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Extraction Summary
12
People
7
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
4
Relationships
2
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
News article / web printout (likely miami herald)
File Size:
1.88 MB
Summary
This document is a printout of a news article (likely from the Miami Herald) discussing legal maneuvers to reopen the criminal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and throw out his 2008 plea agreement. It covers the involvement of victims' attorneys requesting a review by a new jurisdiction (Pak's office), a DOJ probe into Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta's conduct during the original case, and an upcoming hearing in New York regarding the unsealing of documents requested by the Miami Herald. The document is stamped with a House Oversight Committee Bates number.
People (12)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards | Attorney |
Victims' attorney advocating for reopening the investigation
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| Scarola | Attorney |
Victims' attorney
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| Paul Cassell | Attorney |
Victims' attorney
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Criminal defendant, subject of plea agreement controversy
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| Ariana Fajardo Orshan | U.S. Attorney |
Miami's new U.S. Attorney appointed by Trump
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| Donald Trump | President |
Appointed Orshan and Acosta
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| Emily Michot | Journalist |
Byline on the video/article
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| Pak | Prosecutor/Official |
His office is reviewing the case (referring to BJay Pak)
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| Marra | Judge |
Likely Judge Kenneth Marra, expected to resolve the dispute if sides cannot agree
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| Acosta | U.S. Secretary of Labor |
Former prosecutor who cut the 2008 plea deal; under investigation for misconduct
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| Ben Sasse | Senator (R-Nebraska) |
Led demands for investigation into Acosta
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| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Representative (D-Florida) |
Led demands for investigation into Acosta
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Department |
Asked to throw out plea agreement
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| U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami |
Handled original case, viewed as adversarial by victims' lawyers
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| DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility |
Conducting probe into prosecutorial misconduct
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| Congress |
Bipartisan group demanded investigation
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| Miami Herald |
Filed motion to unseal documents
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| New York Times |
Published letter from Epstein's attorneys and an editorial
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'
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Timeline (3 events)
September (Year implied 2018)
Wednesday
Federal appeals court hearing to hear oral arguments on unsealing documents
New York
Miami Herald
32 news organizations
Relationships (4)
Acosta negotiated plea deal in 2008
Appointed by Trump as U.S. secretary of labor in 2017
Edwards is victims' attorney seeking to overturn plea agreement
Key Quotes (2)
"I think it’s good that we’re going to get fresh eyes and a fresh opinion on the way the case was handled,"Source
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Quote #1
"We were obviously in an adversarial posture with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami because they handled the case to begin with."Source
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Quote #2
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