U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO)

Federal prosecutor's office that handled the Epstein investigation from 2006-2008 and negotiated the controversial NPA; later recused from CVRA litigation

Key Relationships

Sued

• Person Jane Doe - Jane Doe filed an emergency petition alleging the USAO violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act by resolving the invest... Court Record

Replaced

• Organization U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia - The Northern District of Georgia was assigned to handle the CVRA litigation after the Department recused the Southern... Official Document

Investigated By

• Organization Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) - OPR investigated allegations that USAO-SDFL prosecutors improperly resolved the federal investigation of Epstein by n... Official Document

Investigated

• Organization Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) - OPR investigated whether USAO prosecutors improperly resolved the Epstein investigation through a non-prosecution agr... Official Document

Employed By

• Person R. Alexander Acosta - Acosta served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida during the Epstein investigation and NPA negotiat... Official Document

Connected To

• Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI brought the Epstein matter to an AUSA who opened a file with supervisor's approval and worked with two FBI case a... Court Record

Associated With

• Organization Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI brought the Epstein matter to an Assistant U.S. Attorney and worked with her to develop a federal case, discoveri... Court Record

Mentioned In

• Document Epstein non-prosecution agreement - USAO negotiated and executed the NPA with Epstein, which protected four named co-conspirators and potential co-conspi... Court Record
• Document Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) - USAO negotiated and executed the NPA with Epstein, agreeing to end its federal investigation and forgo federal prosec... Court Record

Source Documents & Evidence