Draft Indictment (Never Filed) (SDFL, 2007)

53-PAGE DRAFT FEDERAL INDICTMENT — NEVER FILED Prepared by: U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Florida Date: 2007 (prepared but not filed) Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida prepared a detailed 53-page federal indictment against Jeffrey Epstein. The indictment was never filed because U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta entered into the non-prosecution agreement instead. REPORTED CONTENTS: - Multiple counts of sex trafficking of minors - Conspiracy charges - Detailed factual allegations spanning multiple years - Identification of numerous victims - Description of the recruitment and abuse operation - References to co-conspirators SIGNIFICANCE: The existence of the 53-page draft indictment demonstrated that federal prosecutors had assembled sufficient evidence for a comprehensive federal prosecution. The decision to set aside this indictment in favor of the NPA became the central controversy of the case. The draft indictment was referenced in: - The DOJ Inspector General's review - Congressional hearings on the Epstein case - Judge Marra's CVRA ruling - Media reporting on the NPA The OIG review noted that the draft indictment represented substantial prosecutorial work product and that the decision to pursue the NPA instead represented a significant exercise of prosecutorial discretion. Source: Referenced in OIG Report and Court Records Available at: https://oig.justice.gov/reports