The FBI takes over the case in July of 2006. ibid.
Separate from the criminal investigation, several victims file civil suits seeking monetary compensation from Epstein. ibid.
A molestation pyramid scheme. We had to prove that this pyramid of underage girls in Palm Beach was true. It didn’t start from just a random underage girl walking into the house. ibid. victims’ lawyer
A spider web five times as big as this chart. ibid.
She’s an extrovert … Her father Robert Maxwell had been an incredibly big figure in England. He was a big newspaper publisher. In fact he’s been something of a fraudster con man but he’d lived a huge life. ibid. Vicky Ward
We were running a Ponzi scheme … [Epstein] manipulated them totally with his charisma … Jeffrey Epstein became my partner in crime … ibid. Hoffenberg
Steven Hoffenberg’s $460 million Ponzi scheme used false financial statements to exaggerate the value of his company and lure new investors. ibid. caption
Between 1991 and 2006 Epstein oversaw the sale of more than 1.3 billion dollars of stock from Wexner’s company The Limited. ibid.
So sick, so cunning, so depraved. ibid. Wexner
It was like nothing ever happened. ibid. Palm Beach victim
I think I must have found 46 other girls. Some of the victims were very reluctant to talk to me. ibid. rozzer
The FBI agents were very shook up, very upset … Nobody knows why US Attorney Acosta shut this case down. ibid. Florida rozzer
He was a Narcissist. He had no ability to feel empathy. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich s1e3: The Island, prosecutor
A plea-deal that not only granted immunity to the target of an investigation but handed out get out of jail free cards to everyone of that person’s co-conspirators named and unnamed. ibid.
Jeffrey Epstein didn’t feel like he’d made a good deal. ibid. Dershowitz
I was shocked when I read they’d been a plea deal. I didn’t know you could make a deal with the government and get a lesser sentence just based on how much power and money you have. ibid. victim
‘I was sexually abused by Prince Andrew.’ Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich s1e4: Finding Their Voice, Virginia Roberts Giuffre
Ghislaine Maxwell denies all allegations and maintains that she ‘had no involvement in or knowledge of Epstein’s alleged misconduct’. ibid. caption
On November 28, 2018, the Miami Herald publishes a report that examines Epstein’s 2008 plea deal. It brings renewed attention to the case. ibid.
Feds broke law in Epstein case, judge rules. ibid. Miami Herald article Julie K Brown
US v Jeffrey Epstein: Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested for alleged sex trafficking of under-aged girls. ibid. FBI press conference bulletin board
Within hours of Epstein’s arrest, federal agents raid his New York mansion. ibid.
Jeffrey Epstein Is Indicted on Sex Charges as Discovery of Nude Photos Is Disclosed: Lurid pictures found in the financier’s home could prompt a reckoning for the Justice Department, which has been accused of mishandling the case a decade ago. ibid. The New York Times online article Ali Watkins 8 July 2019
During the bail hearing, Judge Richard Berman gives survivors the opportunity to address Epstein. ibid.
He’s had an escape plan for ever. ibid. rozzer
That she was involved in procuring women. The whole thing’s ridiculous. Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich, Epstein’s evidence, Netflix 2022
The inevitable question is, When is Ghislaine going to be arrested? ibid. man
On the scale of shark, she is probably a great white shark. ibid. former friend
She had no boundaries. ibid.
And then she says she picks up three girls a day for Jeffrey. ibid. Ghislaine’s author