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Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found in his cell on Tuesday nearly unconscious with injuries to his neck after a possible suicide attempt, sources said.

Epstein was discovered by guards sprawled out on the floor at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, where he’s being held without bail on sex-trafficking charges, according to law enforcement sources.

The multimillionaire financier was taken to a nearby hospital.

It’s unclear how Epstein suffered his neck injuries.

Investigators believe Epstein may have done it to himself on purpose, possibly as a ploy to get transferred out of the jail, sources said.

It was also possible that Epstein was attacked by another inmate, the sources added.

https://nypost.com/2019/07/24/jeffrey-epstein-found-nearly-unconscious-with-injuries-to-his-neck-in-nyc-jail-cell/ [nypost.com]

A fourth source said an assault has not been ruled out, and that another inmate was questioned. The inmate who investigators have talked to in Lower Manhattan facility has been identified as Nicholas Tartaglione, according to two sources. Tartaglione is a former police officer in Westchester County who was arrested in December 2016 and accused of killing four men in an alleged cocaine distribution conspiracy, then burying their bodies in his yard in Otisville in Orange County, according to court records.

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Jeffrey-Epstein-Found-Injured-in-NYC-Jail-Cell-After-Possible-Suicide-Attempt-or-Assault-Sources-513174311.html [nbcnewyork.com]

According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Maurene Comey, Tartaglione suspected that Luna had stolen money that was intended for cocaine purchases. He and others involved then tried "an escalating series of tactics" to force Luna to repay the money.

https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2017/10/23/tartaglione-moved-body/791801001/ [lohud.com]

Well-connected financier Jeffrey Epstein has been charged with child sex trafficking and conspiracy by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.

The registered sex offender has brought plenty of familiar faces along with him into the spotlight, including former associates President Donald Trump and Bill Clinton. But one newcomer is 30-year-old Maurene Comey — the daughter of former FBI director James Comey — who is one of the three lead prosecutors on the case.

https://www.businessinsider.com/maurene-comey-james-comey-daughter-leading-jeffrey-epstein-case-2019-7 [businessinsider.com]

How is it that Epstein has a violent cell mate who has a prior relationship with James Comey's daughter?

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