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Convicted of Sex Trafficking, Brothers Look to Trump: Report

Alexander brothers have been said to be exploring how to seek clemency

(Newser) - Three former stars of New York's luxury real estate scene are now convicted sex traffickers quietly looking toward President Trump for a possible lifeline. The New York Times reports that Tal Alexander, 39, and his twin brothers Oren and Alon, 38, have been exploring how to seek presidential pardons,...

Alexander Brothers Guilty on All Counts

Luxury real estate brokers could face life sentences for sex trafficking

(Newser) - Three brothers, including two of the nation's most successful luxury real estate brokers, were convicted of sex trafficking charges Monday after a five-week trial over accusations that they used drugs and force to rape scores of women they had dazzled with their wealth and opulent lifestyle. The verdict came...

Awaiting Sex-Assault Verdict, Alexander Brother Is Hit Again

Reality TV broker Tracy Tutor files lawsuit accusing Oren Alexander of sex trafficking

(Newser) - A Bravo TV star has turned plaintiff in a new lawsuit against already-embattled real estate star Oren Alexander. Tracy Tutor, the Beverly Hills broker who appeared on six seasons of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles, filed a federal suit in New York on Thursday accusing Alexander of sexual assault and...

Panel Releases Videos of Clintons' Epstein Testimony

Depositions before House committee total 9 hours

(Newser) - House Republicans just put four-plus hours of Clinton testimony on the internet—twice. The House Oversight Committee on Monday released video of closed-door depositions with Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, conducted last week as part of its inquiry into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and convicted...

Ask Trump, Hillary Clinton Tells Panel Investigating Epstein

Former secretary of state testifies she doesn't know anything that would help the committee

(Newser) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used a closed-door appearance on Capitol Hill on Thursday to say, in effect, that lawmakers are asking the wrong person about Jeffrey Epstein. Testifying before the House Oversight Committee in Chappaqua, New York, the former first lady told lawmakers she has "no knowledge"...

Epstein Emails Suggest American Express Booked Women's Flights

Company says it eventually dropped sex offender

(Newser) - American Express is expressing regret over one of its most infamous former cardholders. Newly released Justice Department documents reviewed by CBS News suggest Jeffrey Epstein used the company's in-house travel service for years to arrange international flights for multiple women and girls, largely from Eastern Europe, whose names and...

State Attorney General Reopens Epstein Ranch Probe After Tip

New Mexico also launched a 'truth commission' this week

(Newser) - New Mexico's Justice Department is revisiting allegations of crimes tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's former ranch after an anonymous tip suggested two bodies might be buried nearby, state officials said Thursday. Attorney General Raúl Torrez ordered the renewed inquiry after reviewing documents in the final batch...

Pal Planned to Expose Epstein. Then Epstein Found Out

WSJ reports on failed 2016 cooperation deal with Frenchman Jean-Luc Brunel

(Newser) - Federal files newly obtained by the Wall Street Journal suggest Jeffrey Epstein came close to being exposed years earlier—by one of his own key facilitators. Reporters Khadeeja Safdar and Caitlin Ostroff detail how French modeling scout Jean-Luc Brunel was in quiet talks in 2016 to cooperate with New York...

Sweeping Probe Into Epstein's New Mexico Ranch Launched

Lawmakers form 'truth commission' with subpoena power to question witnesses

(Newser) - New Mexico is about to dig deeply into what, exactly, happened at Jeffrey Epstein's remote Zorro Ranch . State lawmakers on Monday unanimously approved a $2.5 million "truth commission" billed as the first comprehensive inquiry into alleged trafficking and sexual abuse at the 7,600-acre property, about 30...

Fallon's Sauce Venture Hamstrung by Epstein Files

Late-night host was to launch product line with ex-Sony Music chief Tommy Mottola, who's in the files

(Newser) - Jimmy Fallon's foray into the pasta aisle just boiled over. A planned line of sauces that the late-night host was developing with veteran music executive Tommy Mottola has been scrapped, as newly released Epstein files highlight Mottola's long-running ties to Jeffrey Epstein, per The Hollywood Reporter . The project,...

The Questions Maxwell Faces in House Deposition

She'll reportedly read a prepared statement, then invoke the Fifth

(Newser) - Ghislaine Maxwell will show up for Congress—but she doesn't plan to say much. Her attorney says Maxwell will invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee on Monday, appearing via video from the Texas prison where she is serving a...

A Whole Bunch of New Epstein Files Just Dropped

More than 3M pages were released by the DOJ, per Deputy AG Todd Blanche

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier's sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd...

Real Estate Titans' Sex Crimes Trial Set to Start

'A team' brothers, along with 3rd brother, face sex trafficking, rape charges that involve dozens of women

(Newser) - The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach. Two were high-end real estate brokers dubbed "The A Team." The third went to law school and ran their family's private security firm, which caters to heads of state and the rich and...

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Julio Iglesias Is Off the Legal Hook in Spain

Prosecutors there drop sex-abuse probe, saying alleged crimes took place outside Spanish purview

(Newser) - Spanish prosecutors have dropped a sexual abuse probe into singer Julio Iglesias, saying that the supposed crimes took place in the Caribbean, and that Spain therefore wouldn't have jurisdiction. In a written statement, the prosecutors noted that "all of the allegedly criminal acts would have occurred outside Spanish...

Review of Epstein Files Overwhelms Top Prosecutors

They're 'crushed by the work,' a redaction effort that threatens to delay other major SDNY cases

(Newser) - The most powerful federal prosecutor office in the country has effectively become the Epstein documents office. Sources and internal memos reviewed by Politico indicate that nearly every prosecutor in the Southern District of New York who isn't currently in court or prepping for an upcoming trial has been drafted...

DOJ Explains Why It Hasn't Yet Released 2M Epstein Files

DOJ says it's deploying 400 lawyers to review files for victim privacy

(Newser) - The document dump in the Jeffrey Epstein case is still in its early innings, NBC News reports. The Justice Department told a federal judge Monday that more than 2 million additional files tied to the late financier are awaiting release, with a team of roughly 400 department lawyers now combing...

Those Epstein Redactions Weren't So Redacted

Online sleuths use simple tricks to reveal payments to females, alleged cover-up tactics

(Newser) - Some of what the Justice Department tried to hide in newly released Jeffrey Epstein records apparently wasn't hidden very well. Online sleuths poring over the files say they've been able to overcome redactions using simple tricks—like copying and pasting the "redacted" lines into a document or...

Ghislaine Maxwell Makes New Plea to Get Out of Prison

Convicted Epstein associate to file habeas corpus petition

(Newser) - Two months after getting shut down by the Supreme Court , Ghislaine Maxwell is trying again to get out of prison. In a court filing to US District Court Judge Paul Engelmayer on Wednesday, Maxwell's lawyers said she intends to file a habeas corpus petition for her release. The filing...

Epstein's Former NM Ranch Now Under Scrutiny, Too

Lawmakers want to investigate whether sex-trafficking happened there, too

(Newser) - A secluded desert ranch where financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein once entertained guests is coming under new scrutiny in New Mexico, where two state legislators are proposing an investigative "truth commission" to determine exactly what went on there. The AP has the details:
  • Democratic state Rep. Andrea Romero
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Diddy Plans to Allocute During His Friday Sentencing

As Virginia Huynh disputes prosecutors' claims ahead of Diddy's sentencing

(Newser) - Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing is set for Friday, and as the clock ticks down, Combs' former girlfriend is again challenging the narrative laid out by prosecutors. Virginia Huynh sent a letter to Judge Arun Subramanian stating she was not sex trafficked, directly disputing what prosecutors have asserted. Huynh...

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