Prosecutor: Epstein paid $350K to tamper with witnesses

[Tanuki]

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/12/nyregion/epstein-witness-tampering.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

"Jeffrey Epstein, the financier facing sex-trafficking charges in New York, was accused of witness tampering on Friday by federal prosecutors, who said he wired $350,000 to two people who were potential witnesses against him.

Mr. Epstein sent the money to the potential witnesses in late November and early December, 2018, shortly after the Miami Herald published an investigative report about a secret deal he had reached with the authorities in Florida to avoid federal prosecution, prosecutors said.

The United States attorney’s office in Manhattan made the new allegations in a court filing asking that Mr. Epstein be denied bail while he awaits trial, saying the payments were evidence that he might try to influence witnesses if he were not detained.
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The prosecutors said Mr. Epstein wired $250,000 to one of his employees and $100,000 to a second person. Both were identified in the government’s memorandum as possible co-conspirators.

The payments and their timing, the prosecutors wrote, suggests Mr. Epstein was trying to “influence co-conspirators” who might provide information against him in light of the allegations in the Miami Herald series." .......(more)

[tblue37]

1. K&R for visibility. nt

[RHMerriman]

2. Epstein is going to end up so deep in the federal system, they'll be forwarding his mail to

Epstein is going to end up so deep in the federal system, they'll be forwarding his mail to Alcatraz.

One wonders what he might have to offer in a deal? And about whom?

[Leghorn21]

3. Holy holy hell

Holy shit, dude

Way to be cool and cover your tracks, man
Very smooth OH WAIT YOU’RE A FUCKING IDIOT

GREAT NEWS, thank you Tanuki!!!!

[Leghorn21]

4. Oh hell, wait, so now these two he tried to bribe will sing like little tweety birds to

Geoffrey Berman and his team????

Right?!??!!

BEST NEWS EVER!!!!!!!

NOT KIDDING!!!!!!

[BigmanPigman]

5. Reason #1,000,000 to deny him bail.

I read that some states castrate serious child sex offenders. I wonder what Epstein would pick given a choice...be released on bail with castration or be denied bail and remain "as is".

https://www.quora.com/How-is-castration-used-as-punishment-Where-is-this-legal

[Leghorn21]

6. Can you believe how sloppy and stupid this guy is, Bigman??

"Hubris", baby, I LOVE IT!!

[BigmanPigman]

8. I think too much money and too much Viagra over a period

of time has screwed his thinking up more than he screwed underage girls. He got away with it (like the other fucking moron) for so long he thought he was a stable genius too.

[sheshe2]

10. I think he has been protected by people in high places.

He never believed he would be caught.

[Leghorn21]

11. He sure has, she - but in just SEVEN DAYS (Saturday - today), he has been brought to his knees

utterly and completely - this particular criminal predator is DONE AND FINISHED as of about an hour ago

[sheshe2]

12. He is going down in the burning ring of fire.

I hope he takes everyone down with him, Leghorn.

[Leghorn21]

13. YEP. His clumsy bribes have destroyed him. GOOD. Hats off to Julie K. Brown, her colleagues, the

Miami Herald, and SDNY prosecution Geoffrey Berman and his team!!





RESPECT

[FakeNoose]

15. Geoffrey Berman looks rather impressive so far

He's getting the job done. I thought he'd be another Repuke hack, but he's doing great so far.

[PA Democrat]

22. He is a Trump appointee and I really hope he has higher ethics than Trump's AG.

So far so good.

[FakeNoose]

23. Preet Bharara got fired to make way for him

... and that's why I instantly hated him.

[sheshe2]

16. I loved that news conference.

A wanted poster of a pervert on national TV asking women to step forward.

I want justice for them all.

[UpInArms]

18. Please

From your fingers to god’s eyes ... sheshe

Am thinking She will be very happy to see this awful excuse for a human brought to justice

[LiberalFighter]

20. If he were prosecuted and convicted under state laws.

I don't believe there are any castration options under federal.

[ancianita]

21. Hmmm, since rape is a war crime, there might be a rising interest in disarming a serial rapist.

And we do actually live in a designated "battleground," according to the NDAA of 2012.

When I think of all the tens of ... children .... he's harmed. Good lord...

[BigmanPigman]

28. I know but I wish there were, especially for criminals like this.

I can't believe that one of the several states who does this in Blue CA.

[mr_lebowski]

24. It's called 'chemical castration' and it wears off after a time

We don't actually permanently maim people as punishment in this country, nor should we.

[spanone]

7. sounds like donald & jeffrey have lots in common...

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. It's like a blackmail hurricane.

Spinning, and spinning, with new conspirators sucked in, and old ones spun out.

Buncha crazy people.

[Mme. Defarge]

19. M.A.D.

Mutually Assured Destruction.

[Cracklin Charlie]

27. Yes. Nice description.

I don’t want to enjoy another’s destruction, but they’re so gross.

[FakeNoose]

14. Too bad he didn't make them sign non-disclosures (NDAs)

We all know how great those work, am I right?

[gratuitous]

17. But his attorneys swore up and down that Jeffrey has been a choirboy

He's been an absolute angel since he got out of jail in Florida, according to his attorneys in asking that Epstein be released to his town house while awaiting trial. This stuff is alleged to have happened, what, eight or nine months ago? Ancient history!

[NBachers]

25. I really think he wants to get out so he can get rid of incriminating evidence.

[Leghorn21]

26. Julie K PERSONALLY caused Epstein to wire hush money to his co-conspirators when she published

“Perversion of Justice” in the Miami Herald in late November of last year. She scared the crap out of him.

His idiotic witness tampering was a DIRECT RESULT of her now-legendary reporting.

Julie K Brown, y’all!!!!!!!!!



RESPECT

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

29. Hopefully adding more years to his sentence