Letter from U.S. Attorney Kevin Acosta to Kenneth Starr cites concerns over Epstein plea‑deal negotiations and potential collusion by defense counsel
The passage reveals an internal DOJ communication highlighting that prosecutors were aware of possible tactics to undermine the 2007 non‑prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein. It names specific o Acosta’s December 2007 letter to Kenneth Starr flags Epstein’s failure to schedule a plea hearing, v Prosecutors expressed concern that defense counsel was deliberately filing collateral challenges t
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The passage reveals an internal DOJ communication highlighting that prosecutors were aware of possible tactics to undermine the 2007 non‑prosecution agreement with Jeffrey Epstein. It names specific o Acosta’s December 2007 letter to Kenneth Starr flags Epstein’s failure to schedule a plea hearing, v Prosecutors expressed concern that defense counsel was deliberately filing collateral challenges t
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Kenneth Starr“...September agreement, which required him to appear in court by November, Acosta noted in a letter to Kenneth Starr in December 2007. “The [U.S. attorneys] who have been negotiating with defense counsel have for so...”
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