Epstein Secrets

ing and trafficking dozens of underage girls in Florida, but he ended up serving just 13 months in county jail after the U.S. prosecutor in Florida, Alexander Acosta, cut what's been described as "one of the most lenient deals for a serial child sex offender in history." The plea deal allowed Epstein to avoid a f

vestigation and granted immunity to any "co-conspirators." As detailed last fall in a blockbuster series by Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald, Mr. Acosta and his office worked unusually closely with Mr. Epstein's legal team on the deal. Both sides also labored to keep the agreement secret until it was

d sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. EFTA00076627 But Barr will recuse himself from an internal Justice Department probe of current Labor Secretary's Alex Acosta involvement in approving a controversial no-prosecution deal with the wealthy financier a decade ago, officials said Tuesday. Attorney General Wil

nt undermining the rights of a defendant in a criminal investigation "by conducting a de facto criminal investigation using nominally civil means." Sterling Nat'l Bank v. A-1 Hotels Int'l, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 579 (S.D.N.Y. 2001). EFTA00076651 The 'Rhodes' Case In the Rhodes case, the defendant Jason Rhodes, a h

at has haunted me is that there I was, trying to expose this man in 2003, and the original—the first FBI investigation, the one that got neutered by Alexander Acosta, didn't begin until 2006, so it's always been on my conscience that for three years he molested hundreds of sort of helpless, poor women who were in

vestigation and granted immunity to any "co-conspirators." As detailed last fall in a blockbuster series by Julie K. Brown of The Miami Herald, Mr. Acosta and his office worked unusually closely with Mr. Epstein's legal team on the deal. Both sides also labored to keep the agreement secret until it was

of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. But Barr will recuse himself from an internal Justice Department probe of current Labor Secretary's Alex Acosta involvement in approving a controversial no-prosecution deal with the wealthy financier a decade ago, officials said Tuesday. Attorney General Will

nt undermining the rights of a defendant in a criminal investigation "by conducting a de facto criminal investigation using nominally civil means." Sterling Nat'l Bank v. A-1 Hotels Intl, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 579 (S.D.N.Y. 2001). The `Rhodes' Case In the Rhodes case, the defendant Jason Rhodes, a hedge fund manage

aware of any "special circumstances" that warrant staying all of the civil cases pending the "expiration" of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, IL ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: s/A. Marie Vilkfaiia A. MARIE VILLAFAI4A Assistant United States Attorney S00 East Broward Boulevard, 7th Floor Ft

f the NPA. Respectfully submitted, IL ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: s/A. Marie Vilkfai

of 17 Unlike Wright and Incendy, Epstein also has not been criminally indicted. In some districts, this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat'l Bank v. A-1 Hotels Internal?, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 576-77 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ("district courts in this Circuit 'generally grant the extraordinary remedy of

not aware of any "special circumstances" that warrant staying all of the civil cases pending the "expiration" of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant United States Attorney 500 East Browar ou evard, 7th Floor Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33394 Telephone: 954-356-72

f the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant United St

e. Fs Unlike Wright and Incendy , Epstein also has not been criminally indicted. In some districts, this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat'l Bank v. A-1 Hotels Internat'l , 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 576-77 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ("district courts in this Circuit `generally grant the extraordinary remedy o

f the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: _ I I I -16- EF

not aware of any "special circumstances" that warrant staying all of the civil cases pending the "expiration" of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: _ I I I -16- EFTA00222220 Case 9:08-cv-80119-KAM Document 121 Entered on FLSD Docket 05)29:2009 Page 17 of 17

of 17 Unlike Wright and Incendy, Epstein also has not been criminally indicted. In some districts, this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat'l Bank'. A-1 Hotels haernat'l, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 576-77 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ("district courts in this Circuit `generally grant the extraordinary remedy of a

not aware of any "special circumstances" that warrant staying all of the civil cases pending the "expiration" of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: -16- EFTA00222776 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that on May 28, 2009, I electronically filed the foregoing

f the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: -16- EFTA00222776

22771 Unlike Wright and Incendy, Epstein also has not been criminally indicted. In some districts, this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat'l Bank'. A-1 Hotels Internatt 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 576-77 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ("district courts in this Circuit `generally grant the extraordinary remedy of a

not aware of any "special circumstances" that warrant staying all of the civil cases pending the "expiration" of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant United States Attorney Florida Bar No. Ft. L 333 Telephone Facsimile: -16- EFTA00599157 Case 9:08-cv-

f the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: Assistant United St

of 17 Unlike Wright and Incendy, Epstein also has not been criminally indicted. In some districts, this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat'l Bank v. A-I Hotels Internal?, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 576-77 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) ("district courts in this Circuit 'generally grant the extraordinary remedy of

ion” of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: s/A. Marie Villafa

. -12- Unlike Wright and Incendy, Epstein also has not been criminally indicted. In some districts, this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat’l Bank v. A-1 Hotels Internat’l, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 576-77 (S.D.N.Y. 2001) (“district courts in this Circuit ‘generally grant the extraordinary remedy of

ion” of the NPA. Respectfully submitted, R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY By: s/A. Marie Villafa

this alone is virtually dispositive. See, e.g., Sterling Nat’l Bank v. A-1 Hotels Internat’l, 175 F. Supp. 2d 573, 57