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Latest NYT Assignment: "Little St. Jeff's Island"
gabriella n. baez
Sep 1, 2019
This week's work for @nytimes business section. On Jeffery Epstein, the accused sex trafficker who committed suicide in a Manhattan jail this month, used his private islands Little St. James and Great St. James as a personal and corporate hideaway, negotiating lucrative local tax breaks even as he faced federal investigations for sexual misconduct. Special thanks to Brent Lewis for the assignment!
Epstein'™s Island, Little St. Jeff's™: A Hideaway Where Money Bought Influence
Jeffrey Epstein used his islands as a personal and corporate haven, negotiating lucrative local tax breaks even as he faced inquiries for sexual misconduct.