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FBI concluded Epstein wasn’t running sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show

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NEW YORK — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influe

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  1. Anchorage Daily News

    FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    While one Epstein victim made highly public claims that he “lent her” to his rich friends, agents couldn’t confirm that and found no other victims telling a similar story, the records said.

  2. Fortune

    FBI found little evidence Epstein ran a sex trafficking ring for powerful men and concluded a 'client list' doesn't exist (opens Fortune)

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    While one Epstein victim made highly public claims that he “lent her” to his rich friends, agents couldn’t confirm that and found no other victims telling a similar story, the records said.

  3. The Columbian

    FBI concluded Epstein wasn’t running sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show (opens The Columbian)

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    NEW YORK — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influe

  4. Hot Air

    FBI: Epstein Didn't Run a Sex-Trafficking Ring for the Powerful (opens Hot Air)

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    FBI finds no evidence Epstein ran a sex-trafficking ring for the powerful; crimes limited to his own abuses.

  5. WHDH Boston

    FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his

  6. The Boston Globe

    FBI concluded Epstein wasn’t running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    FBI found little evidence of ring run by Epstein (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein's bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world's most influential people.

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