66, of having sex with minors. However, while finding that prosecutors violated the federal Crime Victims Rights Act, Marra didnt fashion a remedy.
Attorneys representing two of the politically connected money managers more than three dozen victims have long said they want the nonprosecution agreement to be thrown out.
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(7,142 posts)FakeNoose
(32,596 posts)Let's hope so!
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(36,670 posts)Jeffrey Epstein, Roy Moore and Donald Trump are going to be happy to see this precedent.
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I've known Jeff (Epstein) for 15 years. Terrific guy,'' Trump told New York Magazine back in 2002. "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it - Jeffrey enjoys his social life."
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