The criminal case against accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has been officially dismissed, almost three weeks after he died in jail
The criminal case against the late Jeffrey Epstein was officially dismissed Thursday, almost three weeks after the accused sex trafficker died in his jail cell.
Judge Richard Berman, who was overseeing the case, signed what's known as a"nolle prosequi," or a notice that the court will no longer pursue the charges, citing Epstein's death. The dismissal was expected, as prosecutors had filed a motion to dismiss the federal sex trafficking charges after the multimillionaire's death on August 10, which the medical examiner deemed a suicide.
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