Event Description

The United States Attorney's Office attempted to characterize Epstein's situation as a commercial trafficking ring targeting minors, eventually acknowledged this characterization did not fit and agreed to defer prosecution to the state, but imposed unorthodox requirements including requiring Epstein to pay $150,000 to each asserted victim and to pay for an attorney to represent unidentified victims in potential civil litigation.

Quoted Evidence

“The United States Attorney's Office tried, to no avail, to fit Mr. Epstein's situation into its vision of what it viewed as a commercial trafficking ring targeting minors... the agreement required Mr. Epstein to pay an undisclosed list of asserted victims $150,000 each. Even more, the feds insisted that Jeffrey pay for an attorney to represent such unidentified victims if any chose to filed civil litigation against him.”

Trafficking Assessment