NEW YORK (NY)
NBC News

July 18, 2019

By Jonathan Dienst, Adam Reiss and David K. Li

A federal judge in New York sided with prosecutors who argued that the financier poses a flight risk.

A New York federal judge on Thursday ordered Jeffrey Epstein held without bail, siding with prosecutors who argued the wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker posed a flight risk.

U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman said prosecutors showed “clear and convincing evidence” that Epstein was a flight risk.

“The government application for continued remand is hereby granted,” Berman said just minutes after the pretrial proceeding began.

The defense had proposed a $77 million bail package, with Epstein’s private jet and Manhattan mansion as collateral.

“I doubt any bail package can overcome” any danger to the community, Berman said.