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Noteworthy News Clips 8-12-2019 From To Hugh Hurwitz, Kevin Pistro Date 2019/08/12 09:38 Subject: Noteworthy News Clips 8-12-2019 Attachments: TEXT. htm Obviously numerous Epstein articles. This is a sampling. Star Tribune: "Epstein's guards worked extreme OT shifts morning of death" Guards on Jeffrey Epstein's unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide, a person familiar with the jail's operations told The Associated Press. http://www.startribune.com/epstein-dies-in-the-dark-but-abuse-investigation-carries- on/533900392/ WaPo: "Corrections officers did not check on Epstein for ‘several hours’ before his death, violating protocol, person familiar with case says," Matt Zapotosky and Devlin Barrett, August 11, 2019, 11:13 PM Corrections officers had not checked in on financier and registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for “several” hours before he was found hanging in his cell Saturday, a person familiar with the matter said, just one in a series of missteps in the hours leading up to his death. [Continue Reading] AP: "Debbie Wasserman Schultz demands Epstein investigation," Jerry Dunleavy, August 11, 2019, 7:44 PM Democratic Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz described as "obscenely inadequate" the Saturday announcement from Attorney General William Barr that Inspector General Michael Horowitz would be investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. [Continue Reading] NYT: “Before Jail Suicide, Jeffrey Epstein Was Left Alone and Not Closely Monitored,” Katie Benner, August 11, 2019, 11:00 AM Jeffrey Epstein, the financier wno hanged himself in a federal jail in Manhattan, was supposed to have been checked by guards every 30 minutes, but that procedure was not being followed the night before he was found, a law-enforcement official with knowledge of his detention said. In addition, the jail had transferred his cellmate and allowed Mr. Epstein to be housed alone in a cell just two weeks after he had been taken off suicide watch, a decision that also violated the jail’s normal procedure, two officials said. [Continue Reading] Page 4652 DOJ-OGR-00023896