BOOM: Massive Update on Epstein Saga As Federal Prosecutors Drop Charges In Case Of Prison Guards On Duty When Epstein Died

It was reported earlier today that the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell ended with her being convicted of five of the six charges against her, after the apparent suicide death of Jeffrey Epstein, but there was another surprise.A day after her conviction, federal prosecutors dropped the charges against the prison guards who were on watch when Epstein committed suicide.

The two guards, Tova Noel and Michael Thomas in Manhattan, agreed to a no-jail deal in May and federal prosecutors said that they had “satisfactorily complied” with the terms of the deal, The New York Post reported.

Noel and Thomas, who were working overtime shifts, allegedly sat just five yards from Epstein’s cell, but shopped online and took breaks instead of checking his cell every 30 minutes as required.

The guards admitted that they “willfully and knowingly” lied on forms stating that they’d made the required rounds checking on inmates the night of Epstein’s 2019 suicide. 

Epstein, who had been on suicide watch for a month, was found hanging in his cell awaiting his sex trafficking trial on Aug. 10, 2019. The high-profile death was officially ruled a suicide by the New York City medical examiner.

Thomas’ lawyer Montell Figgins said his client is pleased with the dismissal and is happy to put the incident behind him.

Epstein’s longtime partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday evening of recruiting and grooming underage girls for Epstein for years.about:blank

She was convicted of sex trafficking minors, which has a possible sentence of 40 years for the 60-year-old.

She was also found guilty of conspiracy to entice a minor to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, conspiracy to transport a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity and transporting a minor with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking of minors.