
Jeffrey Epstein
A deceased American financier and convicted sex offender whose network and activities are the subject of ongoing controversy and investigation, with speculation about a 'deep state' cover-up of his files.
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Summary
Jeffrey Edward Epstein (1953-2019) was an American financier and convicted child sex offender. Born and raised in New York City, he began his career as a teacher before transitioning into the banking and finance sector, eventually starting his own firm and serving as president of Liquid Funding Ltd. He cultivated an elite social circle, but his activities involved procuring and sexually abusing women and children. Epstein was first investigated in 2005 in Florida, leading to a controversial 2008 conviction for procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute, for which he served a short sentence. He was arrested again in 2019 on federal sex trafficking charges in Florida and New York. Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell in August 2019, a death that has been met with significant public skepticism and conspiracy theories, despite official rulings and later FBI footage releases. His associations with figures like Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump, as well as controversies surrounding the withholding of "Epstein Files" by the FBI, have drawn considerable public attention.
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Born
1953-01-20
Died
2019-08-10
Company
Liquid Funding Ltd. (President)
Parents
Paula Epstein, Seymour Epstein
Education
Cooper Union (transferred), New York University (dropped out)
Foundation
Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation (Founder)
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
Financier, broker, educator, teacher
Cause of Death
Suicide by hanging (official ruling, disputed)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, US
Place of Death
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City, US
Timeline
- Born Jeffrey Edward Epstein in New York City, US. (Source: Wikipedia)
1953-01-20
- Dismissed from the Dalton School, where he worked as a teacher. (Source: Wikipedia)
1976
- Founded the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, dedicated to supporting cutting-edge science and science education. (Source: web_search_results)
2000
- Served as president of Liquid Funding Ltd., a company pioneering in expanding debt types accepted on the repo market. (Source: web_search_results)
2000-2007
- Police in Palm Beach, Florida, began investigating Epstein after a parent reported he had sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter. (Source: Wikipedia)
2005
- Pleaded guilty and was convicted by a Florida state court of procuring a child for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute, serving almost 13 months with work release as part of a controversial plea deal. (Source: Wikipedia)
2008
- Arrested again on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. (Source: Wikipedia)
2019-07-06
- Died in his jail cell; his death was ruled a suicide by hanging, though disputed by his lawyers and met with public skepticism. (Source: Wikipedia)
2019-08-10
- All criminal charges against him were dismissed due to his death. (Source: Wikipedia)
2019-08-29
- Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's long-time associate, was convicted on US federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for helping him procure girls. (Source: Wikipedia)
2021
- The FBI released CCTV footage supporting the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide, though approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds of the video were missing and found to have been modified. (Source: Wikipedia)
2025-07-07
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Jeffrey Edward Epstein ( EP-steen; January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender. Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional career as a teacher at the Dalton School, despite lacking a college degree. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm. Epstein cultivated an elite social circle and procured many women and children whom he and his associates sexually abused. In 2005, police in Palm Beach, Florida, began investigating Epstein after a parent reported that he had sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter. Federal officials identified 36 girls, some as young as 14 years old, whom Epstein had allegedly sexually abused. Epstein pleaded guilty and was convicted in 2008 by a Florida state court of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute. He was convicted of only these two crimes as part of a controversial plea deal, and served almost 13 months in custody but with extensive work release. Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. He died in his jail cell on August 10, 2019. The medical examiner ruled that his death was a suicide by hanging. Epstein's lawyers have disputed the ruling, and there has been significant public skepticism about the true cause of his death, resulting in numerous conspiracy theories. In 2025, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released CCTV footage supporting the conclusion that Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell. However, when the Department of Justice released the footage, approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds of it was missing, and the video was found to have been modified despite the FBI's claim that it was raw. Since Epstein's death precluded the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against him, a judge dismissed all criminal charges on August 29, 2019. Epstein had a decades-long association with the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who recruited young girls for him, leading to her 2021 conviction on US federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for helping him procure girls, including a 14-year-old, for child sexual abuse and prostitution. His friendship with public figures including Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, and Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway, has attracted significant controversy.
