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Anna Betts

Epstein sought to restore his reputation after guilty plea, documents reveal

Jeffrey Epstein appears in court, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on 30 July 2008.
Jeffrey Epstein appears in court, in West Palm Beach, Florida, on 30 July 2008. Photograph: Uma Sanghvi/AP

Jeffrey Epstein and his associates worked to suppress negative press and rebuild his image in the years after he pleaded guilty in 2008 to state charges in Florida of solicitation of prostitution and of solicitation of prostitution with a minor, newly released documents reveal.

The documents, among 20,000 pages released on Wednesday by Republican members of the House oversight committee, include emails and memos that depict a coordinated effort to influence online search results and journalists, and restore Epstein’s reputation.

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