Da-Cat

Hedge fund mogul and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, who went free this week, lived in a depraved world of thrice-daily massages, pornographic artwork, and hush money—that’s only now being revealed. Conchita Sarnoff follows up on her investigation of the legal wrangling that saved him from a long prison term and reports on the sordid details in part two of her exclusive exposé. Also:

• Palm Beach’s police chief objected to Epstein’s “special treatment” and gave The Daily Beast an exclusive look at his nine-hour deposition about the investigation.

• Earlier versions of the U.S attorney’s charges, including a sealed 53-page indictment, could have landed Epstein in prison for 20 years.

• Victims alleged that Epstein molested underage girls from South America, Europe, and the former Soviet republics, including three 12-year-old girls brought over from France as a birthday gift.

• The victims also alleged trips out of state and abroad on Epstein’s private jets, which would be evidence of sex trafficking—a much more serious federal crime than the state charges Epstein was convicted of.

• Epstein’s attorneys investigated members of the Palm Beach Police Department, while others ordered private investigators to follow and intimidate the victims’ families; one even posed as a police officer.

• Then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told The Daily Beast that he “would have instructed the Justice Department to pursue justice without making a political mess.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-billionaire-pedophile-goes-free

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-pedophile-billionaire-and-his-sex-den

https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-investigated-for-child-trafficking

https://www.conchitasarnoff.com

http://gawker.com/tag/jeffrey-epstein

Da-Cat

BTW is there a way to edit the headline on a link post?

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Da-Cat

I'm guessing this means previously submitted, but have current researchers seen the depths of early journalism on the subject, that's my point.

It seems most of the current stuff on him I've seen the last few years is very sanitized & only hints an outline while at the time the story broke there was much more detail. Even the court cases seemed to block much & likely some payoffs/settlements occured.

Da-Cat

Having followed the Epstein saga at the time (Gawker & Jezebel among others were all over it) I've noticed later coverage was very sanitized.

This article from 2010 hints at the scope while throughout are links & related articles that might yield new or buried detail seeing as how his case now overlaps the Clintons & PG.