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This document, stamped by the House Oversight Committee, details the criticism directed at former U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta and prosecutor Marie Villafaña regarding the Jeffrey Epstein plea deal. It highlights judicial orders from Judges Zloch and Marra admonishing the prosecutors for withholding information from both the court and the victims, violating the Crime Victims' Rights Act. The text notes that at the time of writing, Acosta (then Secretary of Labor) was facing scrutiny and a DOJ probe into professional misconduct.

This document, likely part of a House Oversight report, contrasts the judicial criticism of the U.S. Attorney's Office for 'lack of candor' in a case involving a defendant named McDaniel with the actions of prosecutors Marie Villafaña and Alexander Acosta in the Jeffrey Epstein case. It details how prosecutors negotiated a non-prosecution agreement in September 2007 that granted immunity to co-conspirators and avoided federal sex trafficking charges. The text highlights an email from Villafaña to Epstein's lawyer, Jay Lefkowitz, explicitly stating her preference not to highlight other crimes or chargeable persons to the judge.