The Prosecutor Who Fought to Arrest Jeffrey Epstein in 2007 | Big Take
March 25, 2026
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as posted by the channelTwo decades ago, a federal prosecutor in Florida spent two years investigating Jeffrey Epstein and urged her superiors to charge him. Her frustrations mounted as her boss, US Attorney Alex Acosta, pursued a now-infamous plea deal that allowed Epstein to serve just 13 months, much of it on work release.
On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg legal reporter David Voreacos joins host Sarah Holder to examine emails and evidence recently released by the Justice Department. They reveal Marie Villafaña’s exhaustive efforts to hold Epstein accountable — and how, despite years of credible evidence, he managed to slip through the cracks.
Read moreSexCrimes Prosecutor's Repeated Pleas for Epstein's Arrest Were Denied ()
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