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    Labor Secretary Alex Acosta Defends His Handling Of Jeffrey Epstein Plea Deal

    Acosta is under scrutiny for the 2008 deal he oversaw when he was a U.S. attorney, now that prosecutors in New York have brought a new case against Epstein in which he could face 45 years in prison.
    by Laurel Wamsley Jul 10, 2019 3 minutes
    U.S. Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended a 2008 plea deal made when he was a U.S. attorney in Florida with Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier accused of yearslong sex trafficking of minors.

    Updated at 4:35 p.m. ET

    Labor Secretary Alex Acosta defended a 2008 plea agreement he oversaw as a U.S. attorney in Florida in which multimillionaire and accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein got a light sentence in exchange for pleading guilty to state charges.

    "Facts are important and facts are being overlooked," Acosta told reporters at a news conference Wednesday.

    Acosta has come under heavy scrutiny now that federal prosecutors in New

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