CHAPTER $5
R. Alexander Acosta’s letter to the general public,
March 20, 2011
To whom it may concern:
I served as U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida from 2005 through 2009. Over the past weeks, I have read much regarding Mr. Jeffrey Epstein. Some appears true,
pears distorted. I thought it appropriate to provide
some ap Depart-
some background, with two caveats: (i) under Justice
ment guidelines, | cannot discuss privileged internal com- munications among department attorneys and (ii) [no longer original documents, and as the matter is now nearly 4 years old, the precision of memory is reduced. The Epstein matter was originally presented to the
Palm Beach County State Attorney. Palm Beach Police
have access to the
alleged that Epstein unlawfully hired underage high- 4
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school females to provic massages. Police sought resulted in a term of im reports, however, in 2001 to concerns regarding thy to charge Epstein only assault with no intent tc would have resulted in 1 register as a sexual offer underage victims.
Local police were dik ney’s conclusions, and re: Federal authorities recei engaged in additional inve the quality of the evidenc: at trial. With a federal c: considerations. First, a requires that the crime be an interstate nexus. Seco1 charged by the state, the fe extent, to back-stop state < is no miscarriage of justice erally that which has alre level.
After considering the q additional considerations, the state charge was insufi the prosecutors and age Mr. Epstein’s attorney, Roy
best known for his suc
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