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'Serious failures' by jail staff allowed Jeffrey Epstein suicide: Probe

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NEW YORK: Federal investigators found that 'numerous and serious failures' by staff at a New York jail allowed American financier Jeffrey Epstein to commit suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex crimes, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday (Jun 27). The investigation, led by DOJ inspecto

NEW YORK: Federal investigators found that"numerous and serious failures" by staff at a New York jail allowed American financier Jeffrey Epstein to commit suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex crimes, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday .

The probe found no evidence to counter prior conclusions that the 66-year-old's death was by suicide. Two prison guards on duty who admitted to falsifying records related to the night he died were charged later in 2019 over their alleged failure to monitor him.

 

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