What did the 2020 Office of Professional Responsibility report conclude about Alex Acosta?

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) report concluded that Alex Acosta’s decision to resolve the federal investigation of Jeffrey Epstein through a Non-Prosecution Agreement (NPA) constitutes “poor judgment” EFTA00095727. Although the decision was within Acosta’s broad discretion, the OPR found that the NPA was a flawed mechanism for satisfying the federal interest in the case. The report also stated that Acosta failed to consider the difficulties inherent in a resolution that relied heavily on action by numerous state officials, resolved the federal investigation before significant investigative steps were completed, and agreed to several unusual and problematic terms in the NPA without proper consideration EFTA00095727.