December 19, 2019
From men on the periphery of a presidential scandal to rich parents bribing their kids' way into college, 2019 was rife with headline-grabbing white collar cases, even while prosecutors suffered defeat in some of their most complicated fraud trials. Here, Law360 looks back at a few of the biggest white collar rulings of 2019.
August 27, 2019
A New York federal judge on Tuesday held an unusual hearing on prosecutors' bid to drop sex trafficking charges against the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in jail earlier in August in an apparent suicide, allowing about two dozen of his alleged victims to address the court.
August 09, 2019
Federal investigators will examine the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the financier charged with sex trafficking underage girls, after officials said he was found dead in his Manhattan federal jail cell on Saturday morning, derailing a blockbuster trial a day after a trove of documents connected to him were made public.
July 31, 2019
A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday tentatively blocked off time on his calendar for June 2020 to try the sex trafficking case against financier Jeffrey Epstein, but declined to set a formal trial date after the parties sparred over the specific timing.
July 18, 2019
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday denied bail to financier Jeffrey Epstein, who stands accused of sex trafficking and conspiracy, ruling that he saw no way to ensure Epstein, a registered sex offender, would not endanger others if he was allowed out of custody.
July 15, 2019
The government sparred with sex-trafficking suspect Jeffrey Epstein at a bail hearing on Monday, decrying his "offensive" arguments it said minimized the charges — arguments punctuated by pleas to jail him from two women who say Epstein had victimized them.
July 12, 2019
Wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's bid for release ahead of trial on underage sex trafficking charges may be a hard sell given the wishes of victims and what could be child pornography found in his home, despite his offer to pay private guards to keep watch.
July 12, 2019
Financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid $350,000 in a possible attempt to influence two potential witnesses in his sex trafficking case, New York federal prosecutors said Friday, adding that more women alleging they were Epstein's victims have come forward.
July 11, 2019
Financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein argued in a court filing on Thursday that he should be released ahead of trial on sex trafficking charges, because he's not "particularly dangerous" and is willing to undergo home detention — a measure the judge on the case has previously criticized as available only to wealthy defendants.
July 08, 2019
Billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein may have evaded sex-trafficking charges over a decade ago in Florida, but the Southern District of New York has now taken up the case and hit him Monday with counts of conspiracy and sex trafficking. Here are four key points attorneys need to know about Epstein, the charges he's facing and his history with prosecutors.