United States v. Jeffrey Epstein

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🗓️ 9 July 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Prosecutors in New York have accused the billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls and of asking them to recruit others. We spoke with our colleague about what happened in a similar case against Mr. Epstein over a decade ago. Guest: Patricia Mazzei, the Miami bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: The new indictment of Mr. Epstein could prompt a reckoning for the Justice Department, which is facing fresh scrutiny over a plea deal in 2008 that protected him from federal charges.Alexander Acosta, President Trump’s labor secretary and the former United States attorney in the Southern District of Florida, was personally involved in negotiating that plea deal.

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0:00.0	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barrow. This is the Daily.
0:04.0	Today, prosecutors in New York are accusing Jeffrey Epstein of sexually abusing dozens
0:16.6	of underage girls and asking them to recruit other underage girls.
0:23.4	Steve Masey on what happened in a similar case against Epstein over a decade ago.
0:33.2	It's Tuesday, July 9.
0:41.8	Good morning. I'm Jeff Burman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
0:48.0	Today, we announce the unsealing of sex trafficking charges against Jeffrey Epstein.
0:55.5	Patty, tell us about what happened in New York on Monday.
0:58.8	So on Monday morning, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York,
1:02.9	Jeffrey Burman holds a press conference where he announces new federal criminal charges
1:10.6	against Jeffrey Epstein.
1:12.3	Epstein was taken to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan and later today, he
1:19.3	will be presented before a magistrate judge.
1:21.5	Epstein is a former hedge fund manager who made his wealth in Wall Street.
1:27.3	He's got a palatial townhouse in the Upper East Side of New York.
1:31.5	He's got a mansion on Palm Beach Island.
1:34.0	It's got property at the United States Virgin Islands.
1:37.6	And he is friends with the rich and powerful, including President Trump, former President
1:43.8	Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew of York in England.
1:47.6	Epstein was arrested.
1:49.2	This past Saturday evening at Titoboro Airport aboard his private jet that had just landed
1:56.0	from Paris, France.
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