Department of Justice EXECUTIVE SECRETARIAT CONTROL SHEET DATE OF DOCUMENT: 7/10/2019 WORKFLOW ID: 4298374 DATE RECEIVED: 7/19/2019 DUE DATE: 8/5/2019 FROM: The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings* U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 TO: OPR MAIL TYPE: Congressional Priority SUBJECT: (Rec'd from OLA via email) Ltr from Chmn Cummings, Oversight and Government Reform Comte and CHMN Raskin, Subcornte on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, stating in light of the recently unsealed criminal indictment against Jeffrey Epstein for alleged acts of child abuse and sex trafficking, requesting the Comte be provided with an update on the status of the investigation of alleged misconduct by Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta during his tenure as USA for the S.D. of Florida. Advising there are significant concerns with Secretary Acosta's actions in approving an extremely favorable deal for an alleged sexual predator while concealing the deal from the victims of Mr. Epstein's crimes, which a judge found violated the Crime Victims' Right Act. Mentions earlier this year, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 202, the Inspector General Act, on a bipartisan basis to provide the Inspector General with the authority to investigate allegations of misconduct by DOJ attorneys and the bill is currently pending in the Senate. Further, until the bill is enacted into law, the ability to hold a DOJ attorney accountable rests with OPR, making it even more important that OPR provide transparency into its findings. The Comte requests a briefing from OPR on its review of the Epstein matter by 07/17/2019, including answers to the enclosed questions. Ltr also signed by MCs Speier, Wasserman-Schultz and Frankel. See related corres in ECMS. DATE ASSIGNED 07/19/2019 ACTION COMPONENT & ACTION REQUESTED OLA For appropriate handling. Advise ES of any action taken. INFO COMPONENT: OAG, ODAG, CRM, EOUSA, FBI, OPR COMMENTS: FILE CODE: EXECSEC POC: BODGER