Jeffrey Epstein's former attorney who secured plea deal dead at 80
www.newsweek.com
Roy Black helped Jeffrey Epstein secure a plea deal in 2008 allowing him to avoid federal charges.
  • InvisibleShoe@lemmy.world
    100·
    10 days ago

    Lol. This will destroy any progress they thought they were making burying the Epstein story, even if it is natural causes

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
      1·
      10 days ago

      Putin kills people all the time. Everybody knows it was him but he’s still in power.

      It doesn’t matter if this keeps the story alive as long as no one faces actual consequences for it.

    • 3abas@lemmy.world
      153·
      10 days ago

      The world’s elite rulers are credibly accused of molesting children for decades and doing everything possible to deny it, including seemingly the murder of the alleged Israeli spy that has evidence of their crimes. His lawyer who potentially knows way too much conveniently dies when he’s granted legal protection to speak up, and we should just accept that 80 year old sick man died?

      Maybe, but you’d be very naive to dismiss foul play.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
    75·
    10 days ago

    That’s not what the headline says, OP unless it’s changed since you posted it.

    He was sick and 80. He died. Not “found dead”.

    Black died on Monday at his home in Coral Gables at the age of 80 after an illness, his law partner Howard Srebnick said.

    • Atomic@sh.itjust.works
      172·
      10 days ago

      Honestly. I’m glad he made the title what it is. Makes it obvious when people comment without even bother to open the article.

  • 60d@lemmy.caEnglish
    25·
    10 days ago

    always supported and fought for the underdog

    I have a hard time imagining a world where Epstein, Bieber, the Kennedys, or any of their ilk could be considered underdogs. Good riddance.

  • Bosht@lemmy.worldEnglish
    231·
    10 days ago

    Stop posting sensationalist shit. The dude died at 80, this wasn’t an assassination. He wasn’t ‘found’

    • kescusay@lemmy.world
      241·
      10 days ago

      Nah, he was old and sick, so it’s probably natural causes, but it certainly won’t help the conspiracy theorists on the right who’ve been flailing around over Epstein.

  • kingofras@lemmy.world
    111·
    10 days ago

    Lea Black, his wife, told the Miami Herald that he always “fought for the underdog and people’s civil rights.”

    “He understood that we all have our flaws…He was able to separate people’s behavior from their character. He wanted the best for everyone,” she said.

    I knew love was blind, but this is bordering on black hole levels of blindness.

    • Sarmyth@lemmy.world
      91·
      9 days ago

      Actually I respect it. Its easy to view this comment from her to be about Epstein when the article mentions him specifically, but a person’s career is more than the 1 bullet point people become known for. I didn’t follow his career so I dont really know.

      I think everyone deserves representation in court, no matter how heinous they are. If they have a multi million dollar defense and still go to prision… that fucker is guilty. When they are stuck with some overworked public defender, it starts to raise doubts even when it would otherwise be an obvious case.

  • DandomRude@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    10 days ago

    News like this is all too typical for the US these days. There is really no rule of law here anymore - none whatsoever - I am truly glad that I do not live in this absurd banana republic.

    I am keeping my fingers crossed for all reasonable US citizens, of course, but please forgive me if I am not overly hopeful.

    • Atomic@sh.itjust.works
      61·
      10 days ago

      My brother in christ. Are you allergic to reading the articles you comment on?

      Or are you not aware of how aging works?