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Not only getting pocket money. but also promised he was going to help them become models or get them into fashion school. >> reporter: the billionaire ultimately pleading guilty to two state misdemeanor prostitution charges. serving 13 months in a county jail in a work release program. acosta defended epsteins sentencing at his confirmation hearing. >> we decided that a snnls or -- that mr. epstein should plead guilty to two years, register as a sex offender, and concede liability so the victims...

Soliciting and procuring a person under 18 for prostitution. epstein served just 13 months behind bars and most of it was on a work release program in a private wing of a county jail. where he got to leave six days a week to work in his own office. he was required to reach financial settlements with dozens of his victims, of course he can do hes a by lone injuil. that deal was overseen by current labor secretary, a member of president trumps cabinet, alexander acosta. acosta has defended the ple...

Sentence, but listen to this. he was allowed to spend much of it at his office through a work release program. under the federal charges, epstein could have faced life in prison. the deal ended the fbis investigation into numerous accusations against epstein and granted immunity from the more serious federal charges. but according to "the new york times" februarys ruling opened the possibility of nullifying the agreement and allowing epstein to be prosecuted on the original federal charges. at t...

A major crackdown on contraband, specifically cell phones, has left some indiana state prison inmates in a precarious position. for others, the future looks considerably brighter. after 26 years in prison, today is paul komyattis last day at indiana state. authorities have approved his transfer to a minimum security facility with a work release program in nearby south bend. >> hes going to be going through a nine-month process of getting a job, of getting his drivers license and getting a car, t...

That up on your records, what all transpired -- >> in the context that it was said, you know, im not going to -- im not stupid enough to threaten anybody or anything like that. >> right. but the thing was, watch what you say. work on your case or your stuff instead of you worrying about other people. lets channel your energy with you. >> i was still in high school -- in my senior year of high school when i got locked up. i was 17 then. i didnt have any gray hair then. im 43 now. ive spent all my...

Hand in and pet it. thats pretty much it. >> for some inmates at isp, cats are the closest things they have to families. paul komyatti hasnt seen his family since he first came to prison 26 years ago. hes soon to be transferred to a work release program, a transitional step to freedom. but theres a snag. >> lets go over to the office and well sit down and talk about the status of whats going on. >> anything bad or -- >> no, no, nothing bad. nothing great either. well talk about the status real q...

With child sex crimes, acosta cut a deal and allowed epstein to into a non-prosecution agreement that gave immunity from all federal charges. instead epstein pled guilty to two state charges for prostitution because definitely when youre doing this kind of stuff to kids, it matters whether or not youre paying them. thats what the law cares about. clearly, they are prostitutes. he served 13 months in a county jail. a county jail sentence where he was mostly allowed to spend time in his office six...

Back when that fbi investigation was going on, alex acosta was the u.s. attorney in that part of florida instead of charging with child sex crimes, acosta cut a deal and allowed epstein to into a non-prosecution agreement that gave immunity from all federal charges. instead epstein pled guilty to two state charges for prostitution because definitely when youre doing this kind of stuff to kids, it matters whether or not youre paying them. thats what the law cares about. clearly, they are prostitu...

Prostitution because definitely when youre doing this kind of stuff to kids it matters whether or not youre paying them. thats what the law cares about. clearly theyre prostitutes. he served 13 months in a county jail, a county jail sentence where he was mostly allowed to spend time in his office six days a week doing whatever he wanted to do because there was a generous work release program set up just for him. he was also in a private wing of that lockup. alex acosta, then the top prosecutor i...

Emergency or national emergency during the state of the union but obviously he did not. hell play those cards later. >> well find out soon. >> thanks. well see you again in a little bit on "morning joe". >> justice department officials confirm its launched an investigation into how federal government lawyers handled the case of a wealthy florida man accused of having sex with underage girls. one of the attorneys being investigated is alex acosta who now serves as president trumps secretary of la...