Jeffrey Epstein, Billionaire Long Accused of Molesting Minors, Is Charged
Those who had acquired splendid houses, expensive furniture, and richly laden tables by cheating, perverting justice and crushing the poor, you will lose everything you have… They perverted justice among themselves (v. 7): “You turn judgment to wormwood, that is, you make your administrations of justice bitter and nauseous, and highly displeasing both to God and man.’’ That fruit has become a weed, a weed in the garden; as nothing is more venerable, nothing more valuable, than justice duly administered, so nothing is more hurtful, nothing more abominable, than designedly doing wrong under color and pretense of doing right. Corruptio optimi est pessima —The best, when corrupted, becomes the worst. Mr. Epstein, who was charged with sex trafficking, had avoided federal charges a decade ago in a widely criticized plea deal. Jeffrey Epstein in custody in West Palm Beach, Fla., […]
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