OPR_Summary_DOJ_Mirror.pdf

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

"She worked with two FBI case agents to develop a federal case against Epstein and, in the course of the investigation, they discovered additional vict"

"The USAO subsequently engaged in additional meetings and communications with Epstein’s team of attorneys, ultimately negotiating the terms of a state-"

"The NPA was intended to end a federal investigation into allegations that Epstein engaged in illegal sexual activity with girls."

"the Office of the Deputy Attorney General informed defense counsel that the Deputy Attorney General would not intervene in the matter."

"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 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."

"Epstein was found hanging in his cell and was later pronounced dead."

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

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

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

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

"the AUSA... as subjects of its investigation... All five subjects cooperated fully with OPR’s investigation."

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

"OPR identified former U.S. Attorney Acosta"

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

"the AUSA... as the line prosecutor in the Epstein investigation"

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

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

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

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

"During his OPR interview, Acosta acknowledged that he approved the NPA and accepted responsibility for it."

"As the U.S. Attorney, Acosta had the plenary authority under established federal law"

"one of the attorneys representing victims in the CVRA litigation"

"the September 2007 negotiation and signing of the NPA; Epstein’s subsequent efforts to invalidate the NPA"

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

"USAO violated the CVRA in failing to afford victims a reasonable right to confer with the government about the NPA before the agreement was signed and"

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

"The letters were sent by an FBI administrative employee who was not directly involved in the investigation... and failed to inform them of the NPA."

"the government had colluded with Epstein’s counsel to keep the NPA secret from the victims; and undercut public confidence in the legitimacy of the re"

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

"OPR had opened an investigation into the matter and would review the USAO’s decision to resolve the federal investigation of Epstein through the NPA."

"Jane Doe 1 filed in her true name a petition for a writ of mandamus... seeking review of the district court’s order denying all of her requested remed"

"OPR obtained and reviewed hundreds of thousands of records from the USAO, the FBI"

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

"Acosta affirmatively made certain decisions regarding victim notification"

"Acosta failed to ensure that victims were made aware of a court proceeding that was related to their own cases, and thus he failed to ensure that vict"

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

"the investigation focuses on Epstein’s state plea agreement and the Palm Beach County work release program"