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  • A registered sex offenderwho made a fortune

  • as a hedge fund manager in the 1980s and ’90s —

  • known for his lavish lifestyle and high-profile connections,

  • Jeffrey Epstein is facing new allegations

  • that he exploited dozens of young girls for sex.

  • Victims were given cash payments

  • if they could bring other underage girls

  • to be similarly abused, and that’s

  • how he continued to expand the number of new victims

  • that he had—”

  • It’s the latest in a decades-old saga that’s

  • been held up as an example of how powerful, rich men

  • avoid accountability.

  • So who is Jeffrey Epstein?

  • The 66-year-old was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.

  • In his early 20s, he taught physics and math

  • at the Dalton School, an elite Manhattan prep school.

  • Connections he made there got him a job

  • at the investment bank firm Bear Stearns.

  • He then went on to open his own finance firm in 1982.

  • And that’s where he amassed his fortune.

  • His firm reportedly only accepted clients

  • worth $1 billion or more.

  • Epstein tried to lead a private life.

  • But his work managing the money of the very wealthy

  • got him into some very high-profile social circles.

  • He became friendly with former President Bill Clinton,

  • and current President Donald Trump.

  • Also Britain’s Prince Andrew.

  • Epstein has six residences, including

  • an entire private island in the Caribbean,

  • and this $56 million mansion.

  • The seven-story house

  • is one of the largest private residences in Manhattan.

  • These recent charges include allegations he sexually

  • abused underage girls from 2002 to 2005

  • inside his Manhattan and Palm Beach homes.

  • When he faced similar allegations

  • a decade ago, federal prosecutors in Florida

  • struck a secret plea deal with Epstein.

  • He avoided a possible life sentence in prison

  • and spent 13 months in Palm Beach jail,

  • where he was allowed to leave for work six days a week.

  • That 2008 plea deal was negotiated in part

  • by Trump’s current labor secretary, Alexander Acosta,

  • who was then the top federal prosecutor in Miami.

  • Now prosecutors and investigators

  • are seeking to hold Epstein without bail

  • and have appealed for other victims to come forward.

  • Your bravery might just empower

  • others to speak out about crimes

  • committed against them.

  • It’s important to remember,

  • there never was, nor will there be,

  • an excuse for this kind of behavior.”

  • Epstein could face up to 45 years in prison.

A registered sex offenderwho made a fortune

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