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Connected Entities

Entity A

Acosta

Type: person

Mentions: 475

Also known as: U.S. Attorney Acosta

Entity B

Epstein's attorneys

Type: person

Mentions: 31

The document states that Epstein's attorneys (Dershowitz, Starr, Lefkowitz) had the ability to convince Alex Acosta about their legal arguments.

Source Documents (1)

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This legal document discusses the effectiveness of Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile legal team, including Alan Dershowitz and Ken Starr, in portraying his case as legally complex to prosecutors like Alex Acosta. It also examines whether preexisting relationships between prosecutors (Menchel, Sloman, Lourie, and Acosta) and defense counsel improperly influenced the outcome, concluding, based on an OPR investigation, that they did not. The document highlights how Epstein's wealth funded a formidable defense that successfully negotiated concessions from the U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO).

Mutual Connections

Entities connected to both Acosta and Epstein's attorneys

United States (location)

Jeffrey Epstein (person)

Epstein (person)

Villafaña (person)

USAO (organization)

Acosta's Other Relationships

Business associate Villafaña

Strength: 22/10 View

Business associate Sloman

Strength: 19/10 View

Professional Sloman

Strength: 11/10 View

Prosecutor defendant Epstein

Strength: 10/10 View

Professional Epstein

Strength: 10/10 View

Epstein's attorneys's Other Relationships

Adversarial intimidation Victims' families

Strength: 7/10 View

Client Jeffrey Epstein

Strength: 7/10 View

Client Epstein

Strength: 6/10 View

Adversarial Villafaña

Strength: 5/10 View

Professional adversarial Acosta

Strength: 5/10 View

Relationship Metadata

Type

Professional adversarial

Relationship Strength

5/10

Medium strength relationship

Source Documents

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