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Millionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in his cell in a federal prison in New York, where he was awaiting trial after being charged with child sex trafficking, was not supervised every 30 minutes the night of his apparent suicide as required, the New York Times newspaper.

Epstein, 66 , was found hanged in his cell on Saturday morning, at the Correctional Metropolitan Center in Manhattan, and is supposed to have been checked Friday night by two prison guards , but that procedure was not continued that night, says the newspaper that quotes a law enforcement officer with knowledge about the case.

The Times recalls that on Friday hundreds of documents about Epstein had been published, which belonged to a closed parallel case against a woman who was supposedly her "recruiter . "

His death also occurred after he was found unconscious in his cell with marks on his neck on July 23 and authorities were investigating whether it had been a suicide attempt .

Because of this, he was supposed to have had a cellmate , but he had recently been transferred, leaving Epstein alone , a decision that also violated the prison procedures, the law enforcement officer also told the Times , whose name remains anonymous .

After knowing the death of the millionaire questions arose, and debates, in the media, about whether Epstein was still under the surveillance of suicide.

Security flaws

The US Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into his death , which according to his secretary William Barr, "raises serious questions that must be answered" and said he was "horrified" that it happened in the custody of the federal government.

The newspaper also indicates that revelations about these apparent failures are very likely to be part of the investigation of the Department of Justice and the FBI.

It also highlights that the Federal Bureau of Prisons is already under intense criticism for not keeping Epstein under suicide surveillance.

He adds, always citing his source, that when the decision was taken to get him out of that surveillance, the federal Department of Justice was notified that he would have a cell mate and that a prison officer would look at his cell every 30 minutes, but that It apparently did not happen.

Investigators are expected to focus on the period of time after Epstein was found unconscious after an apparent suicide attempt that left marks on his neck less than three weeks ago in a shared cell.

That led to him being placed on a 24-hour suicide watch and having daily psychiatric evaluations, but six days later prison officials determined that it was not necessary, the Times adds.

It also indicates that the two guards of the unit where Epstein was a prisoner were working overtime that night . For one of them, it was his fifth consecutive day of overtime while the other officer was forced to work overtime, according to the Times source.

The autopsy, "pending more information"

The Office of the New York Forensic Physician has already performed the autopsy of the millionaire, but the cause of his death has not been determined "pending more information . "

The coroner Barbara Sampson , head of the office, said private pathologist Michael Baden observed the completion of the autopsy of Epstein, accused of child sex trafficking, at the request of representatives of the financier and with the knowledge of the Prosecutor for the Southern District New York, in charge of the case, point out local media. "This is a routine practice ," said the coroner.

Epstein was arrested on July 6 after his private plane landed in New Jersey and was transferred to New York to face the charges and since that day he was imprisoned without bail.

The tycoon had offered to pay up to $ 100 million to be released while facing trial.

Prosecutor Geoffrey Berman has said the investigation continues and recalled that the accusation against Epstein included the conspiracy charge, which would imply that other people could be charged in this case, local media said.

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