Former Florida prosecutor: Acosta is ‘completely wrong’ — indictment was scrapped ‘after secret negotiations’ with Epstein lawyers

The former Florida State Attorney who was in charge of the office prosecuting the case against Jeffrey Epstein – until federal prosecutors intervened – is blasting Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta for his claims at Wednesday afternoon’s press conference.

The way Secretary Acosta, who was the federal prosecutor who gave Jeffrey Epstein the sweetheart deal allowing him to avoid possibly years or decades in jail, the billionaire child sex offender “would have gotten away” had he not gotten involved.

But NBC News Correspondent for Investigations Tom Winter reports that Former Palm Beach State Attorney Barry Krischer says Acosta is “completely wrong.”

View the complete July 11 article by David Badash from the New Civil Rights Movement on the AlterNet website here.