Justice Dept. discipline office opens probe into possible misconduct by attorneys handling Jeffrey Epstein case
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The passage reveals a new internal Justice Department investigation into whether attorneys, possibly including former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta, mishandled the prosecution of financier Jeffrey Epstein Assistant Attorney General Stephen E. Boyd disclosed the probe in a letter to Sen. Ben Sasse. The investigation targets possible professional misconduct by DOJ attorneys in the Epstein case. Jeffrey
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