Two law enforcement sources say socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is a principal focus of an FBI investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, who died awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
The FBI is investigating British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell and several other people linked to US financier Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself
while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.One of the two sources said the probe remained at an early stageThey said a principal focus of the FBI's investigation was Ms Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein, and other"people who facilitated" Epstein's allegedly illegal behaviour.
Ms Maxwell has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing. Her lawyers Jeffrey Pagliuca and Ty Gee did not respond to a request for comment. The FBI was also following up on many leads received from women who contacted a hotline the agency set up at its New York field office in the wake of
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