Wednesday, June 4, 2014 VIRGIN ISLANDS Epstein's nusers press to reopen sex abuse case By CURT ANDERSON The Associated Press MIAMI — Nearly a decade ago, wealthy financial guru Jeffrey Epstein came under FBI investiga- tion, suspected of sexually abusing dozens of under- age girls at his Palm Beach man- sion. Then, abruptly, the investigation was dropped and Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to Jeffrey Epstein a single state charge of soliciting prostitution. He served just over a year in jail. Now, two women who say they were among his victims have won a precedent-setting appeals court ruling entitling them to see all the documents from the plea bargain discussions between Epstein's high-powered lawyers and federal prosecutors. Their goal: use those files to undo the agreement, reopen the investiga- tion, and subject Epstein to more charges. The women's lawyers contend Epstein got special treatment because of his wealth and connections. His. attorneys deny that. Virgin Islands first lady Cecile deJongh is the manager of Financial Trust Co., a financial services com- pany owned by Epstein. She has also worked with his charitable founda- tion, the J. Epstein Virgin Islands Foundation. Epstein owns one of the territory's largest residential estates, the 68.7- acre Little St. James Island. Epstein, 61, made hundreds of mil- lions of dollars managing funds for rich clients. Shortly after his 2008 guilty plea, it came to light that his lawyers had secretly reached a non- prosecution agreement months earli- er with the U.S. Justice Department that spared him a potentially heavier punishment. "Our complaint alleges that, prod- ded by Epstein, the federal prosecu- tors deliberately concealed the sweet- heart plea deal they made with him to avoid public criticism," said Paul Cassell, a University of Utah law professor who is representing the two women. The U.S. attorney's office in Miami would not comment. But the U.S. attorn