The FBI is looking into if a âcriminal enterpriseâ played a role in Jeffrey Epsteinâs prison cell death.
In Tuesday testimony before Congress, Bureau of Prisons Director Kathleen Hawk Sawyer admitted that there is an investigation into whether others were involved in the jet-setting sex offenderâs death.
The answer was prompted by Sen. Lindsey Graham during questioning before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
âWith a case this high-profile, there has got to be either a major malfunction of the system or criminal enterprise at foot to allow this to happen. So, are you looking at both? Is the FBI looking at both?â the South Carolina Republican asked.
Hawk responded, âThe FBI is involved, and they are looking at criminal enterprise, yes.â
The official medical examiner report found that the Epstein, 66, hanged himself in his cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, but a forensic pathologist hired by Epsteinâs brother said that the death was more consistent with âhomicidal strangulation.â
Epstein was found dead in his prison cell just days before he was slated to testify in court and potentially reveal the names of multiple high-profile individuals who were complicit in his sexual abuse of women and underage girls.
The financier has traveled and spent time with celebrities and dignitaries such as former President Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew, although they have denied that their relationship was that close.
Two prison guards were arrested for failing to check on Epstein while he was detained at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. The duo was supposed to check on Epstein every 30 minutes but are accused of falling asleep on the job and falsifying the records.
