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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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NOLLE PROSEQUI
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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JEFFREY EPSTEIN,
Defendant.
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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

"Indictment")

July

was

2,

2019,

returned,

Indictment

charging

19

Cr.

JEFFREY

490

(the

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.
3.
captioned case

On · or

about

August

10,

was

pending,

but

prior

2019,
to

1591.

§

while

any

the

trial

or

above other

disposition, JEFFREY EPSTEIN, the defendant, died.
4.

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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Case 1:19-cr-00490-RMB Docurt1ent 47~1 Filed 08/19/19 Prs.ge 2 of 2

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Acooroingly,

prosequi be filed
Dated:

Ill~

:r rieoomme.n.d that an order of nolle

to defendant JEFFREY EPSTEIN,

New York, New York
Jt.ug~st 19, 20l9

ALISON MOB
EX ROSSMILLER/ MAURENE COMEY
Assistant United States Attorneys
Upon the

to.:r:-eg-oing

:reoommsndation,

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hereby d.i:uict,

with

leave of tha Coure, ~hat an order of nolle prosequi be filed as to
defendant j~FFREY EPSTEIN,

Dated:

New York, New York
August 19, 2019

SO ORDERED:
Dated:

New York, New York
August

a.,,

2019

The Court inaor;go:rates by reference the transcriet of the hearing
held on 8 /27 /19 in its entit-ety and undersoores the sign:Lfiae.nce
of the crime vic:timm' Rights Act,18

u.s.c. § 3771.

K"113
Hon. Richard M. Berman
united sea tes nistriot Judge

southern District ofNewYork
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