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Extraction Summary
14
People
9
Organizations
4
Locations
3
Events
4
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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News article / house oversight committee exhibit
File Size:
2 MB
Summary
This document is a printout of a Miami Herald article discussing the legal fallout and investigations surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal. It details a DOJ investigation into Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's role in the plea deal, initiated by members of Congress including Ben Sasse and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The article also mentions a letter to the New York Times from Epstein's legal team (including Kenneth Starr) defending the original deal, and an upcoming court hearing in New York regarding the unsealing of documents related to Epstein's crimes.
People (14)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Edwards | Attorney |
Commented on the fresh review of the case; noted adversarial posture with U.S. Attorney's Office in Miami.
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| Ariana Fajardo Orshan | U.S. Attorney (Miami) |
Appointed by President Trump in September; did not respond to request for comment.
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| President Trump | President of the United States |
Appointed Ariana Fajardo Orshan and Alex Acosta.
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Subject |
Subject of the case; mentioned in headlines regarding apologizing but not to victims.
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| Emily Michot | Journalist/Author |
Byline listed under the headline.
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| Pak | Official (implied U.S. Attorney) |
His office is reviewing the case involving 500 docket entries.
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| Marra | Judge (implied) |
Would likely have to come up with a resolution if sides can't agree.
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| Acosta | U.S. Secretary of Labor / Former Prosecutor |
Appointed Sec of Labor in 2017; focus of DOJ investigation regarding misconduct in Epstein case; negotiated 2008 plea...
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| Ben Sasse | U.S. Senator (Republican, Nebraska) |
Led bipartisan group demanding DOJ investigation.
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| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | U.S. Representative (Democrat, Florida) |
Led bipartisan group demanding DOJ investigation.
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| Kenneth Starr | Former Epstein Attorney |
Signed letter to NYT defending the 2008 plea deal.
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| Jack Goldberger | Former Epstein Attorney |
Signed letter to NYT defending the 2008 plea deal.
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| Lilly Ann Sanchez | Former Epstein Attorney |
Signed letter to NYT defending the 2008 plea deal.
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| Martin G. Weinberg | Current Epstein Attorney |
Signed letter to NYT defending the 2008 plea deal.
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Timeline (3 events)
2008
Plea deal negotiation.
Unknown (implied Florida)
2017
Wednesday at 4 p.m. (relative to article)
Federal appeals court hearing regarding motion to unseal documents.
New York
Miami Herald
32 news organizations
Relationships (4)
Acosta negotiated Epstein's plea deal in 2008.
Identified as 'former Epstein lawyer'.
Orshan was appointed by President Trump.
Key Quotes (3)
"“I think it’s good that we’re going to get fresh eyes and a fresh opinion on the way the case was handled,” Edwards said Tuesday."Source
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"“We were obviously in an adversarial posture with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami because they handled the case to begin with.”"Source
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"Epstein’s lawyers said the editorial’s conclusions were “in profound conflict with the reality,” noting that there was no evidence that Epstein committed federal sex trafficking offenses."Source
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“I think it’s good that we’re going to get fresh eyes and a fresh opinion on the way the case was handled,” Edwards said Tuesday. “We were obviously in an adversarial posture with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami because they handled the case to begin with.”
Miami’s new U.S. Attorney, Ariana Fajardo Orshan — who was appointed by President Trump in September — did not respond to a request for comment.
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Jeffrey Epstein apologizes, but not to his victims
Jeffrey Epstein apologizes, but not to his victims
Jeffrey Epstein apologizes, but not to his victims
Emily Michot
Emily Michot
Edwards predicted that it would take some time for Pak’s office to review the case, which includes more than 500 docket entries and thousands of documents. He said If the sides can’t agree on a resolution, then Marra would likely have to come up with one. The case is being closely watched by crime victims’ rights advocates, as it will likely set a precedent.
Acosta, who was appointed by Trump as the U.S. secretary of labor in 2017, is the focus of a separate Justice Department investigation into whether there was any prosecutorial misconduct in the Epstein case. That probe, by the DOJ’s Office of Professional Responsibility, was initiated in response to demands from a bipartisan group in Congress, led by Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska and Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida.
In the meantime, a court hearing will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday in New York in another Epstein-related case. A federal appeals court will hear oral arguments in a motion by the Miami Herald, supported by 32 other news organizations, asking the court to unseal documents that could reveal details about the extent of Epstein’s crimes and any other people who may have been involved.
Three of Epstein’s former attorneys — who helped negotiate his plea deal in 2008 — wrote a letter published in the New York Times on Monday, defending the plea bargain cut with Acosta as a fair deal. The letter was in response to a Times editorial that called on Congress and the Trump administration to hold Acosta and others involved in the case accountable.
Epstein’s lawyers said the editorial’s conclusions were “in profound conflict with the reality,” noting that there was no evidence that Epstein committed federal sex trafficking offenses. The letter was signed by former Epstein lawyers Kenneth Starr, Jack Goldberger and Lilly Ann Sanchez, as well as Epstein’s current attorney, Martin G. Weinberg.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article227136459.html#storylink=cpy
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