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Government says it’s fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had withdrawn several thousand documents and “media” related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers told

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  1. In the latest Epstein files are famous names and new details about an earlier investigation

    Headline from Thv11 ·

  2. Justice Department says it’s taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

  3. Newest

    Government says it’s fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information - Boston News, Weather, Sports

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

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  1. Thv11

    In the latest Epstein files are famous names and new details about an earlier investigation (opens Thv11)

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    Newly disclosed government files on Jeffrey Epstein show authorities thought they were close to indicting the wealthy financier on sex crimes nearly two decades...

  2. The Guardian

    Handling of Epstein files is ‘outrageous’, say attorneys of his sex trafficking survivors (opens The Guardian)

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    Tranche of government-held files filled with ‘ham-fisted redactions’ and expose survivors’ identities, say attorneys

  3. The Guardian

    Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files: 10 key takeaways so far (opens The Guardian)

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    Lawyers discussed possibility of Epstein’s cooperation with prosecutors – and more names surfaced in new documents

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Justice Department says it’s taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The department blamed the release of sensitive information that drew an outcry from victims and their lawyers on mistakes that were “technical or human error.”

  5. WHDH Boston

    Justice Department says it’s taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information

  6. Newsweek

    Epstein accusers demand files be taken down immediately: "Emergency" (opens Newsweek)

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    Victims' lawyers called for action after alleged redaction failures in the latest release exposed names, addresses and photos.

  7. CNN

    Epstein victims’ lawyers ask judges to force takedown of released Epstein files, citing ‘thousands of redaction failures’ (opens CNN)

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    Lawyers representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein are asking judges to force the Justice Department to take down the millions of Epstein-related documents it has posted online, saying in a letter dated Sunday that the failure to properly redact victims’ information has triggered an “unfolding emergenc…

  8. The Guardian

    Thousands of pages identifying Epstein victims taken down, says justice department (opens The Guardian)

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    Several documents and ‘media’ may have inadvertently exposed sensitive information of victims, drawing outcry

  9. WSVN Miami

    Justice Department says it’s taken down Epstein-related files that may have had victim information - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information

  10. NPR

    Powerful people, random redactions: 4 things to know about the latest Epstein files (opens NPR)

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    In the Justice Department's release of millions of pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, there are several instances of unredacted names of Epstein's accusers, raising concerns about privacy.

  11. Fox26 Houston

    Epstein files latest: Victims complain of death threats as government says it's fixing redactions (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    The Justice Department says it has taken down several thousand documents that may have included victim-identifying information. Here's what we know.

  12. The Guardian

    New Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld (opens The Guardian)

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    Advocates call for further disclosures after Trump’s justice department released more than 3m files last week

  13. NBC News

    Some Epstein survivors' identities appear unredacted in files released by DOJ (opens NBC News)

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    The Justice Department vowed to protect the identities of women who were preyed on by the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but survivors said the latest release of Epstein files has left many of them exposed and their lives turned “upside down.

  14. WHDH Boston

    Government says it’s fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had withdrawn several thousand documents and “media” related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers told

  15. WHEC Rochester

    Government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The Justice Department says it has taken down several thousand documents and “media” that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information after lawyers for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's victims complained of insufficient redactions.

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