What’s true — and what isn’t — about Jeffrey Epstein, 6 years later
Six years after his death, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein still makes headlines.
He stars in conspiracy theories and falsehoods — about what government files reveal about him, the island where he trafficked girls and women, important men he knew, including Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton.
Social media users and politicians across the political spectrum engross themselves in stories — true and imagined — about Epstein’s world of sex, power, connections and wealth.
Epstein received lenient treatment from the criminal justice system until the Miami Herald published a 2018 extensive investigation into his case. He was arrested in July 2019 on federal charges for recruiting dozens of underage girls to his New York City mansion and Palm Beach, Florida, estate from 2002 to 2005 to engage in sex acts for money. He was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell Aug. 10, 2019, and investigators concluded he died by suicide.
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