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Authorities Probe Financier Jeffrey Epstein's Apparent Suicide

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   The apparent suicide while in federal custody of well-connected U.S.
   financier Jeffrey Epstein is being investigated by the FBI and the
   Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General.

   Epstein, who had friendships with U.S. President Donald Trump, former
   President Bill Clinton and Britain's Prince Andrew, was facing the
   possibility of 45 years in prison if convicted on charges of
   orchestrating a sex trafficking ring and sexually abusing dozens of
   underage girls.

   Media reports said Epstein had been placed on suicide watch after a
   suspected earlier attempt to kill himself, but was removed from the
   watch at the end of July. The New York Times reported that Epstein was
   supposed to have been checked on every 30 minutes, but that procedure
   was not being followed the night before he was found dead.

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