Epstein Secrets

the supervision of R. Alexander Acosta, then United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida ("SDFL"), and approved by senior levels of Main Justice, including the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. In that NPA, the government agreed that any federal prosecution of Epstein in the SDFL would

, 791 F.2d 294 (4th Cir. 1986) 24 United States v. Laskow, 688 F. Supp. 851 (E.D.N.Y.), aff'd, 867 F.2d 1425 (2d Cir. 1988) 21 United States v. Marquez, 909 F.2d 738 (2d Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1084 (1991) 15 United States v. Mozer, 828 F. Supp. 208 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) 12 iii EFTA000659

the supervision of R. Alexander Acosta, then United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida ("SDFL"), and approved by senior levels of Main Justice, including the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. In that NPA, the government agreed that any federal prosecution of Epstein in the SDFL would

, 791 F.2d 294 (4th Cir. 1986) 24 United States v. Laskow, 688 F. Supp. 851 (E.D.N.Y.), aff'd, 867 F.2d 1425 (2d Cir. 1988) 21 United States v. Marquez, 909 F.2d 738 (2d Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1084 (1991) 15 United States v. Mozer, 828 F. Supp. 208 (S.D.N.Y. 1993) 12 iii EFTA000993

was up to whomever they asked.” The next day, Lefkowitz followed up with Acosta in an email: We appreciate that you will afford us as much time as Main Justice determines is appropriate for it to conduct a review of this matter. As you have suggested, we will initiate that review process with Drew Ooster

ency towards a third party or in response to a prosecutor’s threat to prosecute a third party if a plea is not entered. See, e.g., United States v. Marquez, 909 F.2d 738, 741-42 (2d Cir. 1990) (rejecting claim that plea was involuntary because of pressure placed upon a defendant by the government’s ins