News Trump’s Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid Epstein plea fallout July 12, 2019 Nicholas Wu and David Jackson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Trump’s Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns amid Epstein plea fallout Acosta resigned in the fallout over a deal he made with Jeffrey Epstein, a sex offender charged with human trafficking girls as young as 14, while Acosta served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida.