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The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) investigated the USAO's agreement with Epstein and concluded it did not violate a clear and unambiguous standard or constitute professional misconduct.
Participants (2)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPR | person | 0 | View Entity |
| Acosta | person | 475 | View Entity |
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This legal document is a page from a report by the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) analyzing former U.S. Attorney Acosta's handling of the Epstein case. OPR concludes that Acosta's decision to approve a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) for Epstein, which included an 18-month state sentence and a provision not to prosecute unidentified 'potential co-conspirators,' did not violate a clear and unambiguous Department policy and therefore did not constitute professional misconduct. The report distinguishes between 'transactional immunity' and 'use immunity' in its analysis of the agreement's terms.
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