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In 2007, despite ample physical evidence and multiple witnesses corroborating the girls' stories, federal prosecutors and Epstein's lawyers quietly put together a remarkable deal for Epstein, then 54. He agreed to plead guilty to two felony prostitution charges in state court, and in exchange, he and his accomplices received immunity from federal sex-trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
He served 13 months in a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade. His alleged co-conspirators, who helped schedule his sex sessions, were never prosecuted.
The deal, called a federal non-prosecution agreement, was sealed so that no one not even his victims could know the full scope of Epstein's crimes and who else was involved. The U.S. attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta, was personally involved in the negotiations, records, letters and emails show.
He spoke about the victims that you say he 'deliberately kept secret'. They couldn't let the victims know what was being negotiated at the time because if it didn't get done then they would be liable or the other attorneys could use that against them (his not so exact words).HuMcK said:
From the Miami Herald article those snippets are pulled out of, this is the deal you're defending:Quote:
In 2007, despite ample physical evidence and multiple witnesses corroborating the girls' stories, federal prosecutors and Epstein's lawyers quietly put together a remarkable deal for Epstein, then 54. He agreed to plead guilty to two felony prostitution charges in state court, and in exchange, he and his accomplices received immunity from federal sex-trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
He served 13 months in a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade. His alleged co-conspirators, who helped schedule his sex sessions, were never prosecuted.
The deal, called a federal non-prosecution agreement, was sealed so that no one not even his victims could know the full scope of Epstein's crimes and who else was involved. The U.S. attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta, was personally involved in the negotiations, records, letters and emails show.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article214210674.html
This Krischer guy sounds like a real scumbag, but it was undeniably Acosta who took over the case and gave Epstein a sweetheart deal that immunized any co-conspirators , and then was deliberately kept secret from the victims.
RD2WINAGNBEAR86 said:
Interesting how the mainstream news media seems much more interested in taking out Secretary pick Acosta than they are in bringing the pedophile to justice. Pathetic.
riflebear said:He spoke about the victims that you say he 'deliberately kept secret'. They couldn't let the victims know what was being negotiated at the time because if it didn't get done then they would be liable or the other attorneys could use that against them (his not so exact words).HuMcK said:
From the Miami Herald article those snippets are pulled out of, this is the deal you're defending:Quote:
In 2007, despite ample physical evidence and multiple witnesses corroborating the girls' stories, federal prosecutors and Epstein's lawyers quietly put together a remarkable deal for Epstein, then 54. He agreed to plead guilty to two felony prostitution charges in state court, and in exchange, he and his accomplices received immunity from federal sex-trafficking charges that could have sent him to prison for life.
He served 13 months in a private wing of the Palm Beach County stockade. His alleged co-conspirators, who helped schedule his sex sessions, were never prosecuted.
The deal, called a federal non-prosecution agreement, was sealed so that no one not even his victims could know the full scope of Epstein's crimes and who else was involved. The U.S. attorney in Miami, Alexander Acosta, was personally involved in the negotiations, records, letters and emails show.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/article214210674.html
This Krischer guy sounds like a real scumbag, but it was undeniably Acosta who took over the case and gave Epstein a sweetheart deal that immunized any co-conspirators , and then was deliberately kept secret from the victims.
They also negotiated into the deal where the victims would be allowed to seek damages and Epstein had to pay for their attorneys.
I'm not sure how you could blame him for taking over a case where Epstein was going to walk w/ no jail time and get a harsher sentence for him knowing that the victims weren't going to testify and going to trail would have been difficult. I'm not defending him but as usual the Dems are going after the wrong person just because he works for Trump.
Video?ScruffyD said:
times have indeed changed. Fox news devoted much time to calling Christine Blasey Ford a drunk **** and that was....oh wait that was last night.
You are correct, -that was just wrong. I think it is refreshing to know there is still an ultra-liberal Democratic woman that still likes boys.ScruffyD said:
I was flipping channels. I didnt think I'd need evidence...assumed ~95% of you all are stuck on that channel like a hamster in a wheel and would have seen it. The fact that you are dubious of my claim gives me some hope.
It was someone named Molly Hemmingway and/or Carrie Savaro that accused her of being a heavy drinker in high school and that she was aggressive with young men.
Jack Bauer said:
Feminism 101:
Kavanaugh may have assaulted a girl 30 years ago, but we have no actual evidence. - "Based on his HS year book, he is obviously guilty!!!!"
Epstein raped dozens and dozens of teenage girls as did his friends and we have proof. - "Who are the Republicans that let him do this? They should be in jail."
I disagree. For some of us this is an Establishment vs The People kind of issue, where elites think the law does not apply to them (wire fraud, extortion, using home servers for classified documents, and obscene crimes like preying on kids).ScruffyD said:
I think it is more who are the PEOPLE who let him avoid justice, that is the issue for most folks such as myself.
Somehow this is a democrat vs republican issue for the majority of you. "this" being pedophilia and a lazy, scared federal prosecutor who's current office includes enforcing human trafficking violations, btw.
In legal terms, all of it.ScruffyD said:
what guilt has yet to be proven?
Not true. It was Blasey Ford's own friends that Hemingway and Severino interviewed for their newly released book who accused her of being a heavy drinker and a staple of the DC-area 1980's party culture among preppers.ScruffyD said:
I was flipping channels. I didnt think I'd need evidence...assumed ~95% of you all are stuck on that channel like a hamster in a wheel and would have seen it. The fact that you are dubious of my claim gives me some hope.
It was someone named Molly Hemmingway and/or Carrie Savaro that accused her of being a heavy drinker in high school and that she was aggressive with young men.
Malbec said:Not true. It was Blasey Ford's own friends that Hemingway and Severino interviewed for their newly released book who accused her of being a heavy drinker and a staple of the DC-area 1980's party culture among preppers.ScruffyD said:
I was flipping channels. I didnt think I'd need evidence...assumed ~95% of you all are stuck on that channel like a hamster in a wheel and would have seen it. The fact that you are dubious of my claim gives me some hope.
It was someone named Molly Hemmingway and/or Carrie Savaro that accused her of being a heavy drinker in high school and that she was aggressive with young men.
Since I never said a word in support of Epstein, you're getting into extra pathetic loser territory, scruffy.ScruffyD said:
ok so that is a lot of talk without saying a thing. just wasn't sure if you believe epstein is guilty or not. since he pled guilty to it already. wouldn't surprise me if you missed that and found him to be credible and innocent.