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Acosta changed the language of the NPA from requiring Epstein to enter a plea to requiring him to use his 'best efforts' to do so.
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| Name | Type | Mentions | |
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| Acosta | person | 475 | View Entity |
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This legal document analyzes decisions made by U.S. Attorney Acosta that created difficulties in enforcing the Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) with Epstein. It details the USAO's internal debate on whether to declare a breach of the agreement and highlights a critical change Acosta made to the NPA's language, weakening the requirement for Epstein to enter a guilty plea. The document suggests these decisions made it significantly harder for the USAO to prove Epstein was intentionally failing to comply with the agreement.
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