NEW YORK—A fund to compensate victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuses has completed the payout process, giving more than $121 million to about 138 people, the fund’s administrator said on Monday. About 225 claimants had sought restitution from the Epstein Victims’ Compensation Fund, more than twice the 100 expected when the fund opened in June…
Jeffrey Epstein Victims’ Fund Pays More Than $121 Million, as Claims Process Ends
Warden at Jail Holding Epstein Associate Ghislaine Maxwell Charged With Murder
A warden at a federal prison holding Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell was charged with murder this week. Antonia Ashford, 44, of Jackson, New Jersey, was charged with murder after allegedly killing her husband, Roderick Ashford, inside their home. Antonia Ashford was also charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Prosecutors in…
Unsealed Documents Shed New Light on Maxwell’s Relationship With Epstein
Longtime Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell procured girls who performed massages on the convicted sex offender and worked in his home, according to newly unsealed documents. Maxwell “was involved in seeking girls to perform massages and work at Epstein’s home,” Joseph Recarey, a detective in Palm Beach, where Epstein owned a house, said in a…
Jeffrey Epstein’s New Mexico Ranch Listed for $27.5 Million
SANTA FE, N.M.—A sprawling New Mexico ranch belonging to deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is on the market for $27.5 million. The 12-square-mile (30-square-kilometer) Zorro Ranch was put up for sale by Epstein’s estate and includes a 26,700-square-foot (2,480-square-meter) mansion and a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad, according to the…
Ghislaine Maxwell Loses Bid to Ban Depositions From Trial
Two 2016 depositions of Ghislaine Maxwell in a civil case in which she was repeatedly questioned about financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual activities can be used at her criminal trial this year despite the objections of her lawyers, a judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Alison J Nathan in Manhattan rejected the request that she…
John McAfee, Antivirus Pioneer, Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell: Officials
Antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee, who was known for his outlandish lifestyle, was found dead in a Spanish prison cell after a court had authorized his extradition back to the United States. The Catalan justice department confirmed his death to news outlets and confirmed earlier reports from El Mundo and El Pais newspapers. The department…
Ghislaine Maxwell Objects to Raw Sewage, Nosy Guards in NY Jail
NEW YORK—Ghislaine Maxwell, the British socialite fighting U.S. federal sex trafficking charges, remains subjected to raw sewage, water deprivation, “hyper-surveillance” by overbearing guards, and other unacceptable treatment in jail, according to her lawyer. Maxwell, 59, is preparing for a possible November trial on charges she procured four underage girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein…
Ghislaine Maxwell Loses Latest Bail Request
NEW YORK—Ghislaine Maxwell will remain in a New York jail after a federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the British socialite’s latest request for bail. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan also denied Maxwell’s request for a hearing on what her lawyers called “horrific” confinement conditions at the Metropolitan Detention Center in…
Jeffrey Epstein Received ‘Differential Treatment,’ but Florida Officials Broke No Laws: Report
Officials in Florida treated Jeffrey Epstein different from the average inmate when he was imprisoned on one count of procuring a minor for prostitution, a state investigation found. “It appeared Epstein was the recipient of differential treatment while being housed” in jail in Palm Beach County in 2008 and 2009, Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators said…
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sex Crimes Trial in New York Delayed Until Fall
NEW YORK—A U.S. judge on Monday granted Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to delay her trial on charges she procured teenage girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse, and said the trial will begin in the fall. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan in Manhattan said a “short” postponement of the scheduled July 12 trial…
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