US federal authorities could have prevented Epstein crimes, report finds

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According to a final report by the Republican-led US House Oversight Committee, failures by federal investigators and prosecutors allowed disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to continue his criminal activities after 2005. The 15-month investigation highlights Epstein's pervasive influence and the shortcomings of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, which entered into a 2007 agreement allowing him to evade federal prosecution. The report also concludes that Epstein's 2019 death in a New York prison was the result of institutional failures, including staffing shortages and lax security. Committee Chairman James Comer accused the Department of Justice of failing victims, while Democrats dismissed the report as incomplete and politically motivated. The Department of Justice responded by stating that the Epstein case remains open.