Criminal Charges Expected This Week Against Epstein Guards

Criminal Charges Expected This Week Against Epstein Guards
The Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan, New York, on July 1, 2019. AP Photo/Richard Drew
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WASHINGTON—Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein when he took his own life are expected to face criminal charges this week for falsifying prison records, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

The federal charges could come as soon as Tuesday and are the first in connection with Epstein’s death. The wealthy financier died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York while awaiting trial on charges of sexually abusing teenage girls.