Recently released government emails show that federal authorities knew Jeffrey Epstein was a high-profile case when they arrested him on sex trafficking charges in 2019. Top officials at the Bureau of Prisons demanded daily updates from the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York about the wealthy financier’s status and activities while in custody.
The emails, released by the government on Tuesday evening, show clear concern from leadership about managing Epstein’s case. Prison guards were told they had orders from “God” to keep a close watch on him, according to a Justice Department Office of the Inspector General investigation. Despite these clear instructions, the guards failed to follow basic monitoring procedures.
