It's a question that has been troubling us for awhile: how did a billionaire hedge fund manager who was accused of being a sex-slave owning pedophile get away with 13 months in a country club prison, and still get to hang out with Princes and Presidents? A fascinating and troubling article on The Daily Beast today delves into the case of Jeffery Epstein, a man who believes the difference between himself and a sexual predator is like the difference "between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel." more ›

Billionaire sex offender, Central Park stroller and user of poorly worded bagel analogies Jeffrey Epstein was apparently a "good friend" to former president Clinton, according to one of Epstein's former teenage "masseuses." Speaking to the Daily Mail, Virginia Roberts, who traveled with Clinton and Epstein in the Caribbean, notes that "Bill must have known about Jeffrey's girls," and that Epstein told her that Clinton "owes me some favors." Ms. Roberts stops short of accusing Clinton of partaking in more risqué behavior by noting that she was "never 'lent out'" to him. more ›

Billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein was recently released from prison after serving 13 months in jail for soliciting a minor for prostitution, and he's back in his natural habitat on the Upper East Side. But don't let that fool you into thinking he's learned any humility from his legal troubles: he made it clear to the Post yesterday that a rich perv by any other name is still a rich perv. "I'm not a sexual predator, I'm an 'offender.' It's the difference between a murderer and a person who steals a bagel," Epstein posited. more ›

Billionaire investor Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to charges that he paid girls for sex (as the Smoking Gun put it, "if investigators are to be believed, Epstein has a thing for teenagers, vibrators, and assorted massage lotions") in Florida. Profiled in 2002 as an "International Moneyman of Mystery" in New York magazine, Epstein was sentenced to 18 months in a Palm Beach County jail and a year of house arrest. Besides being designated as a sex offender, Epstein and his legal team must deal with the many lawsuits filed by women who claim they were molested by him. more ›