Scores of accusers to speak at hearing after Epstein’s death

NEW YORK (AP) — Up to 30 women were expected to take a judge up on his invitation to speak at a hearing after financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself before facing sex trafficking charges. The hearing Tuesday morning was scheduled last week by U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, who presided over the case prosecutors brought... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 22, 2019

Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The will that Jeffrey Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide puts more than $577 million in assets into a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect damages. Estate lawyers and other experts say prying open the trust and dividing... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 20, 2019

Records: Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide

NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what could be a long battle over the financier’s fortune. Court papers filed last week in the U.S. Virgin Islands list no details of beneficiaries but valued... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 19, 2019

Epstein’s purported madam now a focus in sex abuse cases

MIAMI (AP) — She’s been called Jeffrey Epstein’s madam, the woman who recruited girls for his sexual appetites, and at times his social planner and household organizer in places ranging from New York to Palm Beach, Florida. Ghislaine Maxwell, the daughter of a British publishing magnate who died under mysterious circumstances, is one of the... Read More

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Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein

August 15, 2019

Epstein accuser sues as questions swirl about his death

NEW YORK (AP) — Jail guards on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein apparently killed himself are suspected of falsifying log entries to show they were checking on inmates every half-hour as required, according to a person familiar with the investigation into the financier’s death. Surveillance video shows guards never made some of the checks noted... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 14, 2019

The Latest: Epstein accuser sues his estate, ex-girlfriend

The Latest on the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s death (all times local): 9:30 a.m. A woman who says she was raped by Jeffrey Epstein when she was a teenager is suing his estate and three of his associates. Jennifer Araoz filed the lawsuit Wednesday against Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell and three unnamed members of... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 13, 2019

Epstein death shifts federal focus to possible conspirators

NEW YORK (AP) — In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide , federal prosecutors in New York have shifted their focus to possible charges against anyone who assisted or enabled him in what authorities say was his rampant sexual abuse. Two days after the 66-year-old financier’s death in a New York jail where he was... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 12, 2019

Federal New York lockup draws new scrutiny in Epstein death

NEW YORK (AP) — The apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein has brought new scrutiny to a federal jail in New York that, despite chronic understaffing, houses some of the highest-security inmates in the country. Epstein’s death is also the latest black eye for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, the jail’s parent agency that already was... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 12, 2019

Autopsy of Epstein performed, but details yet to be released

NEW YORK (AP) — The details of how Jeffrey Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell over the weekend have yet to be released, but medical officials have performed an autopsy on the high-profile inmate accused of sexually abusing underage girls. Epstein’s abrupt death Saturday cut short a criminal prosecution that could have pulled back... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

August 1, 2019

Judge sets tentative date for Jeffrey Epstein’s trial

NEW YORK (AP) — A subdued Jeffrey Epstein listened passively in court Wednesday as a judge said he won’t face trial on sex trafficking charges before June 2020, and more likely a few months afterward. There was no mention at the Manhattan federal court appearance or any visible sign of injuries after the 66-year-old financier... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 31, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein set to return to court in sex abuse case

NEW YORK (AP) — Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein is set to return to court Wednesday to face sex trafficking charges just days after he was found injured in his cell. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman had scheduled the pretrial hearing before Epstein was found on the floor of his cell last week with neck... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 26, 2019

The Latest: Sheriff launches criminal probe of Epstein stay

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on financier and accused child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein (all times local): 8:15 p.m. A Florida sheriff says he’s launched a criminal investigation into financier Jeffrey Epstein’s stay at his county jail. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw released a statement Thursday evening confirming that his office had opened a... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 22, 2019

Florida sheriff to investigate Epstein’s work release

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida sheriff launched an investigation Friday into whether his department properly monitored the wealthy financer Jeffrey Epstein while he was serving a sentence for soliciting prostitution from underage girls. The inquiry will focus on whether deputies assigned to monitor Epstein in a work-release program violated any rules or regulations, Palm Beach... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 19, 2019

Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge who denied bail for jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges Thursday said he poses a danger to the public and seems to still have an uncontrollable urge for sexual conduct with or in the presence of underage girls. Epstein, 66, also might use his “great wealth and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Jeffrey Epstein

Scores of accusers to speak at hearing after Epstein’s death

Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

Records: Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide

Epstein’s purported madam now a focus in sex abuse cases

Epstein accuser sues as questions swirl about his death

The Latest: Epstein accuser sues his estate, ex-girlfriend

Epstein death shifts federal focus to possible conspirators

Federal New York lockup draws new scrutiny in Epstein death

Autopsy of Epstein performed, but details yet to be released

Judge sets tentative date for Jeffrey Epstein’s trial

Jeffrey Epstein set to return to court in sex abuse case

The Latest: Sheriff launches criminal probe of Epstein stay

Florida sheriff to investigate Epstein’s work release

Deemed dangerous, Epstein denied bail in sex abuse case

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