The Department of Justice asked a federal judge on Friday, supervising Jeffrey Epstein, a deceased sex merchant, to deny the NBC News’ request for annulment of two like -minded people in 2018. Received great benefits, names, court documents show. The Department of Justice quotes privacy issues that both persons expressed as the reason their names did not make public.
The first collaborator from Epstein received a $ 100,000 benefit and the second associated payment of $ 250,000, both in 2018, a few days after Miami Herald began announcing a series of investigation stories when the victims criticized the basis of the claim he received in Florida in 2008.
As part of the claim, Epstein filed a statement by federal prosecutors in Florida that both persons would not be prosecuted.
Payments became public after 2019 In New York, he was accused of Epstein and arrested in New York and asked for a bail. Federal prosecutors in New York submitted a memorandum in 2019. July 16, which states that Epstein should remain in prison to prevent him from falsifying witnesses.
They mentioned the payments he paid to two persons who began two days after Miami Herald began publishing its stories about the Epstein action agreement, also known as a non -promising agreement or NPA.
Prosecutors wrote that 2018 November 30 [REDACTED] A potential fellow-man-and who Epstein acquired protection-npa “.
Prosecutors also wrote that “this person was also named and visible in the Herald series.”
Prosecutors added that “the same records show that only three days later, December 3, 2018 or approximately [REDACTED]which was also named as a potential conspirator and who Epstetin also acquired protection-npa. ‘
Prosecutors continued: “This person is also one of the employees referred to in the indictment, stating that she and two other identified employees have made it easier for the defendant to trade minors, including the victims and planning their sexual meetings with the defendant in their residences in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Florida.
Prosecutors said in applications that Epstein’s benefits could be evidence of “efforts to influence witnesses”.
“This action, especially its time,” they said, “suggesting that the defendant tried to further influence the conspirators who could provide him with information, taking into account the recent allegations.”
Last month, NBC News sent a letter asking Richard Berman, a US district, to tear off the edited names because Epstein died, criminal proceedings ended and July. The Department of Justice stated that there would be no additional charges filed against the tax -free third parties.
Berman gave the federal prosecutors until September 5. Reply.
September 5 In a letter to Jay Clayton, Jay Clayton, a Southern District of New York, wrote: “Individual-1 and individual-2 are not loaded on third countries who have not denied their privacy interests;
Clayton said two nameless persons sent letters to a US lawyer’s service expressing concern, but those letters are stamped.
By September 12, the judge submitted NBC news to respond to the request of the Department of Justice that the names remained secret.
It is not known when Berman will make a decision on the NBC news request.
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