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In February of this year, U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth Marra ruled in favor of Wild and other Epstein accusers, finding that the federal government failed to confer with the victims in advance of the deal. Marra is now considering the possible remedies for the violation, which could potentially include tearing up the non-prosecutions agreement.

Epstein, 66 -- who at one time socialized with former President Bill Clinton, Great Britain's Prince Andrew and President Donald Trump -- was arrested on July 6 for alleged sex trafficking of minor girls in Florida and New York. Some of the charges date back to the early 2000s.

He was indicted on a child sex trafficking and conspiracy charges in which prosecutors charge that he \"sexually exploited and abused dozens of minor girls at his homes in Manhattan, New York, and Palm Beach, Florida, among other locations,\" using cash payments to recruit a \"vast network of underage victims,\" some of whom were as young as 14 years old.

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Epstein has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges and his defense attorneys have argued in court that the new indictment is tantamount to \"double jeopardy,\" the constitutional right that prevents a person from being tried on the same (or similar) charges twice, based on the same facts, following a valid acquittal or conviction.

\"It is our belief that this is basically a re-do,\" Epstein defense attorney Reid Weingarten told the judge at a bail hearing earlier this month. \"This is basically the feds today, not happy with what happened in the decision that led to the NPA, redoing the same conduct that was investigated 10 years ago and calling it, instead of prostitution, calling it sex trafficking. We think that is the heart of everything, and that will be the centerpiece of our defense.\"

At the same hearing, prosecutors claimed Epstein tried to buy off potential witnesses and charged that he had demonstrated a \"willingness to use intimidation and aggressive tactics in connection with a criminal investigation.\" Prosecutors allege that late last year Epstein wired $100,000 from a trust account to a person who had been named in the 2008 case as a possible co-conspirator of Epstein's and then three days later wired $250,000 to another suspected co-conspirator.

Weingarten did not respond at the time to an ABC News request for comment on prosecutors' claims of potential witness tampering.

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