Florida governor orders state criminal probe into Jeffrey Epstein case

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: Miami Herald

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered a state criminal probe into the actions of the Palm Beach sheriff and the former Palm Beach state attorney’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein underage sex trafficking case.

DeSantis’ move comes as Palm Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw has come under increasing scrutiny for his decision in 2008 to give Epstein, a politically connected multimillionaire, unusually lenient work release privileges even though he was a convicted sex offender who had been accused of molesting dozens of underage girls.

Epstein, 66, is now under indictment in New York, charged with sex trafficking minors — both in Palm Beach and in Manhattan, where Epstein owns sprawling homes. Epstein was investigated in Palm Beach, starting in 2006, but then-State Attorney Barry Krischer wanted to charge him with a misdemeanor.

The case was transferred to the FBI, which discovered even more victims, and federal investigators gathered enough corroborating evidence to fill a 53-page federal indictment. The indictment, however, was inexplicably shelved under then-U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta, who signed off on an agreement that allowed Epstein to plead guilty to lesser charges in state court in Palm Beach.

Read more: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article233582872.html

[Thomas Hurt]

1. hhmmm, might dig up some dirt on Acosta.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. Acosta was a U.S. Attorney. This investigation is looking into

"the actions of the Palm Beach sheriff and the former Palm Beach state attorney’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein underage sex trafficking case. "

[Thomas Hurt]

6. and they turned it over and kept cutting him breaks.

Be interesting to know what deal the state's attorney made with Acosta. if any

[Frustratedlady]

3. Refresh my memory. There was something on Acosta within the last couple months...

I can't remember what it was about.

[stopdiggin]

4. the real story here

is not the Palm Beach sheriff, not the lenient work release, not even the pedophilia (ugly as that is). That's all small potatoes. The real question is WHO got to Acosta? After the FBI was called in, spent the time and money to build their typically strong case, and then turned it over for prosecution? Somebody with some real juice stepped in here. And I'm not talking about just money. Somebody had to have the power and access to make this happen. People need to be looking well up the food chain from US Attorney Acosta. This case needed to go away (for some reason). Acosta is no where near a big enough player to even think about making that happen on his own. Who told Acosta to stand down? And why?

[yaesu]

5. reminds me of Boardwalk Empire, which I'm rewatching by the way 😁nt

[Baitball Blogger]

7. DeSantis might not like where this is headed.

Just say'n. There has to be a reason why this was put in that room in the basement that no one was allowed to open.