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Manhattan DA Denies 'Cover-Up' For Billionaire Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein

Manhattan DA Denies 'Cover-Up' For Billionaire Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein A little over a decade ago, Brooklyn-born billionaire Jeffrey Epstein got caught running what the Miami Herald describes as a "sexual pyramid scheme" on the backs of underage girls, allegedly committing multiple acts of pedophilia and engaging in child sex trafficking. The evidence against him appeared damning, but until now it's been kept largely out of the public eye, thanks to the efforts and missteps of prosecutors at the federal and state level—including President Donald Trump's current Labor Secretary and a prosecutor in Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's office. [ more › ] Gothamist https://ift.tt/2Aw7xPo November 29, 2018 at 11:21PM

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