Epstein guards getting no jail time continues trend in saga

Published May 24, 2021 12:00am ET



The two prison guards who skipped their rounds and falsified records the night that Jeffrey Epstein allegedly died by suicide will dodge jail time after agreeing to cooperate with a DOJ inspector general investigation, the latest examples in the Epstein saga seemingly let off the hook.

The announcement by the Southern District of New York follows a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation in May and a DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility investigation in November separately concluding they had uncovered no criminality in how investigators and prosecutors handled the case against the jet-setting financier and deceased sex offender, leading to renewed calls for accountability.

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