What Mr. Acosta Said“We believe that we proceeded appropriately, that based on the evidence and not just my opinion but I have shared the affidavit. But Mr. Acosta’s decision to accept a plea deal was widely — but not universally — supported by his own team at the time. She was eventually overruled, and helped Mr. Acosta work out the logistics of the plea deal. His office began directly negotiating a plea agreement with Mr. Epstein’s lawyers in August 2007, according to The Miami Herald. began investigating Mr. Epstein in 2006 to Sept. 24, 2007, Mr. Acosta’s office “never conferred with the victims” or informed them that such an agreement was under consideration, a 2019 federal court ruling shows.

Source: New York Times July 11, 2019 01:17 UTC