DOJ's ethics office found Florida federal prosecutors used poor judgment in a 2008 non-prosecution deal with Jeffrey Epstein and did not ensure victims were notified
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A 350-page report by the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility, released November 12, 2020, examined the 2006-2008 federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein in the Southern District of Florida. It found that then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta showed 'poor judgment' by resolving the case through a non-prosecution agreement and by not ensuring victims were notified before Epstein's state guilty plea. ABC reported the report called the decision to make the deal before the investigation was complete 'troubling', with interviews of alleged victims in other states outstanding. OPR found no professional misconduct by the prosecutors and no evidence they agreed to the deal to protect Epstein's associates. Victims' lawyers called the report a 'whitewash'. Epstein was federally indicted in the Southern District of New York in July 2019 and died in custody the next month.
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