Non‑prosecution agreement for Jeffrey Epstein tied to a federal victim‑compensation deal

The passage reveals that Epstein’s lenient plea bargain was conditioned on a secret federal non‑prosecution agreement that also allowed compensation to up to 34 alleged victims under 18 U.S.C. § 2255. Epstein entered a guilty plea to Florida sex‑offense charges on June 30, 2008. The plea was conditioned on the Federal Government agreeing not to prosecute him. A separate agreement allowed up to 34