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Document Information
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News article / discovery document
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1.36 MB
Summary
This document is a printout of a Washington Post article dated February 6, 2019, bearing a House Oversight Bates stamp. The article reports that the Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility opened an investigation into whether attorneys committed misconduct during the handling of Jeffrey Epstein's earlier sex abuse case. This investigation was disclosed in a letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd to Senator Ben Sasse.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Matt Zapotosky | Author |
Journalist writing the article.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Financier and well-connected millionaire accused of molesting dozens of young girls; subject of the DOJ inquiry.
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| Stephen E. Boyd | Assistant Attorney General |
Sent a letter to Sen. Ben Sasse revealing the investigation.
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| Ben Sasse | Senator (R-Neb.) |
Recipient of the letter from Stephen Boyd; has questioned the department's handling of the Epstein inquiry.
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| Alex Acosta | Former U.S. Attorney |
Mentioned in relation to the Miami Herald investigation regarding his handling of the Epstein case.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Justice Department |
Government body opening an investigation into employee discipline regarding the Epstein case.
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| Miami Herald |
Newspaper that conducted an investigation detailing the handling of the Epstein case.
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| Washington Post |
Publisher of the article (derived from URL).
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
Wednesday (relative to 2019-02-06)
Justice Department revealed the investigation in a letter.
Washington D.C.
Relationships (2)
Letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd to Sen. Ben Sasse
Miami Herald... detailed how then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta... handled its inquiry of financier Jeffrey Epstein
Key Quotes (2)
"whether attorneys committed “professional misconduct” in allowing a well-connected millionaire to spend just over a year in jail"Source
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"The department revealed the investigation Wednesday in a letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd to Sen. Ben Sasse"Source
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Complete text extracted from the document (982 characters)
A Justice Dept. discipline office with limited reach to probe handling of controversial child sex abuse case
Matt Zapotosky
Matt Zapotosky
[Image of Jeffrey Epstein]
The Justice Department office that handles employee discipline has opened an investigation into whether attorneys committed “professional misconduct” in allowing a well-connected millionaire to spend just over a year in jail to resolve allegations that he molested dozens of young girls.
The department revealed the investigation Wednesday in a letter from Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd to Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who has questioned how the department handled its inquiry of financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein’s case had been the subject of an investigation by the Miami Herald, which detailed how then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, now
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-justic...1718903bfc_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.c9ebae38dfe7 2/6/19, 7:29 PM
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