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Extraction Summary
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Document Information
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News article / media printout (likely part of a congressional report)
File Size:
2.09 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a news article included in House Oversight Committee records (Bates stamped) discussing the scrutiny surrounding Alexander Acosta regarding the lenient plea deal he arranged for Jeffrey Epstein while U.S. Attorney in Florida. The text highlights Epstein's high-profile political connections (Trump, Clinton), the details of his 13-month jail sentence with work release, and a defense of Acosta written by an individual named Sloman. It concludes with a note about Epstein issuing a public apology to a lawyer rather than his victims.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Alexander Acosta | U.S. Labor Secretary / Former U.S. Attorney for Southern Florida |
Criticized for the plea deal he stitched together for Epstein.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject / Defendant |
Multimillionaire who molested underage girls; received immunity deal; served 13 months.
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| Alan Diaz | Photographer |
Credited for the photo of Acosta.
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| Donald Trump | President (at time of article) |
Listed as a friend of Epstein.
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| Bill Clinton | Former President |
Listed as a friend of Epstein.
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| Sloman | Op-ed Author |
Defended Acosta in an op-ed, calling him an outstanding public servant.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| U.S. Department of Labor |
Implied by Acosta's title as Labor Secretary.
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| U.S. Attorney's Office for Southern Florida |
Office held by Acosta during the plea deal.
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| Palm Beach Sheriff’s Department |
Their rules barred the work release privileges Epstein received.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Indicated by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Tuesday (relative to article)
Locations (3)
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Jurisdiction where Acosta was U.S. Attorney.
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Location of the Sheriff's Department mentioned.
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Referenced regarding political polarization.
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Relationships (4)
Article states 'friends included President Donald Trump'
Article states 'friends included ... former President Bill Clinton'
Acosta worked out the plea deal for Epstein.
Sloman wrote an op-ed defending Acosta.
Key Quotes (4)
"stitched together an unusual immunity deal that allowed Epstein to escape what could have been a life sentence in federal prison."Source
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"Epstein — whose friends included President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and other politically connected people — was allowed to quietly plead guilty to prostitution charges in state court."Source
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"Sloman called Acosta 'an outstanding public servant ... at risk of becoming collateral damage in Washington’s latest polarized conflagration,' adding, 'I won’t let it happen without first being heard.'"Source
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"It was not to the victims of his abuse, but to one of their lawyers."Source
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Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,456 characters)
by Acosta, stitched together an unusual immunity deal that allowed Epstein to escape what could have been a life sentence in federal prison.
U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has been criticized for the plea deal he worked out with Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta was U.S. attorney for Southern Florida at the time. Alan Diaz
Instead, Epstein — whose friends included President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton and other politically connected people — was allowed to quietly plead guilty to prostitution charges in state court. He served 13 months in the county jail, where he was allowed liberal work release privileges rarely given to sex offenders in Florida and barred by the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Department’s own rules.
He was released in 2009, but his victims — who were 13 to 16 years old at the time — are still fighting more than a decade later to have his non-prosecution agreement overturned.
In his op-ed, Sloman called Acosta “an outstanding public servant ... at risk of becoming collateral damage in Washington’s latest polarized conflagration,” adding, “I won’t let it happen without first being heard.”
Jeffrey Epstein apologizes, but not to his victims
Jeffrey Epstein, a multimillionaire who molested dozens of underage girls, and is suspected of trafficking countless other girls around the world, issued a public apology Tuesday. It was not to the victims of his abuse, but to one of their lawyers.
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