Aug 09 Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sexual assault when she was 17 By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Lawyers for Virginia Giuffre filed the lawsuit Monday in Manhattan federal court. According to the lawsuit, the prince abused Giuffre on multiple occasions when she was under the age of 18. Continue reading
May 28 Senate confirms geneticist Eric Lander as Biden science adviser By Matthew Daly, Associated Press His nomination was delayed for months as senators sought information about meetings he had with the late Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier who was charged with sex trafficking before his apparent suicide. Continue reading
May 21 Epstein guards to skirt jail time in deal with prosecutors By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The two Bureau of Prisons workers tasked with guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself in a New York jail have admitted they falsified records, but they will skirt any time behind bars under a deal with federal prosecutors. Continue reading
Mar 30 Sex trafficking crimes brought against Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Sex trafficking charges were added Monday to the indictment against financier Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend as prosecutors alleged that she groomed a 14-year-old girl to recruit other young females in the early 2000s to provide "sexualized massages" to Epstein in return… Continue reading
Oct 22 Ghislaine Maxwell denied recruiting girls for sex with powerful men in 2016 deposition By Jim Mustian, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend denies introducing Britain's Prince Andrew to any underage sex partners in a defensive and combative deposition made public Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 23 Judge won’t silence anyone in Epstein-related prosecution By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The judge presiding over the criminal sex abuse case against Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, refused Thursday to ban prosecutors or lawyers for alleged victims from commenting publicly. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 6:25 News Wrap: UK reverses course, bans Huawei from 5G mobile network In our news wrap Tuesday, the British government reversed course and will ban Chinese telecom giant Huawei from its next-generation mobile phone system. The U.S. had pushed for the change. Also, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security dropped its directive… Continue watching
Jul 14 Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail on Epstein-related sex abuse charges By Larry Neumeister, Tom Hays, Associated Press Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend has been denied bail and will remain behind bars on charges she recruited girls and women for the financier to sexually abuse more than two decades ago. Continue reading
Jul 13 Epstein victim to speak at Ghislaine Maxwell’s hearing, prosecutors say By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Prosecutors say one or more of Jeffrey Epstein's victims plan to tell a judge Tuesday that his ex-girlfriend should be denied bail on charges that she recruited teenage girls for him to sexually abuse. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 5:58 News Wrap: U.S. officially notifies United Nations of plan to withdraw from WHO In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration has officially notified Congress and the United Nations that the U.S. is withdrawing from the World Health Organization. The U.S. has previously contributed over $400 million annually to the organization -- more… Continue watching