Sources: Jeffrey Epstein Dead Up To 2 Hours Before Body Was Found
Sources say guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Center never made some of the checks they logged in the hours before the multimillionaire died.
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Sources say guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Center never made some of the checks they logged in the hours before the multimillionaire died.
The Department of Justice is making changes at the federal facility in Lower Manhattan where disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein was found dead.
Attorney General William Barr said Monday he has learned of serious irregularities at the Metropolitan Correctional Center where Epstein died while in federal custody Saturday.
The New York City Medical Examiner's Office is expected to release autopsy results sometime Sunday on Epstein's death.
He was jailed after being accused of recruiting and abusing dozens of underage girls at his $77 million New York mansion and Florida home in the early 2000s.
Here's a timeline of the last criminal case against Epstein and highlights from his crimes investigated more than a decade earlier.
It's unclear what caused his injuries or whether they were self-inflicted.
The 66-year-old billionaire is accused of recruiting and abusing dozens of underage girls at his $77 million New York mansion and Florida home in the early 2000s.
One of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers is urging other women to speak out against the wealthy financier as authorities prosecute him on sex charges.
Last week, the disgraced billionaire offered his Upper East Side mansion – valued at $77 million – and his private jet as collateral.
Embattled Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta has announced he is resigning. Acosta made the announcement himself, accompanying the president out of the White House residence.
The indictment comes a decade after Epstein cut a deal with attorneys in Florida to avoid a similar charge.
Wealthy financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was arrested Saturday in New York on new sex-trafficking charges
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The Brooklyn Mirage has been closed since 2024, in part due to permit issues and last-minute show cancellations.
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New Jersey is under a state of emergency, along with New York City and the surrounding region.
As they say, all good things must come to an end. It's a First Alert Weather Day, as rain arrives with some weather whiplash.
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An explosion at the corner of Maple and Conklin avenues Tuesday sparked a six-alarm fire that damaged at least six businesses.
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More than 40 years after the murder of Long Island teenager Theresa Fusco, prosecutors say the man responsible is finally behind bars.
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Meier and Mercer each scored in the final seconds of power plays to lift the New Jersey Devils over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.
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