From: SAWS)" To:'1 " Subject: Prosecutors Broke Law In Epstein Plea Deal, Fla. Judge Says Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:12:28 +0000 Importance: Normal close Prosecutors Broke Law In Epstein Plea Deal, Fla. Judge Says By Carolina Bolado Share us on: Law360 (February 21, 2019, 5:58 PM EST) -- Prosecutors, including then-U.S. Attorney and current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act when they signed a non- prosecution agreement with billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein without notifying his victims, a Florida federal judge ruled Thursday. Prosecutors failed to comply with their obligations to inform the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, shown in 2004, that they intended to enter into an agreement not to prosecute him, a judge said Thursday. (Getty) U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra granted summary judgment to two Epstein victims who sued the government over the deal and said federal prosecutors failed to comply with their obligations under the CVRA to inform Epstein's victims that they intended to enter into an agreement not to prosecute him. The government's decision to hide its intentions and to tell victims to just be patient with the investigation was "particularly problematic," according to the judge. EFTA00032506