Former US Attorney Defends Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s Plea Deal

Former US Attorney Defends Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s Plea Deal
Jeffrey Epstein in a booking photograph in Palm Beach, Florida, on July 27, 2006. Palm Beach Sheriff's Office
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A former top assistant to the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida is denying any wrongdoing regarding a plea deal for billionaire and accused child-predator Jeffrey Epstein.

Jeffrey Sloman, now in private practice, was the top deputy to Alex Acosta, the U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida in 2007, when the attorney’s office secured the controversial 2007 plea deal with Epstein.