'Any co-conspirators should not rest easy.' Attorney General William Barr says he was 'appalled' and 'angry' after the suicide death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and that 'we will get to the bottom of what happened.'
Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was taken off suicide watch July 29, in part, at the urging of his defense attorneys, sources familiar with the decision told ABC News as federal agents were seen at the grounds of the financier's island home in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the U.S. Virgin Islands has declined to comment on the nature of the operation. The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of New York also declined to comment, but in a weekend statement the U.S. Attorney, Geoffrey Berman, said the investigation into Epstein’s alleged sex trafficking"remains ongoing."
Barr also raised alarm over what he described as"serious irregularities" in the prison's handling of Epstein. Barr additionally said he was"angered" about what he described as the Manhattan Correctional Center's"failure" to secure Epstein, and highlighted what he called"irregularities" in the MCC's system that have already surfaced in the early stages of the DOJ investigations.
The day after Epstein's death in prison, Barr announced he had asked the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General to investigate the circumstances surrounding the matter, in addition to an FBI investigation that already launched.
"Every single person in the Justice Department -- from your Main Justice headquarters staff all the way to the night-shift jailer -- knew that this man was a suicide risk, and that his dark secrets couldn't be allowed to die with him," Sasse, R-Neb., said."Given Epstein's previous attempted suicide, he should have been locked in a padded room under unbroken, 24/7, constant surveillance. Obviously, heads must roll.
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