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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Larry Neumeister

Florida woman pleads guilty to defrauding fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims

Jeffrey Epstein Compensation Fraud - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money.

Jennifer Percival, a scholar who has written books on autism, entered the plea in federal court in New York on Monday, the same day that she was charged in the case. A transcript of the proceeding was entered in the court record Wednesday.

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