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Head of Prestigious University Lab Resigns Over Epstein

MIT media lab director Joi Ito is out amid accusations he tried to hide big donations

(Newser) - The Jeffrey Epstein scandal has brought down the head of a prestigious university research lab. Joi Ito resigned Saturday as director of the MIT Media Lab amid accusations that he accepted big donations from the disgraced financier and then tried to cover them up, reports the New York Times . His...

'Literally a Thousand' Names in Some Sealed Epstein Filings

So says judge about court records related to civil case against the late financier

(Newser) - Sealed court records contain the names of hundreds of third parties who were mentioned in a civil case involving sexual abuse allegations against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, a federal judge said Wednesday. The unnamed people, including a man identified only as John Doe, will be allowed to object to...

Judge Officially Ends Epstein Criminal Case

Civil cases could continue against estate

(Newser) - The judge overseeing the criminal case against Jeffrey Epstein officially shut it down Thursday, though the investigation will continue. Epstein, who died in jail Aug. 10, was charged with sex trafficking. Judge Richard Berman had kept the case open for women to give victim impact statements in court Tuesday in...

Accuser Names 2 Women Who She Says Helped Epstein
Epstein's Lawyer: Our Expert
Used the Word 'Homicide'
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Aug 27, 2019 3:05 PM CDT

Epstein's Lawyer: Our Expert Used the Word 'Homicide'

As women line up in a Manhattan courtroom to call Epstein a coward, villain

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein was called a coward and a villain in a federal courtroom in Manhattan on Tuesday, as 16 women who said they were sexually abused by Epstein were given the chance to publicly share their fury; statements from more than a dozen others were read aloud. US District...

Wave of Epstein Accusers Will Get Their Day in Court Today

Judge says up to 30 victims and Epstein lawyers will get a chance to testify at hearing

(Newser) - Up to 30 women are 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 US District Judge Richard Berman, the AP reports. Berman presided over...

Prince Andrew: I Had No Idea About Epstein

'At no stage ... did I see, witness or suspect' any inappropriate behavior

(Newser) - Britain's Prince Andrew, who last week dismissed as "abhorrent" claims that he was involved in Jeffrey Epstein's alleged sex trafficking, now says he simply had no idea what his billionaire former friend was up to. Calling it a "mistake" to socialize with Epstein after the latter...

A Psychologist Removed Epstein From Suicide Watch

Per newly released letter from the Justice Department

(Newser) - It was a "doctoral-level psychologist" who determined Jeffrey Epstein should be removed from suicide watch, the Justice Department revealed late Friday, according to USA Today . The billionaire financier was found dead in his cell at the federal Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan August 10 as he awaited trial on...

Ex-Epstein Cellmate: Guards Are Warning Me Not to Talk

Nick Tartaglione says he wants to be relocated

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's old cellmate says he's living under threatening conditions in a Manhattan jail and wants to be relocated, LoHud reports. Nicholas Tartaglione—an ex-cop awaiting trial on a quadruple homicide —said via his lawyer Tuesday that Metropolitan Correctional Center guards are issuing dire warnings if either...

Epstein May Have Gamed the System From Beyond the Grave

The alleged rapist put over $570M in a trust fund

(Newser) - 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, the AP reports. Estate lawyers and other experts say prying open the...

Epstein Suit: He Took Girl's Virginity 'Against Her Will'

That and 2 other complaints allege Epstein trafficked for sex during work release

(Newser) - The cushy conditions of Jeffrey Epstein's imprisonment and work release a decade ago in Florida just intensified: In federal lawsuits filed Tuesday against the late disgraced financier, who took his own life earlier this month while awaiting trial in jail on charges of sex trafficking, two women are alleging...

2 Days Before Epstein's Death, a New Will

Prosecutors officially drop charges but not investigation

(Newser) - Two days before killing himself in his jail cell, Jeffrey Epstein signed a new will. The document, which was obtained by the New York Post , was filed Aug. 8 in the US Virgin Islands; Epstein hanged himself Aug. 10. The will lists assets of close to $600 million. His brother...

Barr Doesn't Mention Epstein, but Reassigns Prisons Chief

Attorney General Bill Barr announced the move Monday

(Newser) - Attorney General Bill Barr has made another staff-related move in the wake of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide. Barr on Monday announced that federal Bureau of Prisons Acting Director Hugh Hurwitz would be removed from that role. Hurwitz will remain a part of BOP as assistant director of its Reentry Services...

Prince Andrew: Connecting Me to Epstein Crimes Is 'Abhorrent'

'His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being'

(Newser) - Prince Andrew is "appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes," Buckingham Palace said in a statement Monday amid renewed media focus on the connections between the billionaire sex offender and Queen Elizabeth II's second son. The statement came after the Mail on Sunday...

Florida Jail Sold Epstein Women's Panties, Size 5

Newly released records show special treatment

(Newser) - When Jeffrey Epstein was doing time a decade ago in the Palm Beach County Jail, he was allowed to buy two pairs of women's panties, size 5, from the jail's store. The jail's purchase logs were examined by the Miami Herald , which said it's not clear...

In Epstein's Final Days, Vermin and Private Meetings

The financier was getting haggard as death approached

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's last days were filled with lawyers, vermin, and vending machines in a badly understaffed Manhattan jail, the New York Times reports. According to dozens of insider interviews, Epstein avoided his dank cell by sitting with lawyers in a private meeting room at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, often...

News of Epstein&#39;s Death Appeared on 4Chan First
38 Minutes Before Epstein
Story Broke, It Was on 4Chan
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Aug 17, 2019 11:15 AM CDT

38 Minutes Before Epstein Story Broke, It Was on 4Chan

'dont ask me how I know, but Epstein died an hour ago'

(Newser) - ABC News reporter Aaron Katersky was the first to tweet about Jeffrey Epstein's death, at 8:54am on Saturday. But it turns out he didn't break the news. BuzzFeed reports that at 8:16am, a post was made on 4chan that read "dont ask me how I...

Epstein Is Gone, but the Suits Keep Coming
Epstein's 
Death Is
Ruled 
Suicide
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Aug 16, 2019 4:56 PM CDT

Epstein's Death Is Ruled Suicide

2 more women have filed suit against the financier's estate

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's death has been confirmed a suicide by hanging, the AP reports, by the New York medical examiner's office. The autopsy was completed Sunday, per NBC , but the office said it was waiting on information from investigators before issuing its ruling. Barbara Sampson, the medical examiner, said...

Experts Have Different Take on Epstein's Broken Neck Bones

'Actually suggests much more strongly that it was hanging'

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy appears to have created more questions than answers , but one reporter says the conspiracy theories may be unnecessary. Writing for CNN Business , Oliver Darcy notes the Washington Post story that set the internet abuzz reported on Epstein's post-mortem, which found "multiple breaks in his...

In-N-Out Burger Sighting: Ghislaine Maxwell?

The 'New York Post' has photos

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell isn't tucked away in a Massachusetts mansion after all. Instead, the New York Post says it found the woman accused in lawsuits of aiding Epstein's alleged sex trafficking ring "hiding in plain sight in the least likely place imaginable—a fast-food joint...

Mystery of Epstein Associate's Whereabouts Deepens

Disputed report claims Ghislaine Maxwell is in Massachusetts

(Newser) - Flags flew at half-staff across Jeffrey Epstein's private islands Wednesday as the financier's body began what is likely to be its final journey. An unnamed Epstein "associate" has claimed the body from the NYC medical examiner's office, NBC News reports, citing "a source close to...

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