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person Jeff Sessions
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person Jeff Sessions
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person Jeff Sloman
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person Jeffrey H. Sloman
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person Jay Lefkowitz
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Date Event Type Description Location Actions
2006-06-09 Nomination Alexander Acosta was formally nominated to the U.S. Attorney position. N/A View
2006-01-01 Appointment Acosta announced the appointments of Sloman as FAUSA and Matthew Menchel as Chief of the USAO’s C... N/A View
2006-01-01 Assumption of office Acosta was sworn in as U.S. Attorney, and Sloman and Menchel assumed their new offices. N/A View
0022-02-01 N/A Judge Marra rules prosecutors broke the law by concealing the plea agreement. Palm Beach View
0022-02-01 N/A Judge Kenneth A. Marra ruled prosecutors broke the law by concealing plea agreement. Palm Beach View

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This document appears to be an excerpt from a news report (likely the Miami Herald given the authors) included in House Oversight Committee files. It details a December 2007 letter from Alexander Acosta to Kenneth Starr, in which Acosta complains that Epstein is in violation of a September plea agreement and criticizes the defense team's stalling tactics. The page features a collage of photos including Epstein, Maxwell, Prince Andrew, Dershowitz, and others, though only the text is analyzed here.

News article/report excerpt within congressional oversight record
2025-11-19
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This document, likely from a House Oversight investigation, details the 2011 fallout where victim Roberts publicly accused Epstein, Dershowitz, and Prince Andrew of sexual abuse. It describes Alexander Acosta's defense of his decision not to prosecute Epstein federally, citing a 'year-long assault' by Epstein's legal team. However, the report notes that documents show prosecutors capitulated to the defense team's demands, abandoning a prepared 53-page indictment from 2007.

Investigative report / congressional record
2025-11-19
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This document appears to be a page from a 2018 news article (likely the Miami Herald) included in a House Oversight Committee file. It details the legal maneuvering by Epstein's high-profile legal team to avoid prison time for him and highlights the efforts of Palm Beach Police Chief Michael Reiter and Detective Joseph Recarey to investigate Epstein despite the risks to their careers. The text describes the influx of underage girls to Epstein's Palm Beach compound and the wealthy environment of the island.

News article printout / house oversight committee exhibit
2025-11-19
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This document appears to be a page from a report or news article (likely the Miami Herald's investigation) included in House Oversight records. It highlights Alexander Acosta's personal involvement in legal negotiations as the U.S. Attorney in Miami, noting his subsequent position in the Trump Cabinet and consideration for Attorney General. It also references the Miami Herald's analysis of records identifying over 80 victims.

News article / congressional record exhibit
2025-11-19
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This newspaper article from December 8, 2018, reports that over two dozen U.S. lawmakers are demanding an investigation into Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta for his role as a former federal prosecutor in brokering a lenient 2008 plea deal for multimillionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The call for a probe, spurred by a Miami Herald investigation, highlights how the deal granted Epstein immunity, hid the proceedings from his underage victims, and allowed him to serve only 13 months in jail.

Newspaper article
2025-11-19
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This document is a snippet from a news article by Marc Fisher, identified by the label 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_022399'. The article discusses a lawsuit concerning a deal that federal prosecutors, including then-Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta, made with billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of sex with minors. It also notes that President Trump was a witness in this lawsuit.

News article snippet
2025-11-19
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Response to Acosta's letter

From: Ken Starr and Jay Lefk...
To: Alexander Acosta

Response to Acosta regarding the agreement.

Letter
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Reflection on the NPA

From: Alexander Acosta
To: OPR

Acosta admitted they didn't 'take a step back and say, let’s evaluate how this train is moving?'

Interview/statement
N/A
Communication Source

Victim Notification

From: Jay Lefkowitz
To: Alexander Acosta

Complaint that Acosta's office violated assurance not to contact identified individuals or potential witnesses.

Letter
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Communication Source

Withholding information

From: Judge William J. Zloch
To: Alexander Acosta

Criticism of the U.S. Attorney's office for intentionally withholding information from the court.

Court order
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Plea Agreement

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Epstein's lawyers

Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, leading to the agreement to seal the plea deal.

Meeting
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NPA Approval

From: Alexander Acosta
To: OPR

Acosta affirmed he approved the NPA and accepts responsibility for it.

Interview
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Breach of Assurance

From: Jay Lefkowitz
To: Alexander Acosta

Claimed Acosta assured office would not contact identified individuals or potential witnesses.

Letter/written
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Victim Notification

From: Jay Lefkowitz
To: Alexander Acosta

Complaining that Acosta assured him the office would not contact identified individuals or witnesses.

Letter
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Plea Agreement

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Epstein's lawyers

Private meeting resulting in the agreement to seal the plea deal.

Meeting
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Epstein's Jail Treatment

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Public

Stated Epstein received highly unusual treatment that undermined the purpose of a jail sentence.

Letter
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Plea Agreement

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Epstein's lawyers

Acosta met privately with one of Epstein's lawyers, leading to the agreement to seal the plea deal.

Meeting
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Communication Source

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From: Alexander Acosta
To: Marie Villafaña, Lourie

Stating agreement already binds them not to make public except under FOIA; asking '[W]hat more does he want?'

Email
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From: Alexander Acosta
To: Lourie, Villafaña, Wes...

Setting up a call to discuss 'who we tell and how much' and adding 'Nice job with a difficult negotiation.'

Email
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Recusal instruction

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Sloman

Instructed Sloman to stop copying him on emails relating to the Epstein matter due to conflict of interest.

Email instruction
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Unknown

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Lefkowitz

Refusing private 'interlocutory' appeals without staff present.

Email
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Meeting follow-up

From: Jay Lefkowitz
To: Alexander Acosta

Thanked Acosta for commitment made during meeting; confirmed assurance that office would not contact identified individuals or witnesses.

Letter
2025-10-12
Communication Source

Finalizing Non-Prosecution Agreement

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Jay Lefkowitz

Discussion regarding the non-prosecution agreement. Terms agreed upon included not notifying victims, keeping the deal under seal, and canceling grand jury subpoenas.

Meeting
2025-10-01
Communication Source

Epstein's treatment

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Top GOP Lawmakers

Acosta stated he did not know Epstein would receive liberal treatment while incarcerated.

Hearing testimony
2018-01-01
Communication Source

Confirmation Hearing

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Top GOP Lawmakers

Acosta stated he did not know Epstein would receive liberal treatment while incarcerated.

Meeting
2018-01-01
Communication Source

Epstein Deal

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Senate/Confirmation He...

Acosta compelled to briefly address questions about the deal he approved for Epstein.

Hearing testimony
2017-02-01
Communication Source

Public Statement

From: Alexander Acosta
To: To whom it may concern

Referenced communications with defense team.

Letter
2011-03-20
Communication Source

Epstein Plea Deal Defense

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Public

Asserted the deal was harsher than state prosecution would have been; described assault by Epstein's legal team.

Public statement
2011-03-20
Communication Source

Defense of plea deal

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Public

Asserted the deal was harsher than state prosecution would have been; described aggressive tactics by defense team.

Public statement
2011-03-20
Communication Source

Explanation of Epstein prosecution decision

From: Alexander Acosta
To: Public

Asserted the deal was harsher than state prosecution would have been; described pressure from Epstein's legal team.

Public statement
2011-03-20
Communication Source

Defense of decisions

From: Alexander Acosta
To: public

Described the 'yearlong assault' by Epstein's defense team and their aggressive tactics.

Public letter
2011-01-01
Communication Source

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