Jeffrey Epstein
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Jeffrey Epstein was a controversial American financier.[1]
He was convicted of sexually exploiting women and girls who were below the legal age of consent, in FLorida, in 2005.[2]
One of the controversies that Epstein's conviction and sentencing triggered, was that he was allowed a kind of day parole, right from the start, where he continued to be allowed to go to the office, or any other activity, so long as he was back in jail by a curfew hour.
Another controversial fact was that other wealthy men did not shun him, after his conviction.[3][4]
Rumors continue to circulate as to the extent his wealthy friends were allowed to take advantage of his stable of vulnerable underage women and girls.[4]
Epstein was convicted a second time, in New York. Rumors circulated that, eventually, other wealthy men, who had taken advantage of the women and girls he supplied, would also face charges. However, in spite of directions that he should be kept under special scrutiny, to make sure he did not commit suicide, he was found dead, in his cell, on August 10, 2019, and his death was ruled a suicide.[4]
Craig Unger wrote a book, in 2021, entitled "American Kompromat", about whether or not Russian intelligence agencies had acquired evidence that could have been used to blackmail or compromise President Donald Trump.[5] He asserted a renegade former Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Officer, John Mark Dougan, who sought asylum in Russia appeared to have brought with him evidence that could be used to blackmail Epstein's other wealthy associates.
However, it also covered claims that Dougan had brought with him evidence that could be used to blackmail friends of Epstein in addition to Trump. The New York Post, citing The Times of London, reported that Prince Andrew is one of the individuals against whom Dougan is believed to have evidence.[2]
Rehferences
- ↑ Maya Salam. The Unraveling of Jeffrey Epstein: The story line is moving quickly. Here’s what to know, New York Times, 2019-07-16. Retrieved on 2022-08-21. “Last week, federal prosecutors revealed that a trove of lewd photographs of girls as young as 14 had been discovered in a safe in his Manhattan mansion. Epstein, 66, pleaded not guilty.”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lia Eustachewich. Ex-Florida cop accuses FBI of covering up Prince Andrew’s role in Jeffrey Epstein scandal, NewJYork Post, 2019-09-25. Retrieved on 2022-08-21. “John Mark Dougan worked as a Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy in 2005, the year the department launched an investigation into the pedophile financier, who died in a jailhouse suicide in August.”
- ↑ James B. Stewart. Jeffrey Epstein, a Rare Cello and an Enduring Mystery: A cello’s strange odyssey helps explain how the notorious Mr. Epstein surrounded himself with the world’s richest and most powerful men, New York Times, 2022-04-22, p. BU 1. Retrieved on 2022-08-21. “When Jeffrey Epstein died in jail in 2019, he took many secrets with him. One was how a sexual predator and college dropout managed to forge bonds with an astonishing number of the world’s richest and most powerful men, like Britain’s Prince Andrew and the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 William K. Rashbaum, Benjamin Weiser, Michael Gold. Jeffrey Epstein Dead in Suicide at Jail, Spurring Inquiries, New York Times, 2019-08-10, p. A1. Retrieved on 2022-08-21. “Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who was long dogged by accusations of sexual abuse of girls and who was able to cultivate an array of high-profile friends despite his lurid lifestyle, killed himself in his Manhattan jail cell, officials said on Saturday.”
- ↑ Mickey Friedman. BOOK REVIEW: Craig Unger’s ‘American Kompromat’, The Berkshire Edge, 2021-03-04. Retrieved on 2022-08-21. “Then, just in case you haven’t had enough of the rabbit hole, Unger tells the story of the former Palm Beach deputy sheriff John Mark Dougan who ends up in Moscow with some of Epstein’s tapes.” mirror