Alex Acosta resigns as US labor secretary following plea deal scandal with wealthy financier, Jeffrey Epstein

Alex Acosta resigns as US labor secretary following plea deal scandal with wealthy financier, Jeffrey Epstein—

President Donald Trump has said his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, is stepping down following criticism of his handling of a plea deal with the wealthy financier, Jeffrey Epstein, who is awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking underage girls.

Trump announced the news with Acosta by his side at the White House, before leaving on a trip to the Midwest. Acosta said stepping aside was the right decision.

Acosta was the US attorney in Miami when he oversaw a 2008 non-prosecution agreement with Epstein. Epstein avoided federal charges and served 13 months in jail.

The fresh charges filed this week against Epstein by federal prosecutors in New York had put Acosta’s role in the 2008 deal under renewed scrutiny.

Read Also:👇🏾

Nigeria vs South Africa: 5 things we learnt as Super Eagles qualify for semi-final

Mama Gee, woman who sells ‘drugs’ to make the v-gina sweeter and trap men, arrested

BBNaija housemate, Tacha suffers nip slip during Saturday night party (Photos)

Nigeria vs South Africa: 5 things we learnt as Super Eagles qualify for semi-final

Atiku vs Buhari: I was forced to sign presidential result in favour of APC – Witness tells court

Lecturer jailed after writing a poem about ‘Vagina’

Ruga: Biafra group attacks Buhari, issues fresh threats

RUGA: Give us Sambisa forest – Fulani herdsmen

Buhari education policy is wicked and criminal – ASUU