Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier, killed himself while awaiting trial after his July 2019 arrest on charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy.
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The reaction of federal prison officials to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide last year is to blame for onerous conditions a British socialite faces in jail while awaiting trial on charges that she procured teenage girls for Epstein to abuse a quarter-century ago, her lawyers said Tuesday. Through […] More
August 11, 2020
The judge told Ghislaine Maxwell's attorneys that they are not allowed to identify her accusers, even if they've spoken publicly. More
July 31, 2020
Newly unsealed documents offer insight into a court fight between Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, and an accuser. More
July 31, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British socialite charged with recruiting three girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse made a last-minute bid Wednesday to stop the public release of her 2016 testimony in a civil case. Ty Gee, a lawyer for Ghislaine Maxwell, told a Manhattan judge that the depositions […] More
July 29, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over the criminal sex abuse case against Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, refused Thursday to ban prosecutors or lawyers for alleged victims from commenting publicly. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan said in a written order that she expects anyone involved in […] More
July 23, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer for financier Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend on Tuesday asked a judge presiding over her sex crimes case to impose a gag order on lawyers and others to reduce prejudicial pretrial publicity and protect her chances of a fair trial. The attorney, Jeffrey Pagliuca, filed a […] More
July 22, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend will remain behind bars until trial after she was denied bail Tuesday on charges she recruited girls for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago. Two Epstein accusers implored the judge to keep British socialite […] More
July 14, 2020
One or more victims of Jeffrey Epstein will tell a judge that his ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, should be denied bail. More
July 13, 2020
By TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — British socialite and longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was made a scapegoat for the disgraced financier since he killed himself last summer while he was facing sex abuse charges, her lawyers said in court papers filed Friday seeking her release from jail while she awaits trial. After […] More
July 10, 2020
Federal officials took away Ghislaine Maxwell's clothes and sheets and made her wear paper attire over fears she would take her own life. More
July 9, 2020
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to a New York City jail plagued by coronavirus concerns and other problems as she faces charges that she recruited girls, one as young as 14, for him to sexually abuse. Maxwell, 58, […] More
July 6, 2020
Prosecutors asked a judge to schedule an appearance for Ghislaine Maxwell, who is accused of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse young girls. More
July 6, 2020
By JIM MUSTIAN and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested Thursday on charges she helped lure at least three girls — one as young as 14 — to be sexually abused by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was accused of victimizing dozens of girls and women over many years. […] More
July 2, 2020
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is charged with helping recruit underage girls for Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse. More
July 2, 2020
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday denied an effort by one of deceased wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged underage sexual abuse victims to to revive a lawsuit claiming Florida federal prosecutors failed to consult victims when reaching a secret plea deal with Epstein […] More
April 14, 2020
Prosecutors in the Virgin Island filed a lawsuit alleging Jeffrey Epstein used two private islands to traffic and abuse girls. More
January 16, 2020
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge set an April trial date Monday for two jail guards accused of failing to make required checks on Jeffrey Epstein the morning he died. The trial of guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas can begin April 20, U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres said. The […] More
November 25, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records to conceal they were sleeping and browsing the internet during the hours they were supposed to be keeping a close watch on prisoners. Guards Toval Noel and Michael Thomas were accused […] More
November 19, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who confronted Jeffrey Epstein at a July bail hearing to tell a judge he touched her inappropriately when she was 16 sued his estate Tuesday, alleging he had subjected her to sex trafficking as part of his attacks on young women and girls. Lawyers for Annie Farmer filed the […] More
November 12, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime forensic pathologist hired by Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says some evidence suggests Epstein died by homicidal strangulation, not suicide by hanging. Dr. Michael Baden raised concerns Wednesday on Fox News about the New York City medical examiner’s findings that ruled Epstein’s death a suicide. The autopsy report appeared to put much speculation […] More
October 30, 2019
A group of women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein have suffered a setback in seeking money from the government over a plea deal that spared the financier a lengthy prison term. U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra ruled previously that federal prosecutors in Florida violated a victims’ rights law when they failed […] More
September 16, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A previously undisclosed federal investigation into Jeffrey Epstein included an examination of whether he was traveling with underage girls as recently as last year, newly released documents show. U.S. Marshals Service investigators spoke in July with an air-traffic controller who said she saw Epstein get off his private jet at an […] More
September 12, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge will discuss plans Wednesday for unsealing a new trove of court records involving sexual abuse allegations against Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who took his own life last month while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska scheduled the hearing after an appeals court in […] More
September 4, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge formally ended the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday, but not without a final tribute to the women who spoke out against the financier. U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman took the procedural step of adding his initials to an order dismissing the indictment that charged the 66-year-old Epstein with […] More
August 29, 2019
LONDON (AP) — An alleged victim of Jeffrey Epstein who claims she was also delivered to Britain’s Prince Andrew for paid sex as a teenager has challenged the British royal to speak up, saying: “He knows exactly what he’s done and I hope he comes clean about it.” The jet-setting middle son of Queen Elizabeth […] More
August 28, 2019
BY TOM HAYS AND LARRY NEUMEISTER | ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — One by one, 16 women who say they were sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein poured out their anger, lashing out at him as a coward and a manipulator, after a judge gave them the day in court they were denied when he […] More
August 28, 2019
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades before Jeffrey Epstein took his own life, a woman went into a California police station and filed one of the earliest sex-crime complaints against him: that he groped her during what she thought was a modeling interview for the Victoria’s Secret catalog. Alicia Arden said she never […] More
August 19, 2019
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. Full Coverage: Jeffrey Epstein Surveillance video shows guards never made some of the checks […] More
August 14, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Financier Jeffrey Epstein killed himself while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in New York, officials said Saturday. His death angered some accusers who had hoped to confront him in court and see him serve a long prison sentence. It also raises questions about how he was able to harm himself while in federal […] More
August 12, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — Guards on Jeffrey Epstein’s unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide, a person familiar with the jail’s operations told The Associated Press. The person said that the Metropolitan Correctional Center’s Special Housing Unit was staffed with one guard working a […] More
August 12, 2019
