Epstein defense offers explanation for foreign passport

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense attorneys told a court Tuesday that financier Jeffrey Epstein obtained a foreign passport decades ago out of fear that he might be kidnapped in the Middle East, seeking to allay concerns over the apparently phony travel document. Prosecutors have said the passport was under an alias. They have pointed to... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 16, 2019

Women urge jail until trial for Epstein as judge weighs bail

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Jeffrey Epstein accusers urged a judge Monday to keep the wealthy financier behind bars until he goes on trial on federal charges that he sexually abused underage girls. The women stood just feet from where Epstein was seated in his blue jail outfit as they asked a federal judge to... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 15, 2019

Inside Epstein network, layer upon layer to protect the boss

NEW YORK (AP) — A few cells away from drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman at a New York City jail, jet-setting financier Jeffrey Epstein sits accused of running a different kind of criminal network. There was the team of recruiters and enablers bringing Epstein dozens of underage girls to sexually abuse, federal prosecutors allege.... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 15, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein will remain jailed as judge mulls bail

NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein will remain behind bars for now as a federal judge mulls whether to grant bail on charges he sexually abused underage girls. The judge said Monday he needed more time to make a decision during a hearing Monday in New York. Federal prosecutors maintained the well-connected Epstein, 66,... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 12, 2019

Defense lawyers seek detention at home for Jeffrey Epstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyers, seeking bail for their client, said Thursday that he had long lived with the fear that federal prosecutors might pursue sexual abuse charges against him again — and yet had never sought to flee the country. Epstein , 66, was arrested Saturday night in New Jersey as... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 11, 2019

Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Ask about Jeffrey Epstein on St. Thomas and rooms go quiet. Some people leave. Those who share stories speak in barely audible tones. The 66-year-old billionaire bought Little St. James Island off this U.S. Caribbean territory more than two decades ago and began to transform it — clearing... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 11, 2019

Acosta defends Epstein deal amid calls for his resignation

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trying to tamp down calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday defended his handling of a sex trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein, insisting he got the toughest deal he could at the time. In a nearly hour-long news conference, Acosta retraced the steps that federal prosecutors took... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 10, 2019

Accuser says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 15

NEW YORK (AP) — A new accuser of Jeffrey Epstein said Wednesday that the wealthy financier raped her at his New York home when she was 15. Jennifer Araoz said in an interview on NBC’s “Today” show that she hasn’t spoken to authorities about her allegations because she feared retribution. “What hurts me even more... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 9, 2019

1 Justice Department, 2 views on sex charges against Epstein

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — There is only one Justice Department, but two of its largest U.S. attorneys’ offices came to vastly different conclusions about what to do with financier Jeffrey Epstein over allegations he sexually molested dozens of underage girls. Eleven years ago, Miami U.S. Attorney Alexander Acosta — now President Donald Trump’s labor... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 9, 2019

What did Jeffrey Epstein’s famous friends know and see?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein has hobnobbed with some of the world’s most powerful people during his jet-setting life. Future President Donald Trump called him a “terrific guy.” Former President Bill Clinton praised his intellect and philanthropic efforts and was a frequent flyer aboard his private jet. The arrest of the billionaire financier on child... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 9, 2019

After arrest, Epstein challenges victims in Florida court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein is entangled in two legal fights that span the East Coast, challenging his underage sexual abuse victims in a Florida court hours after he was indicted on sex trafficking charges in a separate case in New York. The timing of the New York indictment against Epstein was... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

July 8, 2019

Wealthy financier charged with molesting dozens of girls

NEW YORK (AP) — Eleven years after letting Jeffrey Epstein off lightly with a secret deal, federal prosecutors made another run at putting the billionaire financier behind bars on sex charges, accusing him Monday of abusing dozens of underage girls as young as 14. The 66-year-old hedge fund manager who once socialized with some of... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

December 5, 2018

Rich sex offender Epstein settles 1 suit, but more to come

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A decade ago, Florida financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving underage girls and got 13 months behind bars. What the public and his accusers didn’t know at the time was that he had secretly struck a deal with federal prosecutors that spared him from charges that... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

December 4, 2018

Jury selection begins in suit involving wealthy sex offender

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection is getting started in Florida in a long-running lawsuit involving a wealthy, well-connected financier accused of sexually abusing dozens of teenage girls. An attorney who represented some victims claims financier Jeffrey Epstein used his own lawsuit to maliciously target the lawyer and damage his reputation. Attorney Bradley... Read More

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Jeffrey Epstein

Epstein defense offers explanation for foreign passport

Women urge jail until trial for Epstein as judge weighs bail

Inside Epstein network, layer upon layer to protect the boss

Jeffrey Epstein will remain jailed as judge mulls bail

Defense lawyers seek detention at home for Jeffrey Epstein

Whispers, suspicion about Epstein on Caribbean island

Acosta defends Epstein deal amid calls for his resignation

Accuser says Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 15

1 Justice Department, 2 views on sex charges against Epstein

What did Jeffrey Epstein’s famous friends know and see?

After arrest, Epstein challenges victims in Florida court

Wealthy financier charged with molesting dozens of girls

Rich sex offender Epstein settles 1 suit, but more to come

Jury selection begins in suit involving wealthy sex offender

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