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37 reports indexed, newest first.

August 2026

  1. Judge rejects Maxwell's habeas bid to overturn conviction

    Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected Maxwell's claims that new evidence warranted vacating her conviction, calling them meritless.

    Verdict Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

July 2026

  1. Acting AG Blanche meets Epstein survivors ahead of confirmation vote

    Todd Blanche, nominated as attorney general, met with Epstein accusers after a Republican senator made it a condition of his support.

    Policy change Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

April 2026

  1. Justice Department inspector general audits handling of Epstein files

    The department's internal watchdog launched an audit of how it handled and released Epstein-related records.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by WPTV (Scripps News)

  2. Trump fires Attorney General Pam Bondi

    Trump removed Bondi, whose tenure was dogged by the Epstein files controversy; Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche became acting attorney general.

    Policy change Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by The New York Times

February 2026

  1. Files show FBI concluded Epstein did not run trafficking ring for powerful men

    Released records showed FBI investigators found evidence Epstein abused young women and girls but not that he trafficked them to other prominent men.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

  2. DOJ pulls thousands of Epstein files that exposed victim information

    The department said it removed thousands of documents and media that may have inadvertently revealed survivors' identities and was fixing redactions.

    Policy change Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

January 2026

  1. Justice Department releases 3 million pages of Epstein files

    The largest release yet included millions of pages, images and videos and new details about the earlier federal investigation and Epstein's contacts.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

December 2025

  1. DOJ misses deadline, says completing Epstein release may take weeks

    The department said it had found more than a million additional potentially relevant documents and needed more time, drawing bipartisan criticism.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

  2. Justice Department begins releasing Epstein files under new law

    On the law's deadline, the department began posting Epstein investigative files, with heavy redactions and only part of the material released.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by Associated Press

  3. Judge allows release of abandoned Florida Epstein grand jury transcripts

    Citing the new transparency law, a federal judge permitted the Justice Department to release transcripts from the 2000s federal grand jury probe in Florida.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

November 2025

  1. Trump signs Epstein Files Transparency Act

    After near-unanimous votes in Congress, Trump signed a law requiring the Justice Department to release its Epstein files within 30 days.

    Legislation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

  2. Bondi orders federal probe of Epstein's ties to Clinton and others at Trump's urging

    Attorney General Bondi assigned a federal prosecutor to investigate Epstein's ties to Bill Clinton and other figures Trump named, a move critics said could delay records releases.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

October 2025

  1. Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal

    The Supreme Court turned away Maxwell's argument that Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement barred her prosecution, leaving her conviction intact.

    Verdict Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by CNN

August 2025

  1. Justice Department releases transcripts of Maxwell interviews

    The department published transcripts and audio of Maxwell's interviews, in which she denied witnessing misconduct by prominent figures.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by KSAT (Associated Press)

July 2025

  1. Maxwell given limited immunity in interviews with deputy attorney general

    Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche interviewed Maxwell over two days in Tallahassee under a grant of limited immunity.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by ABC News

  2. Judge denies request to unseal Florida Epstein grand jury transcripts

    A federal judge in Florida rejected the Justice Department's request to release transcripts from 2005-2007 grand jury proceedings, citing secrecy rules.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by The Boston Globe

  3. DOJ and FBI memo says no Epstein client list exists

    A Justice Department and FBI review concluded there was no evidence of a client list or blackmail scheme and affirmed Epstein died by suicide, sparking bipartisan backlash.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by NPR

February 2025

  1. Justice Department's first Epstein files release yields few new revelations

    Attorney General Pam Bondi's office released a first batch of Epstein-related records, much of which had already been public.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by The Boston Globe

September 2024

  1. Appeals court upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction

    The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Maxwell's argument that Epstein's 2008 non-prosecution agreement shielded her from prosecution.

    Verdict Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by Reuters

January 2024

  1. Court documents naming Epstein associates unsealed

    A federal judge's order led to the release of hundreds of pages from Giuffre's defamation case against Maxwell naming people connected to Epstein; being named did not imply wrongdoing.

    Lawsuit filed Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by The Guardian

June 2022

  1. Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in prison

    Judge Alison Nathan sentenced Maxwell to 20 years for helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.

