EFTA02399569

EFTA Document EFTA01650518

EFTA00030281

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

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Ca_4ate.24h24/43134.01FrietibtOrtlefifitin0a0le28013,8111$2eafiabef146f 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK X Plaintiff, v. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. X 15-cv-07433-LAP Ms. Maxwell's Reply In Support Of Iler Objections to tnsealinu Sealed Materials Laura A. Menninger Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Ty Gee HADDON, MORGAN AND FOREMAN, P.C. 150 East 10th Avenue EFTA00074964 Ca_QatIgt24743tictoWneDbtOrfiefiVIMOXIle?BOWERKVaffizte12401 22 Introduction This Court asked the parties to brief three issues: "(a) the weight of presumption of public access that should be afforded to an item, (b) the identification and weight of any countervailing interests supporting continued sealing/redaction of the item, and (c) whether the countervailing interests rebut the presumption of public access to the item." DE 1044 at 1. Plaintiff and the Miami Herald's responses improperly afford the highest level of presumption to discovery dispute documents, deny that any co

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK x UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, v. GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendant. x 20 Cr. 330 (AJN) MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF GHISLAINE MAXWELL'S THIRD MOTION FOR RELEASE ON BAIL Bobbi C. Sternheim Law Offices of Bobbi C. Sternheim Christian R. Everdell COHEN & GRESSER LLP Jeffrey S. Pagliuca Laura A. Menninger HADDON, MORGAN & FOREMAN P.C. Attorneys for Ghislaine Maxwell EFTA00090990 INTRODUCTION Ghislaine Maxwell respectfully submits this Memorandum in Support of her Third Motion for Release on Bail. As Ms. Maxwell has stated on numerous occasions and reaffirms here: she has no intention or desire to leave this country. She is an American citizen, has lived in United States for 30 years, has strong family ties and the support of friends and family residing in this country. She wants nothing more than to remain in the United States under whatever conditions the Court deems necessary so that she can effectively prepare fo

Subject: VANITY FAIR; "IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUSLY NAIVE NOT TO BE CONCERNED":

From To Cc Subject: VANITY FAIR; "IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUSLY NAIVE NOT TO BE CONCERNED": TRUMP HAS POLITICIZED THE DOJ. HOW LONG CAN THE SDNY HOLD OUT? Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2019 15:45:56 +0000 Importance: Normal LINK TO ARTICLE: https://www.vanityfaircominews/2019/07/trump-has-politicized-the-doj-how-long-can-the-sdny- hold-out "IT WOULD BE RIDICULOUSLY NAIVE NOT TO BE CONCERNED": TRUMP HAS POLITICIZED THE DOJ. HOW LONG CAN THE SDNY HOLD OUT? The battles over the border and the census show that the West Wing is fully in control of Justice. "The fear is that Trump doesn't even need to say it out loud anymore." BY CHRIS SMITH Sally Yates tried to warn us. Way back in January 2017, at the end of the very first week of the Trump administration, the new president signed an executive order banning refugees and immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries from entering the United States. It was a blatantly political act, following months of Trump campaign promises, and it im