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Jeffrey Epstein Is Found Injured in Jail Cell Jeffrey Epstein Is Found Injured in Jail Cell
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A week after being denied bail, Jeffrey E. Epstein was found unconscious in his cell on Tuesday at a federal jail in Manhattan with marks on his neck, and prison officials were treating the incident as a possible suicide attempt, a law enforcement official who had been briefed on the matter said.A week after being denied bail, Jeffrey E. Epstein was found unconscious in his cell on Tuesday at a federal jail in Manhattan with marks on his neck, and prison officials were treating the incident as a possible suicide attempt, a law enforcement official who had been briefed on the matter said.
Mr. Epstein’s injuries were not serious, said the official, who requested his name not be published because he was not authorized to speak on the matter. A second law enforcement official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that Mr. Epstein had been discovered in his cell with “bruising around the neck.”Mr. Epstein’s injuries were not serious, said the official, who requested his name not be published because he was not authorized to speak on the matter. A second law enforcement official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that Mr. Epstein had been discovered in his cell with “bruising around the neck.”
The Bureau of Prisons, in an email on Thursday morning, would give no details about the incident, citing “privacy and security reasons.” The bureau said Mr. Epstein was still at the jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan, and not in a hospital. The Bureau of Prisons, in an email on Thursday morning, would give no details about the incident, citing “privacy and security reasons.” The bureau said Mr. Epstein, 66, was not in a hospital but still at the jail, the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan, where he has been held on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.
Last week, Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court denied bail for Mr. Epstein, rejecting his request to be detained at his Upper East Side mansion as he awaited trial. Mr. Epstein’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
His lawyers had proposed allowing him to post a substantial bond and stay in his mansion guarded by 24-hour security, at his expense. Prosecutors opposed that proposal, arguing Mr. Epstein was seeking “special treatment” and trying to build his own private jail — a “gilded cage.” Mr. Epstein, the financier who is accused of abusing underage girls in the early 2000s, has been housed in a special unit at the jail along with a man facing murder charges named Nicholas Tartaglione, according to Mr. Tartaglione’s lawyer, Bruce Barket. Federal prisons use the special units with strict security measures to separate some inmates from the general population.
Mr. Epstein, 66, was arrested on July 6 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after a flight from Paris. An indictment unsealed on July 8 charged him with sex trafficking and conspiracy. Prosecutors said that between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Epstein and his employees paid dozens of underage girls to engage in sex acts with him at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla. Mr. Tartaglione, a retired police officer, faces federal charges in connection with a 2016 quadruple murder in Chester, N.Y., a small town about 60 miles north of Manhattan in the Hudson Valley.
On Wednesday, NBC reported that Mr. Tartaglione had been questioned about what happened to Mr. Epstein.
In an interview with The Times, Mr. Barket said Mr. Tartaglione had cooperated with an inquiry into Mr. Epstein’s injuries, but had not been questioned about whether he had assaulted Mr. Epstein or accused of an attack.
“Any insinuation that he had assaulted Mr. Epstein is a complete and utter fabrication,” Mr. Barket said.
Mr. Barket added that Mr. Epstein and his client “speak regularly and get along well.” Mr. Barket said that on a visit to see Mr. Tartaglione on Wednesday morning, his law partner saw Mr. Epstein and said he appeared “physically fine” and had “no obvious marks on him.”
Mr. Epstein has been detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center since his arrest. Last week, Judge Richard M. Berman of Federal District Court denied bail for Mr. Epstein, rejecting his request to be detained at his Upper East Side mansion as he awaited trial.
Mr. Epstein’s lawyers had proposed allowing him to post a substantial bond and stay in his mansion guarded by 24-hour security, at his expense. Prosecutors opposed that proposal, arguing Mr. Epstein was seeking “special treatment” and trying to build his own private jail — a “gilded cage.”
Mr. Epstein, was taken into custody on July 6 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after a flight from Paris. An indictment unsealed on July 8 charged him with sex trafficking and conspiracy. Prosecutors said that between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Epstein and his employees paid dozens of underage girls to engage in sex acts with him at his homes in Manhattan and Palm Beach, Fla.
Mr. Epstein faces up to 45 years in prison if he is convicted of sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges, and the long sentence, the government argued, gave him a motive to flee.Mr. Epstein faces up to 45 years in prison if he is convicted of sex-trafficking and conspiracy charges, and the long sentence, the government argued, gave him a motive to flee.
He has pleaded not guilty.He has pleaded not guilty.
For years, Mr. Epstein, a hedge fund manager, has socialized with famous and powerful people including former President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew of Britain and President Trump.For years, Mr. Epstein, a hedge fund manager, has socialized with famous and powerful people including former President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew of Britain and President Trump.
An investigation into accusations against him was opened in Florida in 2005. But in 2008, prosecutors in Miami made a secret deal that allowed Mr. Epstein to avoid federal prosecution. He spent about a year in a Palm Beach jail, where he was allowed to leave six days a week for work. An investigation into accusations against him was opened in Florida in 2005. But more than a decade ago, prosecutors in Miami made a secret deal that allowed Mr. Epstein to avoid federal prosecution. He spent about a year in a Palm Beach jail, where he was allowed to leave six days a week for work.
The plea deal was overseen by R. Alexander Acosta, then a United States attorney in Florida. He was widely criticized as letting Mr. Epstein off the hook and has since resigned as Mr. Trump’s labor secretary.The plea deal was overseen by R. Alexander Acosta, then a United States attorney in Florida. He was widely criticized as letting Mr. Epstein off the hook and has since resigned as Mr. Trump’s labor secretary.
When Judge Berman denied Mr. Epstein’s bail on July 18, he said Mr. Epstein was a flight risk, citing his “vast wealth” — prosecutors say they believe he is worth more than $500 million — including private planes and residences abroad.When Judge Berman denied Mr. Epstein’s bail on July 18, he said Mr. Epstein was a flight risk, citing his “vast wealth” — prosecutors say they believe he is worth more than $500 million — including private planes and residences abroad.
He pointed to a safe the authorities said they found in Mr. Epstein’s Manhattan home that contained cash, diamonds and an expired passport issued by a foreign country (later identified as Austria) that had Mr. Epstein’s photo but a different name.He pointed to a safe the authorities said they found in Mr. Epstein’s Manhattan home that contained cash, diamonds and an expired passport issued by a foreign country (later identified as Austria) that had Mr. Epstein’s photo but a different name.
Jacey Fortin, Benjamin Weiser and Michael Gold contributed reporting. Jacey Fortin and Mihir Zaveri contributed reporting.