    Conviction Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by The Guardian

December 2021

  1. Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of sex trafficking for Epstein

    A federal jury found Maxwell guilty on five of six counts, including sex trafficking of a minor.

    Conviction Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by Associated Press

November 2021

  1. Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking trial opens in Manhattan

    Prosecutors told jurors Maxwell and Epstein were partners in the abuse of teenage girls as her federal trial began; her lawyers argued she was being blamed for Epstein's crimes.

    Criminal charges Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by Associated Press

November 2020

  1. DOJ review finds Acosta used poor judgment in Epstein deal

    The Office of Professional Responsibility concluded Acosta exercised poor judgment in resolving the federal Epstein investigation but did not commit professional misconduct.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by CNN

July 2020

  1. Ghislaine Maxwell denied bail, pleads not guilty

    A federal judge denied Maxwell bail, calling her a flight risk, after she pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    Criminal charges Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by BBC News

  2. Ghislaine Maxwell arrested on federal charges tied to Epstein

    FBI agents arrested Maxwell in New Hampshire on charges that she helped recruit and groom minors for Epstein in the 1990s.

    Criminal charges Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New HampshireReported by CNN

August 2019

  1. Criminal case against Epstein formally dismissed after his death

    A federal judge dismissed the sex trafficking indictment after Epstein's death, following a hearing where dozens of accusers addressed the court.

    Criminal charges Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by CNN

  2. Unsealed court records from Giuffre v. Maxwell detail allegations against Epstein associates

    A federal appeals court ordered documents unsealed from Virginia Giuffre's defamation suit against Ghislaine Maxwell, including allegations involving Prince Andrew, which he denied.

    Lawsuit filed Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by The Guardian

July 2019

  1. Judge denies Epstein bail in sex trafficking case

    A federal judge in Manhattan ordered Epstein held without bail, citing danger to the community and flight risk.

    Criminal charges Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by NPR

  2. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta resigns over Epstein plea deal

    Acosta, who as U.S. attorney in Miami approved the 2008 Epstein agreement, announced his resignation as labor secretary amid mounting criticism.

    Policy change Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, District of ColumbiaReported by The New York Times

  3. Jeffrey Epstein arrested on federal sex trafficking charges

    Epstein was arrested at a New Jersey airport on federal charges brought in Manhattan accusing him of sex trafficking of minors in New York and Florida.

    Criminal charges Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, New YorkReported by Miami Herald

February 2019

  1. Federal judge rules prosecutors broke law by hiding Epstein deal from victims

    U.S. District Judge Kenneth Marra found that federal prosecutors violated the Crime Victims' Rights Act by failing to tell victims about the non-prosecution agreement.

    Verdict Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by NBC News

  2. Justice Department opens internal probe into handling of Epstein plea deal

    The Justice Department's Office of Professional Responsibility opened an investigation into how federal prosecutors in Miami handled the 2008 Epstein non-prosecution agreement.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by NBC News

November 2018

  1. Miami Herald series reexamines Epstein's secret 2008 deal and the victims it left behind

    The Miami Herald's Perversion of Justice series, with a timeline of the case, detailed how federal prosecutors led by Alexander Acosta negotiated a lenient deal with Epstein and kept victims in the dark.

    Investigation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by Miami Herald

October 2018

  1. Justice Department opens federal investigation into clergy abuse in Pennsylvania dioceses

    Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania served subpoenas on Catholic dioceses across the state, opening the first known federal investigation into clergy sexual abuse and its concealment in the wake of the grand jury report.

    Investigation Catholic Church abuse crisis (United States)United States, PennsylvaniaReported by The Washington Times

January 2015

  1. Court filing accuses Ghislaine Maxwell and alleges Prince Andrew links in Epstein case

    Filings in a federal Crime Victims' Rights Act case challenging Epstein's plea deal alleged that Maxwell recruited girls and that Prince Andrew was involved; both denied the allegations.

    Allegation Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by The Guardian

July 2008

  1. Epstein begins jail sentence after state plea deal tied to federal non-prosecution agreement

    Epstein began serving an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to state prostitution-related charges, under an arrangement with federal prosecutors in Miami that spared him federal charges.

    Conviction Jeffrey EpsteinUnited States, FloridaReported by The New York Times