Labor Secretary Acosta and former federal prosecutor Villafafia under DOJ probe for alleged victim‑rights violations in Jeffrey Epstein plea deal

The passage identifies a sitting cabinet member (U.S. Secretary of Labor) and a senior DOJ prosecutor as subjects of a Justice Department misconduct investigation tied to a high‑profile Epstein plea b U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Acosta was a lead prosecutor in the 2019 Epstein federal case. Former U.S. Attorney Marie Villafafia helped negotiate a plea deal that allegedly concealed victim i Judge