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Headquarters in New York City. We start with that breaking news. We are awaiting a News Conference here in New York City on Sex Trafficking charges against billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, a man politically connected to two president s and a host ever other wealthy and powerful people. You can see folks assembling there for that News Conference set to start any moment now. We will bring it to you when it starts. Officials telling nbc news that epstein was arrested saturday after a joint investigation by the fbi and new york police stemming from incidents spanning from 2002 to 2005. Epste...

Office's public corruption unit. that unusual. those case are not normally run oust of the public corruption unit, a fact seized upon by today's reporters. >> why is it being handled by the public corruption unit if it's just sex trafficking charges at the moment? >> well, i'm not getting into the staffing decisions at the u.s. attorney's office. i will say that i have confidence that the public corruption unit is able -- can ably handle this investigation prosecution as it has so many matters. i will, again, urge you not to read into the unit assignment anything one way or another. >> joining...

Anyone who cares about the welfare of children, it was eye-catching. prosecutors in the southern district of new york announced the case is being handled by the public corruption unit. sex trafficking cases are not run out of the public corruption unit, a fact which was seized upon by reporters at the press conference. >> why is it being handled by the public corruption if it's just sex trafficking? >> i'm not getting into the staffing decisions at the u.s. attorney's office. i have confidence that the public corruption unit can handle this investigation and prosecution as it has so many other...

Covered by the immunity agreement that epstein [ inaudible ] with the u.s. attorney in florida several years ago. >> yes, jeffrey epstein entered into a nonprosecution agreement with the southern district of florida. that agreement only binds -- by its terms only binds the southern district of florida, the southern district of new york is not bound by that agreement and is not a signatory to that agreement. >> why is it being handled by the public corruption unit if it's just sex trafficking charges at the moment? >> i'm not getting into the staffing decisions can he u.s. attorneys office. the...

Agreement that epstein reached with the u.s. attorney in florida? >> yes. jeffrey epstein entered into a non-prosecution agreement with the southern district of florida. that agreement only binds the southern district of florida. the southern district of new york is not bound by that agreement and is not a signatory to that agreement. >> reporter: [ inaudible question ] >> bl i'm not getting into the staffing decisions at the u.s. attorney's office. i will say that i have confidence that the public corruption unit can ably handle this investigation and prosecution as it has so many other matte...