All Connections (8)
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Entity #370
employment
confirmed
Acosta served as U.S. Attorney and oversaw Epstein's plea deal
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Entity #993
prosecution_jurisdiction
primary
Acosta handled Epstein case in Florida with lenient NPA; SDNY later brought federal charges in 2019.
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Entity #373
supervisor-subordinate, colleague
confirmed
Acosta overruled Villafaña's 60-count indictment to approve lenient NPA · Federal prosecutor working under Acosta on Epstein case
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Entity #9122
political_appointment
primary
since 2016
Acosta reportedly told Trump transition team he was told Epstein belonged to intelligence and to leave it alone
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Entity #85
alleged_intelligence_connection
secondary
since 2016
Acosta reportedly told Trump transition team he was told Epstein belonged to intelligence and to leave it alone
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Entity #4128
legal_violation
primary
Then-U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida who approved the secret NPA and directed prosecutors not to inform victims.
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Entity #377
investigation
confirmed
OPR reviewed Acosta's conduct and found 'poor judgment' but no misconduct
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Entity #8
legal_deal
primary
Acosta approved 2007 NPA giving Epstein lenient plea deal. Reportedly told Trump team Epstein "belonged to intelligence."
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2026-04-20
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Alexander Acosta not found in propublica_congress
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2026-04-20
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Alexander Acosta not found in opensecrets
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2026-04-20
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Alexander Acosta not found in fec
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Alexander Acosta — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Alexander Acosta — Congressional voting record (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Alexander Acosta — FEC candidate & committees (no results)
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