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Jeffrey Epstein's Prison Guards Are Indicted On Federal Charges

Prosecutors say the two officers neglected to check on Epstein every half hour, as they were required to, and falsified prison logs to make it appear as if they were keeping an eye on him.

Updated at 1:05 p.m. ET

Two correctional officers who were assigned to guard Jeffrey Epstein on the night he was found dead in his cell of an apparent suicide have been indicted on criminal charges, federal prosecutors in New York announced Tuesday.

Authorities have charged Michael Thomas and Tova Noel with making false records and conspiracy. The two worked as jail guards at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a federal jail in Manhattan that's mostly

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