Justice Department Faults Ex-US Attorney Acosta's 'Poor Judgment' in Epstein Deal

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Thursday, 12 November 2020 02:15 PM EST ET

An internal Justice Department investigation has concluded that former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta exercised "poor judgment" by allowing financier Jeffrey Epstein to enter a nonprosecution agreement over alleged sex crimes, but cleared him and other prosecutors of any professional misconduct in their handling of the case.

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An internal Justice Department investigation has concluded that former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta exercised "poor judgment" by allowing financier Jeffrey Epstein to enter a non-prosecution agreement over alleged sex crimes, but cleared him and other prosecutors of any...
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