Subject: DOJ To Investigate Epstein Plea Deal After Prodding By Sasse

From: Subject: DOJ To Investigate Epstein Plea Deal After Prodding By Sasse Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:09:46 +0000 Importance: Normal DOJ To Investigate Epstein Plea Deal After Prodding By Sasse By Lauren Berg Share us on: By Lauren Berg Law360 (February 6, 2019, 10:35 PM EST) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into whether its attorneys engaged in misconduct when negotiating a controversial plea deal for wealthy convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a letter the department sent Wednesday to Sen. Ben Sasse, who repeatedly pushed for such an investigation. • The sparse letter, signed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gener. informed Sasse, a Nebraska Republican and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, that the DOJ's Office of Professional Responsibility had opened an investigation into allegations that its attorneys had committed misconduct when resolving the Epstein case. The Dal said any allegations of professional misconduct aga