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Jeffrey Epstein and Alex Acosta
Jeffrey Epstein served just 13 months of an 18-month sentence for sex with underage girls. The FBI's investigation had provided enough testimonies and evidence to put him in jail for the rest of his life. But enter US Attorney Alex Acosta, who later went on to become Labor Secretary under President Donald Trump. Emails obtained by Julie K. Brown at the Miami Herald suggest that over months of negotiations between Epstein's attorneys and Acosta's office, Acosta continually conceded to Epstein's demands.