Erin Nealy Cox

FEC political donations from K&E: Nealy Cox (3432 Southwestern Blvd Dallas TX 75225, employer Kirkland Ellis, attorney) donated: (1) $1,000 to Never Surrender Inc (Trump Leadership PAC) Oct 31 2024; (2) $8,300 to Vance Victory / JD Vance for Senate via WinRed Apr 5 2024; (3) $2,900 to Christina Nolan for US Senate (VT-R) via WinRed Apr 27 2022 and $1,000 Jan 29 2022. Pattern: exclusively Republican donors, consistently lists employer as Kirkland Ellis. Former US Attorneys turned K&E partners maintaining active GOP fundraising networks. Nolan was herself a former US Attorney (VT) - K&E alum supporting K&E pipeline candidates.

DugganUSA corpus shows Nealy Cox active as NDTX USA in DOJ Morning Digests (EFTA00040903 et al). Jul 30 2020 digest attributes NDTX tax fraud prosecution announcement to Nealy Cox. The DOJ corpus contains 1000 hits for Nealy Cox across the Epstein document releases - all are DOJ administrative news digests from her tenure as USA, not Epstein-related content. No direct Epstein connection found in any document corpus. The Boeing case CourtListener docket (29089563) confirms case filed Jan 7 2021 with Chad Meacham (DOJ) as lead prosecutor alongside Filip (K&E defense). Richard Roper III also appeared - he was the prior NDTX USA.

Boeing DPA precise details: Case 4:21-cr-00005 NDTX filed Jan 7 2021, assigned Judge Reed O Connor. Boeing charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the US (fraud on FAA re MCAS system). DPA terms: $243.6M criminal penalty, $500M victim fund, $1.77B airline customer compensation = $2.51B total. No executive charged. No guilty plea. No compliance monitor required (unusual). DPA held charge in abeyance for 3 years. Key negotiators: Mark Filip (K&E, defense) signed for Boeing. Case brought in NDTX despite Boeing having no Texas connection - Prof Coffee called venue choice suspicious.

Boeing DPA breach and final resolution: May 14 2024 DOJ determined Boeing breached DPA paras 21/22/26d - failed to implement compliance program. Triggered by Jan 5 2024 Alaska Airlines door plug blowout. DOJ proposed plea deal rejected by Judge O Connor Dec 5 2024 (objected to monitor selection process). May 23 2025 DOJ and Boeing reached non-prosecution agreement: $444.5M victim fund + $240M criminal fine = $1.1B+. Boeing admits conspiracy to obstruct FAA. No court-appointed monitor - Boeing hires own outside contractor. Nov 6 2025 Judge O Connor dismissed the case. Families filed 5th Circuit mandamus petitions Nov 13 2025. The full cycle: DPA Jan 2021, breach May 2024, NPA May 2025, dismissal Nov 2025 - no criminal conviction after 346 deaths.

K&E recruitment and Boeing overlap analysis: K&E press release Jun 23 2021 shows Mark Filip personally welcomed Nealy Cox. Filip led Boeing defense team AND signed the DPA. Andrew Calder (K&E Houston partner, exec committee) also welcomed her citing our personal experience with her. The K&E announcement was made 5 months after Boeing DPA. Cox started Sep 1 2021 in Dallas - the same city where the Boeing case was filed. Prof Coffee: the US Attorneys joining the defense counsels law firm suggests they were both on the same wavelength. Victims families initially alleged impropriety but withdrew claims Jan 20 2022. Cox now practices government regulatory and internal investigations - the exact work that defends against the type of prosecution she previously conducted.

Acosta-Nealy Cox structural parallel: Both were Trump-appointed US Attorneys. Both negotiated historically lenient agreements for wealthy/powerful defendants (Acosta: Epstein NPA 2008, Nealy Cox: Boeing DPA 2021). Both agreements criticized as among worst of their kind. Both had K&E on the defense side (Acosta: Lefkowitz/Starr from K&E, Nealy Cox: Filip from K&E). Both resigned shortly after the agreements. Acosta became Labor Secretary then resigned over Epstein scrutiny. Nealy Cox joined K&E directly. Key difference: Acosta was a former K&E associate himself, while Nealy Cox had no prior K&E connection. Same lawyer Paul Cassell represented victims in both cases and drew the explicit comparison. American Prospect titled its article Boeing Epstein Deal.

Career timeline: Born 1970 Pascagoula MS. BBA UT Austin, JD magna cum laude SMU Dedman. Clerked Judge Politz (5th Cir) and Judge Sanders (NDTX). Simpson Thacher 1996-97. AUSA NDTX 1999-2008 (cyber and white collar). DOJ Main Justice 2004-05 chief of staff to AAG Office of Legal Policy. Stroz Friedberg 2008-2016 cybersecurity exec. McKinsey 2016-17 senior advisor. US Attorney NDTX: nominated Sep 22 2017, confirmed Nov 9 2017, sworn Nov 17 2017. Resigned effective Jan 9 2021. K&E partner announced Jun 23 2021, started Sep 1 2021 in Dallas. Sally Beauty Holdings board member. Federalist Society contributor.