November 19, 2019
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FBI investigating possibility of ‘criminal enterprise’ in Jeffrey Epstein death, prisons chief admits
FBI investigators probing the death of Jeffrey Epstein are looking into whether a “criminal enterprise” may have played a role, the Bureau of Prisons’ director revealed Tuesday during testimony on Capitol Hill.
Kathleen Hawk Sawyer made the admission during a line of questioning involving Sen. Lindsay Graham, in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“The FBI is involved and they are looking at criminal enterprise, yes,” Sawyer responded.
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New York City’s medical examiner ruled that the convicted sex offender took his own life inside his Manhattan federal prison cell on Aug. 10.
There are also reports Tuesday that two prison guards who were on duty during the night in which Epstein killed himself will soon be arrested on federal charges linked to their alleged failure to check on his well-being.
When Graham asked Sawyer how such a death like Epstein’s could have happened, she said “the whole situation is still under the investigation of the FBI and the Inspector General’s office and I’m really not at liberty to discuss specifics of this case.
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“I can discuss issues around institutional operations but I can’t specifically talk about that particular issue,” she noted.
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Sawyer then explained how Epstein was on suicide watch prior to his death and how the Bureau of Prisons has “different tiers of response if we identify an inmate who appears to have suicidal thinking.”
“They move into psychological observation,” she later said. “Psychologists see them routinely, interview them repeatedly and once it’s determined that the threat of suicide seems to have passed, then that inmate can be returned back to open population.”
Graham didn’t seem pleased with her response.
“Well clearly it didn’t work here so we await the report because all the victims of Mr. Epstein have to have their heart ripped out as they will never see justice,” he said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.