Web Search Results
- Jeffrey Epstein - Wikipedia
Jeffrey Edward Epstein (/ˈ ɛ p s t iː n/ⓘ_EP-steen_;( January 20, 1953–August 10, 2019) was an American financier and child sex offender.( Born and raised in New York City, Epstein began his professional career as a teacher at the Dalton School, despite lacking a college degree. After his dismissal from the school in 1976, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles before starting his own firm. Epstein cultivated an elite social circle and procured [...] Epstein was the president of the company Liquid Funding Ltd. between 2000 and 2007.( The company was an early pioneer in expanding the kind of debt that could be accepted on repurchase, or the repo market, which involves a lender giving money to a borrower in exchange for securities "Security (finance)") that the borrower then agrees to buy back at an agreed-upon later time and price. The innovation of Liquid Funding, and other early companies, was that instead of having stocks and bonds "Bond [...] | Jeffrey Epstein | | --- | | Image 5 2006 mugshot of Epstein | | Born | Jeffrey Edward Epstein (1953-01-20)January 20, 1953 New York City, US | | Died | August 10, 2019(2019-08-10) (aged 66) Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York City, US | | Cause of death | Suicide by hanging | | Education | Cooper Union (transferred) New York University (dropped out) | | Occupations | Financier broker educator | | Family | Mark Epstein "Mark Epstein (property developer)") (brother) | | |
- Jeffrey Epstein | EBSCO Research Starters
Jeffrey Epstein | EBSCO Research Starters =============== Skip to main navigation ; New York University (attended) Significance: Jeffrey Epstein was a wealthy financier who associated with many famous and wealthy people. A registered sex offender, he was arrested in 2019 and charged with sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking but died in a federal penitentiary before the trial. Background ---------- [...] Jeffrey Epstein was born in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. The elder of two sons of Paula and Seymour Epstein, he grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Coney Island. His father worked as a construction laborer before becoming a groundskeeper for the New York City Parks Department. His mother worked as a school aide when her sons were young and as a secretary for an insurance company once they were in high school. [...] Epstein also began associating with socially prominent people, including former president Bill Clinton, real estate mogul Donald Trump, movie stars, scientists, and other celebrities. In 2000, Epstein founded the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, whose mission was the support of cutting-edge science and science education. It gave millions of dollars to Harvard University for a molecular biology evolution program as well as to scientists and other educational institutions.
- Jeffrey Epstein Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Sex ...
JEFFREY EPSTEIN, 66, is charged with one count of sex trafficking of minors, which carries a maximum sentence of 40 years in prison, and one count of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. The statutory maximum and mandatory penalties are prescribed by Congress and are provided here for informational purposes only, as any sentencing of the defendant would be determined by the judge. [...] Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and James P. O’Neill, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced that JEFFREY EPSTEIN was arrested Saturday and charged with sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors. The indictment unsealed today alleges that, [...] U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “As alleged, Jeffrey Epstein abused underage girls for years, operating a scheme in which girls he victimized would recruit others for Epstein to exploit and abuse. Epstein exploited girls who were vulnerable to abuse, enticed them with cash payments, and escalated his conduct to include sex acts, often occurring at his residence on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. While the charged conduct is from a number of years ago, the victims – then children and
- Jeffrey Epstein documents: DOJ, FBI conclude no "client list ... - Axios
U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein in 2019. Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images President Trump's Justice Department and FBI have concluded they have no evidence that convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed powerful figures, kept a "client list" or was murdered, according to a memo detailing the findings obtained by Axios.
- What are the Jeffrey Epstein files and will they be released?
Thu 24 Jul 2025 15.22 EDT Last modified on Thu 24 Jul 2025 20.21 EDT Share A trove of documents related to the child sexual abuse offender Jeffrey Epstein are at the center of a splinter between Donald Trump and his rightwing allies. [...] Questions still swirl over potential ties to the intelligence community. Bondi told reporters: “To him being an agent, I have no knowledge about that. We can get back to you on that.” The former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett denied Epstein was an Israeli agent, a frequent claim made without evidence. “The accusation that Jeffrey Epstein somehow worked for Israel or the Mossad running a blackmail ring is categorically and totally false,” Bennett said. [...] The federal government has a “truckload” of documents from and about Epstein related to his criminal cases, according to reported comments of Pam Bondi, the US attorney general. This includes his flight logs for private planes and contacts, which is sometimes referred to as his “black book” – which has already been publicly posted online.
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View on DBPediaJeffrey Edward Epstein (/ˈɛpstiːn/ EP-steen; January 20, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American sex offender and financier. Epstein, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, began his professional life by teaching at the Dalton School in Manhattan, despite lacking a college degree. After his dismissal from the school, he entered the banking and finance sector, working at Bear Stearns in various roles; he eventually started his own firm. Epstein developed an elite social circle and procured many women and children; he and associates then sexually abused them. In 2005, police in Palm Beach, Florida, began investigating Epstein after a parent reported that he had sexually abused her 14-year-old daughter. Epstein pleaded guilty and was convicted in 2008 by a Florida state court of procuring a child for prostitution and of soliciting a prostitute. He served almost 13 months in custody, but with extensive work release. He was convicted of only these two crimes as part of a controversial plea deal; federal officials had identified 36 girls, some as young as 14 years old, whom Epstein had allegedly sexually abused. Epstein was arrested again on July 6, 2019, on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York. He died in his jail cell on August 10, 2019. The medical examiner ruled that his death was a suicide by hanging. Epstein's lawyers have disputed the ruling, and there has been significant public skepticism about the true cause of his death, resulting in numerous conspiracy theories. Since Epstein's death precluded the possibility of pursuing criminal charges against him, a judge dismissed all criminal charges on August 29, 2019. Epstein had a decades-long association with the British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, leading to her 2021 conviction on U.S. federal charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy for helping him procure girls, including a 14-year-old, for child sexual abuse and prostitution.
