Millionaire Jeffrey Epstein found hanged in prison

Financial billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, accused of involvement in a plot of abuse and badual exploitation, was found dead today in his cell, in a federal prison in Manhattan, New York, the New York Times reported. York Times.

Epstein, 66, arrested in early July, was found hanged in his cell.

Emergency services in New York have received a call to prison regarding a possible case of heart failure.

Last July, Epstein had already been found unconscious in his Manhattan cell with marks on his neck. The authorities were trying to determine if there was already a suicide attempt.

The finance tycoon has already faced such accusations in Florida, but in 2008 he reached an unofficial agreement with the Crown to close the investigation, which, if he was found guilty , could have sentenced him to life imprisonment.

Last Friday, a judge of the Manhattan Court of Appeal ordered the publication of hundreds of documents on Epstein, which were part of a parallel case closed against a woman who would have been his "recruiter".