Miami U.S. Attorney's Office Recuses Itself from Jeffrey Epstein Case; DOJ Probe Targets Former Attorney Alexander Acosta

Miami U.S. Attorney's Office Recuses Itself from Jeffrey Epstein Case; DOJ Probe Targets Former Attorney Alexander Acosta The passage identifies concrete actions (recusal, case reassignment to U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak, DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility investigation of Alexander Acosta) and names high‑profile officials (President Trump, AG nominee William Barr, Sen. Ben Sasse, Rep. Debbie Wasserman‑Schultz). These are actionable leads for further document requests and interviews, and they involve controversial prosecutorial misconduct that could generate public outcry if substantiated. Key insights: Miami U.S. Attorney's Office recused itself from the Epstein victims' rights case in March 2019.; Case reassigned to the Northern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney Byung J. "BJay" Pak, a Trump appointee.; Judge Kenneth Marra ruled that former Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta’s office concealed the 2008 plea deal, violating the Crime Victims' Rights Act.