us-v-maxwell-sdny-138-04.pdf

"Florida Science Foundation, an entity Epstein had recently incorporated that was co-located at the West Palm Beach office of one of Epstein’s attorney"

"The Palm Beach (Florida) Police Department (PBPD) began investigating Jeffrey Epstein in 2005"

"Acosta entered into an extraordinary deal with Epstein in the form of the NPA, which permitted Epstein to avoid federal prosecution"

"President Donald Trump nominated Acosta to be Secretary of Labor. ... the Senate confirmed Acosta’s appointment"

"the Senate confirmed Acosta’s appointment as Labor Secretary."

"Epstein had coerced girls into engaging in sexual activity with him at his Palm Beach estate."

"Acosta submitted to the President his resignation as Secretary of Labor."

"OPR evaluated the conduct of each subject and considered his or her individual role in various decisions and events. Acosta, however, made the pivotal"

"Acosta acknowledged that he approved the NPA and accepted responsibility for it."

"Acosta... made the pivotal decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through a state-based plea"

"OPR did not find evidence establishing that Acosta’s breakfast meeting with one of Epstein’s defense counsel in October 2007 led to the NPA"

"victim notification letters issued by the USAO and the FBI"

"Acosta provided... oversight and supervision... of the USAO"

"the USAO resolved the Epstein investigation without a federal criminal charge... September 2007 negotiation and signing of the NPA"

"initial complaint in March 2005 by a young victim and her parents to the local police"

"the AUSA remained with the USAO until mid-2019"

"resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through the NPA"

"U.S. Senator Ben Sasse... sent a December 3, 2018 letter to OPR"

"Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that he had directed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to open an investigation"

"the USAO affirmatively misled Epstein’s victims about the status of the federal investigation after the NPA was signed."

"Epstein created a vast network of underage victims in both New York and Florida whom he sexually abused and exploited. CVRA petitioner Jane Doe 1 file"

"OPR also examined whether the evidence establishes that any of the subjects were influenced to... include in the NPA terms favorable to Epstein"

"The letters were sent by an FBI administrative employee... that described the case as under investigation and that failed to inform them of the NPA"

"Epstein’s subsequent efforts to invalidate the NPA through appeals to senior Department officials"

"After the Miami Herald published its investigative report on November 28, 2018... Senator Ben Sasse... sent a December 3, 2018 letter to OPR"

"the USAO violated the CVRA in failing to afford victims a reasonable right to confer with the government"

"Acosta exercised poor judgment when he failed to make certain that the state intended to and would notify victims"