Coverage dated June 26, 2023

Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog

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The inspector general reiterated there was no evidence of foul play in Epstein's suicide, rebutting conspiracy theories

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct, US watchdog says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that a “combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City.

  2. WUSA9

    Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct: Justice Department watchdog (opens WUSA9)

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    The inspector general reiterated there was no evidence of foul play in Epstein's suicide, rebutting conspiracy theories

  3. WRIC Richmond

    Jailers’ ‘negligence and misconduct’ blamed in Jeffrey Epstein suicide: DOJ watchdog (opens WRIC Richmond)

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    The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that a “combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York Cit…

  4. NPR

    Negligence, staff failures led to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide, a DOJ report says (opens NPR)

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    The disgraced financier who was jailed for sex trafficking charges, killed himself at New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center in August 2019. He died before standing trial.

  5. Portland Press Herald

    Misconduct by federal jail guards led to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, Justice Department watchdog says (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    The Justice Department’s watchdog says negligence, misconduct and job failures enabled Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

  6. Wfmy News 2

    Justice Department watchdog issues report on Jeffrey Epstein suicide (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    The inspector general reiterated there was no evidence of foul play in Epstein's suicide, rebutting conspiracy theories

  7. The Daily Caller

    DOJ Would Like Everyone To Believe Jeffrey Epstein Convinced Jail Staff He Was Not Suicidal Before His Death (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A report by the Department of Justice provides new information about how Jeffrey Epstein lied to jail staff about his suicidal ideation shortly before he died.

  8. The Daily Caller

    DOJ Investigation Says Why Jeffrey Epstein’s Mysterious Jail Cell Death Was Not Caught On Camera (opens The Daily Caller)

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    An investigation by the Department of Justice into the death of Jeffrey Epstein provides details about why his apparent suicide was not recorded.

  9. NBC News

    Misconduct and errors allowed Jeffrey Epstein to commit suicide, DOJ finds (opens NBC News)

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    Prison guards failed to monitor Epstein, lied about it and failed to make sure he had a cellmate as recommended, the Department of Justice's Inspector General concluded.

  10. NBC New York

    Jeffrey Epstein's suicide happened because workers were online shopping and left him with bed linens: DOJ report (opens NBC New York)

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    The Justice Department’s watchdog said Tuesday that a “combination of negligence and misconduct” enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City while he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.

  11. Fortune

    DOJ rips Jeffrey Epstein's jailers for 'negligence, misconduct and outright job performance failures' on night of his suicide (opens Fortune)

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    The report by the Justice Department’s watchdog also found no evidence of foul play.

  12. UPI

    Inspector general report finds culture of negligence at prison where Jeffrey Epstein died (opens UPI)

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    A report released Tuesday by the Justice Department's inspector general concluded that Jeffrey Epstein's death by suicide was possible because of negligence and misconduct at a federal prison in New York City.

  13. Bangor Daily News

    DOJ faults guards for Jeffrey Epstein’s death in custody (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    The report comes nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking and conspiracy charges.

  14. Washington Examiner

    Jeffrey Epstein suicide: DOJ watchdog says death was result of negligence and misconduct by guards (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Jeffrey Epstein's death was a result of "negligence and misconduct" from guards that allowed him to commit suicide, a Justice Department watchdog determined.

  15. La Crosse Tribune

    Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard negligence and misconduct, DOJ watchdog report says (opens La Crosse Tribune)

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    The inspector general issued a report detailing findings of his investigation into Epstein's August 2019 death.

  16. Wall Street Journal

    Jeffrey Epstein’s Suicide Underscores Negligence in Federal Prisons, Watchdog Finds (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    A pattern of negligence and misconduct by staff at a federal jail in New York gave disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein a perfect opportunity to kill himself in his cell in August 2019, the Justice Department’s watchdog said.

  17. Al Jazeera

    ‘Negligence, misconduct’ led to Epstein jail suicide: Watchdog (opens Al Jazeera)

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    DOJ inspector general releases report on death of well-connected financier as he awaited sex trafficking charges.

  18. WMUR

    Jeffrey Epstein suicide blamed on jail guard 'negligence and misconduct,' DOJ watchdog says (opens WMUR)

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    The Justice Department’s watchdog said that a "combination of negligence and misconduct" enabled financier Jeffrey Epstein to take his own life at a federal jail in New York City.

  19. Rolling Stone

    New Justice Dept. Report Details 'Serious Failures' That Led to Jeffrey Epstein's Suicide (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The lengthy document chronicles what led up to the pedophile billionaire’s death

  20. Forbes

    Jail Blamed For Negligence And Misconduct In Jeffrey Epstein Suicide (opens Forbes)

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    Conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's high-profile death have been rebutted after the Justice Department’s watchdog released the results of an investigation into Epstein's death Tuesday.

  21. Hot Air

    DoJ IG: Epstein killed himself -- enabled by misconduct of prison officials (opens Hot Air)

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    A series of missteps by the federal Bureau of Prisons — including too many bed linens being left in a jail cell — enabled Jeffrey Epstein to commit suicide nearly four years ago while he was awaiting...

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Watchdog report shows negligence, misconduct at N.Y. prison where Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring involving girls, died by suicide and not foul play, according to a watchdog report released nearly four years after his death.

  23. Legal Insurrection

    DOJ: Jail Staff’s Negligence, Failures Enabled Epstein to Commit Suicide (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    This does little to squash conspiracy theories.

  24. Semafor

    DOJ’s Epstein report slams prison bureau for letting ‘most notorious inmate’ die by suicide (opens Semafor)

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    A new scathing DOJ report slammed the Prison Bureau for multiple staff failures that ultimately led to Jeffrey Epstein's death.

  25. Delaware Public Media

    DOJ reports the contributing factors that lead to Jeffrey Epstein's suicide in jail (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A report by the U.S. Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General says negligence, misconduct and job performance failures contributed to the suicide of Jeffrey Epstein while in jail in 2019.

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