Jeffrey Epstein

Jeffrey Epstein
2006 mug shot of Epstein
Born
Jeffrey Edward Epstein

(1953-01-20)January 20, 1953
New York City, US
DiedAugust 10, 2019(2019-08-10) (aged 66)
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City, US
Cause of deathSuicide by hanging
Occupations
Employers
  • Dalton School
  • Bear Stearns
  • Intercontinental Assets Group
  • Towers Financial Corporation
  • J. Epstein & Company
RelativesMark Epstein (brother)
Criminal charge
Penalty13 months' imprisonment (2008)
AccompliceGhislaine Maxwell
Details
Victims1,000+[1][2]
Signature

Jeffrey Edward Epstein[a] (January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender.[4][5] Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional career as a teacher at the Dalton School. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm. Epstein cultivated an elite social circle[6] and procured many women and children whom he and his associates sexually abused.[7]

In 2005, police in Palm Beach, Florida, began investigating Epstein after a parent reported that he had sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter. Federal officials identified 36 girls, some as young as 14 years old, whom Epstein had allegedly sexually abused.[8] Epstein pleaded guilty and was convicted in 2008 by a Florida state court of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute. He was convicted of only these two crimes as part of a controversial plea deal agreed by the US Department of Justice's Alex Acosta, and served almost 13 months in custody but with extensive work release.[9]

Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York.[10][11] He died in his jail cell on August 10, 2019.[12] The medical examiner ruled that his death was a suicide by hanging.[13] Epstein's lawyers have disputed the ruling, and there has been significant public skepticism about the true cause of his death, resulting in numerous conspiracy theories.[14][15] In July 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released CCTV footage supporting the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell.[16][17] However, when the Department of Justice released the footage, approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds of it was missing,[18][19] and the video was found to have been modified despite the FBI's claim that it was raw.[20]

Since Epstein's death precluded the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against him, a judge dismissed all criminal charges on August 29, 2019. Epstein had a decades-long association with the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who recruited young girls for him,[21] leading to her 2021 conviction on US federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for helping him procure girls, including a 14-year-old, for child sexual abuse and prostitution.[22][23][24] His friendship with public figures including Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, has attracted significant controversy.[25][26][27][28]

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  2. ^ Quinn, Melissa; Rosen, Jacob (July 7, 2025). "Justice Department review finds Jeffrey Epstein had no "client list" and died by suicide". CBS News.
  3. ^ "Who is Jeffrey Epstein?" (video). The New York Times. July 10, 2019. Archived from the original on August 20, 2019 – via YouTube.
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  5. ^ Lewis, Paul (January 4, 2015). "Jeffrey Epstein: The rise and fall of teacher turned tycoon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on November 26, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  6. ^ Colyar, Brock; Hurwitz, Kelsey; Klein, Charlotte; Kweku, Ezekiel; Larocca, Amy; Martins, Yinka; Raymond, Adam K.; Schneier, Matthew; Stieb, Matt; Walsh, James D. (July 22, 2019). "Who Was Jeffrey Epstein Calling? A close study of his circle—social, professional, transactional—reveals a damning portrait of elite New York". New York. Archived from the original on September 14, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Nally, Leland (October 1, 2019). "An Actual Conspiracy Kept Jeffrey Epstein's Accomplices out of Prison". Mother Jones. Archived from the original on October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019. According to [the facts for the] ruling by US District Judge Kenneth Marra in February 2019: 'In addition to his own sexual abuse of the victims, Epstein directed other persons to abuse the girls sexually. Epstein used paid employees to find and bring minor girls to him. Epstein worked in concert with others to obtain minors not only for his own sexual gratification, but also for the sexual gratification of others.'
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  9. ^ Buncombe, Andrew (January 2, 2015). "Jeffrey Epstein: the billionaire paedophile with links to Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Robert Maxwell – and Prince Andrew". The Independent. London, England. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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  11. ^ Chaitin, Daniel (July 7, 2019). "Jeffrey Epstein arrested for sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York". Washington Examiner. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
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  13. ^ Sisak, Michael R.; Balsamo, Michael; Neumeister, Larry (August 17, 2019). "Medical examiner rules Epstein death a suicide by hanging". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on September 4, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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  16. ^ Crisp, Elizabeth (July 7, 2025). "Trump DOJ releases video debunking Epstein conspiracy theories". The Hill. Archived from the original on July 9, 2025. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  17. ^ Ensor, Josie (May 29, 2025). "FBI to release Jeffrey Epstein video 'confirming suicide in cell'". The Times. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  18. ^ "Jeffrey Epstein prison video metadata reveals nearly 3 minutes of footage removed by FBI". The Economic Times. July 16, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  19. ^ Mehrotra, Dhruv (July 15, 2025). "The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out". Wired. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  20. ^ Mehrotra, Dhruv (July 11, 2025). "Metadata Shows the FBI's 'Raw' Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Was Likely Modified". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
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  22. ^ "Ghislaine Maxwell guilty of helping Jeffrey Epstein abuse girls". BBC News. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  23. ^ Twohey, Megan; Bernstein, Jacob (July 15, 2019). "The 'Lady of the House' Who Was Long Entangled With Jeffrey Epstein". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2019.
  24. ^ Dienst, Jonathan; Valiquette, Joe; Winter, Tom; Fitzpatrick, Sarah (July 2, 2020). "Jeffrey Epstein Confidante Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested, Sources Say". NBC New York. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
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  26. ^ Feuer, Alan; Goldstein, Matthew (July 19, 2025). "Inside the Long Friendship Between Trump and Epstein". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2025.
  27. ^ Grierson, Jamie (January 8, 2024). "Epstein had 'sex tapes' of Prince Andrew and Bill Clinton, witness claimed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
  28. ^ Cite error: The named reference MetteMarit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).


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