EFTA00023059.pdf

"negotiating and executing a federal non-prosecution agreement (NPA). ... culminating in the signing of the NPA on September 24, 2007."

"working at the Florida Science Foundation, an entity Epstein had recently incorporated"

"financier with residences in Palm Beach, New York City"

"reported that in 2007, Acosta entered into an "extraordinary" deal with Epstein in the form of the NPA"

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

"U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York obtained a federal grand jury indictment charging Epstein"

"held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. On August 10, 2019, Epstein was found hanging in his cell"

"Julie K. Brown, "Perversion of Justice," Miami Herald"

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

"Jane Doe 1 filed in her true name a petition for a writ of mandamus"

"charging Epstein with one count of sex trafficking of minors"

"review the USAO's decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through the NPA"

"OPR identified former U.S. Attorney Acosta"

"OPR identified former U.S. Attorney Acosta... as subjects of its investigation"

"OPR identified... the AUSA as subjects of its investigation"

"the district court issued its ruling in the CVRA litigation... findings that the USAO violated the CVRA"

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

"All five subjects cooperated fully with OPR's investigation."

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

"As the U.S. Attorney, Acosta had the plenary authority under established federal law and Department policy to resolve the case"

"Although Acosta did not sign the NPA, he participated in its drafting and approved it, with knowledge of its terms."

"Acosta's decision to resolve the federal investigation through the NPA constitutes poor judgment."

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

"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"

"To address the district court's adverse judicial findings, OPR assessed the manner, content, and timing of the government's interactions with victims"

"federal investigation of Epstein. The account begins... through the mid-2006 opening of the federal investigation"

"The letters were sent by an FBI administrative employee who was not directly involved in the investigation, incorporated standard form language used b"

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

"Department of Justice Office of Legislative Affairs advised Senator Sasse that OPR had opened an investigation"

"Acosta elected to defer to the State Attorney the decision whether to notify victims... regarding the federal investigation... the NPA was signed"

"he registered as a sexual offender with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement."

"sexual activity with him at his Palm Beach estate"

"OPR had opened an investigation into the instances identified in this reporting of possible misconduct by Department of Justice attorneys"

"In December 2010, one of the attorneys representing victims in the CVRA litigation raised allegations that Epstein may have exerted improper influence"

"the district court's finding that the USAO affirmatively misled Epstein's victims about the status of the federal investigation after the NPA was sign"

"the USAO resolved the Epstein investigation... one that required greater oversight and supervision than Acosta provided"

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

"efforts by the AUSA to ensure Epstein's compliance with the terms of the NPA during his incarceration and until his term of home detention ended in Ju"