Epstein Secrets

rectly" frey Epstein to escape justice. Epstein's new with the victims." defense team works for the federal government. None of that happened because Acosta, The U.S. attomey for the northem district Krischer and Epstein's lawyers didn't want the of Georgia claimed last week that even though deal to becom

conclusion that remains unsubstanti- Instead, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern Dis- ated." That's because the principals have been trict of Florida -Alex Acosta, now Trump's la- able to avoid talking about it for more than a bor secretary — gave Epstein immunity on fed- eral charges and allowed him to plead g

their complaints. Media cov- when they approved an outrageously light sen- erage could have killed the deal. tence for Epstein, the deal must stand. Byung Indeed, the record reflects the lengths to Pak may not actually be on Epstein's legal team, which Acosta and Krischer sought secrecy. but he has plac

showitz, pressured prosecutors in Miami to work out a secret plea deal in 2007. The controversial agreement, engineered by then-Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, allowed Epstein to plead guilty to lesser charges in state court, resulting in a 13-month jail sentence on a single prostitution charge involving

ein and his lawyers to keep his victims in the dark and seal records so that no one would know the extent of Epstein's crimes or who was involved. Acosta agreed to not prosecute Epstein federally, which means Epstein is not subject to double jeopardy. Instead, his plea agreement included unusual langu

legal basis to invalidate Epstein's non-prosecution agreement — and they warned the federal judge in the case against doing the same. U.S. Attorney Byung "B.J." Pak said that because Congress did not outline specific penalties in the Crime Victims' Rights Act when it was created by Congress, Epstein's

showitz, pressured prosecutors in Miami to work out a secret plea deal in 2007. The controversial agreement, engineered by then-Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, allowed Epstein to plead guilty to lesser charges in state court, resulting in a 13-month jail sentence on a single prostitution charge involving

ein and his lawyers to keep his victims in the dark and seal records so that no one would know the extent of Epstein's crimes or who was involved. Acosta agreed to not prosecute Epstein federally, which means Epstein is not subject to double jeopardy. Instead, his plea agreement included unusual langu

invalidate Epstein's non-prosecution agreement — and they warned the federal judge in the case against doing the same. EFTA00067664 U.S. Attorney Byung "B.J." Pak said that because Congress did not outline specific penalties in the Crime Victims' Rights Act when it was created by Congress, Epstein's

ad the government conferred with them before entering into the NPA. See Doc. 458 at 23 (explaining that "[a] chance to discuss this matter with Mr. Acosta to get answers about that and other related questions will, Jane Doe 1 and 2 believe, provide the kind of information that they would have received

ly their thoughts about how the government should handle every aspect of this matter, both in civil and potential criminal proceedings." Letter from Byung J. Pak to Paul G. Cassell (May 7, 2019), attached as Exhibit 1. This invitation remains open. The government's efforts to speak with victims are on