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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK¶
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The filing of this nolle prosequi will dispose of this case with respect to JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant.
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On July 2, 2019, Indictment 19 Cr. 490 (the “Indictment”) was returned, charging JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, with one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and one count of sex trafficking of minors, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1591.
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On or about August 10, 2019, while the above-captioned case was pending, but prior to any trial or other disposition, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, died.
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Because JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, died while this case was pending, and therefore before a final judgment was issued, the Indictment must be dismissed under the rule of abatement. See United States v. Wright, 160 F.3d 905, 908 (2d Cir. 1998).
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- Accordingly, I recommend that an order of nolle prosequi be filed as to defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
Dated: New York, New York August 19, 2019¶
Upon the foregoing recommendation, I hereby direct, with leave of the Court, that an order of nolle prosequi be filed as to defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN.¶
Dated: New York, New York August 19, 2019¶
GEOFFREY S. BERMAN¶
United States Attorney¶
Southern District of New York¶
SO ORDERED:¶
Dated: New York, New York August ___, 2019¶
Hon. Richard M. Berman¶
United States District Judge¶
Southern District of New York¶
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