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Subject:
Alexander Acosta
CLASSIFICATION: LEGAL
Background Brief:
Former U.S. Secretary of Labor who, as U.S. Attorney, approved the controversial 2008 plea deal for Epstein.
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Subject Analysis
As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Acosta approved the 2008 non-prosecution agreement that allowed Epstein to plead to state charges instead of facing federal sex trafficking charges. Acosta resigned as Secretary of Labor in 2019 after the deal faced renewed scrutiny.
Associated Files (1,381)
EFTA00148034.pdf
...Attorney Alexander Acosta resolved a sex-crimes
case through a non-prosecution deal without notifying his alleged victims. A Justice Department
investigation found Acosta showed 'poor judgment,' but Acosta said...
EFTA00262007.pdf
...attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta,
entered into direct discussions about the plea a
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according to him, because-We-had been ordered by higher government officials,
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EFTA00262451.pdf
...attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta,
entered into direct discossions about the plea a
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EFTA01338175.pdf
...items for which no documents exist.
Thank you again for your assistance.
Sincerely,
R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA
Assistant United States Attorney
SDNY_GM_02771885...
EFTA01688496.pdf
...early voluntary turnover date is prior to October 20. 2006.
18.
BY:
Sincerely,
R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA
ASSISTANT UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
EFTA01688513
•
CERTIFICATION OF BUSINESS RECORDS
I, the undersigned,
declare-that...
EFTA00799888.PDF
...Attorney who handled the Epstein case (Alexander Acosta) came before the Senate to be
confirmed as the Secretary of Labor. Mr. Acosta was asked a number of questions about his...
EFTA02857763.pdf
Memorandum
SubjectDate
Re: Operation Leap Year
(Revised 9/13/07)
ToFrom
R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney
Jeff Sloman, First Assistant United States Attorney
M,
Chief, Criminal Division
MAUSA, Northern...
EFTA00188608.PDF
...Attorney
Alexander Acosta. See DE 266 at 12."
Issues pertaining to motive can always be pursued. particularly when a case is in an early
discovery phase. See. e.g.. Gelahert...
EFTA00264301.PDF
...Leap Year".1891 It resulted in a 53-page
indictment in June 2007.1z1 Alexander Acosta, then the U S. Attorney
for the
District of Florida, agreed to a plea...
EFTA00597791.PDF
...to do so and delayed entry of his plea. See Letter
from
. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta to Lilly Ann Sanchez, Dec. 19, 2007 (Exhibit "L").
29.
On January 10, 2008...
EFTA01098984.PDF
...so and delayed entry of his plea. See Letter
from U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta to Lilly Ann Sanchez, Dec. 19, 2007 (Exhibit "L").
29.
On January 10, 2008...
EFTA00148963.pdf
...Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, led by former Labor Secretary Alexander
Acosta, frowned on the plan. The report also concludes that Epstein wasn't assisting the...
EFTA01658887.pdf
...Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, led by former Labor Secretary Alexander
Acosta, frowned on the plan. The report also concludes that Epstein wasn't assisting the...
EFTA00599855.PDF
...in Miami would not comment. But the U.S. attorney at the time. R.
Alexander Acosta. said in a 2011 letter defending his office that more evidence came to light...
EFTA00161600.pdf
...Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, led by former Labor Secretary Alexander
Acosta, frowned on the plan. The report also concludes that Epstein wasn't assisting the...
EFTA00175589.PDF
...describe the status of the Federal Criminal Action:
THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for...
EFTA01122242.PDF
...in Miami would not comment. But the U.S. attorney at the time. R.
Alexander Acosta. said in a 2011 letter defending his office that more evidence came to light...
EFTA00137183.pdf
...Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, led by former Labor Secretary
Alexander Acosta, frowned on the plan. The report also concludes that Epstein wasn't assisting the...
EFTA00191587.PDF
...detained pending his intial appearance in the
Southern District of Florida.
Respectfully submitted,
R. ALEXANDER ACOSTA
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
By: A. MARIE VILLAFARA
ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY
Florida Bar # 0018255...
EFTA00226396.PDF
...Deputy Chief, Northern Region
Office of the United States Attorney
Southern District of Florida
May 22, 2007
Page 2
Attorney Alexander Acosta.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter...
EFTA00095751.PDF
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EFTA00074599.pdf
...3) an
order scheduling a victim-impact hearing and a meeting
between victims and Alexander Acosta, the former United
States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; (4)
discovery of...
EFTA00180294.pdf
...reviewed the
evidence available for trial and assessed the likelihood of success.
Respectfully,
R. Alexander Acosta
Former U.S. Attorney
Sothem District of Florida
EFTA00180304
Case !:i:08-cv
1...
EFTA00177459.PDF
...I can send the updated victim log to you
via e-mail.
Sincerely,
R. Alexander Acosta
Enclosures
Assistant United States Attorney
EFTA00177460
FINAL VICTIM NOTIFICATION LOG
Victim Name and
Contact...
EFTA00099941.PDF
...In fact, the NPA states that it was executed "on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United
States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida." NPA at 2.
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EFTA00099975...