OPR_Full_Report_DOJ_Mirror.pdf

"parents of a 14-year-old girl complained that Epstein had paid her for a massage. ... many instances, those massages led to sexual activity"

"they referred the matter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in West Palm Beach for a possible federal investigation"

"Florida Science Foundation, an entity Epstein had recently incorporated"

"because the PBPD Chief and the lead Detective were dissatisfied"

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

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

"the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York obtained a federal grand jury indictment charging Epstein with one count of sex traff"

"Epstein created a vast network of underage victims in both New York and Florida whom he sexually abused and exploited"

"remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Prisons and held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan"

"U.S. Senator Ben Sasse... sent a December 3, 2018 letter to OPR... requesting that OPR open an investigation"

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

"resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through the NPA... Epstein entered his guilty plea under the NPA"

"former U.S. Attorney Acosta... left the USAO during, or not long after resolution of, the Epstein case"

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

"All five subjects cooperated fully with OPR’s investigation... OPR conducted extensive interviews of each subject under oath"

"All five subjects cooperated fully with OPR’s investigation"

"USAO was recused from that litigation in early 2019... USAO violated the CVRA"

"resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through the NPA"

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

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

"terms favorable to Epstein, because of an improper motive... significant events that occurred after the NPA was negotiated and signed that shed additi"

"Acosta, however, made the pivotal decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein"

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

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

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

"Acosta’s “breakfast meeting” with one of Epstein’s defense counsel in October 2007"

"the USAO had deceived the victims of Epstein’s crimes about the existence of the NPA."

"The September 2007 negotiation and signing of the NPA"

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

"Epstein is investigated by the Palm Beach Police Department"

"THE FBI AND THE USAO INVESTIGATE EPSTEIN"

"THE FBI AND THE USAO INVESTIGATE EPSTEIN"

"The PBPD Presents the Matter to the FBI and the USAO"

"Villafaña Informs Acosta and Sloman about the Case"

"Acosta Decides on a Resolution That Includes a Two-Year Term of Incarceration"

"Meet with Epstein Attorneys Starr, Lefkowitz, and Sanchez"

"Meet with Epstein Attorneys Starr, Lefkowitz, and Sanchez"

"Meet with Epstein Attorneys Starr, Lefkowitz, and Sanchez"

"SEPTEMBER 24, 2007: ACOSTA MAKES FINAL EDITS, AND THE NPA IS SIGNED"

"computer equipment missing from Epstein’s Palm Beach home"

"October 12, 2007: Acosta and Defense Attorney Lefkowitz Meet for Breakfast"

"Villafaña and the FBI Continue to Investigate"

"PBPD Chief Reiter Becomes Concerned"

"Acosta Reviewed and Approved the Terms of the NPA and Is Accountable for It"

"June 30, 2008: Epstein Enters His Guilty Pleas in State Court"

"December 7 and 11, 2007: Starr and Lefkowitz Send to Acosta Letters and Ethics Opinions"

"January 7, 2008: Acosta and Sloman Meet with Sanchez"

"Acosta Asks CEOS to Review the Evidence"

"The USAO’s Agreement Not to Prosecute Unidentified Potential Co-Conspirators Did Not Violate a Clear and Unambiguous Department Policy"

"OPR Found That None of the Subjects Violated a Clear and Unambiguous Statute... in Negotiating, Approving, or Entering Into the NPA"