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FBI was set to arrest Jeffrey Epstein while he judged a beauty pageant in 2007
The FBI was ready to arrest Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 while he was judging a beauty pageant in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but missed out on the chance to nab...
Epstein shouldn't have been approved for work release: prosecutor
Jeffrey Epstein shouldn't have been approved for work release program while serving time in Palm Beach, according to a newly revealed 2008 letter from then-US Attorney Alexander Acosta's office which...
Prosecutor who helped craft Jeffrey Epstein plea deal resigns from DOJ
A prosecutor who is being probed for helping negotiate the secret plea deal that allowed pedophile Jeffrey Epstein to avoid federal charges in 2008 has resigned from the Justice Department,...
Florida gov orders probe into handling of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 sex-abuse case
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has ordered a criminal probe into the Palm Beach Sheriff and State Attorney's handling of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 sex trafficking case. “Floridians expect and deserve a...
Trump to nominate Scalia's son for labor secretary
President Trump said Thursday he plans to nominate the son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia to be the next labor secretary. Trump said on Twitter that he will...
Alexander Acosta out as labor secretary amid Epstein plea-deal firestorm
Embattled Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigned Friday morning amid the fallout over his handling of a sex trafficking case involving billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein. "I called the president this morning...
Ex-Palm Beach attorney blasts Alex Acosta over Epstein criticism
A former Florida state attorney who was in office during billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's plea deal in the state slammed current Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, who on Wednesday defended his...
House panel wants Alexander Acosta to explain Jeffrey Epstein plea deal
Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee want Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to appear before the panel to explain his role in a plea deal that put sex offender Jeffrey...
Labor Secretary Acosta defends handling of Jeffrey Epstein case
Embattled Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta defended himself Wednesday against charges that he mishandled a sex trafficking case involving billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, refused to apologize to the accused perv’s victims...
Embattled labor secretary plans news conference in wake of Epstein case
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday afternoon – a day after President Trump said he will look “very closely” at Acosta’s handling of a sex...
Labor Secretary defends controversial handling of Jeffrey Epstein case
US Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta on Tuesday defended his controversial handling of child sex abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade ago and said the new charges...
Schumer: Labor Secretary Acosta should resign over Jeffrey Epstein case
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Tuesday called for Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to resign over his handling of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida case — and said President Trump should give...
Nancy Pelosi calls for labor secretary to resign over Epstein deal
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta to resign for negotiating a plea deal with Jeffrey Epstein that allowed the multimillionaire financier to spend a little more...
Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's deal with feds was illegal: judge
Federal prosecutors -- including US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta -- broke the law by agreeing to grant serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein a plea deal and not notify his victims, a...
US labor secretary calls out wacky NYC dog-sitting rule
New York City’s nutty requirement that dog sitters get licenses has caught the attention of US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, who singled it out Thursday as an example of local...
Trump picks Alexander Acosta as new labor secretary nominee
President Trump on Thursday selected Alexander Acosta, dean of the Florida International University College of Law, as his next choice for Labor Secretary after Andrew Puzder's nomination crashed when his...