Two correctional officers responsible for guarding Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records. The city’s medical examiner ruled Epstein’s death a suicide. Epstein’s death while awaiting trial on charges he sexually abused underage girls was a major embarrassment for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. Federal prosecutors had subpoenaed up to 20 staff members at the jail in August. Epstein’s death ended the possibility of a trial that would have involved prominent figures and sparked widespread anger that he wouldn’t have to answer for the allegations.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 19, 2019 16:51 UTC