David Weinstein
Biography
Section titled “Biography”David Weinstein served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida under U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta.
Connection to Epstein Case
Section titled “Connection to Epstein Case”Weinstein was involved in the federal prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein in 2007-2008. According to a May 2008 letter from Epstein’s defense attorneys Kenneth Starr and Joe Whitley to Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, Weinstein engaged in serious ethical violations related to the case.
Alleged Misconduct
Section titled “Alleged Misconduct”The defense team alleged that Weinstein:
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Leaked Confidential Information: Spoke in detail to New York Times reporter Landon Thomas about the Government’s allegations against Epstein, including theories of prosecution and analysis of federal statutes being considered.
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Revealed Plea Negotiations: Disclosed the substance of confidential plea negotiations to the reporter.
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Made False Statements: First Assistant Jeffrey Sloman claimed Weinstein only provided “non-case specific information concerning specific federal statutes,” but Thomas’s contemporaneous notes suggested otherwise.
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Attempted Cover-Up: After the defense team complained about the leak, Weinstein allegedly contacted Thomas, admonished him for talking to the defense team, told him not to believe the “spin” of Epstein’s “high-priced attorneys,” and reminded him that all prior conversations were merely hypothetical.
David Weinstein appears in the Epstein Files as an Assistant U.S. Attorney accused by the defense team of leaking confidential case information and engaging in prosecutorial misconduct.