A screenshot from NBC News archival footage, taken at a Mar-A-Lago party in 1992, which shows Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein more than a decade before Epstein pleaded guilty to felony prostitution charges in Florida. (Screenshot: NBC News)
At Center of Sex Trafficking Scandal, Jeffrey Epstein Dead by Apparent Jailhouse Suicide
Convicted sex offender and political insider, according to officials, hanged himself at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan
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Disgraced American billionaire and political insider Jeffrey Epstein was reported dead on Saturday morning from an apparent suicide in a New York City jail.
The New York Times reports:
Mr. Epstein hanged himself and his body was found this morning at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan at roughly 7:30.
Manhattan federal prosecutors last month charged Mr. Epstein, 66, with sex trafficking of girls as young as 14, and details of his behavior have been emerging for years.
Mr. Epstein, a financier with opulent homes, a private jet and access to elite circles, had been dogged for decades by accusations that he had paid dozens of girls for sexual acts in Florida.
According to ABC News:
On Friday, as Common Dreams reported, a trove of legal documents were unsealed as part of a pending legal case against Epstein--a convicted sex offender who has also been accused of running a sophisticated sex trafficking operation of young girls that involved wealthy and powerful men.
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This a breaking news story... Check back for possible updates...
Disgraced American billionaire and political insider Jeffrey Epstein was reported dead on Saturday morning from an apparent suicide in a New York City jail.
The New York Times reports:
Mr. Epstein hanged himself and his body was found this morning at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan at roughly 7:30.
Manhattan federal prosecutors last month charged Mr. Epstein, 66, with sex trafficking of girls as young as 14, and details of his behavior have been emerging for years.
Mr. Epstein, a financier with opulent homes, a private jet and access to elite circles, had been dogged for decades by accusations that he had paid dozens of girls for sexual acts in Florida.
According to ABC News:
On Friday, as Common Dreams reported, a trove of legal documents were unsealed as part of a pending legal case against Epstein--a convicted sex offender who has also been accused of running a sophisticated sex trafficking operation of young girls that involved wealthy and powerful men.
- Trump Gets Testy With Reporter Over Epstein Case as House Dems Demand Answers From DOJ | Common Dreams ›
- In Latest Attack on Media, Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Report | Common Dreams ›
- 'No Sh*t, Sherlock': WSJ Reports DOJ Told Trump He's in Epstein Files in May | Common Dreams ›
- 'Crisis of Elite Impunity': New Emails Show Jeffrey Epstein Scandal About More Than Just Trump | Common Dreams ›
This a breaking news story... Check back for possible updates...
Disgraced American billionaire and political insider Jeffrey Epstein was reported dead on Saturday morning from an apparent suicide in a New York City jail.
The New York Times reports:
Mr. Epstein hanged himself and his body was found this morning at Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan at roughly 7:30.
Manhattan federal prosecutors last month charged Mr. Epstein, 66, with sex trafficking of girls as young as 14, and details of his behavior have been emerging for years.
Mr. Epstein, a financier with opulent homes, a private jet and access to elite circles, had been dogged for decades by accusations that he had paid dozens of girls for sexual acts in Florida.
According to ABC News:
On Friday, as Common Dreams reported, a trove of legal documents were unsealed as part of a pending legal case against Epstein--a convicted sex offender who has also been accused of running a sophisticated sex trafficking operation of young girls that involved wealthy and powerful men.
- Trump Gets Testy With Reporter Over Epstein Case as House Dems Demand Answers From DOJ | Common Dreams ›
- In Latest Attack on Media, Trump Sues Wall Street Journal Over Epstein Report | Common Dreams ›
- 'No Sh*t, Sherlock': WSJ Reports DOJ Told Trump He's in Epstein Files in May | Common Dreams ›
- 'Crisis of Elite Impunity': New Emails Show Jeffrey Epstein Scandal About More Than Just Trump | Common Dreams ›