At least one guard on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died in prison is expected to surrender Tuesday at federal court in Manhattan to face charges that are expected to include falsifying records, according to a source familiar with the case.
CNN reported last week that at least one federal prison worker had been offered a plea deal, and that the plea deal negotiations between prosecutors and attorneys indicated forthcoming charges by the Department of Justice relating to Epstein's death.The New York Times, citing a person briefed on the case, and the Washington Post, citing people familiar with the matter, report that a second guard could also be charged as early as this week.
Read MoreAt the time of his death, Epstein was perhaps the highest-profile inmate in the country, and his apparent suicide sparked an investigation by the Manhattan US Attorney's office into the circumstances of his death as well as public outcry about oversight at the federal prison.Of the two officers who were responsible for monitoring Epstein the night he died, one was not a detention guard but was temporarily reassigned to that post, according to a person briefed on the matter.
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Criminal charges expected this week against Epstein guardsTwo corrections officers suspected of failing to make the required checks on Jeffrey Epstein the night before he took his own life are expected to face charges for falsifying prison logs, two people familiar with the matter tell the AP.
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Criminal charges expected this week against two officers who guarded Jeffrey EpsteinTwo 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.
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Two jail guards expected to be charged over Jeffrey Epstein death: NY TimesTwo federal workers who were on duty on the night financier Jeffrey Epstein kill...
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Two jail guards have been arrested over Jeffrey Epstein death: NY TimesTwo correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein on the night he killed himself in his New York jail cell are being taken into custody on federal charges related to their alleged failure to check on him, The New York Times said on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter
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Jeffrey Epstein death: Jail guards arrested for botching safety checks on accused sex traffickerEpstein, a former friend of Presidents Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, as well as Britain's Prince Andrew, was being held in a jail in lower Manhattan on child sex trafficking charges at the time of his death.
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