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Multimillionaire jeffrey epstein stands accused of dropping $350,000 arguably to ensure that those close to him keep quiet. thats what prosecutors are saying that the accused child sex predator did by starting to make payments just two days after the miami herald published its investigation back in november. thats on top of a police report saying that epstein hired investigators to intimidate accusers. one person who knows the ins and outs of this situation, and what mr. epstein would do to sile...

After the miami herald published its investigation back in november. thats on top of a police report saying that epstein hired investigators to intimidate accusers. one person who knows the ins and outs of this situation, and what mr. epstein would do to silence people, vicky ward. its good to see you, my friend. >> thanks, chris. >> i saw your face moving as i was reading that because, yes, prosecutors believe the payments were made around the time the herald came out, but you say those payment...

Basically stole his money. his money should have been seized by the government, but that jeffrey took it. >> that is, by the way, i think not something thats been established by courts. thats an allegation. >> no. yes. yes. >> just to be clear on that. i guess the question is do you think -- will we find out the truth here? they raided his house. they have gotten into his safe. is this a thing the government will get to the bottom of? >> well, i think whats so interesting in the indictment is th...

I guess the question is do you think -- will we find out the truth here? they raided his house. they have gotten into his safe. is this a thing the government will get to the bottom of? >> well, i think whats so interesting in the indictment is the word "conspiracy" because that obviously means there are conspirators. and, you know, also the mention of the public corruption unit, because that possibly -- im speculating -- >> right. >> corruption. it seems to me that other people will be question...

Unclear how epstein, a one-time teacher at a private school managed to gone omansion, planes and the aforementioned private island. the mystery has been around for a long time. back in 2003, for example, "vanity fair" ran a lengthy piece by vicky ward noting many of the myths about epsteins fortune were actually untrue. vicky ward is with me now. great to have you back on the show. >> thanks, chris. >> there is this gatsbiesque figure and there are all these stars around. you set out to find out...

Fortune were actually untrue. vicky ward is with me now. great to have you back on the show. >> thanks, chris. >> there is this gatsbiesque figure and there are all these stars around. you set out to find out whats the deal with this guy, and what did you find then? >> i found out he was a phony and he was a liar. interestingly, he didnt -- he was very aggressive in the way he handled me. within 24 hours, of starting out of the piece, i had phoned him to let him know i would be looking into him....

Island, it remains really unclear exactly how he made that money or how much he actually has. "the new york times" dug into what has been reported about epsteins wealth and finds that much of that appears to be an illusion, and there is little evidence that mr. epstein is a billionaire. the paper adds mr. epsteins wealth may have depended less on his math acumen than his connections to two men, steven hockenberg who confessed to running a massive ponzi scheme and the founder of the retail chain ...

How did someone with all that proof of real prurience get such light treatment? vicky ward says she knows the deal and has been onto this man since 2003. good to see you on "primetime" as always. >> thank you, chris. >> back then you say he tried to intimidate you, silenced you, was effective in doing so. how so? >> at the time very few people knew who jeffrey epstein was. he was this mysterious guy who lived in the biggest private residence in new york. no one knew how he made his money, he did...

Abuse them. and its his use of the airplanes flights as well as telephones that make it an interstate and therefore federal crime of sex trafficking. >> vicky, what would be the motive for a prosecutor to basically drop charges or reduce them so much you dont even recognize the significance of why would this fellow, acosta, do something like this, basically six days a week and go to work, have to come back to this jail, basically, not even a prison. and its a light duty i think in terms of the g...

Judge ruled that the department of justice violated the law by failing to confer with epsteins deal with the victims. a full accounting of that case will almost certainly be part of the scrutiny surrounding these new allegations including any new crimes. this time, it may be different because despite all the years of reporting, theres something rare going on here. your attention is on this case. it wasnt last time. now, my next guest tried to warn the world about epstein more than a decade ago. ...