Jeffrey Epstein Is Too Rich and Scared Not to Flee, Prosecutors Argue
- U.S. cites homes, planes and cars as means to finance escape
- Fund manager faces as many as 45 years in prison if convicted
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Jeffrey Epstein has both the means and the motive to flee, federal prosecutors said Monday in their effort to deny bail to the wealthy fund manager arrested on charges of child sex trafficking.
The “exorbitant wealth” they cited in a court filing includes a mansion in New York once valued at $77 million, two residences in the U.S. Virgin Islands -- one of them on his own private island -- and homes in Paris, New Mexico and Palm Beach, Florida. They listed 15 cars, including a Range Rover and a Mercedes-Benz sedan, and two private planes, one of which is capable of international travel.