Gov. Ron DeSantis has directed the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to take over a criminal investigation into the case of multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who pleaded guilty 11 years ago to ...

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Disbarred South Florida Lawyer Sentenced to Nearly 3 Years in Prison “All too often, when caught, these lawyers get disbarred but escape criminal prosecution," said Andrew S. Berman, a legal ethics ...