Jeffrey Epstein's estate is likely to be hit with a barrage of lawsuits on Wednesday when a new law in New York state goes into effect.
that she intends to sue on behalf of a woman who was recruited in 2002 at age 14 to engage in sex acts with Epstein and was paid hundreds of dollars each time.President Donald Trump,His total assets were listed by his lawyers last month at about $559 million, including two private islands and four homes, a $77 million mansion on the Upper East Side of Manhattan among them.
Epstein, 66, was found unresponsive Saturday in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center and federal authorities are investigating why he wasn’t being closely monitored. He was supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes, multiple officials have told NBC News. Awaiting trial for sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking, Epstein faced up to 45 years in prison if found guilty. HeHis death came the day after a raft of court documents was unsealed,Epstein allegedly sought out minors from at least 2002 through 2005 and paid them hundreds of dollars in cash for sex at either his Manhattan residence or his estate in Palm Beach, Florida, federal prosecutors revealed last month. He pleaded not guilty and was denied bail.
Epstein was already a registered sex offender in Florida after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to procuring a person under 18 for prostitution and felony solicitation of prostitution. His plea was part of aEpstein signed with the office of the U.S. attorney for Miami which critics have derided as a slap on the wrist. The then-U.S.
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