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Denise George knew from the beginning that she was going up against powerful players on Wall Street over their supposed links to Jeffrey Epstein. But she soon sensed that she was also up against forces here at home, in the US Virgin Islands, where the financier seemed to have preyed on women and girls with impunity.

People in St. Thomas wanted the Epstein scandal — and the uncomfortable questions it was raising — to go away, and fast. But George says she needed time. She was fired as attorney general after spending more than three

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[–] iHUNTcriminals@lemm.ee 65 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Criminals run the world. Sadly that's no joke.

[–] Sho@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

From the article it seems at least some are Americans in politics ... and that not only sucks but it's dangerous as hell for anyone trying to get to the bottom of shit like this.

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Bad people always seem to rise to power when nations are sick or have been made sick.

US probably has gotten what it was doing itself for many many years and continues to do to this day

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