DOJ-OGR-00023031.pdf

B. May - June 23, 2008: Review by the Office of the Deputy Attorney General...............................108 X. JUNE 2008 - JUNE 2009: EPSTEIN ENTERS HIS PLEAS AND SERVES HIS CUSTODIAL SENTENCE ...............................110 A. June 30, 2008: Epstein Enters His Guilty Pleas in State Court ................................111 B. Epstein Is Placed on Work Release ...............................................................113 XI. POST-RELEASE DEVELOPMENTS ...............................................................117 PART TWO: APPLICABLE STANDARDS...............................................................119 I. OPR'S ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK ...............................................................119 II. APPLICABLE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT ...............................................................120 A. The United States Attorneys' Manual...............................................................120 1. USAM Provisions Relating to the Initiation and Declination of a Federal Prosecution...............................................................120 2. USAM § 9-2.031: The Petite Policy ...............................................................122 3. USAM Provisions Relating to Plea Agreements ...............................................................123 4. USAM Provisions Relating to Non-Prosecution Agreements...............................................................124 5. USAM Provisions Relating to Grants of Immunity...............................................................125 6. USAM/C.F.R. Provisions Relating to Financial Conflicts of Interest.....125 B. Other Department Policies...............................................................125 1. Department Policies Relating to the Disposition of Charges...............................................................125 2. Department Policy Relating to Deportation of Criminal Aliens...............................................................127 C. Case Law...............................................................127 1. Prosecutorial Discretion...............................................................127 2. Plea Agreement Promises of Leniency towards a Third Party ...............................................................128 D. State Bar Rules...............................................................129 1. FRPC 4-1.1 - Competence ...............................................................130 2. FRPC 4-1.3 - Diligence...............................................................130 3. FRPC 4-4.1 - Candor in Dealing with Others...............................................................130 4. FRPC 4-8.4 - Conduct Prejudicial to the Administration of Justice .......131 PART THREE: ANALYSIS...............................................................133 I. OVERVIEW ...............................................................133 II. ACOSTA REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE TERMS OF THE NPA AND IS ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT ...............................................................133