Event Description

A. Marie Villafaña, lead prosecutor in the Epstein case, was harshly rebuked by federal judge William J. Zloch in January 2007 for concealing victim information in an underage sex crimes case. Zloch found her conduct represented an 'intentional and/or serious lapse in judgment' when she failed to explicitly inform him that the defendant, a Texas man, had a prior history of predatory behavior with minors.

Quoted Evidence

“harshly rebuked by a federal judge in January 2007 for what he called her 'intentional and/or serious lapse in judgment' when she failed to explicitly inform him that the defendant, a Texas man who traveled to Florida to have sex with a 14-year-old girl, had a prior history of predatory behavior with minors”

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