Billionaire kills himself in Manhattan prison where he was awaiting trial, just days after a similar attempt to take his own life

'I doubt that any bail package can overcome danger to the community,' judge says at hearing, arguing Jewish financier a flight risk

Defense team for US financier accused of sex trafficking says he never used document, which was made following advice that Jewish-Americans conceal names to avoid being kidnapped

Attorneys say financier acquired travel document as 'an affluent member of the Jewish faith' traveling to potentially dangerous places in Middle East

Federal prosecutors describe the billionaire financier as the kingpin at the head of a team of recruiters and enablers that helped hide his sexual abuse of dozens of underage girls

Government lawyers say the billionaire has a 'shocking lack of understanding' of the gravity of his crimes, may spend the rest of his life behind bars

In the decade since striking a deal that required him to register as a sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein has sought to underwrite all manner of youth causes, most returned money

Lawyer says it's his moral obligation to help suspected criminals; but his ties to accused sex trafficker goes deeper, and he has even been accused of having sex with two victims

Jennifer Araoz tells NBC's 'Today' show she never went to the police because she feared retribution from the well-connected billionaire

His rise has long been an enigma as he amassed a fortune that includes a 100-acre island in the Caribbean and one of the biggest mansions in New York