Since Congress and the Department of Justice released the Epstein files, several high-profile people have been burned by past links to the convicted sex offender.The individuals in government and private companies are facing fallout over alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein.This is after the Department of Justice published 3.5 million pages containing emails, documents, videos and images collected from the Florida and New York cases against Epstein. Since 2019, 27 individuals have been linked to the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. Of these individuals, 13 are from overseas countries, including Norway, the UK, Slovakia, Sweden and France.Three have been charged or arrested after police probed the individuals’ ties to Epstein. Two of the 27 people have Florida ties, specifically to Miami.Alex AcostaAlexander Acosta was the former U.S. Labor Secretary in President Donald Trump’s first administration.He was the 27th person to have the role and was sworn in on April 28, 2017.According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Acosta is a native of Miami, growing up and attending school there. Acosta went to school in Miami before attending Harvard University, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees.Acosta is a first-generation college graduate who went on to serve as the U.S. Attorney in Miami from 2005-2009.Elisa New and Larry SummersElisa New was an American literature professor at Harvard University from 1999 through 2019. New is also the creator of a multi-platform educational initiative and television series called “Poetry in America,” which was formerly broadcast on PBS. The broadcasting service decided to cut ties with New after reports linking her and her husband, Larry Summers, to Epstein. This development followed the release of emails by a congressional committee, which revealed that they continued their personal relationship even after Mr. Epstein was registered as a sex offender.The emails alleged they both received generous donations from Epstein. In 2020, the University of Miami appointed Summers as a Distinguished Presidential Scholar, announcing that he would visit the campus for four to five days each spring, starting in late March 2020.Summers is the former president of Harvard University and was most recently a professor there. However, he is expected to resign at the end of the school year.The Get the Facts Data Team has created a timeline of the reported resignations, suspensions and criminal charges against individuals within the United States as well as abroad. >> The national team contributed to this article.
MIAMI —
Since Congress and the Department of Justice released the Epstein files, several high-profile people have been burned by past links to the convicted sex offender.
The individuals in government and private companies are facing fallout over alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein.
This is after the Department of Justice published 3.5 million pages containing emails, documents, videos and images collected from the Florida and New York cases against Epstein.
Since 2019, 27 individuals have been linked to the convicted sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein. Of these individuals, 13 are from overseas countries, including Norway, the UK, Slovakia, Sweden and France.
Three have been charged or arrested after police probed the individuals’ ties to Epstein. Two of the 27 people have Florida ties, specifically to Miami.
Alex Acosta
Alexander Acosta was the former U.S. Labor Secretary in President Donald Trump’s first administration.
He was the 27th person to have the role and was sworn in on April 28, 2017.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Acosta is a native of Miami, growing up and attending school there. Acosta went to school in Miami before attending Harvard University, where he earned his undergraduate and law degrees.
Acosta is a first-generation college graduate who went on to serve as the U.S. Attorney in Miami from 2005-2009.
Elisa New and Larry Summers
Elisa New was an American literature professor at Harvard University from 1999 through 2019.
New is also the creator of a multi-platform educational initiative and television series called “Poetry in America,” which was formerly broadcast on PBS.
The broadcasting service decided to cut ties with New after reports linking her and her husband, Larry Summers, to Epstein.
This development followed the release of emails by a congressional committee, which revealed that they continued their personal relationship even after Mr. Epstein was registered as a sex offender.
The emails alleged they both received generous donations from Epstein.
New York State Sex Offender Registry/Michel Euler
In 2020, the University of Miami appointed Summers as a Distinguished Presidential Scholar, announcing that he would visit the campus for four to five days each spring, starting in late March 2020.
Summers is the former president of Harvard University and was most recently a professor there. However, he is expected to resign at the end of the school year.
The Get the Facts Data Team has created a timeline of the reported resignations, suspensions and criminal charges against individuals within the United States as well as abroad.
>> The national team contributed to this article.