4 The Virgin Islands Daily News VIRGIN ISLANDS Saturday, February 23, 2019 White House 'looking into' Acosta's role in illegal sex offender plea deal !vRir c,I BENNETT — "My understand, is that it, __________________________________ _____________________________________________________ efforts.. to protect a victim, the fil- ___________________________________ a ve, comPliemed ease. some- A federal judge said U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander if...id. II allows victims the 1..- I hing we're certainly looking into," sonable right" to confer with the WASHINGTON — White Sanders said. Acosta — then the U.S. attorney in Miami — signed u.s. attomeys handling the case. House press secretary Sarah Huck- The Florida- off on a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein, the Palm Beach The deal reached between Acos- abee Sanders on Friday declined based U.S. Dis- ta and Epstein's attorneys allowed to billionaire and serial sex abuser, without informing the say whether President Donald 111 trict Judge Ken- him to not be prosecuted M fed- Trump oil confidence hi La- fie. A. Marrs dozens of victims about what they were doing. eral court, and instead sentenced bor Secretary Alexander Acosta, a , 0 1 ' ruled Acosta and in state court. The immunity from Epstein also owns the island of little St. James in the day after a federal judge ruled the other officials prosecution also extended to some Justice Department broke the law did om confer Virgin Islands. of Epstein, co-conspirators. while Acosta was a U.S. attorney. iik'_,.....L: with Epstein, Epstein pleaded guilty to two A judge said Acosta — then the prostitution charges and served 13 U.S. attorney in Miami — signed JeffroY EristoM ‘theeti7008 abpcITiti Asked if Trump still has confi- The judge said in his decision months in county jail, according off on a plea deal with Jeffrey Ep- agreement. But, dence in the latest member of his Thursday that he had reviewed to the Miami Herald. The victi. stein, the Palm Beach billionaire