Federal prosecutors allegedly pressured Jeffrey Epstein to pay large sums to purported victims, including minors who were later identified as adult...

The passage suggests possible prosecutorial misconduct and a scheme to extract money from Epstein by using questionable victim lists and a civil attorney tied to an AUSA’s personal relationship. It pr Prosecutors demanded Epstein pay at least $150,000 per alleged victim, many of whom were later found The USAO could not verify the victims' claims yet still pursued payment under 18 U.S.C. § 2255. A