(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In 2007, the Justice Department and Jeffrey Epstein agreed on what’s been widely criticized as a sweetheart plea deal to settle sex crime charges, including a charge for soliciting a minor. Epstein received a 13-month sentence in 2008 and 2009, serving much of it on work release.
According to newly unearthed documents, Epstein’s plea deal also allowed him to escape an investigation into possession of child pornography. The new documents, including an affidavit from an FBI agent who investigated Epstein, come from the “Epstein Files”—a trove of records released by the DOJ pursuant to congressional legislation passed last year.
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