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Southern District of Florida

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Nov 18, 2025
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What were the exact arrest dates and charges against Jeffrey Epstein in 2005, 2010, 2019, and how did plea deals affect later prosecutions?

Jeffrey Epstein was first arrested by Palm Beach authorities in 2005 leading to a 2006 state grand‑jury indictment and a controversial non‑prosecution plea sequence that culminated in a 2008 state gui...

Dec 22, 2025
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What exactly did the 2008 plea deal with Epstein in Florida cover and why was it controversial?

The 2008 Florida resolution was a state guilty plea combined with a secret federal non‑prosecution agreement (NPA) that allowed Jeffrey Epstein to plead to two state charges—solicitation and procuring...

Nov 7, 2025
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What was Pam Bondi's role in the Jeffrey Epstein 2008 non-prosecution agreement?

Pam Bondi played no direct role in negotiating the 2008 non-prosecution agreement that resolved the federal case against Jeffrey Epstein; that plea deal was negotiated by federal prosecutors in the So...

Jan 30, 2026

What was the outcome of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal in Florida?

The resolution allowed to avoid prosecution through a secret non-prosecution agreement (NPA) negotiated by federal prosecutors while he pleaded guilty in state court to two prostitution-related counts...

Nov 13, 2025

Key details of Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 Florida plea deal

The 2008 Florida plea deal had Epstein plead guilty to state solicitation charges while a federal non‑prosecution agreement granted immunity to him and unnamed co‑conspirators and curtailed a parallel...

Jan 25, 2026

Did Federal marshals enter Mara Lago on Tuesday, January 20 under federal court order under to seize Trump's personal property/assets to prevent them from being hidden?

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that entered on Tuesday, January 20 under a federal court order to seize ’s personal property to prevent it from being hidden; the reporting instead docu...

Nov 13, 2025

Who was Florida Attorney General during Epstein's 2007 plea deal?

Bill McCollum was Florida Attorney General at the time of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007 non‑prosecution agreement; federal prosecutors in the Southern District of Florida, led by Alexander (Alex) Acosta, neg...

Dec 14, 2025

What criminal charges has Donald Trump faced since becoming president?

Donald Trump has been charged in four distinct criminal matters that produced 88 counts across 2023–2025; as of November 26, 2025 he was convicted on 34 counts (falsifying business records in New York...

Oct 29, 2025

What are the current court cases against Donald Trump?

The current landscape of legal actions involving Donald Trump comprises multiple distinct matters across federal and state courts, with coverage showing ongoing prosecutions, dismissals in some venues...

Dec 2, 2025

What criminal charges has Donald Trump faced in federal and state courts and what are the key allegations in each case?

Donald Trump has faced four high‑profile criminal prosecutions since 2023: two federal cases (one over classified White House documents alleging 40 counts of willful retention and obstruction, one ove...

Nov 18, 2025

How many convictions and plea deals have resulted from prosecutions tied to Epstein after 2019?

Available reporting shows very few criminal convictions directly tied to prosecutions that arose after Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 arrest: Epstein died in custody in August 2019 so he never was convicted a...

Nov 18, 2025

Epstein’s 2007 plea deal details

Jeffrey Epstein’s 2007–08 resolution with prosecutors was a non‑prosecution agreement (NPA) that led to Epstein pleading guilty to two state solicitation charges in June 2008, registering as a sex off...

Nov 19, 2025

What charges did Jeffrey Epstein face in the Florida state prosecution and how did they evolve?

Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida case began with a 2006 grand jury indictment that resulted in a 2008 state plea under which he pleaded guilty to solicitation-related charges — commonly described as solicita...

Jan 17, 2026

Is a grand jury being formed in FL for Obama documents found in burn bag

A Justice Department grand jury inquiry into actions by Obama-era officials tied to the 2016 Russia investigation has been authorized by Attorney General Pam Bondi, and multiple outlets report prosecu...

Nov 12, 2025

What role did the FBI play in the 2005 investigation of Jeffrey Epstein?

The FBI’s role in the Jeffrey Epstein matter began as a federal follow-up to local Palm Beach investigations and solidified into a formal FBI probe in mid‑2006, later known internally as , which colle...

Oct 23, 2025

What is the timeline for Trump's upcoming court appearances and trials in 2025?

President Donald Trump faces multiple, overlapping legal matters with no single, authoritative public calendar for his ; available summaries point to continued activity in the D.C. election-interferen...

Dec 21, 2025

Did any federal agencies under Obama investigate Jeffrey Epstein and what were their findings?

The federal government did investigate Jeffrey Epstein during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama eras: the FBI opened probes dating back to the 1990s and a multi‑agency federal criminal investigation...

Nov 15, 2025

Who negotiated and approved Epstein’s 2008 non-prosecution agreement (NPA)?

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (USAO‑SDFL), overseen by then‑U.S. Attorney Alexander “Alex” Acosta, negotiated and signed the 2007–2008 non‑pros...

Jan 11, 2026

What legal actions have been taken by Melania Trump in response to claims about her connections to Jeffrey Epstein?

Melania Trump’s most visible legal responses to claims tying her to Jeffrey Epstein have been aggressive demand letters and threats of massive defamation suits — including a widely reported $1 billion...

Nov 20, 2025

How many criminal convictions does Donald Trump have and in which jurisdictions?

As of the coverage in the provided reporting, Donald Trump has one criminal conviction: a New York state conviction on 34 counts of first‑degree falsifying business records in the so‑called “hush‑mone...