The most recent article I could find is from Florida Keys News from May 25th. It seems a hit piece on Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, but contains a good deal of other info.
Here is some background:
- Acosta was the US Attorney for Southern District of Florida when, in 2007, he offered Epstein a sweetheart deal called a "Non Prosecution Agreement" or NPA.
- Under Federal law called the Crime Victims' Rights Act, prosecutors must follow very specific notification steps when negotiating a plea deal. It must be an open process that notifies any victims of any potential deal and the details of the deal. It allows for victims to protest any agreement with the criminal.
- Acosta's team and Epstein's lawyers negotiated the NPA in secret. No notification of victims was made. In fact, the US Attorney's office went so far as to lie to the victims telling them the case was still under investigation even as the NPA was completed.
- What is known is at the time investigators identified approximately 80 girls from around the world who were victims of Epstein. There were around three dozen identified who ranged from 13-16 years old at the time of the crimes.Not know is whether the three dozen are included in the 80, but from what I've seen they are probably different groups.
- There are presumed to be around a score of co-conspirators who may have gotten, or been offered, immunity during the investigation.
- Acosta sealed the NPA, the evidence and whole investigation and it remains under seal so no one can see it.
- In February 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth A. Marra ruled that the NPA was illegal, but he did not void it. Instead, his ruling requires the victims to file a brief with suggested remedies. Basically, the judge has asked the girls to come up with a wish list of what they would like to see happen.
- Acosta is under investigation by the DOJ and has not commented on the case, but he may be forced to testify in Federal Court depending on how the next steps go.
- The case at hand I'm writing about is a civil case with some Jane Doe victims of Epstein suing the Federal government for breaking the CVRA in 2007.
- In March, two other parties (Jane Doe and John Doe) filed amicus briefs in the civil suit to block release of case documents. There has apparently been no ruling on that yet. These two parties are likely co-conspirators mentioned above.
- Epstein is not directly involved in the civil suit against the Federal government, though his lawyers are monitoring the proceedings. If the orginal NPA is voided, then he could face a trial (which he's not faced yet) for his crimes. If the parties agree to some remedy, then the information may remain sealed and we'll never know what's in it.
They need to demand jail time and money for a remedy. Name names.
- Acosta was the US Attorney for Southern District of Florida when, in 2007, he offered Epstein a sweetheart deal called a “Non Prosecution Agreement” or NPA.
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This was the case I mentioned above...this was also the time that Jeb Bush was Gov. of FLA. and knew about this...
Now I have another question, is this the same Acosta that Our President named to a postion and asked if he was related to the ‘other Acosta’...
George W. Bush was President then wasn’t he???