Trumps Labor nominee oversaw sweetheart plea deal in billionaires underage sex case
Source: POLITICO
President Donald Trump's new nominee for secretary of labor, Alexander Acosta, could face a grilling in the Senate over claims that while he was the top federal prosecutor in Miami he cut a sweetheart plea deal in 2008 with a billionaire investor accused of having sex with dozens of underage girls.
As the U.S. attorney for Southern Florida, Acosta agreed not to file any federal charges against the wealthy financier, Jeffrey Epstein, if he pled guilty to state charges involving soliciting prostitution and soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Epstein ultimately received an 18-month sentence in county jail and served about 13 months treatment that provoked outrage from alleged victims in the case.
Soon after the deal was cut in 2008, two women filed suit claiming that the decision to forgo federal prosecution violated a federal law the Crime Victims Rights Act because they and other teenagers Epstein paid for sex were never adequately consulted about the plea deal or given an opportunity to object to it.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/alexander-acosta-trump-jeffrey-epstein-plea-235096
I've known Jeff (Epstein) for 15 years. Terrific guy,'' Trump told New York Magazine back in 2002. "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it Jeffrey enjoys his social life."
wishstar
(5,267 posts)Just when I thought maybe this guy was a notch above the last nominee-
safeinOhio
(32,532 posts)bought.
Rhiannon12866
(203,039 posts)Every single one of them is about some major scandal/f*** up/embarrassment involving Trump...
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)that they are all linked to grouping, assaulting, demeaning, etc........woman and then saying this:
I've known Jeff (Epstein) for 15 years. Terrific guy,'' Trump told New York Magazine back in 2002. "He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side. No doubt about it Jeffrey enjoys his social life."
And if someone peon below the billionaire /millionaire class were to do this-------------they would be in jail for life.
Does he tdrumpf have some "black book" that he carries around or something, this is just amazing.
And the country has a Congress and Senate, that is just doing nothing on the competency of this criminal team, they have there agenda of party over country..................insane.
mobeau69
(11,079 posts)Mind-blowing! How could there not have been a statutory rape charge?
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)he got off so lightly.
turbinetree
(24,632 posts)but if you or I or someone else that can't even make bail did this, we would be on the nightly news for a week.
There are "two sets of books in this country" there's and then there are ours
regnaD kciN
(26,035 posts)just like in that alleged rape case from just before the election, where the accuser backed down after having her life threatened by Trump supporters.
former9thward
(31,805 posts)How could her life be threatened? Did you forget that detail?
moda253
(615 posts)Anonymous to those involved in the situation.... not so much.
former9thward
(31,805 posts)Which is why every court that it touched immediately tossed it. Sorry you fell for it.
Zoonart
(11,750 posts)of the world unite- The White House needs you to join the he-man woman hater club. This entire administration is disgusting.
Democrats should be in FULL REVOLT and are not.
The best, most consistent leadership coming from the Democratic Party is coming from the Congressional Black Caucus.
LOVE THEM!
GeoWilliam750
(2,519 posts)Vinca
(50,170 posts)starshine00
(531 posts)what is this country coming to. I knew when I found out the charges against Trump for child rape involved Epstein that they were true. This creep needs to be out of office yesterday.