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Outcry as Jeffrey Epstein found dead in jail, FBI investigates

People hold signs of Jeffrey Epstein outside the federal courthouse in New York City on July 8, 2019, as he was charged for sex trafficking; he was found dead in his prison cell on August 10. [AFP]

US financier Jeffrey Epstein, awaiting trial on charges he trafficked underage girls for sex, was found dead in his prison cell Saturday from an apparent suicide, officials said.

Political leaders and law enforcement officials quickly expressed shock that a high-profile detainee who had already apparently tried to end his life in late July and would presumably be under close watch could manage to commit suicide. The Justice Department and the FBI launched investigations of the jet-set hedge fund manager's death.

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