Courtney Wild, an unnamed victim in the 2008 lawsuit against the Department of Justice for the secret plea deal that allowed Epstein to avoid similar charges, spoke for the first time in court with a fellow accuser.
1h ago
Prosecutors said their case is getting "stronger by the day" after several more women contacted them in recent days to say he abused them when they were underage
6h ago
His lawyers say their client has not committed crimes since pleading guilty to soliciting a minor for prostitution charges in Florida in 2008
11h ago
What was this so-called sweetheart deal that Epstein was allowed to cut back in 2008 after his crimes initially came to light? Here's everything you need to know.
16h ago
The 'Blue Lives Matter' flag honoring the law enforcement outside the Colorado detention center was spray-painted with the words 'Abolish ICE'
2d ago
Known as the Zorro Ranch, the high-desert property is now tied to an investigation that the state attorney general's office says it has opened into Epstein with plans to forward findings to federal authorities in New York
Prosecutors submitted written arguments in advance of a bail hearing Monday, saying he faces "the very real possibility" of spending the rest of his life in prison amid a "shocking lack of understanding" of the gravity of his crimes.
President Donald Trump announced the news Friday with Acosta by his side at the White House, with Acosta saying stepping aside was the right decision.
3d ago
The women have reached out to attorneys in New York and Palm Beach, Florida, with their claims against the arrested New York money manager
His lawyers have argued that a non-prosecution agreement made more than a decade ago with federal prosecutors covers the same ground as the new charges. He pleaded not guilty Monday, and a judge asked defense lawyers and prosecutors to submit their bail arguments prior to a hearing next week.
4d ago
The renewed spotlight on the case has brought to notice the women in his life who were once called the "potential co-conspirators" in the alleged child sex ring.
5d ago
Jeffrey Epstein has been accused of sexually assaulting underage girls following his arrest from the Teterboro airport on Saturday, July 6
6d ago
The former hedge fund manager has been known to be friends with some of the most powerful people in the world including former president Bill Clinton and President Trump
Coco Gauff lost to former number one Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the fourth round at Wimbledon on Monday
7d ago
The financier and registered sex offender was arrested Saturday in New York on new sex-trafficking charges involving allegations that date to the early 2000s
Epstein, a wealthy hedge fund manager who once counted as friends former Bill Clinton, Britain's Prince Andrew, and Donald Trump, was taken into federal custody and is expected to appear Monday in Manhattan federal court
Jul 6
The 22-year-old defensive tackle is currently in a critical condition at a Miami-area trauma unit following the horrific car accident in south Florida on Thursday
Jul 4
Dan Watson shouted out asking his family to come out of the water as soon as he saw the shark approaching at Florida's New Smyrna Beach
Jul 2
33-year-old Dorleans Philidor tried to have a go at Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Lisa Walsh during his hearing on June 21 by throwing his feces at her from his wheelchair
Jun 22
The accident left the reptile stunned and enraged, and law enforcement said the animal was walking in circles by the time they arrived
Jun 21
45-year-old Alicia Williams is the second American tourist to die from cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic this month
Jun 20
Deputies from the Palm Bay Police Department arrested 35-year-old Christopher William Monnin in connection to a spate of pool toy thefts in the city in the last seven months
Jun 18
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, sea turtles are federally protected under the U.S Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the law makes it illegal to harm or harass sea turtles, their nests or hatchlings in Florida.
Jun 17
Ernest Joseph Roberts, 39, was taken into custody after being charged with the first-degree murder of the 41-year-old mother-of-two Kameela Russell
Jun 16
Climate change is projected to increase heat-related mortality in the US, Europe, the Americas, East, and Southeast Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and North Africa
Jun 11
The suspect, identified as Katie Lee Pitchford, was arrested after the alleged assault; however she has denied being physically abusive with the victim
Scot Peterson was seen on surveillance video rushing with two staff members toward the building where the shooting happened but he never went inside. He was charged with child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury — allegations that carry a maximum prison sentence of nearly 100 years.
Jun 4
Tongen was a regular at Miami TV station WPLG for three decades and among his popular segments were ’10 Taxi’ wherein he drove popular guests like Joan Rivers, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Eva Mendez and Vin Diesel around in a 1967 Checker cab
Jun 3
The two NBA legends will now be able to swap their years of play on the sidelines while watching their sons play on the same team
Nancy Sander revealed the house, located just outside Macy, Indiana, in Miami County, belonged to her sister who was in Florida with her family when the notorious EF-2 tornado hit the area
May 30
Gedeon Desir, 13, Lens Desir, 15, and Richecarde Dumay, 17, were part of the Little Haiti Football Club, a nonprofit that helps less fortunate children with athletic talent.
May 28
Doctors said April Fox’s 10-month-old daughter, Sophia, had already suffered previous fractures to her arms and legs when she was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida with a fractured skull and swelling in the brain
May 24
Ahead of his execution, a survivor recalls her time with a Florida serial killer before he was arrested in a 1984 murderous spree
May 23
Bobby Joe Long, 65, responsible for the rape and murder of at least 10 women in Tampa, Florida and the rapes of at least 50 women, is scheduled to be executed at 6 pm Thursday
Prosecutors say Kellen Winslow Jr., once the highest-paid tight end in the NFL, raped 54-year-old hitchhiker and 59-year-old homeless woman, while defense lawyers argue the sex was consensual
May 21
UnitedHealthcare, the nation's largest insurance company, has found itself embroiled in a class-action lawsuit related to its denial of coverage for cancer patients undergoing proton beam therapy
May 16
US Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres granted the 21-year-old Black release on a $550,000 bond with house arrest, although he faces other criminal cases that could keep him locked up
Governor Ron DeSantis will decide whether to sign the bill and create the Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database, which passed both houses of the legislature on May 3
May 15
35-year-old Heather Anne Lacey — who was living on the streets and suffered from bipolar disorder — had been missing since Thanksgiving in 2013
May 14
The order by Chief Judge Mark Walker came after a preliminary injunction in a case brought forth by voters who were educated in Puerto Rico and lacked proficiency in English.
May 13
Muhammad Ali was arguably one of the greatest heavyweights to enter the boxing ring, and Mike Tyson, his greatest fan, couldn't bear to see him lose.
May 10
A part of the reason cases are on the rise is because of a growing fear of vaccines among people, despite the fact that an estimated 20 million lives have been saved by immunization from the disease due to vaccines since 2000
32-year-old Nicholas Gibson has been slapped with numerous charges regarding the April murder and will likely face more after his confession.
May 9
The plane, carrying 143 people, was in shallow water and not submerged. Everyone on the plane was alive and accounted for,
May 4
Everyone on board was alive and accounted for but crews were working to control jet fuel on the water
May 3
The legislation comes as part of the 'Guardian program' created by lawmakers last year to address the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland
May 2
The facilities did not meet the standard safety requirements and had sales agents with no medical licenses guiding patients on what surgeries to undergo
Apr 23
Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader said 18-year-old Sol Pais was discovered by the FBI with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Apr 17
18-year-old Sol Pais, who reportedly traveled to Denver from Miami, Florida, on April 15 night, bought a pump-action shotgun as well as ammunition
The look is the brainchild of Miami-based designer and photographer Joel Alvarez who says he has spent nearly a decade trying to perfect it
Apr 15
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