Federal Prosecutor Says Epstein Criminal Investigation Remains Ongoing

Federal Prosecutor Says Epstein Criminal Investigation Remains Ongoing
Financier Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court where he pleaded guilty to two prostitution charges in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 30, 2008. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via Reuters
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Federal prosecutors said in a statement Saturday, Aug. 10 that their criminal investigation into sex trafficking and conspiracy accusations against financier Jeffrey Epstein is still ongoing.

The Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman described in his statement that Epstein’s death was “disturbing” while acknowledging that his death would present “another hurdle to giving Epstein’s many victims their day in Court.”