EFTA00015719.pdf
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Summary
This document is an email dated February 6, 2019, circulating a Miami Herald article by Julie K. Brown. The article reports that the DOJ, specifically the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR), opened an investigation into Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's role in the 2008 plea deal granted to Jeffrey Epstein. This investigation was initiated in response to a request by Senator Ben Sasse following the Herald's 'Perversion of Justice' series.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject of investigation |
Wealthy New York investor accused of molesting more than 100 underage girls; received lenient plea deal in 2008.
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| Alex Acosta | Secretary of Labor / Former U.S. Attorney |
Former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida who negotiated the 2008 plea deal; subject of DOJ probe.
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| Julie K. Brown | Journalist |
Author of the Miami Herald article and the 'Perversion of Justice' series.
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| Ben Sasse | U.S. Senator |
Nebraska Republican and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee who requested the probe.
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| Stephen E. Boyd | Assistant Attorney General |
Cited the Herald series and confirmed the OPR investigation in a letter to Sasse.
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| Redacted Senders/Recipients | Government Officials |
Staff within USANYS (US Attorney NY Southern) circulating the news article.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Opened investigation into Acosta's role.
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| Miami Herald |
Newspaper that published the 'Perversion of Justice' series.
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| Senate Judiciary Committee |
Committee of which Ben Sasse is a member.
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| U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida |
Office held by Acosta during the 2008 plea deal.
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| Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) |
DOJ office that will head the investigation.
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| USANYS |
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (indicated in email headers).
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Timeline (2 events)
2008
Lenient plea deal cut between DOJ attorneys and Epstein's defense.
Southern District of Florida
2019-02-06
Department of Justice opens investigation into Alex Acosta's role in the Epstein plea deal.
Washington D.C. (implied)
Locations (4)
| Location | Context |
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Location where alleged molestations occurred.
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Home base of investor (Epstein).
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State represented by Sen. Ben Sasse.
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Jurisdiction where the 2008 plea deal was cut.
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Relationships (3)
Acosta negotiated a controversial plea deal with Epstein in 2008.
Sasse requested the probe into Acosta's handling of the case.
Boyd wrote a letter to Sasse confirming the investigation.
Key Quotes (1)
"OPR has now opened an investigation into allegations that Department attorneys may have committed professional misconduct in the manner in which the Epstein criminal matter was resolved"Source
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From: [REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
To: "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>, "[REDACTED] (USANYS)"
<[REDACTED]>, "[REDACTED])" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) [Contractor]" <[REDACTED]>, [REDACTED]
(USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Justice Department opens probe into Jeffrey Epstein plea deal
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:09:17 +0000
Importance: Normal
To: "[REDACTED] (USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>, "[REDACTED] (USANYS)"
<[REDACTED]>, "[REDACTED])" <[REDACTED]>
Cc: [REDACTED] (USANYS) [Contractor]" <[REDACTED]>, [REDACTED]
(USANYS)" <[REDACTED]>
Subject: Justice Department opens probe into Jeffrey Epstein plea deal
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 22:09:17 +0000
Importance: Normal
Justice Department opens probe into Jeffrey Epstein plea deal
Miami Herald
By Julie K. Brown
2/6/19
By Julie K. Brown
2/6/19
The Department of Justice has opened an investigation into Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta’s role in negotiating
a controversial plea deal with a wealthy New York investor accused of molesting more than 100 underage girls in
Palm Beach.
a controversial plea deal with a wealthy New York investor accused of molesting more than 100 underage girls in
Palm Beach.
The probe is in response to a request by Sen. Ben Sasse, a a Nebraska Republican and member of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, who raised questions about the case following a series of stories in the Miami Herald. The
Herald articles detailed how Acosta, then the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and other DOJ
attorneys worked hand-in-hand with defense attorneys to cut a lenient plea deal with multimillionaire Jeffrey
Epstein in 2008.
Judiciary Committee, who raised questions about the case following a series of stories in the Miami Herald. The
Herald articles detailed how Acosta, then the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and other DOJ
attorneys worked hand-in-hand with defense attorneys to cut a lenient plea deal with multimillionaire Jeffrey
Epstein in 2008.
The Herald’s three-part series, Perversion of Justice,’ was cited by Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd
in his letter to Sasse. DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility will head the investigation, he said.
in his letter to Sasse. DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility will head the investigation, he said.
“OPR has now opened an investigation into allegations that Department attorneys may have committed
professional misconduct in the manner in which the Epstein criminal matter was resolved,” wrote Boyd in the
letter dated Wednesday.
professional misconduct in the manner in which the Epstein criminal matter was resolved,” wrote Boyd in the
letter dated Wednesday.
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