The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami has recused itself from renewed litigation against financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused by more than 30 girls of sexual abuse, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors notified the victims of their recusal in a letter Monday, and the Justice Department has reassigned the case to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta, according to the Herald.
The case will now be overseen by Byung J. Pak, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia who was appointed by President Trump in 2017.
A U.S. district judge in Palm Beach County, Florida, last month reportedly ruled that Miami prosecutors, under former U.S. attorney and current Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, illegally hid Epstein’s plea agreement from his victims. The judge, Kenneth A. Marra, did not void the agreement.
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JUST IN: US Attorney's Office in Miami recuses itself from Jeffrey Epstein case https://t.co/sLU5MkH9Dg pic.twitter.com/jChmY76SSN
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