Miami Herald investigation exposes Epstein's secret federal immunity deal

The Miami Herald published a landmark three-part investigative series on November 28, 2018 by reporter Julie K. Brown revealing Jeffrey Epstein's secret non-prosecution agreement, the deliberate exclusion of victims, and work-release arrangements that let him leave jail most days. The investigation identified more than 80 women who said they were abused as minors and documented how Acosta's office concealed the NPA from victims for over a decade. The series directly triggered a federal re-investigation and Epstein's 2019 federal indictment.