Former Florida Prosceutor Disputes Acosta's Claims
  • 5 years ago
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta is being slammed for his role in a sweetheart plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein is a billionaire, recently indicted for sex trafficking minors.
On Tuesday, Acosta tried defending his decision to give Epstein a light jail sentence.
He Epstein would have walked free if Acosta hadn't intervened as a federal prosecutor.
Barry Krischer, who was the state attorney for Palm Beach County from 1993 until 2009, says Acosta is trying to "rewrite history.
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