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Alan DershowitzJeffrey Epstein

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Event Description

Alan Dershowitz, representing Jeffrey Epstein, helped negotiate a then-secret non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office in September 2007.

Quoted Evidence

In September 2007, Dershowitz helped Epstein negotiate a then-secret non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office

Trafficking Assessment

Likelihood

72%

Confidence

85%

Thread Prior

82%

Indicators

negotiation of non-prosecution agreementthen-secret agreement obscuring accountabilitylegal facilitation of trafficking suspect's escape from prosecutiondefense attorney enabling exploitation to continue

Reasoning

Reported event describes Dershowitz's negotiation of secret NPA that prevented prosecution of trafficking suspect, potentially enabling continued exploitation. While this is legal activity, negotiating secrecy agreements that shelter trafficking suspects from justice constitutes facilitating exploitation at an institutional level.