Event Description

Alexander Acosta, U.S. Attorney and Villafaña's supervisor, defended Villafaña's breach of victim disclosure protocols and assigned another prosecutor to write a treatise attempting to persuade Judge Zloch to soften the language in his rebuke order.

Quoted Evidence

“Acosta, her boss at the time, not only knew about Villafaña's breach - records show that he subsequently defended it. Acosta assigned another prosecutor in his office to write a treatise for the judge in an unsuccessful attempt to persuade him to soften the stinging language in his order.”

Trafficking Assessment