‘Serious irregularities’ in Epstein suicide, says US attorney general
Hindustan TimesUS investigators have found “serious irregularities” at the jail in New York where Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced hedge-fund owner, killed himself last Saturday, Attorney General William Barr has said. “I was appalled and frankly angry to learn of the failure to adequately secure this prisoner,” Barr said in a speech in New Orleans. Reiterating the department’s position that the investigation into sex-trafficking charge against Epstein will continue, Barr said, “Let me assure you that the case will continue against anyone who was complicit with Epstein. Victims deserve justice and will get it.” Barr did not name anyone but there is renewed focus now on the role played by Ghislaine Maxwell, a British woman who has been described by Epstein’s victims as his chief enabler and procurer.