Fund manager Jeffrey Epstein used his wealth and power to sexually abuse dozens of young girls for years at one of the biggest mansions in Manhattan, paying them hundreds of dollars in cash for each encounter and hundreds more if they brought in more victims, U.S. prosecutors said. Now, federal prosecutors are charging him with sex trafficking and conspiracy and seeking to send him prison for years and to seize that Manhattan home. The indictment unsealed on Monday against the well-connected financier came days after his arrest upon returning from overseas and just hours after federal agents used a crowbar to enter the townhouse. The charges, which include sex acts with girls as young as 14, carry a minimum of 10 years in prison if he’s convicted. He is expected to make an appearance later on Monday and seek to be released on bail. Epstein is a jet-setter famous for ferrying prominent figures including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton to his Palm Beach compound on a private jet that was later nicknamed the Lolita Express by the tabloids. He was taken into custody Saturday after years of accusations of child molestation and a previous conviction that yielded a minimal sentence. His deal with prosecutors in that case recently re-emerged as a political controversy. Prosecutors said the sex acts occurred in Epstein’s homes in Palm Beach, Florida, and Manhattan. Epstein asked at least two girls what their ages were, and both replied truthfully that they were underage, according to the indictment. The Justice Department is attempting to seize Epstein’s Manhattan residence through forfeiture proceedings, on the grounds that his spacious townhouse at 9 East 71st Street was used for the sex trafficking. Epstein’s lawyers, Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten, declined to comment on the charges. Epstein was arrested at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey after he returned from France, according to a person familiar with the matter. In court, prosecutors may emphasize his access to a private plane and a home overseas, along with his wealth and the steep penalty for sex trafficking, as part of an argument to deny The case against Epstein indicates that at least three employees of his were involved in recruiting and scheduling minors for sexual encounters with him, as well as other unspecified “associates.” One of them was based in New York, while two other assistants based at his mansion in Palm Beach were responsible for scheduling the encounters there and escorting victims to a room in the house, according to the indictment. “Epstein created a vast network of underage victims for him to sexually exploit in locations including New York and Palm Beach,” according to the indictment. U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman is scheduled to hold an 11 a.m. news conference. Epstein has been held since his arrest at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan, the same high-security facility where Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chief, is being detained while he faces state fraud charges. Epstein has been under scrutiny for more than a decade, with teenage girls saying he used his employees to bring them to his Florida mansion for sex and paid them to recruit new victims. In a 2008 plea deal that has received intense criticism, Epstein pleaded guilty to two state charges of soliciting a prostitute and served 13 months in a Florida state prison, while avoiding prosecution for federal sex-trafficking offenses and the decades of prison time he could have faced if convicted. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm TICTOC ON SOCIAL: Follow TicToc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tictoc Like TicToc on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tictoc Follow TicToc on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tictoc Watch all of TicToc’s videos: https://www.tictoc.video/ Listen to TicToc’s podcast: https://apple.co/2D3Vta7 Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/2FJ0oQZ TicToc by Bloomberg is global news for the life you lead. We are a 24/7 news network that covers breaking news, politics, technology, business and entertainment stories from around the globe, supported by a network of Bloomberg’s 2,700 journalists across 120 countries.

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GREAT WORK GENTLEMAN but ……………..,

ALL SIEZURES become the PROPERTY of the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT ? REALLY – the CANADIAN GOVERNMENT at the TOP is CROOKED as HELL.

Major players in Italian crime family taken down in massive bust in Ontario

York Regional Police revealed details on the massive bust of an alleged traditional organized crime network that netted more than $35 million in cash and assets. Police said a crime family known as the Figliomeni’s have allegedly been operating for more than three decades in Italy, Vaughan and across the GTA laundering millions of dollars. The police detailed the 18-month initiative called ‘Project Sindacato’ where officers seized mafia-owned merchandise from gaming machines, ATMs, Rolex watches and Ferraris, and arrested 9 major players in the “largest traditional organized crime” operation takedown. Individuals of the crime group including crime boss Angelo Figliomeni face charges of money laundering, defrauding the Canadian government, and participating in an organized crime group. Police also revealed the mafia used Ontario casinos to launder money by having multiple people gambling large amounts of money under the guise of successful casino play each night, amassing great wealth over the course of the years.