The Epstein Investigation, Now That He’s Dead

<p>Federal prosecutors were confident that, this time, justice would be served in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. What happens to the case against him now that he is dead? Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/benjamin-weiser" target="_blank">Benjamin Weiser</a>, an investigative criminal justice reporter for The New York Times.</p><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading:</p><ul><li>Despite Jeffrey Epstein's death, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/11/nyregion/jeffrey-epstein-suicide-investigation.html?searchResultPosition=1?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">the criminal investigation that led to the sex-trafficking charges continues</a>. Prosecutors will focus on those who may have aided him.</li><li>At Mr. Epstein’s Palm Beach home,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/09/nyregion/epstein-sex-slave-documents.html?rref=collection%2Fbyline%2Fbenjamin-weiser&action=click&contentCollection=undefined&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=4&pgtype=collection?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> it was hard for workers to miss what was happening</a>, with about 100 masseuses seen there at various times. </li></ul>