Epstein Secrets

ought the matter to an Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA), who opened a file with her supervisor’s approval and with the knowledge of then U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta. She worked with two FBI case agents to develop a federal case against Epstein and, in the course of the investigation, they discovered additional

ttle the case, the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment remained pending for more than a year. In 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Secretary of Labor. At his March 2017 confirmation hearing, Acosta was questioned only briefly about the Epstein case. On April 17, 2017,

thy substantive email about the case to her immediate supervisor, Lourie, Sloman, and Acosta on August 23, 2006, Lourie emailed Sloman: “Do you and Alex [Acosta] want her updating you on the case?” Sloman responded, “At this point, I don’t really care. If Alex says something then I’ll tell her to just run

y for that circuit from 1992 until January 2009. During the period relevant to this Report, the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, based in the City of West Palm Beach, had more than 100 attorneys and several investigators, and a Crimes Against Children Unit headed by Assistant State Attorney Lanna Belohlavek.

e interests of the United States, the State of Florida, and the Defendant will be served by the following procedure; THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecu

ed to hint Epstein hereby stales that he understands the conditions of this Non- Prosecution Agreement and agrees to comply with them. R. ALEXANDER. ACOSTA UNITkl STATES ATTORNEY Dated: BY: A. MARIE VILLAFANA ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY Dated: JEFFREY EPSTEIN Dated: GERALD LEFCOURT, ESQ. COUNSEL

taken before me, a Registered 4 Professional Reporter and Notary Public for the 5 State of Florida at Large, at 444 West Railroad 6 Avenue, in the City of West Palm Beach, Palm 7 Beach County, in the State of Florida, beginning 8 at the hour of 11:15 o'clock a.m., pursuant to 9 the Notice in said cause for the ta

interests of the United States, the State of Florida, and the Defendant will be served by the following procedure; THEREFORE., on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecu

re; THEREFORE., on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern Distric

ken before me, S a Registered 4 Professional Reporter and Notary Public for the 5 State of Florida at Large, at 444 West Railroad 6 Avenue, in the City of West Palm Beach, Palm 7 Beach County, in the State of Florida, beginning 8 at the hour of 11:15 o'clock a.m., pursuant to 9 the Notice in said cause for the ta