An investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s death in federal custody uncovered no evidence of criminality, a watchdog reported on June 27.
Misconduct by jail staffers led to Epstein’s death but no criminal acts were uncovered, the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Inspector General said in a 128-page report (pdf).
The watchdog found that staffers in the facility violated multiple policies, including failing to assign Epstein a new cellmate after his cellmate was transferred and failing to conduct rounds the morning he was found dead.
Epstein, arrested on July 6, 2019, on federal sex trafficking charges, was found hanging in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2019….