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

ior shocks the conscience," Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States attorney in Manhattan, said on Monday. Prosecutors said they were moving to seize Mt Epstein's townhouse. Mr. Epstein, however, was not even supposed to become the owner of the opulent stone house on the Upper East Side. In 1989, Mr. Epstein

OST AND I HAVE SEEN HIM DRIVING THE CAR. (EPSTEIN BOUGHT HIM A REPLACEMENT AFTER HE TOTALED THE FIRST ONE.) It has come to my attention that the R. Alexander Acos to former Attorney General for the Southern District of Florida during the investigation and non-prosecution agreement with Mt Epstein had been a la

agreement with Mt Epstein had been a law partner and friend of two Mt Epstein's lawyers. Both Ken Star and Jay Lefkowitz had been partners with Mr. Acosta at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis prior to his being appointed by President Bush. I have been told by sources that Mt Acosta was the person respo

or the Southern District of Florida during the investigation and non-prosecution agreement with Mt Epstein had been a law partner and friend of two Mt Epstein's lawyers. Both Ken Star and Jay Lefkowitz had been partners with Mr. Acosta at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis prior to his being appointed by Presi

revised letter incorporating the changes on which we can agree. Please provide any further comments by the close of business on Friday. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta By: Enclosure cc: R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney aUnlike the State's investigation, the federal investigation shows criminal conduct by Mr. Ep

of business on Friday. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta By: Enclosure cc: R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Att

any individual victim, as stated above, the Office believes that it has proof beyond a reasonable doubt that each listed individual was a victim of Mt Epstein's criminal conduct while the victim was a minor. The law requires us to treat all victims "with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity an

d the victims in the press, and the mounting evidence that you did not enter into our plea negotiations in good faith. This letter and U.S. Attorney Acosta's letter are the last opportunity for your client and his entire defense team to conform unwaveringly to all of the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agr

addressed by him, but the Agreement speaks for itself. Finally, let me address your objections to the draft Victim Notification Letter. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney By: Jeffrey Sloman First Assistant United States Attorney cc: It Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney AUSA EFTA00189890

e program despite the Department of Corrections' rules and practices, the Office intends to investigate the reasons why an exception was granted in Mt Epstein's case. Next, let me address various accusations that you and Mr. Starr, amongst others, have raised. You have repeatedly alleged that attorneys in o

d the victims in the press, and the mounting evidence that you did not enter into our plea negotiations in good faith. This letter and U.S. Attorney Acosta's letter are the last opportunity for your client and his entire defense team to conform unwaveringly to all of the terms of the Non-Prosecution Agr

the agreement(s) with the State Attorney's Office and the new date for the change of plea and sentencing by Friday, November 16, 2007. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney By: First Assistant United States Attorney cc: FL Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney AUSA A. Marie Villafana EFTA00189887

e program despite the Department of Corrections' rules and practices, the Office intends to investigate the reasons why an exception was granted in Mt Epstein's case. Next, let me address various accusations that you and Mr. Starr, amongst others, have raised. You have repeatedly alleged that attorneys in o

revised letter incorporating the changes on which we can agree. Please provide any further comments by the close of business on Friday. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney By: First Assistant United States Attorney Enclosure cc: R. Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney AUSA aUnlike the State's in

of business on Friday. Sincerely, R. Alexander Acosta United States Attorney By: First Assistant Uni

any individual victim, as stated above, the Office believes that it has proof beyond a reasonable doubt that each listed individual was a victim of Mt Epstein's criminal conduct while the victim was a minor. The law requires us to treat all victims "with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity an

rve prison time from his office. It also shielded his six known co-conspirators. That deal led to the resignation last month of the labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, who had brokered the agreement while serving as United States attorney in Miami. To quell renewed furor over the deal, the Justice Department open

n last month of the labor secretary, R. Alexander Acosta, who had brokered the agreement while serving as

iry, which he said was typical in similar federal investigations. But even as Mr. Barr closes in on a definitive account of the failings that led to Mt Epstein's suicide, questions remain. The Bureau of Prisons has not yet said whether security cameras in the cell block showed anyone entering and leaving Mr.

h lines respectively of Lot 40, containing 0.07 acres, more or Pursuant to Title 18, United States Code, Section 1594(b). A TRUE BILL. FOREPERSON R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA UNITED STATES ATTORNEY A. VILLAFARA ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY 54 EFTA00225786 (e) difficulty; has been commingled with other propert

would amount to what would be seen by the public as "mansion arrest". Such reasoning had no bearing on the Petite analysis and clearly violated Mr. Acosta's stated policy of horizontal equality. Treating Mr. Epstein differently from any other similarly charged individual simply because of his wealth di

en narrower. EFTA00225867 • Page 42 • • a much smaller list—a list that still has not been disclosed to either the State Attorney's Office or Mt Epstein's counsel. The landscape was dramatically changed yet again as a result of several alleged victims on the government's list each filing a $50 million