Acosta signs secret non-prosecution agreement with Epstein’s lawyers

U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta signed a secret non-prosecution agreement (NPA) with Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys on September 24, 2007, granting Epstein and unnamed co-conspirators immunity from all federal charges. The agreement was deliberately concealed from Epstein's victims in violation of the Crime Victims' Rights Act, which required that they be notified and consulted. Acosta signed after private meetings with lead defense attorney Jay Lefkowitz, permitting Epstein to avoid federal sex trafficking charges that carried decades in prison.