R. Alexander Acosta
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida who signed the Non-Prosecution Agreement and authorized deferral of federal prosecution in favor of state charges
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Connected via: United States Congress, Southern District of Florida, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida +2 more
Connected via: Southern District of Florida, United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, Donald Trump +2 more
Connected via: United States Congress, Southern District of Florida, Donald Trump +1 more
Connected via: Southern District of Florida, Donald Trump, Epstein non-prosecution agreement
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Employed By
- Organization United States Attorney's Office - R. Alexander Acosta served as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Court Record
- Location Southern District of Florida - Acosta was the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida when he approved the Epstein deal Credible Reporting
- Organization United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida - R. Alexander Acosta served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida who authorized the defe... Court Record
- Organization U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO) - Acosta served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida during the Epstein investigation and NPA negotiat... Official Document
Connected To
- Organization United States Congress - Congress considered but did not seek testimony from Acosta about the Epstein special deal Credible Reporting
- Person Donald Trump - President Trump nominated Acosta to be Secretary of Labor in 2017 and accepted his resignation on July 12, 2019 amid ... Credible Reporting
- Document Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) - As U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Acosta had knowledge of and approved the Epstein investigation... Court Record
Mentioned In
- Document Epstein non-prosecution agreement - Acosta approved the controversial special deal/plea agreement for Epstein Credible Reporting
Source Documents & Evidence
“The two men helped negotiate a lenient plea deal with R. Alexander Acosta, who was then the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida. Under the deal, Mr. Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to state charges of soliciting misconduct from a minor”Accessed: 2026-04-02
“Congress not seeking to hear Florida's Alex Acosta, who OK'd special deal”Accessed: 2026-04-03
“She worked with two FBI case agents to develop a federal case against Epstein and, in the course of the investigation, they discovered additional victims. In May 2007, the AUSA submitted to her supervisors a draft 60-count indictment outlining cha...”
“on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida”
“THEREFORE, on the authority of R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, prosecution in this District for these offenses shall be deferred in favor of prosecution by the State of Florida”Accessed: 2026-04-05
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